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

The fret authentic report Of May day
dynamite outrage in France was received in
Paris ct p. m. 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 a
time it was thought that anarchists had attempt
cd to blow up the national powder works,
which are situated near Tours The populacc 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 had been blown of and he was
otherwise badly injured. No doubt is enter
tanned that he is the victim Of his own crime.
he was taken to hospital under arrest, and
at iastreports had not regained 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 soldiery,
but every one knew that the authorities we're
ready to put down with strong hand any at
tempt at disorder that might arise. Everything
was quiet in the suburbs, and at the prefecture
Of police the officials were congratuating them
selves that there had been no trouble worthy
OF mention. The Petit journal says that all I'M
der and scr p iron in china shop on the Boule-
varde Voltsire. He was seen and compelled to
decamp before he was able to ignite the fuse
attached 10 his lmpromptu 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.
he cclebrants OF May day, who included about
half the workingmen of the place, formed
III procession and marched through the
street. A crowd numbering about 1000
persons hooted the gendarmes and the
latter attempted to dispense the mob
with drawn sabers. They were received
with a shower of stones, and one gendsrne
was wounded. number of arrests were
made, aud the mob determined to release their
comrades by force. They assembled accord
ngly. 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 critical that
the military were summoned to aid the police.
The soldiers were subjected to heavy ire OF
stones and other missiles at this crisis, The
troops received orders to fire straight into the
mob This they did, and the 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
yesterday would be the scene Of trouble with
the workingmen, who would seek to avenge
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 everything 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 IoulOn.
dispatch was received from Chartres CAPT.
tai of the department of Eure ct Lore, stating
IA a uas h. 10
attended the services at the cathedral there by
an explosion that occurred in the nave of the
building. For a time it was thought that it
was an anarchist attempt to blow up the cathe-
dral, but the confusion absted when 1t WAS
found that the noise was caused by the explo-
sion Of a squib that had been placed In the
nave by a nischievous 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 1t 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. Parisians
were charmed at the confidence displayed at
SO critical a moment.
Lord Dufferin, the British ambassador,
Gu III tuc Nudnupe LlySSe, cDdttlng with
the secretary Of legation. Altogether the city
showed little ey:deros of alarm that might
justiiably be felt. Only few more shops than
Usual were closed. The strong forces OF the
police and military held in readiness were
prudenty kept ont of sight
The Sale Favie meeting proved the weak
ness rather than the strength and audacty
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 seyerest 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
Basiey's sentiments and refused to listen to
the Marquis De Mores. The usual resolutions
we're 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 9 o'clock last night and stated that
he saw no necessity for the further retention
VI tue nlIltary, as sn6 republican sgu ard and
the police would be sufficient to preserve
order. N. Lose also visited President Carnot
and informed him that not q 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. town near Couvin, in the prov
ince Of Namur. At that place Il dynamite
bomb exploded in front Of the burgomaster's
house. Little damage was doue A 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-
plosions Later another explosion occurred in
the choir of st. Martins Church. by which
stained windows, valued at $40, 600 were shat
tered into fragments and hundreds of panes of
glass in adjacent houses were smashed
fourth cartridge with a spent fuse was discoy-
cred later on.
QUIET IN LONDON.
May day was observed in London in a Quiet
manner. large procession formed OH Thames