The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-03
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.
President Faure Misses a Bomb
by Minutes Only.
THIRD ATTEMPT IN THREE MONTHS.
An Unex i oded Bomb Discovered by the
Police In Another Quarter-Per-
haps the Work of a Lunatic
Rather Than Anarchist.

Rather Than Anarchist.
Paris Sept. 1.-President Faure's re-
turn yesterday was marked by the ex-
plosion of bomb in front of the Made
leine church. 1t was intended for the
president, but he had passed the scene
of the explosion several minutes previ-
ously. He arrived in Paris at o'clock
and was received at the Northern rail-
road station by NJ. Brisson, the presi-
dent of the chamber of deputies M
Loubet, president of the senate; the
military staff and the minister of coun-
cilors.
After listening TO short speeches of
welcome the president started for the
Elysee palace in landau.
The Place de Opera, which was rich
ly decorated was damned with people.
On it a large platform was erected and
upon this platform were assembled the
MEMBERS of the committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce and Industry of Paris.
which had arranged the decorations and
which had been commissioned to well
come the president back from Russia.
The president. accompanied by the
premier, NJ. Meline, and Generals Hag-
non and Fredericks, left his carriage on
reaching this platform and assembled the
steps leading to it.
Address to the President.
There the chairman of the committee
of the Chamber of Commerce and In
dustry read the following address to
the president:
'All Frenchmen feel the same patri-
otto joy at the homage rendered you in
Russia and at the solemn conservation
of the alliance made for the mainte-
merce of peace. The Chamber of Com
merce and Industry is deeply grateful
for this. and we rejoice especially be-
cause all our fellow citizens will par
take in the prosperity which we are en-
titled to anticipate from it. Peace is
our dearest wish, and in accomplishing
this beneficent work you will receive
your just reward"
The president then re-entered his car
riage and drove toward the Elysee pal
ace. The route was lined with soldiers,
and the president was escorted by de-
tachments of cuirassiers and mounted
Republican guards.
Ten minutes after the president had
passed the Madeleine on his way to the
palace a bomb was exploded inside of
Two arrests were made inside the
rallied Enclosure, which was Immediate
ly surrounded by the police.
The fragments of the bomb found by
the police resembled those found in the
Bots de BcIlogne on June 10 last, and
in the Place de la Concorde on June 16
last. 1t consisted of an iron tube filled
with an explosive and loaded with nails.
The police found about the same time
in a thicket near the Restaurant de
la Cascade. a dagger and an unex-
ploded bomb inscribed Mort Felix
Faure" death to Felix Faure).
When the news of this latest bomb
outrage became known, the excitement
in the streets reached fever heat.
This explosion marked the third at
tempt on the life of the president with
In three months. Their nature has led
to the conviction that an organized
band of anarchists has determined that
the French presidents life must be
taken.
At the prefecture of police the bomb
explosion is not attributed toanarchists,
but it is rather believed to be the work
of the lunatic who was responsible for
previous similar affairs. 1t is believed
tnat the men arrested for completely In
the explosion are innocent The streets
last night were brilliantly Illuminated,
dense masses of people thronging the
principal boulevards. Numerous bands
continued playing for hours in front of
the cafes. Dancing was next to impos-
sible owing to the pressure from the
crowds.
President Faure gave banquet to all
of the ministers at the Elysee. Tele-
grams were received from the principal /
towns announcing that fetes were in |
full swing in various portions of the |
republic. Cries of 'Vive la France"
"Vive la Russie!" and "Vive la alli- |
ANGEL" were heard everywhere.
Later all persons suspected of COM
plicity in the outrage were set at lib
erty.