Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-19
A BOMB IN PARIS.
1T IS EXPLODED on ROUTE TAKEN
BY THE PRESIDENT.
WAS IT INTENDED FOR FAURE ?
All Sorts of Wild RumOrs With
Respect to It-NobOdy Hurt by the
Explosion, However, and Very LII
tie Damage Done.

EIeSlutnt dnfe on MS NlSlt W tne NH"A
at st. Petersburg to-day, was marked
by scene Of great excitement, ac-
companled by the circulation OF the
| widest kind OF rumors.
After his departure bomb was ex-
ploded along the route the President had
followed, and although no damage was
done and in spite OF the fact that no.
body was hurt the most intense excite
ment prevailed for a long time after
ward, and the sensational reports had
II that those who exploded the bomb
had intended an outrage Of q more Sc
rious nature.
The President received an ovation
from the public when he started on his
Journey to Russia, large crowds Of peo-
pie lining the route from the Elysee
Palace to the railway station, and
greeted the President with enthusiastic
cries OF "Vive In Republique; viye Ia
Russie; vive Faure.' etc. Ten minutes
after the Presidents departure, while
the crowds were returning along the route
traversed by NJ. Faure. bomb exploded
ar the corner of the Boulevard Magenta
and the Rue Lafayette. in front OF the
Restaurant Duval. The report caused
panic in the neighborhood. and all SORTS
OF wild stories were circulated, Oased
on the statements attributed 10 the
Anarchists. that their next effort would
be an attempt upon the HE OF fresi-
dent Faure.
Upon investigation by the police. how
ever. it developed that the explosion
=
BODY was hurt.
THE BOMB.
The bomb was Of cylindrical shape,
was covered with yellow paper, and
appears TO have contained u black sub
stance. possibly coarse gunpoWder,
mixed with large-headed nails, similar
TO those usually found in the roughly
constructed internal machines used by
the less intelligent class Of Anarchists.
Fragments Of the bomb were taken 10
the Prefecture Of Police, Where they
were submitted 20 a thorough eXatnlha-
ton upon the part of experts, VINO pro-
nounced the bomb TO have Deen Il coh-
naratively harmless affair. 1t had con-
sisted of an iron tube. thirty centimetreS
twelve inches long,, and five cntime'rts
in diameter. 1t was placed in an empty
etora close TO the corner OF the Bouie-
ward Magenta and the Rue Lafayette
some of the nails contained in II were
thrown a few feet on TO the sidewalk.
scrans of paper were found about the
scene Of tho explosion. inscribed; NNe
In liberte." and "Niye Ia Bouiogne' ap-
parently indicating that the author Oh
the explosion to-day was the salne IN
dividuaI who caused the recent eXplo-
sions in the Bois de Boulogne' ana i'll ING
Place de la Concorde.
his wav 10 Russia by NJ. HanotauX, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs ana py
Admiral Rosnard, tho Minister OF Marine
Tho presidential party according 10
tho oflclal programme, left Dunklrk thls
afternoon. on board The trench war
shin Pothuau. The latter will be escorted
IA Russia by tho Frehch war
shins Bruix and Surcouf, ana VIII arrive
az Constadt on Monday morning next,
Argust 23d The French President VIII
be received by the Car IN Constant
Roads.
RUSSIAN PROGRAMME.
Tho frst dav of NJ. Faure's visit to
presio will be devoted to his reception
~ Constadt and Peterhof, banquet at
tho peterhof palace, and gala per-
fornoance at the Imperial Ihealre'
On tuesday. August oath, the car ana
,L, e,,,ost viii start 10 ST. Petersburg.
Tbere the French President win be well
coined bv the municipality OF 81. feteIs-
burc. and will receive in audience deie-
qations from tho municipalities OF the
nrincipal cities OF the RUSSIAN empire
Tbn president will also. on Tuesday,
,a', +bo cornerstone OF the new French
nosnitaI and in the evening NJ. Faure
vii preside at a banquet which he VIII
oiva at the French embassy, in honor
of the Car. o-., -,
On wednesday, August 18th, he will
-, nresent AT grand review on the
narade-ground Of the Krasnoe-Selo camp.
Tho review will be followed by grand
military breakfast, and the days en-
tertainments will wind up with brllliant
fete i'm the gardens OF the feterhot
naloce ON Thursday, there will be
Grand review in Cronstadt Roads or the
Combined French and Russian squad
rone al the termination of which. Presi-
dent Faura will bid farewell TO the Car
,,,d Czarina, will go on board the
Pothuau. and return TO France
Among the magnificent decorations pre-
rorod for the occasion of the visit Of NJ.
Faure 10 ST. Petersburg, is a very hand
some fountain, to be known as the
Faure fountain, constructed in the middle
of one of the historic squares. IL Is
destined TO be permanent memorial OK
the empire of the Car Of all the Russias
MEDALS FOR RUSSIANS.
Tho President takes with him 200
medals i'm gold and platinum, so medals
Of silver gilt and 50 of dull gold, all Of
which have been especially struck for
nresentation TO the Russian guard OF
honor which will attend the President
during his stay in Russia. and to the
various Russian officials VINO VIII be In
attendance upon the Chief Magistrate
of France.
These medals bear on one side the pro-
file of an ehigy Of the republic and the
words. "Republique Francaise.' On lhe
obverse side of the medals is a wreath
Of laurels surrounding the date, August
1897.
Tho semi-official Novoe Vremya re-
Gently threw a damper upon the visit or
enc French President TO Russia by deny
ino, that NJ. Faure would be accompanied
Nv his wife or daughter, thus recalling
tLe unnleasant discussion which arose
during the visit OF the Car and Czarina
80 paris regarding the precedence 10
,sbich the wives of presidents as CHIEF
ladies of the republic are entitled.
THE municipal authorities or 81. Peters
burg will present three SILVER loFlls-cupS
90 the French warships which accompany
president Faure 10 Russia
THE BOMB DANGEROUS.
Later-M. Girard, director of the NUM-
cipality laboratory. regards the bomb as
a serious attempt by an Anarchist. The
homb ne says, was properly constructed.
and would have caused great damage but
that The tube was cracked
AN ANARCHIST ARRESTED.
LONDON. August lS.-A special dis
match from Paris this afternoon says
mat a man named Perier was arrested
Yesterday on the train in which President