Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-02
MACHINES AND IMITA
TONS FOUND IN QUANTITIES.

Paris, Feb. pa bomb exploded
this morning in small hotel The
hotel is in the rear of the College OF
France. The proprietress of the place,
Il woman named Calabresi, and two
dodgers were injured.
Yesterday afternoon two strangers,
one Of whom gave his name as Rairi-
que, inquired for apartments in the
hotel. They were shown a room on
the second floor, which they engaged.
They spent short time in the room
and then left, remarking casually that
they would be back in the evening
They did not return, however, and
Nine. CalabreSi, who had become
slightly suspicious, went to their room
to see il they had brought any luggage.
She was alarmed by seeing a bomb
lying on shelf in the room. Without
waiting to examine it, she sent for the
police. While awaiting the coming of
the officers. Nine. Calabresi told two
Of her dodgers of her discovery and,
in company with them went to the
room.
opened a terrific explosion occurred.
which made a wreck of the room and
everything in it. Every window-pane
In the house was blown to atoms. The
laEdlady and the two dodgers We're
baby injured. Had they fairly en-
tered the room, they would have been
killed.
Notwithstanding the early hour, the
news Of the outrage spread and t..
streets ill The yiciniy were soon swarm
ing with people. The greatest excite
ment prevailed. The police arrived
promptly and Gordon was established
about the hotel, and nobody save of
ticials was allowed to pass.
There are three theories to account
for the explosion: One that the bomb
had Il time fuse attached to it, though
SO far as can be learned no smoke was
seen; another that the bomb contained
some acid solution that soaked through
cotton or other material until it reached
the explosive; the third, that the open
ing of the door destroyed the equilib-
rum Of the bomb, which toppled over,
fell TO the floor, exploding by concus-
sion.
AS yet the police have not the slight
est clue to the identity of the mis-
creantS who placed the bomb in the
| room. The excitement was increased
when it was learned this forenoon that
an attempt had been made to blow up
| mi
ings of the ministry of foreign affairs
on the Quai dOrsay.
A bomb similar to the one that ex-
ploded in the hotel in Rue st. Jacques
was discovered in another small hotel
at Al FaubOurg st. Martin Fortu-
nately the latter bomb was found and
safely removed before any damage
had been done. 1t is believed all the
evidence thus far secured points to
the conclusion that the two men who
caused the outrage at the first hotel
We're carrying out a plot to cause eX-
plOSions in hotels in different parts OF
| the city.
| LATER.
: Paris, Feb. 20-It is stated that there
is no foundation whatever for the re-
port that bomb was found in the
entrance or in any other part of the
foreign office Police officials add that
the story is solely based on the fact
that somebody dropped from his
pocket an appliance used in oonnec-
ton with bicycles.
Paris, Feb. 20.-An article constructed
to resemble 4 bomb We're found on the
window-Sil Of the socite generate Of
fees at Beziers this evening. 1t proved
to be hoax. Two youths, tin workers
who it is supposed placed the bomb on
the sill in order to enjoy the scare Its
discovery would cresfte; were ARRESTED
land locked up