Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1893 — NO MERCY FOR DYAMITERS. [ARTICLE]

NO MERCY FOR DYAMITERS.

Gov. Holes Talks of the Muscatine Outrode—Working on Important Clews. Dos Moines special; Gov. Boies was In his office this morning, having returned last night from Muscatine. M hen asked what ho had to say about tho Muscatine affair ho said: “Tho crime of tho murder of tho threo men whose homes were destroyed, horrible as that would have boon, seems to have been less than what was attempted. A twenty-llvo-pound cask of giant powdor was exploded under each of tho houses. Thero were liftoen people In tho housos, and as I looked at the wreck that was made I thought it was miraculous that all of them wore not killed. Tho two frame housos are totally destroyed and the interior of tho brick, Is a ruin, only tho walls slanding. “Cerialnly I hope, for humanity's sake, that tho men who did tho villainous act wero ignorant of tho force of giant powdor But it looks ns though they intended to (ako the lives of ull tho people in a most horrible manner. Public indignation is properly aroused, and I hope tho perpetrators will be brought to Justico. The people of Musoutino are doing all they enn (o ferret out tho perpetrators of the villainous outrago. “Those having the matter specially In ohurgcliavo some clews which are being carefully followed up. The powdor was stolen from a point on tho other side of the river and six twenty-live-pound cans wero (alien. Only three wero used, one under each of tho buildings. There is hope of I racing tho others into the possession of tho parties who did (lie dastardly net. “Of course there are other clows, hut at present nothing that soems to warrant arrests being made; but tho people of lowa, who nro justly indignant that such a crime should bo committed in our State, and hope anxiously to soo Iho perpetrators brought to justice, may rest assured that no stone will bo left unturned and no act unperformed to accomplish Hint end."