The morning call., 1893-09-25
CRIME OF AN ANARCHIST.
He Hurled Dynamite During a
Review at Barcelona.
1T FELL AMONG CAMPos' STAFF
The Veteran Officer Was SeriousI,
Injured and Several Persons
Were Killed.

BARCELONA, Sept. 24.-An attempt was
made to-day 10 murder General Martinez
Csmpos. ex-president of the Council, who
made the military pronunciamento which
gave the throne of Spain to Alfonso Ii.
General Campos was present at a review
of the troops and surrounded by brilliant
staff. He watched the maneuveIs and
seemed highly pleased. Many thousand
people had gathered to witness the review.
The troops commenced to march past when
wild looking man pushed through the
crowd. pulled what appeared 10 be a ball
from his trousers pocket and threw it at
General Campos. He quickly took a sec
Ond ball from an inside pocket a man in
the crowd struck the Domb-thrower's arm
just as the second deadly missile was
I thrown. and it exploded among the staff
officers, not far from the general. The man
who had thrown the bombs was seized and
thrown to the ground.
The first bomb exploded right under the
horse upon which General Campos was
sitting, shattering its legs and tearing
open its stomach. The general fell heav-
ttly, and it was thought he had sustained
severe internal injuries. However, he
was only partly stunned. and soon stag
gered to his feet. He wiped the dust and
blood from bis uniform, mounted the
horse Of 2n aids-de-camp and calmly or
dered the review TO continue, but the eXer-
ton was too much for the veteran, and
suffering from the loss of blood, he was
obliged TO allow the staff officers to assist
him out Of the saddle. The wound was
attended to by surgeons, who tried to per-
suade him to leave the field. The general
laughed at the suggestion OF the officers,
and entering a carriage, had it driven to
the front of the reviewing point, and then
the march continued, the crowds cheering
the general until they were boarse.
IL addition to GenerafMartinpz Campos,
General CASTILLO. chief of staff, Generals
BustOe and AIolius, and two policemen
were badly wounded by the explosions
and several people in the crowd sustained
severe injuries. civic guard was in
slantls killed.
Several attempts were made to kill the
e 's-omb-thrower, who appeared to be alone.
He was. it is said. detailed to murder the
general by branch society OF the anar.
chist brotherhood TO which he belonged
Whan the troops near the general learned
of the attempt upon his life. it was with
difficulty that they could be kept in the
ranks. as they wanted to make short work
of the bomb-thrower
The name of the bomb-thrOwer was as
certained to be Pallas. de is known as
a notorious anarchist and when questioned
concerning the crime he defantly ad-
mitted that he intended TO kill General
CampOs and staff. He will be promptly
tried by court martial and may be shot
within twenty-four hours. At the bomb
thrower's residence mass of anaTchistic
literature was found and letters also fell
into the hands of the police which led 20
the arrest Of two more anarchists who are
said to be aecol >plices.
The news caused great excitement in
Madrid, and the review which was to be
held there III honor Of the birthday of the
heiress presumptive, Infanta Dona Maria
de las Mercedes, was postponed. The
wound from which General Campos is
suffering is not believed to be dangerous,
though IL is a serious injury To a man of
his age. 30 years.
After the review General Campos tele-
graphed to the Queen Regent, Maria Chris
tina. telling her of the attempt made upon
his life and announcing determination to
crush the criminals who are thus disturb
ing the peace of the kingdom. The Queen
Regent. in reply. telegraphed TO the gen.
eral expressing sincere sympathy and con-
graduating him upon his narrow escape.
EThe bombs used were large iron spheres
charged with dynamite, and the explosion
was so powerful that 1t broke the wind ows
In house a long way from the reviewing
point, and caused a stampede in which
many persons were injured.