The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-15
MARES NEST UNEARTHED
Scotland Yard Detectives Unfold a Fairy
Tale That Beats the Most Imagina.
tive Yarns Of Fiction.

London, Sept. H.--A communication
of q semi-ofiiclal character was issued
this afternoon touching the arrest Of
the alleged dynamite cOnsprators. The
communication says, among other
things. that the Scotland Yard officials
have been fully aware for some time
past that n gang of desperadoes have
been engaged in America in preparing
the details, and arranging the ratifi-
cation of an extensive and diabolical
plot to perpetrate n dynamite outrage
in England, and establish reign Of
terror. Chief Inspector Melville, of the
Metropolitan police, has had charge of
the Scotland Yard arrangement for the
frustrating of the designs of the con-
spirators and gradually and with great
secrecy drew network around the
plotters.
The fact was known to the police
that the conspirators We're in close
communication with prominent Rus
sian nihilists In the United States and
through this information the police
were enabled to discover upon most un-
doubted evidence that the conspiracy
had recently developed a scheme to
perpetrate an outrage upon the Car
upon the occasion of his visit to Eng
land. The prime movers of the plot
We're Fenians in America. and when
they had carried their conspiracy as
far as they could in the United States,
lyman and the other principal agents
were sent to Europe to put the de-
signs of the plotterS into operation.
They left America as secretly as pos
sible, coming by different routes
Their arrival was known, however,
and their every movement was dogged
by the Scotland Yard detectives.
After treating of the arrests of the
! dynamitecs, and the capture by the
| police Of all Of their documents, etc.
the communication adds that Bell was
assigned to go to Scotland to direct a
series of outrages there. the necessary
explosives to be sent to him from Bel
gium as they might be required. When
Bell was taken into custody today he
had between 800 and 400 pounds in cash
| upon his person, together with Ameri-
can letters OF credit.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The Central News says that the plot,
in which It is charged lyman, Bell
| Matched in the United States and that
| 1t was widespread in its qualifications,
| not only in England, but in various
continental countries. The conspiracy
was started months ago,but there were
among the plotters two or three agents
from the British government VINO kept
| the London police advised of every
| move that was made or proposed. The
| police here knew even the names of the
men who We're selected by the Ameri-
| can revolutionary society to cause ex-
plosions in England and on the conti-
! nent 1t was well known that ever
since the defeat of the Irish home rule
bill the physical force party had been
active in the spread Of its propaganda
and steps were at once taken to closely
but secretly watch those who, it was
anticipated, would be likely to enter
! into conspiracy against the govern
| ment. Thus the fact of the conspiracy
was learned, the British agents in the
| United States completely deluding the
chief plOtters into the belief that they
were bitter enemies Of the English gov
| ernment and would go to any lengths
to secure the freedom of Ireland.
The visit of the Car and Czarina 20
| the Queen ut Balmoral, on their subse-
quent journey to France, were deemed
| by the Nihilists to be the most suitable
| occasion on which to attempt the life
of their imperial majesties. The dom
ors to the fund in America. however.
| insisted that blow should first be
struck at England.