The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-02-15
VALIANT.
His Partisan Confreres load Fla Tomb
With Flowers,
And Lsud Him as a Eartyx-A Paris so-
cialist Paper Assorts That Shsre AFRO
More Anarchists In That City so-
Day 1han LIVER Before Known.

LONDON, Feb. 1o-The decisive end
of Anarchist Vaillant'n career By the
gu;llo.ine process on Mon5.y was mol.
SO effective in sitting the activity OF
his living eonireres rs ihe French gov
eminent hoped it wcuid be. The exc
cut.on Of the veNtrreso.ne enemy 81
scciety seems to have stirred up the
''reds" ail ever Europe, aud hero In
London as we'll They have rot fur
nisbed any forcioic manifestation OF
thsir displeasure at tho co'anendsble
preeip;tancy Of the government in cut
ting of IL Vaillaint's head, 1t is :rue,
but they have not permitted the
authorities to imagine for an Instant
that they have given UP their unequal
warfare aSainst social evils cs they
view them.
The Fnrisian confreres Of Faiilont
evidenced their belief ~ his creed by
loading his tomb with flowers ond hold
ing meetings. at which thc mort ex-
travagant forms OF praise and edn!a-
ton Of valiant we're conspicuous feat
uYes- Valiant was landed as a martyr.
and tho petit boTrc coisie, Or citizens OF
the reputable and prosperous middle
class, who have become the particular
prey OF anarchists, were denounced in
scath!ng terms rs being Responsible for
all laws and institutions.
Investigations by the police hare re-
vealed the presence II Paris Of It great
many enthusiasts Of the rattle bfaiiled
type Of which Valiant was an excel
lent example and al attempt to cmu-
late his desperate deco would not he
surprising. The police gre extremely
active IL their efforts 20 destroy cv-
cry possible opportunity for them 10
60 so, but they have hercn.e;.n sas':
before them, ns they are learning ir al
tempting to suppress tho dangerous
horde of bomb-throwerS ard 0SnnEit-
ers. A socialist newspaper asserts tina.
there are more anarchists in rar:s to-
day than there have ever heoa n It's
history, and declares they are thor
oughly organized 20 wage peTs!atcn:
and systematic warfare upon society.
In contrast to this statement IL :. re-
port from, Rome that Crispi's solli@:s in
Sicily have eifoctually stamped cut The
uprising among the fiery Sic;iians,
which wns started and folncnted cr TIE
anarchists Many CT the anarchists
have sought refuge in flight. Several
hundred Of them are said to have taken
passage to the United States ard South
America. IN London the polico think
they have evidence OF the piottings
Of anarchists toencouraEean rpris; ag'
among the unemployed.
At o meeting OF several thousand Idle
men Mt Tower Hill early III The week
the speeches were OF pronounced an
arc!listic favor, and tbs police wvre
threatened with DETERMINATION If Trey
intcrferod wi.fi proposed meetings OF
the unemployed.
Half a dozen professional anarchist
nrita tors directed t:ic meeting, and
gave it its lawiess aspect Since then
the police have been extror'a;y
active in trying to ferret cat the lead
ers, and it is prota Bic that n number o:
them will be arrested in 2 few da.;'s
! he police are a1nazcd 1T the nnmi,er
of anarchists in the city, but are cont
dent Of thoir ability TO drive them
away from the city, as muck Fer tho
protection Of the misguided uncn'
ployed lis the provcaticn OF . rore-
titiou Of the desperate outbreaks that
have occurred OIL tie continent.