The Princeton union., 1892-04-07
ANARCHS FOILED.
An Attempt to Blow Up the
Spanish Chamber Of
Deputies.
Anarchists Caught in the Act
With Bombs in Their Pos
session.

MADRID April 5.-Great excitement was
caused here to-day by the discovery of All
anarchist plot to blow up the chamber Of
deputies. The leaders Of the conspiracy
arrived here within the past month. The
civil governor had received information
that two foreign anarchists were conspiring
with number of Spanish anarchists to
blow up the public buildings, and the sus-
poets We're accordingly watched.
The project against the chamber of dep
uties was arranged to come off on Satur-
day. A Frenchman named Duyal and a
Portuguese named Feirriera intended to
conceal two bombs under the seats in the
public gallery and then to leave before the
bombs exploded. Feirriera, however, was
taken i'll and the attempt was postponed
until to-day at p. M. Both conspira1ors
lett their houses, each carrying under his
arm small parcel ofthe shape of q bottle
wrapped in a newspaper. The police
shadowed them and kept them in sight un-
I'll hey reached the cortes building, where
both We're seen to place themselves before
the door leading to the chambe of deputies
by which the president Of the cham Der and
Premier Canoys Delcastillo usually enter
The police at once arrested the plotters
The frenchman, a man of herculean
strength, fought hard, but was knocked
down and overpowered. Both men were
handcutfed. When searched they were
found to have in their possessi on concical
bombs enclosed in castiron cases eight
inches long by three broad. A yellow fuse
similar to that used by smokers was at
tached to the bombs, which We're bound
and lightly compressed by steel wires for
the purpose Of increasing the strength of
the explosion. The bombs each weighed
eight pounds. The fuse was so adjusted as
. to burn three minutes beore exploding the
charge. The bombs appear 10 be loaded
with enough dynamite to blow up the
whole cortes.
CoMPREHENs I'VE PLAN OF DESTRUCTION.
The two prisoners have the appearance of
workmen. Immediate upon being ar
rested they were conveyed to the ministry
of the interior, where they underwent a
most searching examination; 1t is not
known whether the prisoners gave any clue
to their fellow conspirators or the scope of
the plot. A document was found on the
prisoners containing draft Of the plan of
action the cosmopolitan society, according
to which the conspirators were first to blow
up the chamber OF deputies second, the
senate, third, the law courts; fourth, the
council OF state; fifth, the ministry OF war;
sixth, the royal palace in the chapel, and
seventh the Bank Of Spain. All this work
was to be completed before May day.
The prisoners are confined in separate
cells. Each has made confession. Under
the present laws Of Spain persons convicted
OF using explosives for unlawful purposes
are liable to be sentenced to penal servitude
tor lie. The premier says that parliament,
In view or the extremely v dangerous attitude
the anarchists were assuming, will be at
once asked to sanction d capital sentence
ior such otfenses. " r.. E.s zss.a.
The prisoners admitted their connection
with the anarchist party in Paris. Accord
ing to the Heraldi, the project to blow up
out on Palm Sunday during the presence OF
the court in the chape: