Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-30
THE REDS Or IA
A REIGN or TERROR IN TEE FRENCH
TAI TODAY.
Il Was Only Little Sardins Box, bat Il CreaisdN
Mad Panic in Champs Hyssss Club Room
How Dropped Into q Bomb Factory.

/ Not since the memorable siege IN '1ly
and its succeeding reign Of terror, when
the Commune ruled the streets, has the
| beautiful city on the river Seine been
so thoroughly disturbed.
II is all on account Of the Reds, those
bold anarchists who seek to batter
down the walls Of riches and noble
birth, and make all mankind walk on
| level.
In my capacity OF newspaper cores
| pendent 10 CHANGED that / was thrown
| in the way OF seeing something Of this
work. Months before, l was 81 BARGE
Iona In sunny Spain when the bomb was
thrown by Pallas that wrought such
havoc In the theatre even received
small cash upon my cheek as a-memento
| OF that affair. aud considered myself ex-
ceedingly fortunate TO get OF SO easily.
Being in Paris at the time valiant
cast his bomb into the midst OF the leg.
| islators it became my duty 10 write the
matter up.
AS the days passed new outrages oc-
Cured. A bomb exploded in q cafe In
juring many, whilo another wrecked
small hotel with probable loss of life
thus avenging the victim Of the gull
| lotine.
All Paris was agog, and simmered
with excitement that was strangely 80
variance with the cold weather.
Threats OF martial law were freely
made, and 1t became plain TO mo that
the notorious Reds were themselves
preparing the rope that was 80 hang
them. Undoubtedly the guillotine Ia
| front OF the Prison OF La RoQuette
would soon have plenty Of work TO do.
As was quite natural other events as
sumed minor Importance In the eyes
| OF Parisians. We had our nerves on
| edge. so to spesk-all talk was on the
subject Of bombs, and 10 did not sur
| prise me TO witness strange incident
one February night.
Business called me- into q popular
club room on the Champs Elyseos whore
the stakes ran pretty high. Twas look
! ing for a gentleman, and had been told
| he could generally be found here.
Hardly had | been Ia the place three
minutes than man entered whose face
struck me as being that OF a desperate
gamester. There was drawn, bag
gard look about IL which / nave seen on
the countenance OF an officer into whose
hands forlorn hope had been given,
and who will eneyer survive his mad
CHI arge.
This party stepped over 20 vacant
table In the middle OF the room, ~hirl-
ed around aud shouted AZ the top OF his
voice:
"Messleursw
All sounds ceased-the players look
cd %, and their eyes foil upon the thin
faced man. He was placing something
gently on the table-something that
was horribly, significantly Ike sar-
dine box-the recent bombs had been
made In this shape, as they could thus
| be the more easily carried.
''Messieurs," he called aloud inI
French. II have lost every sou hB%
In tho world. / care no longer 20 liy
Ia my last moments / want COT
pany-so have come here IA
have my money! demahd yout
lives. This little box Is the duplicate
o! that with which the martyred Vallan5t
startled the world, only It's cOntenfs
are many times more terrible. Messle1rs
you have bat ten seconds left. Tbfen
let Us die as becomes brave Fq(nch-
! men"
There wasn't man in tkatrooth who
wanted TO explore the mysteries bf the
next world. Snch mad rush / )neyer
saw 10 all my life, aud as a war corres-
pondent / have witnessed strange
scenes.
They went pell NEIL down stairs,
frantic with fear. Some |sprang
through the windows, one lufkless To-
dlyidual carrying whole )sash with
MIN.
Ia half q minute the elegant club
room was deserted save blythe desperate
gamester who wanted company 10
death.
Frank confession Is good for the soul.
and am free 70 say that ] yearned for
the open streets about as eagerly IS tho
| next one. Who would report the terri
Bile affair to my paper II took passage
for the other world 10 company with
this crazy snarcbIst2
Already the stairway was cboked
with a maddened throng. pushing. fight
ing. screaw,ng 10 their frantic desire "a
escape.
Isaw meh MAKE for the windows aud
as one was conveniently near. raised
the sash; 1ut Just as my legs doubled
over the slIl IL dropped upon me. was
a prisoner.
In vain + twisted and squirmod-Dot
| n thousand lives we're 40 stake could
7 have escaped Gaunt despair seized
upon me, and with groan turned 70
see how the desperate gamester was
about 70 mesl his doom.
Hone agall found Judgment 10 my
breast when ! saw him filing his
sta r,rfd AID Ia
left behind blythe gentlemen players 10
their mad flight
A nan about 70 die has no need OK
| these things across the River Styx. As be
cleared the tables and was about 10 ~
beloved after hin: "The boub, mon
sieur. do not forget the bomb 10 the
/ name OF Heaven"
Then he turned and saw ny plight
he even laughed hoasely. that uofeei-
ing wretch with the b7lgyng pockets,
and answered:
"Fear not, citizen. II Is but can Of
sardInes I purchased below with my
last franc, but Mon Dieu' h1w IL has re-
paid me-"
! ster.
They foand me there late. when some
OF the members, wondering WHY the
explosion failed 10 take PLACE, cautious
~ returned. The police Nsre Oh hand
zoo, but after mature deHberation II
Nas decided 70 hush thd matter OF
| since no harm bad been dole. IL pub
llshed It might cause othei desperats
Mbaracters 70 invent likh schemes,
lsud We would be finding b os al over
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