The record-union., 1894-02-24
AN ANARCHISTS FUNERAL.
London Police Prevent RiOtOus
Demonstrations.
THE DAY PASSES WITHOUT ANY
SERIOUS TROUBLE.
Anarchists Sentenced by a Vienna
Court to Long Terms of Imprison-
ment-Dupuy, President of the
Chamber of Deputies of France,
the Recipient of Menacfng Letters.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


LONDON, Feb. 23.-This day was fixed
for the funeral of Bourdin, the anarchist,
fatally injured by the explosion of his
own bomb February 18th. Riotous
demonstrations were anticipated and the
police made preparations to prevent
them.
The shops in the neighborhood of the
street, where the remains lay, was shut
and barricaded.
Crowds of excited spectators, including
many anarchists, gathered in the neigh
borhood in the early morning hours.
watched by strong force of police and
detectives. When the anarchists at
tempted to remove the body to one of
their meeting places. where their leaders
were to deliver orations over the re-
mains, the police forbade and directed
the body be conveyed to the cemetery by
another route than that intended.
The police allowed only one coach TO
follow the hearse, and it was surrounded
by body of mounted police. The an
archists who wished to follow the body
were compelled to go to the cemetery by
different route from that taken by the
Before starting the anarchists displayed
red flag. The police made charge and
captured it after brief struggle, and one
shown shortly afterward met the same
fate. The police had large reserves close
at hand in case of need.
The anarchists laughed at the police
precautions against bonn b. throwing, say
ing they are not fools enough to blow
themselves out of England, the only
lix-0 in,
peace.
Among the crowd could be heard strong
expressions condemning anarchists, and
asserting that Bourdin deserved his fate
Others pronounced in favor of hanging
all anarchists to the nearest lamp post,
and one man who shouted "Vive PAN
archie" as the hearse was moving away
was so roughly handled that he was a
mass of rags and bruises when he sue
ceeded in escaping.
Mourning badges and red neckties
could be seen, but in the main the crowds
were composed of people only anxious
not to miss seeing the anticipated COM
motion between the police and friends of
the dead anarchist. Eventually the police
mustered in such a strong force that the
crowds were brought to Standstiil and
finally the hearse proceeded on its way
almost without any following, the sensa-
ton seekers being slowly but firmly
driven backward and almost dispersed.
Owing to the display of the police force
only about 500 persons were present at
the cemetery when the body reached the
grave. AS the remains were being lowered
into the earth an anarchist leader named
Quinn made an attempt to address
the crowd. He was hoisted upon the
shoulders of some friends and had begun
with Men and brothers, the remains of
= Inv Vii nl1
of the Grafton heard, for Quinn and his
friends were roughly charged upon by
the police, and the orator seized and re-
moved from the cemetery by two police
men. With the exception of this Incl
dent, the proceedings at the cemetery
were without startling incidents.
During the afternoon crowd composed
of medical students and others marched
to the Autonomic Club, the recently
raided headquarters of the anarchists, and
smashed all the windows, threatening to
burn it TO the ground. A force of police
was hastily sent to the spot, and sue
ceeded in saving the building and restor-
ing order after number of arrests had
been made.
ANARCHISTS SENTENCED.
VIENNA, Feb. 23.-The court before
which twelve anarchists accused of con-
spring against the life of the Emperor
0aQ Doon Illou sentenced Il TauZ 1dSpell
to ten years rigorous Imprisonment and
Stofan Hahnel to eight years. Other con-
spiratOrs were sentenced from two to four
years, and six were acquitted.
MENACING LETTERS.
PARIS, Feb. 23.-Anarchist Henry has
confessed that he was the author of the
explosion on Rue Des Bons Enfants in
November, 1892. Depuy, President of
the Deputies, has received menacing let
ters, one containing black powder, which
has been sent to the municipal laboratory
for examination.
Leon Tauthier, an anarchist, who No
vember 18th, stabbed the Servian Minis
ter. Georgiewith, IN the Boullion Duval
Restaurant, was to-day sentenced to pc
nal servitude for life. The prisoner
coolly answered all questions, and said
he had no spite against Georgiewitch.
He only wanted to kill ''sleek bour-
geois," and stabbed the Minister with a
shoemaker's knife as the gentleman APP
peared to be one of the most prosperous
persons in the restaurant.