The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-15
CAUSED FRANCETO TREMBLE
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
 FIRED AT BY I MADMAN.


 The Revolver Loaded With Blank Cart
 ridges-It Was the Anniversary of the
 Fall of the Bastile--An Eye Torn From
 an Innocent Man by Mnddened Crowd
 President Calm Through it All-Paris
 Throbbed With Fear.
 Paris, July 14.-What is claimed as an attempt to assassinate President Felix Faure was made at 2:50 o'clock this afternoon at the parade ground at Longchamps. The day was the 107th anniversary of the fall of the Bastile and was celebrated in the usual man. ner, including a review of the troops at Longchamps which drew a very large concourse of people. Among those present were some of the menl- bers of the Ancient and Honorable Ar tillery Company of Boston.
 President Faure, accompanied by Prime Minister Moline, General Le mouton de Boisdoeffre, chief of staff, and General Tournier, left the palace of the Elysee in an open carriage and drove to Longchamps, 1t having been arranged that the president should re- view the troops. As the carriage pass ed through the Porte du Moulin en- trance to the parade ground 1t was sur rounded by troops Before the vehi- cle had proceeded far a tall, fair and correctly dressed man of about thirty five years of age stepped slightly in volver which some witnesses de- clare, he discharged pointblank at the president.
 Immediately there was a scene of the greatest excitement and it would un- doubtedly have gone hard with the man had he not at once been seized by the gendarmes, who were standing by. He was at once conducted to the tempo rary police quarters established with in the grounds. The man resisted ar- rest, declaring that he had done noth- ing to cause his being taken into GUS tody.
 He claimed that he had not fired the revolver with any intention of injuring the president and that the weapon had only been loaded with blank cartridges He claimed that he had discharged the revolver in exuberance of spirits. Some of those who stood close by him when the president entered the grounds de clare that two shots were fired
 An examination of the revolver ap- peared to bear out the statement that blank cartridges were used, for in fou, of the chambers cartridges with no bull lets were found. The prisoner stated that his name was Francois, but he would say nothing further. The news of the affair spread like wildfre and the most exaggerated reports gained | credence. The crowd of spectators surged towards the presidents carriage and the troops had a difficult task in keeping the excited people back. Ii took only a little time, however, to be learned that M. Faure was unharmed -whereupon the crowd cheered again and again.
 M. Faure appeared to be entirely un- moved by the excitement. He paid r.o attention to the shot and calmly con versed with his companions in the car riage until the shouts and cheers of the multitude drowned his voice. Then di- recting his coachman to proceed the carriage, which had been temporarily stopped, went on to the stand, where 4t.a which he was driven back to the pal ace of the Elysee.
 The police informed a reporter of La Presse that Fraincois is the same luna- tic who threw a bundle of petitions from the gallery of the chamber of deputies into the body of the house, thereby causing a semi-panic among the members, who imagined that the bundle was a bomb.
 Late this afternoon Francois was ex- amined by Prefect Lepine. He was then more communicative and told the prefect that in discharging the revolver he merely wished to attract attention and did not wish to hurt anybody Francois was formerly street survey or employed by the municipal council Ol 1dTlS, Dul WdS ulSCilc1 Stu OWlil his presumed anarchist tendencies. His residence was searched by the police but nothing of suspicious nature was found
 The officials believe that he is insane During the commotion which followed the firing reputed anarchist named Boulant was arrested for saying That's the sort of a fellow for me. He has done the proper thing"
 This approval of outrage is a penal offence. A waiter at the cafe at the Grand Cascade, on the reviewine grounds, was in some way mistaken by the crowd for Francois and a savage attack was made upon him. One of his eyes was torn from it's socket and he was almost lynched before the publil rescued him.
 The news of the shooting had prs- ceded the president to the city, and as he was recognized by the people on the streets through which he passed on his return he was greeted with cheers and congratulations This evening the dip lonats and a large number of pTomi- nent men called at the palace of the Elysee- and congratulated NJ Faure Several sovereigns sent telegrams of graduation. It is stated that Fran cois will be placed in an insane asylum