New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-02
RATHER A QUIET NAY DAY.
ONLY A FEW EXPLOSIONS HERE AND THERE
IN EUROPE.
ONE NAN THE VICTIM OF HIS OWN CRIME-N(
DISTURBANCES IN THE LARGE CAPITALS
scAREIN BRUSSELs-BIG DEMONSTRA-
TION IN HYDE PARK, LONDON.


scAREIN BRUssELs-BIG DEMoNeTRA-
TION IN HYDE PARK. LONDON.
Paris, May l.-May Day was ushercd in with
the police the watch and the strongly reinforced
garrison Of Paris ready for instant service. AT
o'clock this morning the city wore it's usual as
pect, and the police expected the day to pass
quietly. except for scufes. At an early hour the
people to take part in the procession
began to form in the Sale favie
There were only three thousand present. man
named Culine, who imprisoned last year for
taking part in the rioting last May Day at Four
mics was chosen president number Of speeches
were made NJ Valiant delivered an harangue
in the course of which he declared that this was
the last time the claims Of the workingmen would
be urged in this form The workingmen intended
this year, he said, TO deliver an ultlmatum TO the
Government the question of an eight-hour day.
If this ultimatum did not result successfully. they
would resort TO more energetic measures TO secure
the granting of their demands
The meeting proved the weakness rather than
the strength and audacity of the turbulent party.
Vaillant's remarks provoked strong dissent from
Rasly, who denounced the policy Of violence as
calculated to impress foreign ncighbors with the
idea that France was a hotbed of desperadoes.
lie said that he would never counsel the multitude
10 commit acts that would entail the severest
measures of repression. He was an adherent OF
the revolution, but an enemy OF the commnhlsuc
acts recently perpctrated in Paris. lhe meeting
kpplauded Basys sentiments. and refused I"
listen to the Marquis de Mores The usual resolu-
tions were carried, and the meeting dispersed IN
an orderly manner, singing the Carmasnole,
and shouting "Vive la Revolution Sociale
The presence of the Prince of Wales in this city
to-day had great effect in allaying the anAieV'
The Prince had expressed desire 10 remain quiet,
but when it was represented TO him that the
knowledge of his presence in the city would have
O beneficial effect, he willingly assented TO leu
himself be seen in public He paid vislt 10
President Carnot and the latter returned 'he
visit. The Prince and Princess of Wales start
for London tomorrow.
Parisans are charmed at the confidence dis
n,aved here al so critical a moment Lord Duf-
ferin. the British Ambassador to-day sauntered
in the Champs Elysees chatting with the Secre-
tary of Legation. Altogether the city showed
little evidence that alarm might lustiiably ne
folt Only a few more shops than usual were
closed The strong forces of the police ana mill
tarv held in readiness were prudently kept out OF
sight
The first authentic report of a May.Day dyna-
mite outrage was received at p. m, from Tours.
in the Department of Indre-et-Loire. Early this
morning a bomb exploded near the Gulse nar-
racks The noise of the explosion was 'rrrlhc'
and for a time il was thought that Anarchists
had attempted to blow up the National powder
works which are situated near Tours. The popn-
lace of the city were greatly alarmed until IL was
known that this was not the case Sol
diers from the barracks nj once ran to the spot
where the explosion had occurred and found
in
blood One of his hands had been
blown off and he was otherwise badly injured
No doubt is entertained that he is the victim OF
his own crime He was taken TO a hospital under
arrest and at last reports had not reGalned con-
sciousness.
The Grand Circus at Troyes was set on iire
TODAY. presumably by Anarchists. and burnt TO
The Ground. The flames spread to and destroyed
three adjacent houses While the fire was burn
inc y loud explosion was heard in the interior OF
the circus.
dispatch from Toulon says that the police OF
that city to-day arrested five militant AnarchlS'S'
No disturbances have occurred at Toulon.
dispatch has been received from Chartres'
captal of the Department OF Eurc-et-Lor' stat
ing that panic was caused among the people WIN
attended the services at the Cathedral 'herc "a"
day by an explosion that occurred In the nave Vi
.ho hu;lainc For time il was thought that II
WAS an Anarchist attempt to Diow up '"o
C,hodral but the confusion abated when II was
f,,d that the noise was caused by the explosion
Of a souib that had been placed in the nave oy d
mischicvOus urchin
At 10 D. IN. this city was tranquil. NJ Lo~e'
Prefect of Police, visited General Saussler AT
o'clock tonight and said that he saw no ncces-
sitv for tbe further retention Of the military, as
tbe Republican Guard and the police would sui
fec 70 nreserve order. NJ Loze also visited Presl-
dent Carnot and informed him that not single
arrest had been made. According 70 tcicSramS
from the provinces, the municipal elections appear
10 absorb most Of the attention OF the provincial
public.
BRUSSELS Nav IA tin cylinder with fuse
attached was found between the colonnades oil ohc
Foreign Office tonight The discovery created
great ALARM which intensified by news from
Iiece where two dynamite cartridges exploded
tbis evening one in the house OF Senator Deslys
and the other in the house of his son. These
explosions caused serious damage to property.
Enornous crowds collected at the scenes OF the
eynlosions Later another explosion occurred IN
the choir Of St Martins Church by which stained
windows valued at $4,000 were shattered into
fragments and hundreds of panes OF glass in adj
jacent houses were smashed. fourth cartridge
with a spent fuse was discovered later on. a
feeling OF wild panic prevails there.
Reports from all other parts of Belgium speak
of labor parades and meetings as remarkable for
the DISPLAY Of the greatest good humor
Budapest, May lin spite of the police pro-
hibiton, the workingmen of this city gathered at
thirty two different centres today and marched
IN procession to Nussdorfer Park to celebrate the
day While the demonstration was in progress, a
fire broke out in Nicholson's machine factory ad-
jacent to the park and rumOr spread that the
fire had been started by workmen to enable them
to loot the establishment. The proprietor denies
however, that the fire was Of incendiary origin
An immense crowd rapidly gathered at the scene