Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-02
PARIS WAS QUIET.
And Unusually So-Police Prepared to Sep.
press All Disorder.

! PAnls, May MAY day was ushcred in
with the police on the qui vNe, and the
strongly reinforced garrison at Paris was
ready for instant service, Hitherto on Ma,
day il has been customary for workingmcn
to march to the chamber of deputies and
present petitions, Delegates were Also sen,
| 10 hotel De Vile for the same purpose.
This year, the day falling on Sunday, the
workingmen were debarred from following
the usual custom.
| At an early hour the proccssionists began
to form for the march in the Sale Fa,ic.
Only 5000 men took part in the procession,
\ man named Culinc. imprisoned las, year
| for taking part in the riotng on last May
day at Fourmics, was chosen president, \
number of speeches were made. NJ. Vail
| liant delivered Il harangue in
which he declared that this was
the last time the claims of the workingmen
would be urged in this form. The working
men intended this year, he said, to deliver
an ultimatum to the government, on the
question of an eight hour day If this
| ultimatum does not result successfully they
would resort to more energetic measure to
secure the granting of their demands.
lip to four o'clock this afternoon Paris is
perfectly quiet Thus far the streets have
not presented the hustle usual ON Sunday
and many persons, fearing conflicts be
tween the police and workingmei,, are pass
ing the day at home. There was no display
of police or soldiers, but everyone knows
that the authorities are ready to put
down with strong hand any attempt a,
disorder. Everything is que, in the sub
urbs.
The Petit .Ionrnal says an unknown man
placed an iron pot filed with powder and
scrap iron in china shop on the boulevard
Voltaire. He was compelled to decamp
before he was able to ignite the fuse al
tached TO the impromplu bomb. Most of
the news received thus far
| from the provinces is rpassuring
TWAS feared at Fourmics, in the department,
ofthe north, last years scene Of fatal riot
ing, that there would today he further
troubles with the workingmen who would
seek TO avenge the death of their IA com
radcs of last year. There was no trouble
although the socialists, of whom there were
very many in town, held monster meeting.
The first authentic report of May day
dynamite outrage was received from Tours.
Early this morning bomb was exploded
near the Guise barracks. The noise of
the explosion was terrific and it was Mt first
Z
had attempted to blow up the National Pow
der works. The populace for
/, time was greatly alarmed
Soldiers ran TO the spot where the explosion
occurred and fouud n man lyipy sanseless
| i, n nooI of blood He was badly iu;ured
| No dopb, ia entertained INIT what he il the
| ,;ct;o, of bis own crime He wos taton IN
tho bosnital upder arrest. and at last re-
norris had not reyaihed consciousness,
! A prominent feature of the election pa-
r,des nv socialists at tho munici,al elcctions
throughout France TODAY was n socialist
I aIoc,;n, nroor,mme and ,ddross tn ,vorkino
mon nr;nted IN rod manor and carried con-
sn;cuaus,y in the nroccssion bv standard
/ be.rors
/ The nr.se,ce of the Prince of Wales in
| ,bi. ci,y TO-DAY had q, great efToc, in aIlav.
| ;,,, ,n,,;a+y The ,r;nco cX,rossod a das;,e
| to remain quiet bnt it was represent.d Ia
him that the kuowIelge of his presepee in
tho c;ty wouIl have a beneficial effect he
,ss,n,cd IN Ie, bimsclf he spen in nublic
lie maid a visit TO President Carnot anil
Tho iattor returned tho wish The Prince
and Princess of Wales start for london Ia.
morrow only A few more shops than usu
al vere closed hprc TODAY
The Salle Farie meeting nroyed tho veak .
ue.s of tho turbtlep, Marty yaill.n,s re-
murks provoked strong dissent from Basly.
who denounced the policy of violence as
calculated Ia impress foreign neiphbofs with
the idea tha, France was the bot-bed of
dasneradoes He said he woulJ never coup.
sel the multitude to commit acts tha, womb
entail the sevcrest measures of repression.
He was an alhcrcnt of the revolution. but
the enemy of the communis,jc acts rccentIy
perpetrated in Paris.
The meeting appIauded BaiIy's sentences
and refused to listen to Nargnis DE Noses.
The usual resolutions were carried and the
meeting dispersed iu an orderly manner
sincspp and shouting ..Vjxe La Revolution
Sociale.
crowd of sirhtscers collected in the
place DE La Concorde this afternoon was
easily Dispersed In view of the quiet prp.
vailinp the minister Of the interior removed
the interdirtiop of public balls and cop-