The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-15

was unharmed, whereupon the crowd
cheered again and again.
M. Faure appeared entirely unmoved by
the incident. He paid no attention to the
shot and calmly conversed with his com
panions in the carriage until the shouts
and cheers of the multitude drowned his
voice. Then directing his coachman to
proceed, the carriage which had been
temporarily stopped went on to the stand
where the President reviewed the troops,
after which he was driven back to the
palace.
The police informed a reporter of La
Presse that Francois is the same lunatic
who recently threw bundle of petitions
from the gallery of the Cham ber of Depu-
ties into the body of the house, thereby
causing semi-panic among the members
who imagined that the bundle was a
bomb.
Late this afternoon Francois was ex-
amined by Prefect La Pine. He was then
more com unicatiye, and told the Project
that in discharging the revolver he merely
wished to attract attention. He reiterated
his statement that he had no wish to in
| jure anybody.
Francois was formerly employed as a
street surveyor by the Municipal Council
of Paris, but was discharged owing to his
presumed anarchistic tendencies. The
special offense which led to his discharge
was the publication of revolutionary
verses. He lives at 46 Rue Clery. His
residence was searched by the police, but
nothing of a suspicious nature was found.
The officials believe that he is insane.
During the commotion which followed
the firing reputed anarchist named Bou-
liant was arrested for saying: "That's the
sort of fellow for me. He has done the
proper thing"
This approval of outrage is penal
offense under NJ. Dupuy's anti-anarchistic
laws, and Boulant stands good chance of
spending few of the coming years in
prison.
The feeling of the crowd at the review
ing grounds was illustrated by its treat
ment of waiter of the cafe at the Grande
Cascade.
In some way this man was mistaken by
the crowd for Francois and a savage at
tack was made upon him. One of his
eyes was torn from its socket and he was
almost lynched before the police were
able to rescue him. The news of the
shooting had preceded the President to
the city and he was recognized on the
streets through which he passed on the
return with cheers and congratulations.
This evening the diplomats and large
number of prominent men called at the
Palace of the Elysee and congratulated
M. Faure. Several sovere1gns sent tele-
graphic messages of congratulation.
Throughout the whole episode Nj. Faure
was perfectly calm and unaffected. Both
at the reviewing ground and on his return
to the city he received an ovation and was
greeted with hearty cheers of Long live
the President of the republic"
The affair calls to mind the fact that
similar assault was made upon the late
President, NJ. Sadi-Carnot, in the avenue
du Marigny in 1898.
Many persons believe the story of the
prisoner, whose full name is Eugene
Maria Francois, that he had no intention
of harming the President. A search was
made at Longchamps for bullet dis
charged from the revolver, but not a sign
of 1t could be found.
1t is evident from the facts learned that
NJ. Faure could not have been in any great
danger, even if Francois had used bali
cartridges. Francois stood behind the
troops, who lined the wide road, and at
the time the shot was fired the horses
drawing the Presidents carriage were
trotting fast
The carriage was surrounded by cav
airy escort, who raised a cloud of dust
which almost obscured the carriage ana
its occupants from view. Had ball car
fridge been used it is probable that one of
| the cavalrymen instead of the President
| would have been shot.
The incident did not check the fetes
which which were in progress in the city
and suburbs in honor of the day.
The heat during the afternoon was in
tense and the troops suffered severely. A
large number of them were sunstruck.
The ambulances on the field were full of
| patients, and all the army physicians
! present had their hands full. The heat
was SO great that some of the members of
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany preferred to remain quiet at their
| hotels
Many distinguished persons who were
expected to attend the review were pre-
/ vented by the heat from being present.