Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-05-05

PARIS, May Inlay day was ushered In
strongly reinforced garrison os Paris ready
for instant service. Hitherto on May day
1t has been customary for the workingmen
to march to the Chamber OF Deputies and
present petitions. Delegates were also sent
to the Hotel de Vills for the same purpose.
This year, however, the day falling on Sun
day, the wOrkingmen were debarred from
folio wing the usual custom.
AT an early hour the professionals began
| to form for their march in the Sale Favie.
Only 5000 mon took part in the procession.
A man named Culine, who was imprison-
ed last year for taking part In the rieting
last May Day at Fourne,es, was chosen
president and mum Der of speeches were
made.
A. valiant delivered harangus In which
he declared that this was the last time the
claims OF the workinglnsn would be urged
in this form. The worhingmen intended
this year, he said, to deliver an ultimatum
to the government on the question Of an
eight hour day.
The Fetit journal says that an unknown
NAV placed an iron pot hllsd with powder
and scrap iron in China shop on tbs Bouie-
ward Voltairc. lie was compelled to do
attached to his impromptu bomb.
The first authentic report of May day
dynamite outrage has been received from
Tours. Early this morning a bomb ex-
ploded near the Guise barracks. The noise
of the explosion was terrific, and at first it
was supposed that the anarchists had ct
tempted to blow up the National Powder
works.
The populace were for time greatly
alarmed. Soldiers at once ran to the spot
where the explosion had occurred aud found
a man lying senseloss in pool OF blood.
One OF his hands had been blown or and he
was otherwise badly injured. No doubt IS
en- tertsined that he is tho victim of his own
crime.
despatch from Charities states that
panic was caused among the people who at
tended the societies at the cathedral there
to-day by an explosion In the nave of the
building.
For time it was thought to be an auar-
ohist attempt to blow up the cathedral but
it WAS found that the noise was caused by
the explosion OF squib placed in the nave
by nlschieyous urchin
The Day In London.
LONDON, May May day was obser we'd
here in very quiet manner. A large pro
cession formed on the Thames emsankment
| and marched to Hyde Park, where monster
| meetings were held.
Many speakers addressed the crowd in
| Guiding Cunningham E. Graham, the social
| st member OF she House of commons, Tom
| Maunand and Ben 1ilott, the labor leaders
and Stepniak, the Russian nihilist. Resolu-
tious were adopted declaring in favor Of an
eight hour day aud calling upon Parliament
to pass an eight hour bill. There was no
| disturbance.
The Hyde Park gathering was the largest
demonstration Of workingmen ever organ
| lied In this city.
| The work!ngmen began to assemble on
the Thames embankment at 10 o'clock in
| the forenoon, each contingent was headed
| by a band OF music and every company of
paraders carried banners, while the mon
themselves We're bedecked with rosettos and
! favors
The procession occupied nesrly three
hours In entering Hyde Park. The mum Der
OF persons who took part is variously esti-
mated at 800, 900 to 800, 600 A large force
Of mounted and foot police and a contingent
of the st. Johns Ambulance. The assem-
blage dispersed quietly.
A black bag was found in secluded
street beside tho Wool wich Arsenal. Itcon-
tanning quantity of gun cotton, dynamite
and gunpowder belt filled with cartridges,
| language.