The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-15
THEIR PLANS FOILED
lyman and His Companions Hsvl
Played Their Strings Out
SHADOWED BY THE POLICE
An Important Arrest at Bouiogne
on the ; ca and the Develop
ments That Lead Up to
the Fenians' Capture.
Copyright 1896 by Associated Press.


rest OF Edward Bell at Glasgow Sat
urday. J. Wallace and John F. Kear-
rey at Rotterdam, and p. J. +. Ty-
nan. mo. l." at Boulogne sur-Mer,
France. have nipped a widespread dy-
painite plot in the bud. At Rotter-
dam the police captured a number OF
Internal machines and correspondence
which may result in further arrests.
Bell was arraigned at the central po-
lice court to-day and remanded until
Wednesday. He seemed unconcerned.
He was handcuffed while In court and
guarded by two policemen. Bell Is
about 2s years OF age. OF medium
build. clean shaven and sallow conf
plexion. He wore a soft hat and was
otherwise dressed as an American gen.
tleman. The people at the hotel where
Bell had stopped say he paid little at
tention to his fellow guests. His Pc
culiar manner made an unfavorable
impression. Bell says he Is not Brit
ish subject Bells papers and belong
ings are In the hands OF the police.
who. 1t Is said. have been shadowing
him for some time.
The Globe, which has close relations
with the government, has a long lead
ing editorial article this afternoon In
timating that the arrests were made
on the information received from one
of the recently released Irish political
prisoners. 1t Is added that this man
has also furnished the authorities with
evidence in relation to the Clan-na-
Gael, and the government recently re-
leased several prisoners so as to fur
nish an exact clue to the source OF Its
information.
Dispatches from Boulogne sur-Mer
to the associated press say that lyman
was arraigned this morning before the
deputy police prosecutor. He admitted
his identity. Two Scotland Yard de-
tectives were present. The prisoner
was remanded to Jail. pending the ar
rival from London Of documents neces-
sary for his extradition. lyman, who
seems to have no idea that he was
shadowed by English detectives from
the moment he landed in Europe, feels
his position keenly. He told his cap
tors that he knew capital punishment
awaited him II he was handed over to
the representatives of the British gov
ernment. During his continental tour
he passed himself OFF as a queens mes
sepger or royal courier. and claimed
Bell, travelling with him. was his Sec
retary. lyman asserted that they were
en- route to Copenhagen with an auto
graph letter from Queen Victoria.
During his stay at Boulogne sur Mer
lyman had plenty Of money. His sta
pie beverage was champagne. There
is a strong suspicion that the con-
spirators were planning an outbreak ia
occur while the czar and czarina WIS.,
tied the queen at Balmoral IL Is said
all the suspects were known to have
purchased materials for the manufac-
ture of bombs. Bell as well as lyman
IL alleged to have been drinking heav-
ily. He is reported to be most nervous,
constantly calling for whiskey.
A dispatch to the associated press
from Antwerp states that two Irish
Fenians, said to be naturalized Amer
lean citizens, arrived there three
weeks ago and rented a house In the
suburb OF Beechum. English detec-
tives watched them. their departure
from the United States having been
known 10 the British authorities. sat
urday the house was surrounded by
Belgian police. The occupants had
lfu. ~ hpNfNfis was
covered fully fitted with appliances
and materials for the manufacture oi
bombs and explosives. The dispatch
intimates that one Of these men has
already served term Of imprlson-
ment for completely In the dynamite
outrages. Scotland Yard authorities
believe the men referred to In the Ant
werp dispatch are the two persons ar
rested at Rotterdam. incidentally II
is stated that the men arrested at Rot
terdam are Kearney and Halnes, not
Wallace.
A dispatch received by the asso-
ciated press from Brussels says infor.
nation has been obtained there from
reliable sources that indicate the dy.
namiters. whose laboratory was dis
covered in Antwerp. Were not Fenians
but anarchists whose aim was direct
ed against the cZar. II IL known tha,
the police of Antwerp were Informed
by the Scotland Yard authorities thai
plot was in preparation TO attempt
to assa sslnate the czar Many bombs
II appears. had already been made
The police know one OF the conspira.
tors, believed TO have fled 10 Breslau
rad several internal machines.
A dispatch from Rotterdam to tn,
associated press reports that the mer
arrested there were In bed when the
detectives entered the room. Many In
fernal machines were found in theil
possession. together with a quantity OF
correspondence in cipher, the key &c
which has been discovered. The cor.
respondence is said to have contained
plans for dynamite outrages including
an attempt upon the life OF queen Vie
toria.
The Globes advices from Boulogn'
sur-Mer say that Tynan's disguise wal
almost complete. He had shaved OF
his beard and had otherwise change
his appearance. The Globe cores
pondent adds: II knew him In King
Ston In 1889. and saw him in New YOrl
In 1898. He Is now minus his whlsker
and his mustache is horribly painted
black He is attired in n light twsc,
suit, distinctly loud. and like all Irish
men Of his kind, II was his tendenc!
to brag and consplre aloud. which le,
TO his arrest IL was at first though
that lyman was connected with IN,
going 10 Paris of anarchists who con
templated an uph.aval while the czai
Is in Paris"
Bell had plenty of money in hi
pockets when arrested but no explo
slves were found In his room. At hi
hotel Bell described himself as an Am
er1can tourist, and he took the par
10 perfection. The police OF Glasgow