The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-15
PARIS IN A FERMENT.
A Bomb Exploded Near the Car age
of President Felix Faure.

No One Was Hurt-M. Faure Behaved
With Perfect Self-Com mand-Would-
Be Assassin Under Arrest-Congrat-
ulated on His Narrow Escape.
| PARIS, June 14.-An attempt was
made Sunday to assassinate Felix
| Faure, president of the French repub-
| lie. while he was en- route to Long
| Champs to witness the Grand Prix.
| While nj. Faure's carriage was passing
| a thicket near La Cascade restaurant
| in the Bots De Boulogne, a bomb, which
subsequently proved to be piece of
tubing about six inches long and two
| inches in diameter, with thickness of
half an inch, charged with powder and
shot, exploded.
No one was injured by the explo-
sion. A man in the crowd, suspected
as the prime mover, was arrested. He
gave his name as Gallet and made only
the briefest replies to questions put to
him by the police.
Gallet said he had no occupation,
| but resided at Levallers-Perret. The
police are making thorough search
of his lodgings He is believed to be
| insane, for he shouted as the carriage
passed along so loudly as to attract
general attention in the crowd. The
police have also made another arrest,
in this case youth, but it is thought
| probable that the actual culprit es-
capped.
Sundays attempt on the life of NJ.
| Faure was made on the very spot
I'D 20 IL
car while driving to the military re-
view at Long Champs in 1867, and
where Francois, lunatic, fred his re-
volver at M. Faure on July IA last.
Having this in mind, the police took
extra precautions. Special officers
! were detailed to watch suspects and to
search houses known to be the resorts
of dangerous characters. 1t is a Curl
GUS fact that Saturday the Petite Re-
publique Francois published a state
ment declaring that the police were
busy organizing an incident for M.
Faure's visit to Russia, suggesting
that nimble clown would be dressed
in rags and jump upon the step of the
presidents carriage, brandishing
homicidal weapon.
On his arrival at the race course, NJ.
Faure was warmly congratulated on
his escape by the Grand Duk Zergius,
M. Hanotaux and other members of
the cabinet. His sang froid will great
ly increase his popularity. Some of
the papers assert that Rousteaux, the
detective accidentally saw the man
who threw the bomb and grappled
with him, but was unable to hold him
in the melee
1t is rumored that the project of po-
lice has infor nation connecting the
Paris anarchists with the outrage, but
it is generally believed that the act
was of a mad man rather than that of
conspirator
LONDON, June 1.-the Paris CORE.
spondent of the Daily News says.
IN. Faure behaved with perfect self
command and continued to bow right
and left to the crowd after the explo-
sion, as if nothing unusual had hap.
pened.
1.-The bomb exploded at $50 p. nj, IN
the Avenue Des Accacias, at the far
end, where this fashionable drive issues
from the shelter of sycamores and
plane trees into the broad daylight of
Long Champs plain.
1.-THE roadway has been clear for
some time. The presidential escort
was led by two dragons holding their
pistols forward in the most threaten
ing way. Then came a large body of
dragons, and after them, in the midst
of cloud of dust, the presidents open
carriage with OutriderS The presi-
dent was accompanied by his wife,
while in another carriage were his two
daughters, Mile. Lucie Faure and Nine.
Berge.
1.-THE horses attached to M. Faure's
carriage reared wildly at the explosion
but were whipped on by M. Montjar-
rett's vigorous arm. Rousteaux, the
detective who is always with the pres
ident, rushed forward and grappled
with man, but was Immediately set
| upon by a half dozen persons,
probably accomplices of the would-be
| assassin. The crowd mistook the de-
tective for an anarchist. and were about
to lynch him. He was beaten, kicked,
spatupon and not rescued by the police
until bleeding and unconscious from
terrible beating.
IN. Faure sent an officer Sunday
evening to in quire as to the condition
of Rousteaux"
Spanish Premier on the Ruiz Case.
MADRID, June 1.-THE Spanish pre-
mier, Senior Canovas del Castillo, in an
| interview is reported as saying that
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