The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-15
AN ATTEMPT TO
MURDER FAURE
The French President is Shot at During
q Review OF Troops.
PRESIDENT FAURE UNMOVED
The Man with the Revolver Captured
and Claims That the
Gun Was Not LOaded..NO Bullet
Can Be FOund..Turks Massacre
CGet0nS.


Long Champs for the purpose Of re-
viewing the troops a man standing near
him fired n revolver. Great excitement
ensued and the man was Immediately
seized and disarmed. He declared that
he had not fired at the presi-
dent and that he had only
fired a blank cartridge. When it was
seen that he President had not been in
jured the crowd cheered him again and
again.
When the sho: was fired President
Faure was seated in his carriage being
driven over the reviewing grounds to
the stand. He was surrounded by
line of troops. The President was un-
moved and appeared to take no notice
of the shot. Reports are In circulation
that the man fired his revolver twice.
but these statements are denied The
prisoners assertion that he fired blank
cartridge is generally credited as no
trace of a bullet could be found Any
how. If there was bullet in the cart
ridge he exploded, 1t went wide of its
mark.
TURKS AT WORK AGAIN.
Canea. Crete. July 1.-THE Christian
delegates In the Cretan assembly. sit
ting here. withdrew from that body
yesterday stating that hey had resolved
to formulate a declaration setting forth
their claims and demands. and to unite
in special assembly. from which the
Turks should be excluded from men,
bership.
The insurgents at Apokorona day or
fx,.n 1t l.,I - :.l~
bark. The Turkish troops pursued the
insurgents and In their pursuit fired
upon everybody they met along the
shore. making no discrimination in
favor of women or children. of whom
they killed great many. The action
of the troops has caused intense ey-
citement and Indignation and the for
eign onsuls have made a protest
against it to Berovitch Ceorg Pasha,
the newly appointed Christian governor
of the Island.
The day was the seventeenth anniver-
sary of the fall of the Bastile and was
celebrated in the usual manner, includ-
ing review of troops at I.vng Champs.
which drew very large concOurse of
people. Among those present wee some
of the members Of the ancient and hon
orable artillery company of Boston, who
were yesterday elected honorary men,
bers of the circle militaire
President Faure, accompanied by
Prime Minister Meline, Gen. LeMouton,
Gen. Tournier chief of the presidents
military household, left the palace OF
the Elysee In an open carriage and
drove to Long Champs. 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 II was surrounded
by troops who We're to escort the presi-
dent to the reviewing stand. Before
the vehicle had proceeded far tall, fair
and correctly dressed man of about
thirty-five years of age, stepped slight
ly in advance of the crowd and drew a
revolver, which some eye witnesses de-
clare he discharged point blank at the
president.
SCENE OF EXCITEMENT
Immediately there was a scene of
greatest excitement and 1t would I'M
doubtedly have gone hard with the man
had he not been seized by the gend-
armes who Were standing by. The man
resisted first, declaring that he had
done nothing. He declared he dis
charged the revolver i'm exhuberance of
spirits. Some of those who stood close
by him declare that two shots We're
fired. An examination of the revolver
was made by the police and appears to
bear out the prisoners statement that
blank cartridges We're used. for i'm four
chambers cartridges with no bullets
were found. He stated that his name
was Francois and refused to say any
thing further. The prisoner appears to
be insane.
1t took only little time for ii to he
learned that NJ. Faure was unharmed
whereupOn the crowd cheered the presi-
dent again and again. NJ Faure ap-
peared to be entirely unmoved by the
excitement and he paid no attention to
| the shot and calmly cOnversed with his
companions II the Garage.
The police say that Francois is the
| same lunatic who recently threw bun
die OF petitions from the gallery of the
chamber of deputies into the body of
house, thereby causing semi-panc
among the members who imagined that
the bundle was a bomb.
| Late this afternoon he was examined
| by Prefect Lepine. He was then more
| communicative and told the prefect that
in discharging the revolver he merely
wished to attract attention. He reit-
Grated his statements that he had no
wish to injure anybody and that the
| weapon was loaded only with blank
/ cartridges. Francois was formerly u
street surveyor employed by the NUM-
| cipal council of Paris, but was dis
..l,, 30 ;e,
archistic tendencies. The officials be-
lieve that he is insane.
A WATERS MARROW ESCAPE.
The feeling of the crowd at the re-
| viewing grounds was illustrated by it's
| treatment of a waiter at the cafe at the
Grand Cascade. In some way this man
was mistaken by the crowd for Fran
co.'s and q savage attack was made
upon him. One of his eyes was torn
| from his socket and he was almost
lynched before the police were able to
rescue him. This evening the diplomats
and a large number of the prominent
men called at the Palace of Elysee and
congratulated Mr.. Faure. Several
sovereigns sent telegraphic messages of
congratulations.
Crop Reports.
Washington, July H.--Ths weather bu-
| reau crOp bu1let for the week ptlded yes