The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-21
HOISTEDBY HISOWNPETARD
One of Three Bonn b Throwers Killed Near
aSpanish Siagesman's Residence.
Probable Attempt on the life Of Conovas Del
Castillo, Ex- Premier-Sir Richard Web
ster Rebuked by Baron De CourceL.

MADRID, June 21.-A large dynamite
bomb was exploded at midnight . few feet
from the house of Canovas del Castillo, ex-
Premier. The explosion was heard
throughout tho city. The immediate dis
trict around the house was shaken as if by
an earthquake. The policemen ran to the
spot. They found the dismembered body
of Q man In the street, and caught man
crawling down the street on his hands and
knees. When arrested the man refused
to say what he knew of the ex-
plosion, but complained that he was
severely wounded. One of his legs was
broken, his scalp was torn and his face was
covered with blood. He was saken to
police station. and was there identified by
o servant employed in house opposite tho
ex-Premlers az one Of three men whom che
had seen standing on the other side of the
street Just before the explosion. After the
explosion she said she heard O man run
away. A surgeon was called and the pris-
oner's wounds were dressed. He will be
examined later this morning. Many houses
in the neigh borhOod where tho explosion
occurred were badly damaged. Windows
were shattered and wallis were sprung, but
none OF the occupants was injured.
While the police were looking over tho
ground. just after tho explosion. Canovas
them. He ordered out all his servants 30
help search for the limbs of the man blown
to pieces by the bomb. One leg, the head
and hand were found seventy feet from
of the explosion was spread shroughout
the city before / O'Clock. All the Cabinet
ministers and many conspicuous Deputies
called upon Canovas to congratulate him
on his escape.
The report is current that at 1890 A. M. .
man with petard under his coat was At
rested near the Bank Of spain.
Sir Richard Webster Rebuked.
PARIS, June 20.-Upon the resumption of
the sitting of the Bshring sea tribunal Of
arbitration to- day Sir Richard Webster. of
counsel for Great Britain, continued his
argument in support of the British case
The proceedings were temporarily oDliv.
ened by tho intervention of Baron De
Coureel. president of the tribunal. who
took exception to q statement made by
SIR Richard and who took the opportunity
10 instruct Sir Richard that the tribunal
knew It's duties and could not allow him
to make statements leading to the infer
enoe that Great Britain would not perhaps
abide by the tribunal Sir Richard devoted
part of his speech to a reindictment of the
management or mismanagemens of the
PribyIOf islands both by the local United
States authorities and by the agents
of the Alaska Commercial Company
prior to 1881. These persons had. for OIL
vIOus reasons. Sir Richard declared, CON-
oealed the real state of affairs from she
authorities at Washington.
In the course of his remarks Sir Richard
maintained that both Great Britain and
the United States were under moral Obli2a.
tons to sanction by legislation whsteve or
regulations to the seal fisheries the
tribunal might adopt. but. he added, this
10.
Sir Richard had made this sta tement Baron
De COurcel Interrupt pied him before he could
proceed further. and in sharp tone said TO
him: II cannot allow you to say that be-
fore Us. We ore conducting serious bust
ness. Neither country party 60 this arb i.
tratiou can break it's word and reject the
award made by this tribunal" Sir Richard
was q little taken back by the sharpness of
the presidents tone and fastened to ex-
plain that moral obligation was as bind
ing as legal one.
Determined to Defeat Richter.
BERLIN. June 19.-Eugene Richter leade
Of the opposition Radicals, has agreed, for
mally. with August Bebel and Will
helm Liebknecht. leaders of tho So.
oial Democrats, to deliver to
the Social Democrats in the
second ballots all the Radical votes that he
can con troll in onstituencies where the con.
teeto Will Dc between SOCIAL Demo-
Gratis and candidates. favoring the army
bill In return Liebknecht and Bebel
will order the Social Democrats to support
Richterists In constituencies where the
latter contest seats with representatives OF
the government parties. The bitterness felt
BY the government parties ward Rich ter Is
excessive. In Hagen. which Richter rep
resented in the last Reiohstag and which
the re count gives him the right to contest
with Herr Breil. Social Democrat, the
National Liberals cay that they will
vote with the Socialists so as to throw
Richter out. Breil received 6.65S votes on
the first ballot and Richter 1891.
As the National Liberals control 4 OGO and
perhaps 800 votes in Hagen, it is in their
power to Dust Richter.