Evening star., 1894-02-17
CABLE INTELLIGENCE
Precautions Against Anarchists in
London and Paris.
GUESSING rs TO BOURDIN'S PURPOSE
Henry at First Had Designs on a
Theater.
THE AUTONOMIE CLUB RAID

LONDON, Feb. 1T-Inspector Melville of
the police will not prefer charges against
the members Of the Autonomie Club which
was raided last night in Grafton street. Tot
tenham Court road. This club is the center
or headquarters OF the international ex-
change or circle of advanced revolutionary
spirits. Though no charges are to be made
against the Autonomie Club members, il is
believed that last nights raid will break
the back OF the revolutionary party in Eng
land; at least. that Is the opinion expressed
In official circles.
The Exchange Telegraph Company says
that number of glass bombs flied with
an explosive fluid. have been found in Brus-
sells. and particularly in hotel at Brussels.
1t is added that a Brussels hotel bill was
found upon Bourdin, the anarchist who
nearly blew himself to pieces in Greenwich
Park on Thursday night and who subse-
quently died in the Seamen's Hospital
Bourdin, 1t Is also stated. was recently alb
sent from London. and from this and other
evidences the police here conclude that
Bourdin was the travelling plotter-in-chief
of the international anarchist group.
The Times in a leading article ridicules
the idea that Bourdin carried explosives in
bottle. 1t says that the fact that a por-
ton of a spherical iron vessel three-six-
teenths OF an inch in thickness was driven
through his body indicates that the ex-
plosive was a fairly well-made bomb and
was probably furnished with percussion
nipples to insure explosion upon i'm
pact 1t seems reasonable to suppose that
the man stumbled and that his contact
with the earth caused the bomb to ex-
plode. 1t Is probable that ne intended to
damage the observatory. If he only de-
sired TO rid himself of dangerous ma
chine. IL might have been easier for him
to have dropped It into the Thames.
Might Have Been the Arsenal.
The Daily News says one theory is that
Bourdin meant to blow up the woolwich
arsenal He alighted at Greenwich to elude
any detectives who might be following him
or to prepare his explosive for use. The
collector at Greenwich station says that
a passenger who got off there twenty min
utes before the explosion occurred handed
him ticket for Woolwich. He saw four
Foreigners at the station on the previous
night.
4 special force of detectives has been or
dered to watch anarchist meetings and to
shadow all suspects.
Samuels, in an interview. said that he
dined with Bourdn on Thursday at 2
o'clock and Is almost certain that at that
time he had no money or explosives. He
did not believe that Bourdin had any in
tention to blow up or damage the observa-
tory.
He said: IF we anarchists are compelled
to use bombs We shall use them with effect.
and not in such a place as Greenwich
Park. or in a country Of refuge. / can only
suppose that Bourdin belonged to an in
dividual initiative group Of which 1 know
nothing"
A dispatch to the Standard from Paris
says: Henry, in his examination by the
examining judge. admitted that he had
manufactured four bombs"
The Journal Des Debats says that the
dynamterS are not acting individually, but
fact, as it will facilitate the discovery Of
the participants.
The Paris Anarchists.
PARIS, Feb. 17-Before the examining
magistrates yesterday Henry and Bernard.
the two anarchists, were confronted. Each
prisoner had been previously informed that
the other had confessed, and violent scene
was the result. Both Henry and Bernard
began reproaching each other in bitter
terms for the alleged traitorous course each
of them believed the other to have adopted.
During the exchange of biting comments
between the prisoners the police were able
to obtain some valuable Information.
A man who Is suspected of having taken
part in the anarchist raid made upon
Henrys lodgings, when the news Of his ar
rest reached the persons in sympathy with
his cause, has been arrested, and 1t is said
that his capture will lead to further arrests
within a short time.
The Echo de Paris says that Henry orig
inally Intended to throw his bomb into the
Coincide Theater. where a notable audience
had gathered upon the occasion of the first
night performance of Les Cabotins," but
there was no room in the theater and
Henry could not obtain admittance. and he
consequently took omnibus to the ST.
1azare railroad station.
This agrees with the statement previous
1y made by Henry to the police. with the
exception that he did not mention the name
of the theater to which he was unable to
obtain admittance.
Statue of Napoleon Torn Down.
BOULOGNE, Feb. 1.-THE statue of Ma
poleon, which was erected here in 1854 by
the English. has been torn down and broken
10 pieces.
Six Drowned I'm n Collision.
LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE steamers Cadox-
ton and Clytha, both British. have been in
collision in Barry reads. The Clythia sank
and six Of her crew were drowned.
The Kafser's Visit to bismarck.
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