Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-20
BOMBS IN A BIG CROWD.
Explosion In n Religious Procession In
Spain-Anarchists Still at Work.


MADRID, April 1.-The optimistic
view taken of the Anarchist situation
here and the belief that the prompt
action of the authorities would prevent
the committal Of further outTages of
that character has received severe
setback. 1t appears now that after the
arrest of Delboche, F2rreira and
Munoz, the Anarchists temporarily re-
lapsed into quietude, but they have
again resumed their work in different
parts Of the country.
It would naturally be supposed that
all their attempts would be directed
against those in authority, but it ap-
pears that with blind and unreasoning
malignancy they only desire to kill for
the sake of killing, and not to bring
about a change in the existing order OF
government. An illustration Of this
was given to-day at Cad1z.
Like all Spanish cities, Ca
diz has been closely observing
Holy Week. To-day being Holy Thurs
day, there was q public procession Of
worshlpers, the priests bearing re-
ligious emblems and relics. A consider
able crowd watched the processionists
as they passed along the streets, q great
majority Of the bystanders bowling rev.
erently as the religious emblems were
carried past them.
Every body in the procession was pass
ing slowly along without the least
thought of danger, when suddenly two
men IN the crowd of onlOOkers threw
two petards directly into the process
sion. Those in the line were panic
stricken and fled in every direction.
The bystanders were also terribly
frightened and sought safety in flight. In
the confusion and excitement, the villains
who threw the petards made their es-
cape, and there IS not the slightest clue
to their identity. A number of the
process sioniStS were more or less injured
by the explosion, but fortunately no.
body was killed. Many of the people
returned to the church from which the
procession originally came and offered
up thanks for their escape from death.
The people are deeply indignant at
this latest outrage. The police cannot
be blamed for any laxity, for no one
dreamed that special precautions would
be necessary to prevent an attack
upon religious procession. These
professions are feature In all
Spanish cities, particularly during holy
week and seldom, heretofore, has any
trouble occurred through them. Every
effort will be made to capture the mis-
creants, and if they are caught they
will undoubtedly spend the remainder
of their lives in penal servitude.
Owing to the Anarchist agitation
which has caused q general feeling of
unea5iness, the elaborate Holy Week
ceremonies have been poorly attended.
The many threats that have been made
to destroy the places of worship and the
confession OF MunOz, who said it was his
intention to place III the holy water
fonts certain substance that would eX-
plode after short contact with water,
have go frightened the churchgoers that
they have remained at home.
The Socialists and workingmen's as
sociations are divided in regard to the
arrangements for the May Day celebra-
ton. 1t is not expected that the cele-
bration IN this city will be very impos-
ing. Fresh strikes are threatened in
various industries, and it IS believed
that they will be extensive.
The police authorities are very active
III consequence Of the circular letter re-
Gently sent to them by the minister of
Justice, and large number Of persons
supposed to be directly or Indirectly i'm
plicated in dynamite plots have been
arrested. Many of the arrests have
been made in Cadiz and Valencia.
The authorities here continue to receive
letters threatening to kill them and to
destroy property, but little attention is
paid to them. Every possible precau-
ton has been taken to prevent out
RACES, and every suspected Anarchist Is
clOSnlV waite he'd