The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-14
SUNDAY ADAY OF BLOOD.
Frequently Chosen by Anarchists for
Attacks on European Rulers.


From some mysterious cause assassins
seem to choose Sunday as the day upon
which to attempt the life of a great ruler.
The killing of CanoVas was the fifth in
stance within few years of a murderous
attack upon the head of a European gov
eminent. Not two months ago, on Sunday,
June IA, President Faure of France was
fired upon with tube bomb and pistol by
a crazy man. The incident occurred oppo-
site the Grande Cascade in the Boies de
Boulogne. as the President was on his way
to the Grand Prix races. Fortunately no
one was hurt. In the carriage with Pres-
dent Faure was his wife and General Hag-
ron and Colonel Menetrez, of his military
staff. The party was driving down The ave-
nue. at o'clock in the afternoon and had
just reached a point opposite a famous res
taurant when the Internal machine was
hurled at the President from behind a thick
ct of shrubbery Almost simultaneously a
shot rang out from the point of conceal
ment and bullet whistled past the head of
the President.
The bomb missed the mark and exploded
with terrific noise but harmed no one. An
examination showed the murderous piece to
have been constructed of tubing six inches
long, two inches in diameter and half an
inch thick. 1t had been loaded with powder
and swan shot. a man, supposed to have
been crazy, who had been creating a disturb
ance in the crowd as the Presidents car
riage came along, was arrested at the time.
but there was no evidence that he had been
implicated in the plot No one was found
in the shrubbery. The police searched the
Anarchist quarter OF Paris for some evil
dence of q conspiracy or some trace OF the
manufacture of the bomb The would-be
assassin was not apprehended. a pistol
and "A small da found in the thick
et Inscribed on the pistol were the words
Mort Felix Faure.. and the names Al
sace-Loraine' and Cologne, and on the
dagger was also a threatening inscription.
Several persons said they had seen Il man
run from the shrubbery: The news OF me
attack flew through Paris, ana later on ms
way to his home, the President was greeted
by the cheers of crowds who gathered along
the route The high officials and ministers
of state fastened TO congratulate MIN upon
his escape.
This was the second attempt made upon
ident Jan H. 1895. on July a. 1896, the
forth anniversary of the fail Of the Bastile,
as he was entering the parade grounds at
Longchamps to review the troops. Two
shots were fred at him by a man named
Francois. The President was unnamed
Francois supposed 10 De insane ana
was placed in an asylum:
The assassination of President Carnot
which threw France into fever OF excite
mcnt occurred on Sunday, June "a, 1894, at
LYONS He was returning to his quarters
after visit TO the exposition, when Pfetro
SantO, an Ildnan, iedpcu upon me SNep VI
his carriage and plunged d long knife
through the back and into the abdomen.
When the crowd understood what had hap
neued II made a rush for the assassin and
would have torn him limb from limb had
not the soldiers interfered President Car
not died from the wound after six hours of
suffering France went into mourning.
Carnot had been one OF its ablest leaders
was OF patriotic descent and had won the
hearts of the people. The populace was
greatly ncensed against all Italians be-
cause OF santos deed, and there were