The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-14
TO KILL
PRESIDENT rArRE's LIFE IN GREAT
DANGER.
Unknown Assassin Causes a Bomb To Ex-
piode as the Magistrate L. I'm
Route to the Race Track.

Paris. June l3.-An attempt was
made to-day tn assassinatc Felix
Faurp. president NJ the French rcpub-
lie, while he was en- route To Long
cha mps Ia witness the grand priN.
While NJ. Faure's carriage was passing
n thicket near In Cascade restaurant.
In the Bois de Boulogne. a bomb, which
subsequently proved To be- a piece of
tubing about six inches long and two
inches In diameter. half an inch thick,
charged with powder and swan shot.
exploded No one WAS injured hy the
explosion. A man In the crowd. sus-
pected as the prime mover. was arrest
I'd. lie gave his name as Gillette and
made only the briefest replies To aues-
tions put to him by the police. Gal
lete said he had no occupation. but re-
sided AT Levallers- Psrret. The police
are making a thorough search of his
lodgings. He IL believed Ia he insane.
for he shouted as the carriage passed
along So loudly as To attract general
attention In the crowd, The police also
made another arrest In this case a
youth. but II IL thought probable that
the actual culprit escaped.
News of the attempt spread like
wildnfe through the city, and when NJ.
Faurp returned io the E.lysee, the
FlI'FAN diHE INV lbhlt WHIT u was
known he would drive were crowded
with people who checred vociferously.
II was first reported that the would-b
assassin was "a young man about 20.
who stood Ia the crowd "A hundred
yards nr more from tn race course and
discharged a pistol at NJ. Faurc az he
drove up tu the entrance. AMI there
was "A subsequent report that both pis-
tol and bomb were used, But the po-
lie" now believe thr supposed pistol
shoi was The noise frum the bomb. The
bomb was a ,lumsily made affair. Ia
which "A piece of fuse was attached.
and The fuse was probably lighted by
paEvr fixed In the end of stick as
soon as the head Of the procession
cam" into view. The presumption is
that the moment the fuse was lighted
b" uulprit fed and. In any case the
bomb could not nave done much harm.
H. the thickct whCrr the police found
the remnants of the bomb they found
alsu q pistol. upon which was engraved
tho words Alo'i Felix Faure.' and
the names Alsacc-Lurraine and Co
lognc Near the pistol was small
dagger
\ r.w feet away the police found a
rev ,ugper with cartoon grossly lt.-uii.
INK Ia President FIurc This connected
MitU |Nf pUfuFlNF lUrti lNiioI NiNl''l Al Ahf
'N,rutiou OF T'ur,. S'vptIl persons stated
to the police that Jh- moment the eNpio-
sicr occurred man was seen to raw
swiftly into the thicSrl hdt reports Of
thi. character are likely TO be- mere con-
Jsctu-y.
To-day's attempt ou the life of NJ Faur'
wH4 made OF the vcry -1ot 81 here Bore
suNsky tried to shoot the rzar While drtv-
t1E 10 the military review al Long Cham
% IN lss7 and where Francois ID lungtic
ursd his revolver at NJ Faurr on July n
last. ilaVius this in mind. the police TOOK
extra PRECAUTIONS. spsciai Officers wcts
detailed To watch suspects 1nd 10 -carrt
houses known 10 tie the resorts ~ tan
gcrou- characters. n Is 81 ruriol- f.ct t1ll
Npstsrday the Petite Rcuuhlipu' Fran
cJlsc ptbllshsd a stut"msut DECLARING ths'
the police wcr. busy orgau,Iiug an incl
dent for VI Fsure's visit TO Rus-iu. suz
gesting that a nimbi, clown would b'
dressed In rags ana iumD ppor the stcI
of tho presidents carri1gc brandlshins !
( hcm.cid2l weapon.