New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-14

MEAsUREs-A SCARE IN
THE CHAMBER OF
DEPUTIES.
Paris Feb 19-The excitement occasioned by
.be bomb explosion at the cafe of the Hotel
Terminus at the st. Lazare railway station last
night has not abated, and the outrage is the sub
iect Of discussion in all the public places 1t has
been ascertaned that at least twenty-four per-
CONS were hurt. The name Of the bOmb-thrower
,s Leon Breton. The police believe that he is a
member Of an Anarchist group which has its
Headquarters at Neuilly- Seine.
NJ Bertillon. chief of the Anthropometric De-
partment of the Paris Police. searched all the
morning through the records of the department
IN the hope that the measurements and other
details Of criminals kept there would throw some
light on the identity Of Breton He found moth
ing to show that the prisoner had ever before
been in the hands of the police. Bretons hands
are white and the palms show that he has per-
formed no manual labor for some time. FROM
the manner in which he carries himself and
from other traits in his demeanOr IL Is peleNeu
that he has been a soldier.
TIE BOMs-TnROWER SILENT WHEN QUESTIONED
Breton was taken before Judge Meyer an
examining magistrate to-day. He was piled
with questions. to nearly all Of which he refused
70 make any answers 1t has been evident ever
since his arrest that Breton does not intend to
furnish any information to the authorities. hav-
ing told them that it was their place to find
out for themselves whatever they wanted 10
know about him
NJ Girard CHIEF of the Municipal Laboratory.
says that the bomb thrown by Breton was made
of one-pound meat tin 1t contained. he de-
clares eight ounces Of chlorate of potash ana
nicrjc acid The green powder used by Vail
iant in making the bomb which he threw in
the Chamber of Deputies was not used by Bre-
ton Detective HOuillier says he beileNes ne mas
All the persons Who were wounded by the ex-
plosion are making good progress toward re-
covery. H,h,
NJ Raynal. Minister Of the Interior. was hlghy
rratifed bv the bravery displayed by the police
man Poisson. Of the three officers VINO puir
sued Breton. and who was wounded o! one %
the revolver shots fred by the fugitive. NJ
Raynal proposed to-day 20 President Carnot una
Poisson should be made member Of the Legion
Of Honor, and NJ Carno' agreeing, sne
ton has been conferred upon the oilcer. .
In the Chamber Of Deputies to-day NJ Auguste
Bouge Radical Republican. questioned i ine
Government respecting the manifestations whlcn
have been allowed to be made al the sTaNr "'
the guillotined bomb-thrower valiant mak.Ho
particular reference to the fact that the syilpd-
thizers with the dead Anarchist had unfured
red flag at the grave. What, he asked. IS the
Government doing TO protect society? lie ue,
clared that the threats Of the Anarchists wou'o
be followed by their fulhlment ,
NJ Clovis -Hugues. Socialist, frequently inter
,unted the speaker but NJ. BouEe paid little at
tantion 10 him. Amid tremendous applause NJ
Rouge declared that the dme had come for the
Government TO take action to suppress reNolu- u
tionary manifestations no matter VINO Hiaue
them.
" r.yyAr,s DECLARATION APPLArDED.
NJ. Raynal. Minister Of me Interior replied that
The visits to Vaillarts grave had only assumed
a seditious character on Sunday. He had IN
,nediately taken measures to prevent re-
ba
ent struggle with the enemies Of society the Gov
ernment would defend the law w-aDiding people
and would prevent the sensiivcntss which he
admitted. perhaps prevailed in the Ministry
This statement was greeted with deafen!ng ap-
plause. ,
took part in Sundays demonstration IN lFfy
C'ernetcrv in which, in the "turnip re!d, VAIL
liant is brried. demanded that he should be
allowed 10 make personal explanations IL"
declared that ~ merely went to the cemetery
in recognition Of The anniversary Of IL" death
of a Socialist named Archi. It was false that
he had gone 10 Naillants grave He admitted
that a red hae had been unfurcG. NJ. Coutant
repudiated the charge that Socialism was IN
any way connected with Anarchism
M Rsvnais assurance that tho Government
woud display the utmost rigor in treating with
Anarchy probably indicates the beginning OF NC
real and the cessation Ot the latonic war win
the army Of pseudo political criminals
The Government Is determined 10 stDp w w
pilgrimages that are being mad" 10 Naiilaht ;
grave in Ivy Cemetery. An order has been Is
sued forbidding any one TO visit the grave ana
policemen have been stationed al the cemetery
10 see that the order i carried out.
THE DEPUTIES ALARMED BY FALSE RrMoK'
ruInor was in circulation in the Chamber or
Deputies his afternoon that The police staton
in Rue Amand CarTe had been blown W by a
bomb The report caused tho utmost excitement
In the Chamber. The police station was at once
called up over the telephone ana an lnquHE
made as TO the truth Of the report. II was lpuIu
10 bc entirely without foundation.
Breton admitted to judge Meyer tins evening
that he had given wrong account OF hiins'i
He gave number Of names all Of when are
believed 10 be false Detective HOuler believes
that Breton had Just arrived from London. me
prisoner speaks English and wears an Enghsn
shirt and other linen marked "A. M He was
clean when examined and otherwise showed tha'
he had been accustomed 10 decent life. liis
education Is above the average ON seeing pe-
tectiye Uouller on Monday night Ercton "X-
claimed: Hello HOuillier, it's you; ! knc"
you weilr' Detective Houiil+r believes that ne
is on the verge of an important discovery in the
case.