The morning news., 1897-08-19
CARS REPUBLICAN GUEST.
,,rs,nENT FAURE ON A VISIT TO
ST. PETERSBURG.

t.uovu and Dangerous Anarchist
,,r.sted on the Presidents Train.
otber Matters Connected With the
Great Occasion.
paris Aug. 18.-The departure of Pres
,dent Faure on his visit to the czar at St.
petersburg to-day was marked by scene
Of Great excitement. accompanied by the
widest kind of rumors.
After his departure, a bomb ex-
ro5ed along the route the President
toa taken. and although no damage was
done and in spite of the fact that nobody
u,s hurt. the most intense excitement
rreyailed for a long time afterward' and
me sensational reports had it that those
who exploded the bomb had intended an
optr,ee of more serious nature.
The President received an ovation from
,ho rublic when he started on his journey
n Russia. large crowds of people lining
tho route from the Elysee palace to the
railway station and greeted the President
with enthusiastic cries of 'Viva, Viva la
Republique Vlve, Vive Russia, Vive
Faure" etc.
Ten minutes after his departure, while
the crowds were returning along the route
traversed by NJ Faure, a bomb exploded
at the corner of the Boulevard Magenta
and the Rue la Fayette in front of the res
taurant DuvaL The report caused a panic
in the neighborhood, and all sorts of wild
stories were circulated, based on the state
ments attributed to anarchists that their
next effort would be an attempt upon the
life of President Faure. Upon inVestiga-
ton by the police, however it developed
that the explosion caused but little dam
age and that nobody was hurt.
The bomb was of cylindrical form, was
covered with yellow paper and appears 10
4 have contained a black substance, possibly
coarse eunpowder mixed with large head
ed nails, similar to those usually found in
the roughly constructed internal machines
used by the less intelligent class of anarch-
Il lists Fragments of the bomb were taken
4 10 the project police where they We're sub
4 mtted to a thorough examination upon the
part of experts, who pronounced the bomb
TO have been a comparatively harmless az
fair 1t had consisted of an iron tube, 80
4 eentimeters long and five centimeters in
q diameter. 1t was placed in an empty store
close to the corner of the Boulevard Ma
genta and Rue Lafayette. Scraps of pa
qers were found about the scene of the
4 explosion, inscribed viva la Liberte," and
H that the author Of the explosion was the
same individual who caused the recent eX
plosiou in the Boie de BoIlOgne and on the
Place dc Ia Concord.
President Faure was accompanied on
his way to Russia by NJ. HanotauX. the
Il minister for foreign affairs, and by Ad-
miral Bernard, the minister of marine.
Iae presidential party, according to the
Il oulcldl programme, left Dunkirk this aft
H tsnoon on board the French warship Pol
huau. The latter will be escorted to Rus
ga by The French warships BruiX and
smcouf, and will arrive at Cronstadt on
4loNday morning next Aug. %. The
H French president will be received by the
car 10 the Cronstadt roads
II me Arst day of NJ Faure's visit to
RUSSIA viii be devoted to his reception
al Oronstadt and at Peterhof, to the ex-
y'aAIe OF Official visits, a banquet at the
1tlcrnot palace and a gala performance
a. tht imperial tehater. On Tuesday,
aug "a the car and his guest will start
~ o. petersburg. There the French
ii's.oeht Will be welcomed by the munic-
tt"S oI st. Petersburg. and will re-
1eNe ln audience delegations from the
Il 'p'lilles Of the principal issues of
ug RUSSIAN empire
i"' president will also on Tuesday lay
~, corner stone Of the new French hos
r'"i' ana IN the evening NJ Faure will
i''..' al banquet which he will give al
a "g 7 IeHeh embassy in honor of the car.
81 "e4hesday, Aug. 25, he will be pres
4 or[. sIand review on the parade
'"HuH7 OF the Krasnoe-Zolo camp The
review VIII be followed by a grand mill
ky 's D'e 1Aiast and the days entertain
80 WI "lnd up with a brilliant enter
'.',.'eAt az the Peterhof palace Thursday
~ VIII De a grand review in Cronstadt
800 combined of French and Russian
-''IoHa az the termination of which
md 4.
r '-i lzdIlna and will return on board
Tor France. '''i
PRESIDENT should reach Dunlxirk on
.'Ih journey on Tuesday, Aug. 81.
, Nie magnificent decorations pre-
"a trr..l loi l"t Visit Of NJ. Faure to St Pc
is is very handsome fountain To
tal . % as me Faure fountain, construc-
so'.." we middle Of the historic Kazan
rs,'a N ls destined TO remain as a per-
d.,. i"' noral Of the visit OF the presi-
All r SAe French republic to the car Of
''' hl-sias
s. a.. i, Faure takes with him 300 med
GIN LAX w platinum,S0 medals Of silver
is., -' W dul gold, all Of which have
~. 'ti1lly struck for presentation to
a.t.4'l ''h guard Of honor. which will
Hu. "' president during his stay In
u.. I'D. t'1 % the various Russian omcials
.,t" ~ in attendance upon the chief
M rate on France
Or Dr.. 'als bear on one side the profile
'H..ItS 'i the republic and the words
Oh. quo Franchise" on tbe obvcrse
mfr..e medals is "a wreath OF lauroi
r.' '...4F .'..4.F the date August. 1871" % " =
rro -'ih'ial Novoo- -Vronya recently,
F,r.. nper upon the visit al tbc
m. 81 ident Co RUSSIA by d,nvino-
1ufa would be accompanieS bv
ub....of of daughter. thus RECALLING ne
discussion which arose dnr,ns.
te..I. 'hc car and czarina 10 Paris
fl ,le prcccdtncc OF whleb vyivos
...l., or chief ladies' Of tbo rep1b.
l... l'''pal authorities Of st. po,or..
bu. present three silver loving cnns
w1rshlps which aeeonna.r,,
i'1re 10 Russ.u. '''"'
l..I . aug. President F,rro oil,
'a. o'clock thla afterno9n ,nd
...I I'.i ln ovation. Later. tb' ,r''i ,''.
quito embarked on board tb.
Ia'p roihuau. which n iy,rg
The cm1arkltisn of ~
nl pafiy Waa made an q o',id.i,
..fInf ~ the crowds On tbe
booming of th.. .lI,t.'. 49,.