The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-19
.l 9a AFTER FAURE
Bornb Expiodes as HE Leaves the
City Of Paris.
ANARCHISTS THREAT RECM ED.

The President of France starts for Russia
After Passing "A Certain Point on His
Route Bomb ExpIodes People of the
French Capital Thrown into Great Ex-
element Over the Occurrence Ovation
Given the President.
Paris, Aug. l9.-The departure OF
President Faure on his visit TO the carat
ST. Petersburg Wednesday was marked
by a scene of greatest excitement, ac-
companied by the circulation OF the wild
est kind Of rumors. After his departure
a bomb exploded along the route the
president had followed, and although no
damage was done and i'm spite Of the
fact that nobody was hurt, the most in
tense excitement prevailed for long
time afterwards and the sensational re-
ports had it that those who exploded
the bomb had intended an outrage of a
more serious nature. The president re-
ceived an ovation from the public when
e started on his journey to Russia.
large crowds of people lining the route
from Elysee palace to the railway sta
ton, and greeted the president with en-
thusiastic cries of "Vive la Repubique.
Vive la Russia! Vive la Faure!"
Explosion of IA Bomb.
Ten minutes after the presidents de-
parture while the crowds were return
ing along the route traversed by NJ.
Faure, a bomb exploded at the corner
of the Boulevard Magenta and the Rue
Lafayette. i'm front of the Restaurant
| DuVal. The report caused a panic in
| the neighborhood and all sorts of wild
| stories We're circulated, based on the
| statements attributed to anarchists,
| that their next effort would be an at
| tempt upon the life of President Faure.
| Upon investigation by the police. how
| ever, ii developed that the explosion
caused but little damage and that no.
| body was hurt The bomb was of cyl
| indrcal form, was covered with yellow
paper and appears to have contained a
black substance, possibly course gun
powder mixed with large headed nails.
| similar to those usually found in thor
| oughly constructed Internal machines.
used by the less intelligent class of
anarchists. Fragments of the bomb
were taken to the prefecture of police,
| where they were submitted to a thor
( ough examination upon the part Of eS-
| perts. who pronounced the bomb TO
have been a comparatively harmless af-
] fair.
J Subject Of Much Comment.
! The coincidence OF the explosion ofthe
! bomb along the route so recently fol-
! lowed by the president was the sub
} ject of considerable comment and an Of
! fetal invest 8 ion into the affair is in
progress. PRESIDENT Faure was ac-
compauied On his way to Russia by NJ
Hanotaux the minister for foreign af.
fairs, and BY Admiral Bosnard. 49,
minister Of marine. The presidential
party left DunlIirk Wednesday afternoon
} on board the French warship Pothuau
The latter will be escorted to Russia
by the French warships Bruix and
! Surcouf, and will arrive at Cronstadt
on Monday morning next, Aug. %. The
French president will be received by the
| czar in the Cronstadt roads.
Programme in Russia.
The first day of NJ. Faure's visit tc
Russia will be devoted to his reception
at Cronstadt and at Peterhof, to the
exchange of official visits, banquet al
the Peterhof palace and a gala perform
ance at the Imperial theater.
On Thursday, Aug "a the czar and
| MS guest VIII Sldil W 81 =
There the French president will be well
coined by the municipality of st. Peters
burg and will receive in audience dele
cations from the municipalities of the
principal cities of the Russian empire
The president will also on Friday lay
the cornerstone of the new French hos
pital. and in the evening NJ. Faure viii
preside at a banquet which he will give
at the French embassy in honor of the
| czar.
Review and Military Breakfast.
! On Wednesday, Aug. 26. President
Faure will be present at grand re-
view on the parade grounds of th'
| Krasnoe-Selo camp. The review will bt
followed by a grand military break
fast and the days entertainment will
wind up with a brilliant fete in thu
gardens of the Peterhof palace.
On Thursday there will be grand re
view in Cronstdat roads of the com
bined French and Russian SQUADRON
at the termination of which Presiden
Faure will bid farewell to the czar AM
| czarina and will return on board thu
Pothuau which will Immediately after
wards sail for France. The presiden
should reach Dunkirk on his return jour
ney on Tuesday, Aug. 81.
Attendance Was Slim.
Detroit, Aug 19.-The meeting of th'
diearapt branches of railway employe