, 1893-12-13

ministers were sitting, the bomb fortunately
exploited IN mid air wouading twenty De-
puties and 43 visitors but killing no one. The
smoke from the explosion was still floating in
the Chamber when NJ. Eupuy rose and de-
nlanded order. M. Montfort q deputy then
commenced speaking in a very steady voice
with wonderful calmness and bravery and
Notwithstanding the incident the business Il
the House was proceeded with although blood
and debris strewed the Chamber The medi-
cal men converted he l0bbies into a tenn
poIary hospital to attend to the wounded. I'm
mediately after the explosion the police also
instantly forbid egress to all unknown visitors
and strangers, the result being the arrest of
100 persons, including one named Auguste
Valiant, alias Marcal, who had been wound
ell in he face and arms; be is described as
being a young leather worker, and q member
Of q certain group Of Anarchists, who call
themselves ~solitaires with no accomplices.
On the police disclosing this knowledge to
HIM he I'll once confessed that he had thrown
the bomb from hatred Of the blood-sucking
Borrgeoisists. The pattern Of the bomb is
identical with that thrown in the Rue Bons
Enf1nt in the winter of 1892 by which Aeve-
raj policemen were killed. 1t consisted Of a
saucepan filed with home made explosives
in which nails were placed The attempt is
considered 10 be a comparative failure tortu-
nately in consequence IF a neighbour grasp.
ing his arm. thu8 diverting his aim and Caus-
ing the nomb 70 explode after hitting the
balcony instead Of be floor Of the Chamber
Politically it Is thought it will have the
effect Of consolidating a weak Ministry.
Tie London Times ard Standard in edito-
rails on the subject. consider that the Incl
dent proves the Home Secretary, Mr.. Asquith
az being too inGuIgent to the Anarchists in
England.
a despatch from the Vienna correspondent
Of the STANDARD states that this attempt is the
second Of a monthly series Of bomb thro wing
planned to ayeuae the death of Pallas the
late Anarchist.
St. Lucia, 1lth, ship "volga" from India
wish $40 Coolies for ST. Lucia and Jamaica,
on coming to anchor al Z P. IN. lasC evening
parted her anchor Chain and drifted on to the
rocks at mouth of the harbour; ship and cargo
total Joss, all lives saved.
New York, December T2th.-London news
ami unces the deaths Of the Bishop CT Not
: tinghAm and admiral Sir John Corbett.
The lawsuit against the late Earl OF
Clancarty's will has been settled, the present
Earl Of Clancarty is to receive six thousand
pounds sterling together with all the plate
furniture etc. al Garbally Park.
At a dinner given by the sports Club to
The Earl of Dunraven as the owner of the
racing yacht ''Valkyrie" and at which Sir
J. D.. Ashley presided, the Prince of Wales
toasted Lord Dunraven, who, however replied
very briefly in consequence Of a slight attack
Of Influenza.
la the House Of Commons the Home Sc
cretary stated in reply to y question that
necessary and ample precautions were being
taken against dynamite outrages,
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer express
ed in tie name OF Great BRIAN Der sympa-
thy with France at the recent occurrence, Mr..
A J. Balfour concurring. The peaker has
also appropriately writer to NJ. Dupuy on
the subject. THIS is the first similar Com
munication that has passed between the
English and French P~arliaments since the
Rt. Honble. A. w. Peel's father was speaker.
Dispatches from Paris state that Auguste
valiant, the man who threw the bomb IL
the Chamber of deputies, is a we'll known
character 70 the Police, he having been fire.
queutly imprisoned for begging, vagrancy
and theft. In the course of his examination
be bitterly ard boldly aNowed his crime and
exp essed his great regret that he had not
succeeded in causing the destruction of the
Deputies, against whom he used very strong
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