The Portland daily press., 1897-09-01
FRANCE WILD WITH JOY.
President Faure Received Like a
COnquering Hero.
THE PARIsIANS DELIGHTED All
SUCCESS OF VISIT TO RUSSIA.

The Explosion of a Bomb in One of the
Streets Through Which Faure Passed
Leads to the Belief That an Attempt
Was Made to Assassinate Him.
Paris, August 31.-President Faure ar
rived at the Northern Railroad from Dun
kirk at g O'Clock this evening. He was
received there by the president Of the
Chamber of Deputies, NJ. Brisson; the
president of the Senate. M. Loubet; the
general in command of the Paris garri-
son and his staff and the municipal coun-
cillors. After listening to short speeches
Oh welcome, the President entered Ian
deau and proceeded to the Elysee palace
by way of the Rue Lafayette, the Opera,
the Madeleine and the Place de la Con-
corde
enormous crowds of people lined the
route and the President was warmly
acclaimed. All the balconies were filled
with spectators and the waving of hand
kerchlefs and flags was to be seen on all
sides.
len minutes after the President had
passed the Madeleine. a bomb was ex-
church.
Two arrests followed Immediately and
the rallied enclosure closed by the police
who began an active investigation into
the outrage.
Nobody was injured by the explosion,
but the affair following so closely upon
others of a similar nature caused great
excitement. All the persons inside the
ratings OF the Madeleine were minutely
examined by the police before they were
allowed to leave
The fragments of the bombs found by
the police resembled the one found in the
Bois de BoulOgne on June IS last and
on the Place de la Concorde on June 16
last. 1t consisted of an iron tube filled
with an explosive and loaded with nails.
The Place de Opera, which was richly
decorated, was especially thronged with
people. On it large platform was erect-
ed and upon this platform were assem-
bled the members of the committee of the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Of
Paris, which had, arranged the decora-
tions and which had been commissioned
to Welcome the President back from
Russia. The President, who was accom-
panied by Premier M Meline, and Gen
erals Hagron and Fredericks, left his car
riage on reaching this platform and as
cended the steps leading to it there.
There, the chairman of the committee Of
the Chamber OF Commerce and Industry
read the following address to the Presi-
dent:
sAll Frenchmen feel the same patri-
otto joy at the homage rendered you in
Russia and at the solemn conservation
of the alliance made for the maintenance
of peace. The Chamber of Commerce
and Industry is deeply grateful for this
and We rejoice especially because all our
fellow citizens will partake in the pros
perity which we are entitled to anticipate
from it.
'Peace is our dearest wish, and in ac-
complishing this benefcient work you
will receive your just reward
The President then re- en- tered his car
riage and drove towards the Elysee pal
ace.
The streets tonight were brilliantly
Illuminated.
President Faure gave banquet to all
of the ministers at the Elysee. At the
prefecture of police the bomb explosion
of today Is not attributed to anarchists,
but it is rather believed to be the work
of the lunatic who was responsible for
the previous affairs.
All of the persons arrested fer supposed
completely in the explosion have been
set at liberty.
| At eleven O'Clock at night hand of one
hundred and fifty persons with flags fly
ing left the opera and proceeded in the
direction of the Elysee shouting "Down
with Emperor William. The police
stopped the procession on Rue Aguesseau.
The band dispersed after scuff1e Two
| of the leaders were placed under arrest.