Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1893 — AWFUL ANARCHY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AWFUL ANARCHY.

A. Dynamite Bomb in the French Chamber of Deputies. Eighty Feopto Hurt—Fifteen (.eglslntora Amouj th* Vietlass. A dynamite bomb was thrown and exploded in the Chamber of Deputies at Paris, Saturday, while the Chamber was in session. The bomb was thrown from the right gallery at about 4 o’clock. Over eighty people were wounded, of whom fifteen were deputies. Among the deputies hurt are: M. Casonove, De Pradino, Abbe Lemaire, De Tanjeunaia, Lo Ciech and Gouter. The injuries of the victims are in many cases serious, but it Is not yet known that any fatalities will result. Not merely all .Paris and all France, but all Europe, is filled with the echoes of the explosion. Dynamite outrages have been perpetrated before this in the great cities of Europe. The lives of the most noted men of the age have been imperilled, the lives of scores of personages of minor importance have been taken by these organ- . ized assassins, property of great value has been been left in ruins, but up to this time no outrage has been committed that possesses such horrifying significance as this explosion in the Chamber of Deputies. The deadly foe that has created more consternation in France than an unlooked for move on the part of the triple alliance is one that cannot be fought upon the battlefield, Even if the miscreant is captured and punished the anarchists will have won another victory. To win notoriety and die the death of a criminal appear to be the highest honor sought by an aharchist. The situation in Europe, therefore, is a

most serious one. The conduct or M. Dupuy, and that of many of the deputies, shows, however, that the great French people will bo equal to the emergency. Before the ofjthe explosion had cleared away, President Dupuy, although himself wounded, called the chamber to order and the work of legislation was resumed. At least a score of spectators from the tribunes and galleries traversed the Salle des Pas Perdu in order to get medical assistance. All had bloody shirts and cravats and wounds could be seen about their faces. The Salle des Quartre Colonnes which leads into the Salle des Pas Perdus, was covered with splashes of blood. Scattered about the chamber were many pieces of iron of the same shape as nail heads but larger, and It is believed the bomb was loaded with pieces of iron. The witnesses of the explosion were interrogated in the questor’s office. An officer of the marine infantry, who was on the second floor of the Chamber of Deputies when the bomb was thrown, says that he believes the miscreant was tall and fair and that he had a full beard. The officer referred to adds that che thinks the bomb thrower was badly wounded in the arm. This leads people to believe that it was not a percussion cap bomb, but a bomb with a time fuse attached to it, and that the length of the fuse or its duration of alighting was miscalculated and thus saved the lives of a number of people. A number of suspected persons were taken into custody Saturday night, but the evidence against them was weak. A foil investigation will be made. Sunday afternoon, after a day of great excitement, the authorities announced that they had secured the criminal who threw the bomb. He made a full confession and was proud of the deed. His name is Valiant. The exploding bomb almost blew off his nose. At the Hotel Dieu Valliant has been placed in a separate room, where he will be watched by detectives night and day. Lenoir, the engraver, who was at first suspected of being the man who threw the bomb, has been released from custody, but it is known that about six other persons arestill in custody and will not bo released until the officers are in possession of all the facts in connection with the outrage. The opinion is expressed that several of tbo<e not allowed their liberty are accomplices' *bf Valliant. A Cabinet council was held, Sunday, and the Ministers d scussed the law of 1875. dealing with dynamite outrages, an 1 recommended additional and stringent provisions in regard to the use of all explosives. The sentiment of‘ the council was in favor of additional laws to regulate press utterances and for sjvercly pun shIng any defeme of crimes or any incitement to crime.

THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, PARIS.