Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-15
FOR MURDERS SAKE,
And Not From Principle, Fiendish
Spanish Anarchists Act.
BOMBS FOR CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
They Always Explode by Mere Contact
With the Holy Water.
THE DEvOUT PEPPERED By PETARDS

MADRID, April 14-The Anarchist
Munoz was again examined yesterday, when
he gave very minute details regarding the
manufacture of bombs like those found in
the Cortes, which ignite on contact with
water. He admitted that it was his inten-
tion to place such bombs in the holy water
basins in the various churches. Munoz &C.
companied a magistrate and other officials
to an open spot, where experiments were
made which convinced the officials of the
truth of the prisoners statements
The optimistic view taken ofthe Anarchist
situation here, and the belief that the
prompt action of the authorities would pre-
vent the committal of further outrages of
that character has received severe set
back. 1t appears now that, after the arrest
of Delboche. Ferreira and Munoz, the
Anarchists temporarily relapsed into
quietude, but they have again resumed
their work in different parts of the country.
1t would naturally be supposed that all
their attempts would be directed against
those in authority, but it appears that with
blind and unreasoning maiignancy they
only desire to kill for the sake Of killing
and not bring about a change in the exist
ing form OF government
Petards Thrown Into a Procession.
An illustration of this was given to-day
at Cadiz Like all Spanish cities, Cadiz
has been closely observing Holy Week.
To-day being Holy Thursday, there was a
public procession of worshipers, the priests
bearing religious emblems and relics A
considerable crowd watched the procession
lists as they passed all along the streets, q
great majority of the bystanders bowling
reverently as the religious emblems were
carried past them.
Everybody in The procession was passing
slowly along without the least thought o. .
danger when suddenly two men in the crowd
of onlookers threw two petards directly into
the procession. Those in line were panic
stricken and fed in every direction. The
hvstanders were also terribly frightened and
sought safety in flight.
In the confusion and rushing the villains
who threw the petards made their escape,
md there is NOT the slightest clew to their
identify a number of the processionists
were more or less inj jured by the explosion,
but fortunately nobody was killed. Many
of the people returned to the church from
which the procession originally cam. and
offered up thanks for. their escape from
death.
Authorities Are Not to Blame.
The people are deeply indignant at this
latest outrage The police cannot be blamed
for any laXity, for no one dreamed that spe-
rial precautions would be necessary 10 pre-
vent an attack upon religious procession.
These professions are features in all Span
ish cities particularly during Holy Week,
and seldom heretofore has any trouble oc-
CURED through them. Every effort will be
made to capture the miscreants and if they
are caught they will undoubtedly spend the
remainder of their lives in penal servitude
Another bomb was exploded in Valencia
TODAY, presumably by Anarchists. Much
damage was done TO property, and the peo-
pie are in a state of terror.
Owing to the Anarchist agitation which
has caused a general feeling of uneasiness
the elaborate Holy Week ceremonies in
Madrid have been poorly attended. The
many threats that have been made to de-
stroy the places of worship, and the confess
sion of Munoz who said it was his inten-
tion TO place in the holy water fonts a GER
tain substance that would explode after
short contact with water, have so frightened |
the churchgoers that they have remained at |
home.
The Socialists and the workingmen's as
sociations are divided in regard to the ar
rangements 1or the Nav Day celebration. |
1t is not expected that the celebration in |
this city will be very imposing.
Arrests Made Right and Left
The police authorities are very active in |
consequence of the circular letter recently |
sent TO them by the Minister of Justice, and |
a large number OF persons supposed to be |
directly or indirectly implicated in dyna- |
mite plots have heen arrested. Many of |
the arrests have been made in Cadiz and |
Valencia. The authorities here continue to |
receive letters threatening to kill them and |
destroy property, but little attention is paid |
10 them. Every possible precaution has
been taken to proven: outrages, and every
suspected Anarchist is closely watched
A cable dispatch from Paris says: The
magistrate before whom the matter had been
brought has decided that there is no case
against Gustav Matthew, the alleged accom-
plice of the Anarchist Ravachol, and the
Warrants which were issued against
Matthew have accordingly been annulled.
lie Soir SAYS that Ravachol's relatives have
been shown photograph of the man taken
in prison and that they deny his identity.