Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-12-22
PARIS Is APPALLED,.
A Bomb Exploded in the Cham.
Der Of Deputies.
MANY MEMBERS WOUNDED.

M 0Enl1lcS MT SelT-COntrOl OF PfeSi-
dent of the Chamber Duruy-
Twenty Persons Under Ar
rest-An American Woman
Among Those Hurt.
A bomb was thrown in the Chamber Of
Deputies. Paris, AM, though no one was
killed, forty eight persons were injured, In
cludng about twenty deputies and three
lauies, one Of them an American. Before 7
o'clock in the evening twenty-three persons
had been arrested.
The usual number o. members present
when no matter of great importance is TO be
considered were in their seats, ard the bust
ness of the House was proceeding seepily.
The galleries contained a number Of visitors.
including some ladies, who watched the pro-
ceedings with little interest In the gallery
above the benches occupied by the members
OF the right were number Of strangers none
of whom had attracted any attention when
they entered the gallery and had seats as
signed to them.
in the course Of the business of the House
the election of NJ Miermen came up for dis
cussion NJ. Mierman had been speaking
from the tribune and had just descended to
resume his seat whom man in the gallery
threw a bomb toward the floor Of the House.
The bomb must have had a time fuse at ached
to it. for as it pass ID the heai of Prof. Le-
mre, deputy for Hazebruck. 1t exploded
with terrific report. A dense cloud of
smoke and dust ascended, shutting out from
view for time those sitting in the body OF
the House. For single instant the House
was perfectly quiet, and then, the members
and others realizing what had occurred, there
was the widest excitement. The officers
detailed 10 guard the chamber were the first
TO regain their senses. They at once shut
the great door leading TO the chambers to
prevent the escape Of the bomb-thrower. The
people In the galleries fed in disorder, fear
ing that other bombs would be thrown They
were in state bordering on frenzy and al
most fell over each other in their wild but
futile haste to get out Of the building. The
American lady had cen hit ON the forehead
by piece Of the casing OF the bomb, and she
fed with blood streaming over her face.
Two other ladies sitting beside her were
also injured.
Opposite the gallery from which the bomb
was thrown is the gallery devoted to the use
of the foreign press representatives. A num-
Der Of them who were in the gallery said
they first thought when they heard the ex.
plosion that some one had discharged q re-
volver on the floor OF the chamber The re-
port was so loud and the flash OF light so :
however, that they wore quickly con-
vinced of their mistake. The dus raised by
the explosion was so thick that the clothing
Of everybody in the chamber presented an
ashy appearance.
On the floor Of the House the excitement
was fully as great as that in the galleries
Many of the members rushed for the exits,
fearing every moment TO hear another ex-
plosion. NJ. Dupuy, the President OF the
chamber, was apparently the coolest man in
the chamber Trembling with emotion. he
said:
"Such outrages cannot disturb the Cham
ber We shall continue our labors, and after
we exhaust the order of the day the Cham
ber's officials will do their duty In regard to
The outrage.
The excitement among the members, wild
hough it was, did not last long The
wounded were taken to committee rooms,
and medical ss.stance was ha tily summoned
% attend them. While this was being done
some Of the reporters picked from tho floor
Of the House bits Of metal and a number Of
&c: seshoe nails that had evidently furnished
part of the contents of the bomb.
An enormous crowd gathered outside the
Palais Bourbon before nightfall, and in
creased steadily as the evening advanced.
They clamored loudly for vengeance upon
he anarchists. The whole neighborhood
vas invested with military and police. The
,hamber this evening looks as If it had been
wept by q riot Many desks and chairs lie
where they fell after having been wrenched
rom the floor. In several places the floor
nd furniture are sp0ttered with blood. The
in the committee rooms are spot
ed red and the door latches are smeared
With blood NJ Leffet looked as if brought
rom battle field when he was carried from
he chamber His face was blackened and
treaked with red, and the blood flowed In
treams from his left hand. Two of his
myers had been blown off and his arm had
cen lady torn.
CAPTURE OF THE BOMB THROwER
Auguste Valiant alias Marchal. resident
( the suburb Choisy-le -Ro, is the Anarchist
Tho threw the bomb in the Chamber OF
Deputies. He made confession.
AS the French police say, they "salted"
i'm. Nothing was learned, however, until
7ell IN the morning. At 9 o'clock the pro-
urer of the republic and NJ. Lepine, prefect
( police. arrived at the Hotel Dieu. After
with the detectives, they went 10 {
atlantis bedside. The procurer said posi- {
vely. you are not Marchal; you are
uguste valiant"
valiant started hesitated a moment, then
ured Out pettishly: $50 | am. Yes, am
ugust valiant, and threw the bomb be-
luse have had enough of this blood suck
lg bourgeois socety" He then told his