, 1894-04-25

Portuguese and French vessels in the har-
bour. Admiral de Mello is at Santos in the
:Bquidaban,' but as he cannot reft, he will
probably join the Southern insurgents with
his crew. It is believed that Marshal Peixoto
viii have great difficulty in restoring order
in the Southern Provinces but success
succeeds in Brazil as elsewhere, and it is
possible that a compromise may be arrived
at, especially as one grand dispute is about
money. The Provinces wish to keep their
own Customs revenue, which they allege IS
taken away from them, not for the general
benefit, but for that of any authority which
may exist III Rio.
The affair on the Gambia has ended in a
complete victory for the British. Fodi
SiIah's strong place, Gonjur. was shelled by
the feet on the 9Th inst, and then entered
by the Naval Brigade ard a force of West In
dian soldiers under Major Madden. This force
hadadvanced from "A different direction storm
ing three villages en- route, and their success,
coupled with the fire from the feet, COM.
pietely cowed Fodi Slabs guard. They
fled, and Goniur was found to be deserted.
1t was on fire, and one hundred kegs of
French powder were exploded, fortunately
without injury to the British. On the fol-
lowing day Major Madden attacked Saniapy,
whittier Fodi Silah had retreated; and though
it was, strongly fortified, captured it without
striking a blow. The negroes are, IN fact,
thorough y coWed, and The little war is over
-Fodi Silah having fled into the nush, on
the French side. It is reported that he has
been captured hy French police; but wheth-
or ne has been or not, his power is complete
Iy broken, and his raids for slaves have been
Brought to d final end.
The Anarchists have planned, but not
carried out. another terrible explosion in
Paris. On Thursday afternoon, a man, be-
lieved to be a Belgian Anarchist, named
Pawel, assembled the steps Of the Madeleine,
and tried to enter the great Coor. Meeting o
beadle however, who looked formidable, he
tried n side door, holding before him, under
his coat, as is supposed from his wounds, q
bomb filled with chlorate and nails. As
this kind Of bomb expiodes by percussion,
it is evident that he meant TO throw it; and
as the worshippers were just gathering for d
sermon, he would have succeeded in killing
or mutilating at least a score Of pious
ladies'. He had, however, omitted the spring
of the door from his calculations; it banged
against his bomb, and he fell back, outside
the Church. with his e%ntrails blown out, and
died in a few moments. One leaf Of the
door was torn off, but az men Of this sort
know a little chemistry. be must have known
that his bomb would not shatter the heavy
masonry Of the Madeleine. He intended, in
tactic slaughter the worsbippers, not to destroy
the building. AS Proyid ence has passed and
executed a capital senten cp on the man, there
is Of course nothing further to be done but
the incident viii provoke, and Justify, still
greater energy in the efforts of the police,
which are clearly directed towards ascertain
ing accurately the names and habitats of all
Anarchists in France. The moment a real
massacre has hardened public opinion sufi-
GENTLY, th9y will be shipped in a single
night en- masse for Cayenne. We have re-
peatedly pointed out ills danger to sane
Anarchists; but they are stumbling into it
blindfold, attracted, it would seem, by sheer
love of the excitement of crime. Not one OF
their attempts has had the slightest effect
upon society, except to make it abhor the
doctrine of Anarchy.