Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-09-17

London, Sept. 15.-It is generally
believed here that the police by the ar
dests of Edward Bell at Glasgow on
Saturday, j. Wallace and John F.
Kearney at Rotterdam, and P. J. P.
lyman Ono. ~ at Boulogne-sur-Mer
France, have nipped a widespread dy-
mantle plot in tne bud.
At Rotterdam III addition to arrest
ing Wallace and Kearney, the police
captured a number of internal ma
chimes and 4 quantity Of correspOn-
dence, which is said to incriminate d
number of people and which may result
in further arrests in the near future.
Bell was arraigned at the central po-
lice court, and, after the usual formal
tiles had been gone through with the
prisoner was renanded until tOmOr
row The alleged dynamiter, who
seemed cool and unconcerned, was
handcuffed while in court and guarded
by two specially detailed policemen.
Bell is about % years of age, of me
dunn build, slim, clean shaver and of
Rallow complexion. He wore a soft
hat and was otherwise dressed as an
American gentleman. The people at
the hotel where Bell stopped So that
ne was always self-absOrbed and paid
little attention to his fellow guests.
His peculiar manner made an unfa-
Vorable impression upon the prOpri-
etOrs of the hotel, but in spite of this,
they say they have no complaint to
make regarding his Behavior and thu
arrest of their guest was a surprise 20
them
The prisoner has very little to say
about his being taken into custody.
The only information that he has thus
far vouchsafed is that he is not a
British subject Bells papers and
ether belongings are in the hands of
the police, who, it is said, have been
shadowing him since his arrival at
Glasgow
The police attach the utmost i'm
rortance to the arrests made and are
observing the greatest reticence on the
subject 1t appears that the police Of
ficials have been cogniZant for some
time past of the existence of a fresh
dynamite conspiracy, and there is no
reason to doubt that the information in
the possession of the Scotland Yard
authorities is of the most serious char
acter.
The Globe, which has close relations
with the government, in a long leading
editorial intimates that the arrests
were made on information received
from one of the recently released Irish
political prisoners. 1t is added that this
man has also furnished the authorities
with valuable evidence in relation to
the Clan Na-Gael ana it is further
stated that the government recently re-
leased several prisoners so as not to
furnish an exact clue to the source of
its information
One of the most notorious Fenian
leaders, it is also said, arrived in Great
Britain from the United States several
months ago, and the Globe at that
time published an article about his
presence, pointing cut that there was d
general revival of fenianism in prog
ress. AS a result of these disclosures,
the Globe claims the Fenian leader al
luded to hastily returned to the United
States.
incidentally it was the Globe which
first proclaimed the identity of the
second man arrested at Rotterdam as
being John E. Kearney of New York,
who is charged with having been con
cerned in blowing up the Glasgow gas
works in 1892, deed for which Ter .
.ence McDermott and others are now
serving sentences of imprisonment for
life in Portland prison. Kearney es-
capped to New York and it was said
at the time his escape was winked at
by the highest authorities 1t was fur
ther alleged that il was Kearney who,
under the pretense of friendship, led
Phelan into the trap when Short the
butcher, nearly stabbed Phelan of Kan
sas City to death in O'DonOvan Rosa S
office on Chambers street, New York
Kearney may now be charged with the
Glasgow outrage as we'll as with par
ticipation in The alleged present move
ment. A dispatch from Boulogne-sur-
Mer says that lyman was arraigred
there yesterday before the deputy po-
lice prosecutor. The proceedings were
confined to furnishing evidence of the
arrest ard the establishment of the
identity of prisoner. which the latter
fully admitted. The prisoner was re
manded and taken to the town Jail
while awaiting the arrival from Lon
don of the documents necessary 10
bring about his extradition.
lyman, who seems to have had 10
idea that he was Swallowed by English
detectives from the moment he landed
in Europe, feels his position keenly
He told his capIors he knew that capi
tai punishment awaited him if he was
handed over to the representatives Of
the British government. 1t appears
that lyman, during his continental
hour, passed himself off as a queens
messenger. or royal courier. and
claimed that Bell. who was travelling
with him. was his secretary lyman
asserted thaS they were en- route to Co.
penhasen with al autograph letter
from Queen Victoria to the car. Dur
ing his stay at Boulogne-sur-Mer Ty-
nan showed every evidence of being in
possession of plenty of money and of
having large funds to draw upon. His
staple beverage was champagne. &C
cording to one account of the affair.
Tynan's disguise was almost COM
rlete. He had shaver off his beard
and had otherwise changed his appear
ance. A correspondent says: q knew