Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-04-05
BOEn SPIES IN ENGLAND.
The Lonlun secret Service gents
Constantly the Watch
tor Them

The officers of the special branch of
The criminal invest CATION depart lnent
at Scotland Aard are, and have been
for some time past, actively engaged
in keeping under observation Boer
agents and spies al work in London,
SAYS the London Mail.
After the invasion of Natal many
of these men thought it prudent to
Shift their quarters to Paris. Brussels
or Berlin, but some remained! and are
pursuing igations al Woolwich
and other military ccntcrS with a
boldncss and au,iaci1v not rcconcila
bic Will Il knowledge that their every
movement is watched.
Not since the days when the refugee
foreigner. talking advantage of our
"oDen door, made London the head
quarters OF anarchism has there been
such activity i'm the department OF
which Ehicf Inspector Melville is the
head al the present time. There is no
Show of increased vigilance, bat tho
duties rntaI"d have taken Il wide
range. Involving unremit1ing vigilance
on 1 he part of the officers engaged.
or tn" results already achieved it
would. OF course, be undesirable to
make more han a passing reference.
The hocr legation in Brussels is con-
stantly in touch with its agents in
London. and every intrigue and de-
vice resortcd to is within the lnoWl-
edge of our authorities. The spies
IL of fnn
i'm not intrusting their communica-
tions to the post office. Even the code
telegram has no attraction for them.
1t is not far cry to Brussels. and
even if the police did intercept them,
q silent tongue would be insufficient
to establish their guilt. for they have
a natural objection to he found in
the possession of discriminating docu-
mentS.
The time may come when it Will be
necessary to discuss the association
of certain members of parliament
with men who are the avowed enc
mics of England in the present strug-
gle. Should this be so. some inter-
esting disclosures may be anticipated.
and the records of Scotland Yard and
of the detective department of Dub
lin castle will supply information for
which the public is unprepared at the
present moment.
An incident at Woolwich will serve
to show the methods adopted to Cir
cumvent the Boer spying. y Daily
Mail representative was opposite tho
arsenal, when Il typically dressed ar
tisnn passed close to him, and, avoid
ing an involuntary glance of recogni-
ton, entered the ''four-ale'' bar of
an adjoining public house. then
thronged with men who had left the
arsenal. The ARTISAN" was a we'll
known detective officer who had as
stunned that disguise for the time be-
ing.
Admission to the arsenal grounds
is NOW regulated With a strictness
hitherto unknown. This precaution
is regarded as necessary. owing to
the desire for information cvinced at
the Roer legation in Brussels. Scot,
land lard has been equal to the &C.
cusion, and Il good many inquiries
made at Woolwicl and elsewhere
have been rewarded with comic opera
results.
An American who was unable to dis
Euise his pro-Bocr proclivities took
up his quarters recently in hotel
near Fleet street. He was suspected
of being a Boer agent. One morning
he made the acquaintance at break
fast of gentleman of the same po-
ltica views as himself, who hap
pcned to occupy the bedroom next
to his.
There was an exchange of conf
dences. and it took the American pro-
Boer the best part of week to dis
cover that his newlymade acquaint-
ancc was a detective. Then he sud
denly went in search of pleasure else.
where.