The Warwickshire Herald. — 1887-11-10 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE AMERICAN ANARCHISTS.  DISCOVERY OF BOMBS.  A telegram from Chicago states that a search of the cells in which the condemned Anarchists are confined was made on Sunday, when six loaded bombs ;:oncealed under newspapers were found in the cell occupied by Lingg. The news of the discovery spiead rapidly through the city causing great sensation, and a marked reaction of feeling among those who have hitherto been in favour of the prisoners being amnestied was at once apparent. The discovery has caused the adoption of extra precautions against the admission of visitors to the condemned men, and the receipt by them of newspapers or presents. In some quarters it is thought that the bombs were placed in Lingg's cell to enable him to commit suicide, and that no wholesale slaughter was contemplated. On the other hand, the Anarchists declare that it was an official plot against an amnesty being granted to the condemned men. The Governor of Illinois has received several letters threatening him with death should the prisoners be executed. It has become known that Engel, one of the condemned Anarchists, attempted suicide by drinking laudanum on Sunday morning. He was discovered suffering from its effects, and was placed in the hands of the prison doctors just in time to prevent a fatal result. It is further reported that the police have discovered 11 bombs in the house of an Anarchist near the gas-works. One day this week a deputation, representing several London Radical Clubs, called at the American Legation in Victoria-street, Westminster, and sought an interview with the United States Minister in reference to the Chicago Anarchists. The deputation was received by the Secretary of the Legation (Mr. H. White), to whom they explained that their object was to request the American Minister to send a cablegram to the Governor of Illinois, asking him to commute the sentence to one of penal servitude. After taking in the names of the deputation, and acquainting the Minister of the object in view, Mr. White informed the deputation that his Excellency declined to see them, or to interfere in any way towards preventing the execution of the death sentence.  Dir. Henry George, writing in his own paper, Bays: —" There is no ground tor asking Executive clemency on behalf of the Chicago Anarchists as a matter of right. There was enough evidence to connect the seven men with a specific conspiracy to prepare dynamite bombs and to use them against the police on the evening on which the bombs were thrown. It was proved beyond any reasonable doubt that these men were engaged in a conspirrey, as a result of which the Ir nib was thrown, and were therefore, under the laws of Illinois, as guilty as though they themselves had done the act.'  Is reply to an official communication from the English Government, the French Cabinet has expressed great batisfacti, n at the choice of the Earl of Lytton as the successor of Lord Lyons at the British Embassy at Paris. A LADY Of the Far West, when she wants a cloak, traps minx enough to get one in six months. A lady in Chicago, hearing this, began trapping, caugh, a single animal, atol now has a cloak worth £5OO. It wasn't a iituidruped she caught. THE hospitality of some people has no roof to it. Ten people will give you a dinner for one who will offer you a bed and a breakfast. George Macdonald.