Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-30
ANARCHY REJOIcEs
Over a Supposed Bomb ExpIo-
sion at Paris.
NOBODY HURT AND LITTLE DAMAGE

Defiant Comments of an Anarchist on the
Event-Brftish Officials Believe the Dub
lin Case tie Result of a Conspiracy-A
Detective Guarding Gladstone and An
other Looking After the Safety of the
Home secretary-Harrowing Story of
Russian Persecution of Jews.
PARIS, Dec. 30.-An explosion at 1:30|
yesterday morning in the hall leading to
the suite of offices between the ground
floor and the first story of the prefecture
OF police has caused sensation The
authorities are not decided as to whether
the explosion was the work of anarchists
or merely an accident caused by leakage
of gas. An investigation is being held
The explosion caused no fatality, but win
dows were smashed and wood work dam
aged and portion Of the ceiling brought
down. The police are inclined to attribute
the affair to anarchists, although not de-
cided on that point They think that the
explosion had something to do with the
recent eNtradition and approaching trial of
Francois, the anarchist accused of connec-
tion with the cafe Very explosion.
An Anarchists Triumphant Remarks.
An anarchist is reported as saying: "Ah,
you thought we were crushed, but we have
enough dynamite left to blow up all the
capitalists. The police have been running
after Francois as ii he was the only man
capable of setting light to a bomb, but you
will find out differently. Wewill show the
bourgeoisie that if we remain quiet for a
certain length of time we are not dis
armed =;
hunger by the side of those who die from
indigestion tie former will avenge them
selves by every means in their power"
a Change of Tactics Noted.
An Italian anarchist passing through
Paris is reported rs saying that the anarch-
lists would not attack private houses, "since
it is rarely the victim aimed at that is
touched, and innocent victims are the con-
sequence. We will attack public offices to
destroy the records and terrify the instru-
ments of bourgeoise rule, and the banks to
destroy capital, and in that way we will
strike blow At the bourgeoise society of
to-day from Which it will find it difficult to
recover"
Doesn't Approve Bombs.
Citizen Guesde one of the militant chiefs
of extreme socialism, who took a leading
part in the recent meeting which resolved
upon an appeal to the army and demons
tration at the Palais Bourbon, has taken
| occasion to repudiate sympathy with bomb
methods, while advocating what he calls
the social revolution. There is at preseut,
! however, not the slightest evidence that
the explosion yesterday caused by an
| anarchist bomb, although some of the
! anarchists would apparently like to have it
understood that such was the case.
Francois Remains Defiant
Francois is said to be as defiant in the
| French prison as he was in London. He
has been followed here by his alleged wife,
| pretty woman, already under police sur
veillance, anG said to be as devoted to the
| anarchist cause as Francois himself Fran
co.'s is said to have told the juge d'instruc-
| ton that if he has to go to the scaffold he
will go singing like Ravachol The author
tiles are satisfied that Francois has been
the leading spirit of the anarchists since
the execution of Ravachol, and no effort
will be spared to bring him to the guillo-
| tine