Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-02
MAY DAY IN EUROPE.
Few Disturbances Reported-A Bomb In
|. jures Its Own Thrower.

\ 1ures lts own ThroWer.
| The first authentic report Of May day
| dynamite outrage in France was received in
Paris at pm. from Tours in the department
| Of Intro ct Loire. Early yesterday morning q
bomb exploded near the Guise barracks. The
noise Of the explosion was terrible and FOR u
time it was thought that anarchists had attempt
| cd to blow up the national powder works,
which are situated near Tours. The populace of
| the city were greatly alarmed until it was
| definitely known that this was not the cause.
| Soldiers from the barracks at once ran to the
| spot where the explosion had occurred and
found man lying senseless III pool of blood.
One OF his hands mad been blown off and he was
otherwise badly injured. No doubt is enter
tanned that he is the victim of his own crime.
| He was taken to n hospital under arrest, and
| at Iastreports had not regsined consciousness
QUIET IN PARIS.
Many persons in Paris, fearing conflict be-
tween the police and workingmen, passed the
day at home. There was no display of soidiery,
but every one knew that the authorities we're
ready to put down with a strong hand any at
| tempt at disorder that might arise. Everything
was quiet in the suburbs, and ut the prefecture
OF police the officials were consratulating them
selves that there had been no trouble worthy
| of mention. Tho Petit Journal says that ALI I'M
| known man placed an iron pot filled with pow
der and scrap iron in china shop on the Boue-
varde Voltalre. He was seen and compelled to
decamp before he was able to ignite the fuse
attached TO his impromptu bomb.
NO TROUBLE AT FoURMIEs.
Fourmies, in the department of the north,
was last year the scene of serious rioting, which
was attended with considerable loss of life.
i he cclebrants of May day, who included about
'haif the workingmen of the place, formed
i'll procession and marched through the
| street. A crowd numbering about 1000
A.
Latter attempted to dispense the mob
with drawn sabers. They were received
with a shower of stones, and one gendsrme
was wounded A number of arrests we're
made, and tho mob determined to release their
comrades by force. They assembled accord
ingly. armed with clubs and stones and made
regular attack on the police station. The
police fired their revOlvers III the air. in hopes
of frightening them back. but with the natural
result OF encouraging them to further violence.
Showers Of stones were hurled at the police.
The situation had become SO critical that
the military were summoned to aid the police.
The soldiers were subjected to heavy fire OF
stones and other missiles at this crisis. The
troops received orders to fire straight into the
mob. This they did, and tho affair was at an
enc at once. The rioters took to their heels,
leaving some fourteen of their number dead
and some forty more or less seriously
wounded.
Accordingly, it was thought that Fourmies
ycsttiudg WOuIu Dt the sceUc Ol tEOuDIc Win
the workingmen, who would seek to aveDge
the death Of their comrades OF last year.
There was. however, no trouble. The social
lists, OF whom there were very many In town,
held monster meeting, but every thing was
more quiet than was anticipated.
A dispatch from Toulon states that the police
OF that city arrested five militant anarc hists.
No disturbances occurred at Toulon.
dispatch was received from Charities CAPT.
| tai OF the department of Eure ct Lore, stating
| that panic WAS caused among the people who
attended the services at the cathedral there by
| an explosion that occurred in the nave of the
building For time it was thought that it
was an anarchist attempt to blow up the cathe-
dral, but the confusion abated when 1t was
found that the noise was caused by the explo-
sion Of squib that had been placed in the
nave by mischievous urchin.
CONFIDENCE IN PARIS.
The presence of the Prince OF Wales in Paris
yesterday had great effect in allaying the anx-
iety. The prince had expressed a desire to
remain quiet, but when it was represented to
him that the knowledge Of his presence in the
city would have beneficial effect he willingly
assented to let himself be seen in public. He
paid visit to President Carnot and the latter
returned the VISIT The Prince and Princess
OF Wales start for London today. Parisans
were charmed at the confidence displayed at
SO critical moment.
Lord Dufferin, the British ambassador.
sauntered IN the Champs Elysee, chatting with
the secretary Of legation. Altogether the city
showed little evidence of alarm that might
justitiably be felt. Cniy a few more shops than
Usual were closed. The strong forces of the
police and military held in readiness were
prudently kept out Of sight.
Inc sale rave meeting proved the weak
ness rather than the strength and audacity
OF the turbulent party. Valliants remarks
provoked strong dissent from Basley, who
denounced the policy Of violence as calcu-
lated to impress foreign neighbors with the
idea that France was a hot-bed of despera-
does. He said that he would never counsel
the multitude to commit acts that would en-
tail the severest measures of repression He
was an adherent of the revolution. but an
enemy OF the communistic acts recently per-
petuated in Paris. The meeting applauded
Basleys sentiments and refused to listen to
the Marquis De Mores. Tie usual resolutions
were carried and the meeting dispersed in an
orderly manner, singing the Carmagnole and
shouting "Vive La Revolution Social"
The crowd OF sightseers collected in the
Place De La Concorde yesterday afternoon was
easily dispersed. In view of the quiet pre-
vailing tine minister of the interior re-
moved the Introduction Of public balls and con-
certs for last night
NOT AN ARREST MADE.
NJ. Lose, project Of police, visited Gen.
Saussier at O'Clock last night and stated that
he saw no necessity for the further retention
OF the military, as che republican :gu ard and
the police would be sufficient to preserve
order. NJ Lose also visited President Carnot
and informed him that not single arrest had
been made.
BOMBS IN BELGIUM.
May day at Brussels passed without an
incident worthy of note. The workingmen
carried out their program for the observance
of the day without hitch, and there was no
trouble Of any kind. The only dispatch that
marred the peaceful tenor of the reports came
from Aublin. a town near GOWN in the prov
ince Of Namur. At that place a dynamite
bomb exploded in front Of the burgomaster's
house. Little damage was done. tin cylin-
der with fuse attached was found between the
colonades of the foreign Office last night. This
discovery created great alarm. which was in
tensifed by news from Liege, where the dyna-
mite cartridges exploded in the evening. one
in the residence of Senior Deslys and the other
in the residence of his son. These explosions
caused serious damage to property Enor-
nous crowds collected at the scenes of the ex-
blossoms. Later another explosion occurred in
the choir of st. Martins Church by which
stained windows, valued at $50, 600 were shat
tered into fragments and hundreds of panes of
glass in adjacent houses were smashed.
fourth cartridge with spent fuse was discoy-
cred later on.
QUIET IN LONDON.
May day was observed i'll London in q quiet
manner. large procession formed on Thames