New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-19

prpORTrD AXAR-IuST PLOT To ASSASSlNATE
HIM AT HAvRE. WHERE HE IS NOW VISITING.
Paris. April 1S-Tho Petit Journal" declares
that the Anarchists have arranged to make an
attempt t. assassinate President Faure on the
occasion of his visit u Havre The paper asserts
that twentv-two men are engaged in the con-
spiracy. and that one of the number. deserter
from the French army. Of the type OF Caserlo
Santo the assassin of President Carn1t. has left
London for the purpose Of carrying ont the
part asscned TO him. that OF actual assassin
The police are ignorant Of the route the man
will take and ara watching all the French ports.
7, IS denied semi-Oifi tally that the police OF
Government hld any informa ton regarding a
dot against the President.
Uavre April 1S.-Presdent Faure drove from
his villa to the Sub-lrefecture TINS morning
amid the cheers OF the crowd Who lntd 'he
route. At the Sub-Prefecture the PRESIDENT re-
ceiVcd the local and Government O.lc.G4S anu
foreign cOnsuis
The janitors' newspaper IS the nickname OF
the Petit Journal" which IS ignored entirely by
the educated and political classes in France though
IL is admitted by all that its daily circulation
reaches about 100000 copies. 1t was founded by
Stock Exchange spccu.ator NJ. Maui under the
Empire and 500. won the favor Of M masses
hanks TO its publishing In daily instruments SEN
sational 'feuiiletons or blood-and-thun!er novels
written by the famous POnson du TerratL or by
NM. Montepn. RichebOurg and other thri-rate
authors. Although sheet OF small dneis!oh am i
marriages TO publish in each number a She o. two
or three OF these siCkly novels, In order 10 keep
alive the interest Of the reader. AT any rate, ny
hook or crook il succeeded in reaching me classes
composed of janitOrs-sO numerous in Pans ana
the other large cities OF Frdnce-serVaniS, SinaII
.radeSmen. and WOTkingmenS wives, VINO i0uhH
that for one they could obtain lot % sensa-
tional literature and fats divers. or cFin.
social and other reports In their iaNOrtc NIUE
hurrediy enptied their wOollen stockings into the
DAMAGES Golfers Of the Panama Canal, when they
read in their Petit JOurual' that u VAS a good
investment. After the collapse toe paper did not
suffer much for the motives for It's attitude IN the
Panama affair were not scrutinized by The In
one Of the most fiery in denouncing the men who
had deceived the investors through advertising the
scheme and bribing newspapers as well as CABINET
Ministers. Senators and Deputies.
II is likely. therefore on account OF the Well-es-
tablished character of the Petit Journal that 1t
rumOr about the alleged Anarchist plot against the
life Of President Faurc The eX-Panamd sheet
could expect thanks TO that cock and-bul story
10 persuade the Chamber not 20 vote the motion OF
Gerault- Richard. asking the repeal OF the sweep
ing anti liberal laws adopted Immediately after the
crimes Of that character are always possible. but
Casero not "a Frenchmdn ana NJ fdGIc Is al
ready popular among his cOunTyIncn as was ms
lamcnted predecessor. The petit journal must
have been carried too far by its anxiety 70 publish
sensational news II has enlarged probably some
reports made by too Jealous police Spes VINO may
have been themselves deceived by Anarchists, as
happened recently 20 VI. Ftdtc state detective.
He went 70 London upon the invitation Of an Anar-
chst. who pretended TO have become infOr:ncr,
the police inspector upon wrong track. AFTER all,
the French President vent unframed through
splendid reception at Havre. despite the alarming
report spread by the 'janitOrs newspaper.