The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-03-29
FRENCH BOM5THRoWERS.


PARIS, March 2S-An explosion occurred
at o'clock yesterday morning at 80 Rue
Clichy. structure of four stories, with a
shop IN the basement. NJ. Bulot, one of
fhe prosecuting counsel in the recent An
srchist case, resided in the house. A
number of people were slightly injured
aud shocked, and the main staircase was
completely wrecked Two brothers named
Matthew, accomplices of Ravochol have
been arrested. Late last night the gend-
;trmes found an internal machine at the
Ivy barracks and quenched its lighted
fuse.
The excitement has in no way abated
today. The affair is discussed every
where, and the opinion gains strength
that the authorities have been to GER
tain extent lax in their watchfulness
The Parisians ask each other how long
this thing is going TO be allowed to go
on unchecked. Stringent orders have
been given to the chief of police to take
into custody any one whose actions or
language shows that he is ia sympathy
with men who delight in calling them
selves terrorists. IL is the general opinion
thaJ, instead of exciting terror, the AnRr-
rhists will arouse such n wave of lndig-
nation that they will be themselves the
greatest sufferers. An Anarchist pamph-
let lately published warned NJ. Bulot,
who WAS one of the prosecuting counsel
IN the recent trial OF Anarchists, that he
would be blown up. Notwithstanding the
recent activity of the Anarchists, no at
Ienilon was paid TO this threat, with the
result that they were allowed to put it
l5to effect uuhampered and unhindered
The author of these dynamite explosions
~ said to be man named Ravachol
Several of MS alleged accomplices have
been arrested, but the police, though it is
claimed that they are making super
human efforts to capture Ravachol, have
rs yet been unsuccessful
A newspaper reporter obtained an in
terview with RavAchol yesterday, under
pledge that he would not reveal his where.
abouts. The only inkling given yester-
day by the reporter was that be met
Ravachol in a cafe and had long conver-
sation with him. Ravachol declared that
the object of the Anarchists was to ter
rorze the judicial authorities. and To so
work upon their fears as to prevent them
from coudemnlng members of the party
who fell into the clutches OF the Law. He
said that the Anarchists had in their pos
session sufficient quantity OF dynamite
10 blow up the house of every French Of
fetal.
The Figaro says that ". Girard, an ex-
pert IN explosives, declares that melinite
Is the only article that would have caused
such destruction as was witnessed IN the
Rue Cllchy. This statement has opened
mp wide field of conjecture as TO how
the Anarchists. If they used meIinite
learned the secret of its composition. II
the Anachists have learned the
secret of its manufacture. which
II was supposed was confined TO
trusted government employees. it shows
tnat the Anarchists plot is more wide
spread than the authorities supposed.
1nthe chamber OF deputies today II
Ferry asked urgency for bill providing
that damage done to private property by
dynamite explosions be met by the state.
Ihe premier replying, declined to COM
init the government 10 such course.
lhe motion for urgency was rejected by
vote Of 252 to 254
The Chamber, without debate. passed the
bill relative to lntficting the dentb penaitv
on any person convicted of having de-
stroyed property by means Of explosives.