The Portland daily press., 1893-03-18
Heart Disease Kills the Distin-
guished French Statesman.
BOMB EXPLODED In HOUSE OF
OUR MINISTER AT ROME.

The Explosion at Rome Not Directed
Against Americans.
PARIS, March 17.-Jules Francis Cam
lille Ferry, the celebrated French states
man is dead.
Mr.. Ferry's death was caused by heart
disease. The affliction of the heart from
which he suffered was due to the effects
of a bullet striking a rib near the base of
the heart at the time he was attacked by
Raubertin in 1887.
News of M. Ferry's death astounded
he city. No other event since Gambet-
ta's death has made such a deep impress
sion.
q Last week he resigned the presidency
of the Estafette newspaper and presi-
dency Of the National Republican Associ-
alton that he might devote himself en-
tirely to his duties in the Senate. The
general feeling is that although his cleo
ton to the presidency of the Senate was
contrary to the wishes of M. Carnot and
M. Ribot his death is a serious loss to
the government.
Mr.. Ferry was born at ST. Die, in the
Vosges, April 5, 1882, and studied law in
Paris, where he ewas admitted to the bar
in 1854. He at once joined the opposition
to the Empire, becoming a member of
the staff Of the Temps newspaper, where
he soon acquired a brilliant reputation as
a controversialist. In 1859 he was chosen
to the Corps Legislatif, took his seat on
the bench of the left, and soon became
Of tho dahQtorc in
that body. When the rash declaration of
war against Prussia was made in 1870 he
with his Radical colleagues voted against
it.
At the downfall of the Empire he was
appointed secretary Of the government
OF the National defence, and at the for
nation Of the Republic was again elected
to the legislative body from the depart
ment of the Vosges. In 1879, after the
resignation of Mcmahon, he became
Minister of Public instruction in the
cabinet of President Grevy, where he
distinguished himself by securing the
expulsion of the Jesuits. In 1880 new
ministry was formed with Ferry as
Premier, which held Office for a year.
In 1888 he returned to power. and for
four years was head of the ministry.
Overthrown by cabinet crisis he with
drew from politics and remained in
private life until the present year, when
the discredit thrown upon officials by the
Panama scandals turned the attention of
the people to those old statesmen whose
regulations were not smirched. Mr..
Ferry was once more called to the nation
al councils. He was apparently entering
upon a renewed career Of public useful
ness when his death occurred.
Blew Six Men Into Eternity.
BERLIN, March ia miner named
Bachme purposely exploded 10 pounds
of dynamite today in the iron mine Walk
marskeller, in the Hartz district. He
and six other miners were torn to atoms.
Upon leaving the house this morning he
gave his wife letter, which he said was
not to be opened till noon. The letter
said he would never return. His motive
is supposed to have been revenge, as he
had trouble recently with the superin-
tendent of the mine and was constantly
quarreling with his fellow workingmen.
Army Bill Doomed.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE Reichstag
committee on the army billltoday rejected
the second reading of the bill. This vote
is another blow to any hope of the ulti-
mate passage of the measure.
Blowing Up the American Minister.
ROME, March 17.-This morning a
bomb exploded in the Ancini Mattel pal
ace, the residence of United States
Minister Porter. But slight damage was
caused to the building, and nobody was
injured. The palace is notably beauti-
full structure. All sorts of surmises are
afoat in regard to the affair, but nothing
definite has yet been ascertained.
The building in which the explosion
occurred this morning Is occupied by
two other families besides that of United
States Minister Porter, As similar out
rage was perpetrated in the same build
ing in 1892, and as Mr. Porter only en-
gagged the building for occupation in the
closing days of that year it is believed
that the fact Of the place being inhabited
by the American minister had nothing
to do with the outrages, but that the
motive causing the explosion was to
crafty desire for vengeance upon the
of the palace, irrespective of
residents of the palace were
injured or not This was the motive
at the time of the explosion.
The United States Minister called at
the foreign Office this afternoon and told
Signor Brin, Minister of foreign affairs,
he was convinced the explosion of the
bomb was not intended to injure him or
affront the U. S. Government He assur-
ed Signor Brin of the sympathy of the
United States government and it's will
ingness to let the affair pass unnoticed.
Signor Brin two hours later returned
the call to inform Mr.. Porter that the
italian Government felt deepest regret
on account of inconvenience caused him
and his family by the explosion.
Gladstone Again in Parliament.
LONDON, March 17.-Mr. Gladstone
was received with cheers today when he
appeared in the House of Commons af-
ter his recent illness.
1t Was Alfred Sterner.
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