The herald., 1893-09-25
THE REIGN OF DYNAMITE,
Attempted Assassination Of
a Spanish General.
Two Bombs Thrown at Him
by an Anarchist.
General Campos Badly Injured and
Staff Officers Killed.
Widest Excitement Throughout Spain
Over the Outrage-The Bomb.
Thrower Arrested-Austrian
Anarchists.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 24.-An at.
tempt was made today to murder Gen.
eral Martinez Campos. ex-president of
the council. who made the military
pronunciamiento which gave the throne
OF Spain to Alfonso XII. General
Campos was present at review OF
troops, surrounded by brilliant staff.
He watched the maneuvers and seemed
highly pleased. Many thousand people
had gathered to witness the review.
The troops commenced to march past,
when a Withholding man pushed
through the crowd. pulled what APP
peared to be ball from his trousers
pocket and threw it at General Campos.
He quickly took second ball from his
inside pocket; man in the crowd
struck the bomb-thrower's arm just as
the second deadly weapon was thrown,
and it exploded among the staff officers
not close to the general. The man who
had thrown the bomb was seized and
thrown to the ground.
The first bomb exploded right under
the horss upon which General CampoH
was sitting, sbattering it's legs and tear
ing open its betty. The general fell
heavily and. it ia thought. sustained
severs internal injuries. However, he
was only partly stunned, and soon
staggered to his feet, wiped the dust and
blood from his uniform, mounted the
horse OF an aide-de-camp and calmly
ordered the review to continue;
but TIE exertion was too much
for the veteran and, suffering
from the loss of blood, he was oblig ed to
allow staff officers to assist him out OF
the saddle. His wound was attended by
surgeons, who tried to persuade him to
leave the field. The general laughed at
the suggestion. and entering a carriage
had it driven to the front of the review
ing point, and then the march was con-
linued, the crowds cheering the general
until they were hoaIee.
Inaddition to; General Martinez Cam
pos, General CASTILLO, chief of staff,
Generals Bustos and Molius and two po-
licemen were badly wounded by the ex-
plosion and several people in the crowd
sustained severe injuries. A member of
the civic guard was instantly killed.
Several attempts were made to kill
thr bomb thrower. who appeared to be
alone. He was, it is said, detailed to
murdar the general by branch society
OF the anarchist brotherhood to which
he belonged. When the troops near the
general learned of the attempt upon his
life il was with difficulty that they could
be kept in the ranks, as they wanted to
make short work of the bomb thrower.
Tbs bomb-thrower's name is Pallas.
He is known as natorious anarchist,
and when questioned concerning his
crime, dsfantly admitted that he in
tended to kill General Cempos and
staff. He will be promptly tried and
court.martialed and may be shot within
"a hours. At the bomb-thrower's reei-
dence mass of anarchist literature was
found, and letters also fell into the
handa OF the police which led to the ar
rest OF the anarchists who are said to be
his accomplices.
The news caused great excitement in
Madrid, and the review which will be
held there in honor of the birthday OF
the heiresa presumptive, Infanta Dofia
Maria de las Mercedes, has been post
poned.
The wound from which General Cam
poa. is suffering is not believed to be
dangerous, though it is serioua injury
to man of his age, 60 years.
After the review General Campos tel
egraphed the queen regent, Maria Chris
tint, telling her an attempt was made
upon his life and announcing his deter
mination to crush the criminals who
were thus disturbing the peace of the
kingdom. The queen regent in reply
telegraphed the general, expressing sim
cere sympathy and congratulating him
upon his narrow escape. The bombs
used were large iron spheres charged
with dynamite, and the explosion was
so powerful that it broke windows in
houses long way from the reviewing
point, and caused stampede in which