London.

Manawatu Herald, 19 September 1896, Page 2

London.

It bas transpired that the English detectives were aware that the Fenians and Nihilists in America were making arrangements for bomb outrages directed against the Queen, the Czar, and high officiate. Ten persons, including Tynan, Bell, Haines, Wallace, Grafz and Pdrry, travelled to Europe by different routes with abundant funds. All the members of the party were shadowed. They lived recklessly, especially Tynan, who drank freely of champagne. - Hainess and others converted the house of Mrs Tame (who is a sister-in-law to Perry), situated at Berchem, a suburb of Antwerp, into a bomb factory. This factory was tonantless when the police! forced an entrance, but tanks of nitro glycerin?, acids and moulds were discovered buried in the garden attached. The police believe that the manufacture of a number of bombs had been completed. Haines and Wallace becoming suspicious that the police were on their track, fled to Rotterdam, and had booked for America when arrested. At the hotel in which they were lodging were found a number of infernal machines and a cipher' document. They had £2000 in their ! possession. , i The key to the cipher has been found, which proves Tynan's complicity. All the party were arrested on' Saturday night. Tynan's bpdroom was forced, and he was found in bed drunk. He* had disguised himself by having shaved off his beard. He admits that he expects to be hanged. The accused have been remanded, and it is expected that their extradition will take a fortnight. The police are confident that under the recent treaty France will surrender the accused. It is reported that cipher messages disclose the fact that an attempt • was to have been made on the life of

the Queen at Balmoral Castle. The Nationalists are dismayed at the discovery, and protest that the Irish Party is not involved, Tynan's son and mother live in Dublin. Daley, one of the dynamiters recently released from gaol, met with a triumphant reception on his arrival in Dublin. Joseph Bell, who waa convioted of exploding a bomb ac Carlisle in 1882, has been released. Ooe of the letters found in Wallace's possession invited him to come to Boulogne if afraid to go to Scotland, and warning him that cowardice would not be tolerated. Before leaving America Tynan unfolded the plot which was intended to be carried out here. A house was to be secured opposite Maryborough House, the Prince of Wales' residence, and a tunnel driven through to the latter, which was to be destroyed by means of dynamite. A group of Nihilists in Chicago, headed by one Rabinovitz, a chemist, supported the plot and provided funds for its being carried out. The letter found in the possession of Wallace refers to attaoks to be made on the crowned heads who art about to visit Queen Victoria. The bombs found under the pillows on the beds oocupied by Haines and Wallaco in their Hotel at Bot« terdam are of a pew pattern, and in the form of a tap. Tynan, when examined in his cell, denied any knowledge of Bell until he was confronted with letters taken from Bell. He admitted having met Wallace in Antwerp. Tyoan claims the protection of the French flag, and has cabled to President Cleveland insisting on his release. The Irish National Alliance hag raised a defence fund of £50,000. The Czar doubts whether any danger threatens him. The American papers minimise and ridicule the plot. Bell, one of the captured dynamitards, was brought up at Glasgow and remanded to London. The Glasgow police are • searching for botnb3. The prisoners all belong to Tynan's branch of the Clan-na«Gael Society. It is reported that Tynan is likely to turn informer. • The Freemen's Journal remarks that the discovery of the plot comes just at a time when the Unionists needed it. In the course of a speech at Liverpool, Mr Gladstone, in referring to the A; m*nian atrocities, expressed pleasure at the prospect of a national movement being stirred up, and urged that America and Great Britain should unitedly intervene with the view of bringing about reforms in Turkey. He also mentioned that the Lutheran press in Germany was agitating for the Government there to rake action. j Th<> Russian. French and Turkish j Ambassadors have had interviews with Lird Salisbury, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Sir Charles Dilke considers the fleet and army weak in the highest \ oVgree, and that it would be danger- | otiß for England to intervene in Turkey alone. Elaborate precautions are being taken by the polioe and military authorities for the Czav'a visit to thl Qifien at Balmoral Castle. Shipowners are refusing to revise the agreement made in September, 1889, and the dockers threaten to strike again.