The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-02-21
AN EXPLOSION IN | PARIS
ANOTHER BOMB OUTRAGE AT
THE FRENCH CAPITAL.
A Mysterious Lodgor Places a Bomb
Which Wounds the Hotel
Keeper and Others.
orHRR INTERNAL MACHINES POUND IN
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY.
Motive q the rstpshssar MOI Apparent.
Thought 70 be Erpsrln.nss Attempt
20 BLOW Up Mialsuy

Paris. February n, Tho city war again
star,lcd by another bomb explosion. A
man OF eamfcious appearance reconsiy
hired furnished room in nmar tcne-
menf or hotel Of modest description. slsu-
ated at % Rue 81 JACQUES. AZ FAR Al
can be ascerlanei. the suspicious looking
tenant disappeared on or about Monday.
ana as he old not return iags night the
wife OF the proprietor Of the hotel, Masiamo
calabfncsl. knocked az the door and nm
ally Threatened 20 break down the door
unless Il was opened immediately
Mime. CaiRhrHcal, however, DELAYED cars
r5,ing olit her intentluu to enter tho apart
ment untA i;eo onlock ttia morning, when
SHE again tried 10 open the door. this time
ennii;otsr,g fotee While fchgngtd In the
4ask, tho iandiady became aware that
somethlng hAd caught IN the top OF the
door. and upon closer exRminatlon found
that II was to all appearances a bctnb or
an saiernal machine. Mgne Calabracst
ran away tom tho door IN alarm and
called nor hnkhand, Who, after. making
an Inspection OF tho supposed bomb. called
n policeman, who promptly but unwinnix
mt hls hhnuidef 10 the door and burst IL
open, This eaused mo bomb shaped like
aardine Box " large bizc. to fall 70 tlio
floor. where u cxfioled. lniictins terrible
.nlnries upon Nine caiabracsi. who MAS
wounded Ia tho abdomen. and Higlsttv
wouudinR ner husband, frncturinK the
lea OF NJ. lsmael, commission agents WHO
has been attracted TO the Acane on the
| arrival or the rb.t AMI also wounds
| Ing his wife, who accompanied him. The
uncle Of Aini-. Caiahfacsl was severely
| wounded bs bullet from the bomb pnss-
~ s,,, i, : IN, ,,nira,oan rceoxered fror,5
the shock which he aiistnlned by the ex-
nloslon he sent for assistance and Nine
/ caianrncal. her husband. NJ. and Nine
| Ismaoi and the others who were uliEhtly
wounded were taken TO the Hotel nieu.
The second bomb was found IN the Hotel
do i'Fapnrance an tkna du Fnuhourg ST..
Martin. Ii WAS found az II 30 this morning
and WAS similar Ia shape and mAie % tho
ono which exploded early this morning
IN the small hotel on the Rue st Jaquca.
/ Ihe bomb Of Hotel dc disappearance was
| found IA manner similar "a that which
caused the discovery and explosion Of tho
| first one this morning, In this last case,
! however, the bomb did mol explode and
upon being found the authorities were
snnt FOR and II was safely taken 10 the
municipal laboratery. where u was exs
amlned.
me police are Of the opinion that the
bomb which exploded this Inurning In Rue
| 81. .InanoB and the bomb round later IN
the Hotel de l'Issperanre were placed by
the snme person. but Il ~ hinicnlt 70
Understand the motive of this person..
Tho aupposltlon IL that the two bombs
left IN the two hotels mentioned were
either placed there BY como crank or else
they were experimental aifnira, which
were being tested BY one OF more an
nrchiata,
The excitement was added 70 when 4
was learned fhis forenoon thnt an attempt
had been made 70 blew M the handsome
buildings OF the minlairy 81 f9ffisn NJ
fairs on the onni dorpa metni tubs
was found lying at the entrance pf Tho
foreign ofticc aud was turned over to the
police.
l.stforv-A After lnveAiigation the police m
lnounced there was aosolutcly no truth n
me gensata story just given Of tho
npdinH Of bomb at the entrance Of the
foreign office.