The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-19


tic cries of "yive la Republique! yive
la Russia! Vive Ia Faurei"
Ten minutes after the Presidents de-
parture, while the crowds were return
ing along the route traversed 10y NJ.
Faure, bomb exploded at the corner
of the Boulevard Magenta and the Rue
la Fayette, in front of the Restaurant
Duval.
CAUSED A PANIC.
The report caused a panic in the
neighborhood and all sorts of wild
stories were 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, it developed that the explosion
caused but little damage, and that no.
body was hurt.
The bomb was cylindrical in form,
was covered with yellow paper and ap-
peared to have contained a black sub
stance, possibly coarse gun powder,
mixed with large headed nails, similar
to those usually found in thoroughly
constructed Internal machines used by
the less intelligent class of anarchists.
the prefecture of police, where they
were submitted to a thorough examin-
alton by experts, who pronounced the
bomb to have been comparatively
harmless.
Later in the day the officials of the
prefecture of police declared that the
bomb had consisted of an iron tube, 80
centimeters long and five centimeters in
diameter. 1t was placed in an empty
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ward Magenta and the Rue la Fayette
Some of the nails contained in it we're
thrown a few feet on the sidewalk.
Scraps of paper were found about the
scere of the explosion inscribed give
la Libertei'' and ''Vive Ia Pologne,"
apparently indicating that the author
of the explosion today was the zane
individual who caused the recent ex-
plosions in the Bots de Boulogne and
on the Place de la Concorde.
President Faure is accompanied to
Russia by N. Hanotaux, the minister
of foreign affairs, and by Admiral Bos-
nard. the minister Of marine.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
The presidential party, according to
the official programme, viii leave Dun
kirk this afternoon on board the French
war ship Pothuau. The latter will be
escorted by the French war ships Bruix
and Surcouf and will arrive at Cron-
stadt on Monday morning next, Aug
%. The French president viii be re-
ceived by the car in the Cronstadt
reads.
The first day of NJ. Faure's visit to
Russia will be devoted to his recep-
ton at Cronstadt and at Peterhoff to
the exchange of official visits, a ban
quet at the Peterhoff and a gala per-
Torrance at the Imperial theatre.
On Thursday. Aug. "a, the car and
his guest will start to St Petersburg
There the French president will be
welcomed by the municipality of ST
Petersburg, and Will receive in audi
ence delegations from the municipal
tiles of the principal cities of the Rus
sian empire. The president will also,
OH Tuesday, lay the corner stone of
the new French hospital, and in the
evening NJ. Faure will preside at a
banquet which he will give at the
French embassy in honor of the czar.
On the following day II. Faure viii be
present at the grand review at Krasno-
Seine camp The review will be fol-
lowed by a grand military breakfast
and the days entertainment will wind
UP with a grand fete in the gardens of
Peterhof palace. On Thursday there
Will be a grand review on Cronstadt
road combined with French and Rus
sian squadrons, at the termination of
which President Faaure viii bid fare
we'll to the car and czarina and will