The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
EXCITEMENT AT PARIS.
Alleged Attempt by Anarchists to As
sassinate President Faure.

PARIS, Aug. 18.-Ths city was thrown
into a ferment of excitement for a few
hours to-day by the report that an attempt
had been made on the life of President
Faure while he was leaving Paris on his
way to ST. Petersburg to visit the Gar
1t developed, however, that the President
knew nothing of the so-called attempt and
that if there was any intention 20 kill him
the plot miscarried. Ten minutes after the
Presidents departure, while The crowds
We're returning along the route traversed
by M. Faure, a bomb exploded at the cor
ner Of the Boulevard Magenta and the Rue
Lafayette, in front of the restaurant Duval
The report caused a panic in the neigh
borhood and all sorts of wild stories were
circulated based on the statements at
tributed to Anarchists that their next ef-
fort would be an attempt on the life of
President Faure. Upon investigation by the
police it developed that the explosion caused
but little damage and that nobody was
hurt. The bomb was of cylindrical form
was covered with yellow paper and appears
to have contained a black substance pos
sibly coarse gunpowder, mixed with large
headed nails, similar to those usually found
in the roughly constructed Internal ma
chimes used by the less intelligent class Of
Anarchists. Fragments of the bomb were
taken to the prefecture of police, where
they were submitted to thorough exam
ination the part of experts, who pro-
nounced the bomb to have been compara-
lively harmless affair." 1t was an iron tube.
thirty centimeters long and five centimeters
in diameter 1t was placed in an empty
store close to the corner of the Boulevard
Magenta and the Rue Lafayette. Some of
the nails contained in it were thrown a few
feet on to the sidewalk. Scraps of paper
were found about the scene of the explosion
inscribed "NiVe la liberte" and "Viye la
Pologne," apparently indicating that the
author of the explosion was the same in
dividual who caused the recent explosions
in the Bois de BoulOSne and on the Place
de la COncOrde.
In connection with the incident it is re-
marked that a man named Perier was ar
rested yesterday on the train in which Pres
dent taure arrived from Havre. The pris-
oner was found to have loaded revolver in
his pocket and is known to be a dangerous
Anarchist, who has already served a term
of two years Imprisonment for having in
his possession an internal machine.
The President received an ovation from
the public when he started on his journey
to Russia, large crowds Of people lining
the route from the Elysee Palace to the
railway station and greeting the President
with enthusiastic cries of "Vive la Repub-
ique.'' ''ViVe la Russia!' ''Vive Faurel"
etc. The President was accompanied by
NJ. HanOtaux, the minister for foreign
affairs, and by Admiral Bosnard, the minis
ter or marine Inc pIeSluentldl party. ac-
cording 10 the official programme left Dun
kirk this afternoon on board the French
war ship Polhuau. The latter viii be es-
cOTted to Russia by the French war ships
Bruix and SurcOuf and will arrive at Cron-
stadt on Monday morning next, Aug %.
The French President VIII be received by
the Car in the Cronstadt roads. The first
day of NJ. Faures visit to Russia Will be
devoted to his reception at Cronstadt and
at the Peterhof. to the exchange of official
visits, a banquet at the Peterhof Palace
and q gala performance at the Imperial