The San Francisco call., 1897-08-19
NJ. Faure's Departure for
Russia Produces a
Sensation.
BOMB EXPLODED IN HIS
WAKE.
Widest RumorS Fill the City
and an Anarchist Panic
Results.
NOBODY HURT AND NO DAMAGE
IS DONE.
Clumsy and Comparatively Harm
less Internal MachIne-Arrest
of a Suspect.

PARIS, FRANCE, Aug. 18.-The depar-
ture of President Faure on visit to the
Gar st st. Petersburg was marked by a
scene OF the greatest excitement, accom-
panied by the circulation of the widest
kind of rumors.
After Faure's departure bomb was ex-
plodeo on the route the President had toI-
lowed, and although no damage was done
and nobody was hurt the most lntense
excitement prevailed for a long time.
Sensational reports had it that those who
exploded the bomb had intended an out
rage of a more serious nature.
The President received an ovation from
the public when he started on his journey
TO Russia, and the large crowds lining
the route from Elysee Palace TO the rail-
way station greeted him with enthusiastic
cries of Viva la Republique ViVe la Rus
sic Vive la FaureW
Ten minutes after the Presidents de-
parture while the crowd were returning g
along the route traversed by NJ. Faure, a
bomb exploded a the corner of the Boule-
ward Magenta and the Rue Lafayette, in
front of the Restaurant Duval. The re-
port caused panic in the neighborhood
and all sorts of wild rumors ana stories
were circulated. based on the statements
attri buted to anarchists that their next
efforts would be an attempt on the life of
NJ. Faure. Upon investigation by the po-
lice, however. it developed that the ex-
plosion caused but little damage and that
nobody was hurt.
Tne bomb was of cylindrical form, was
covered with yellow paper and appeared
to have black substance, possibly coarse
gunpowder mixed with large headed
nails, similar TO those usually found in
thoroughly constructed internal mac Dimes,
used by the less INTELLIGENT class of an
archists. Fragments of the bomb were
taken TO the Prefecture OF Police, where
they were submitted to a thorough ex-
animation by experts, who pronounced
the bomb to have been comparatively
harmless.
Later n the day the officials of the Pre-
lecture OF Police declared that the bonn b
had consisted OF an iron tube thirty CEN
timeters long and five centimeters in di-
ameter. 1t was placed in an empty store
close to the corner OF the Boulevard Ma
genta and the Rue Lafayette Some of
the nails contained in it we're thrown a
few feet on the sidewalk. Scraps of paper
were found about the scene of the explo-
sion inscribed "Viye la Lberte" ana
"Vive la Boulogne," apparently indicating
that the author of the explosion to-day
was the same individual who caused the
recent explosions in the Bois de Boulogne
and one in the Place de la Concorde.
President Faure is accom- panied to Rus
sia by NJ. HanotauX, the Minister of For
eign Affairs, and by Admiral Bosanard,
NJ mister of Marine. The Presidential
party, according to official programme
will leave Dunkirk this afternoon on
board the French warship Peuthau. The
ships Bruix and Surcof and will arrive a.
Cronstadt on Monday morning next, Aug.
ust %.
The French President will be received
by the -CZar in the Cronstadt road stead
The first day of Nj. Faure' visit to Russis
will be devoted to his reception at Cron
stadt and at Pelerhof, to the exchange O
official visits, a banquet at the Peterho
and gala performance at the Imperia
Theater.
On Tuesday, August "a, the Gar and
his guest will start to St. Petersburg
There the French President will be wei
coined by the munici pality OF st. Pc ters
burg and will receive in audience delega
tions from the municipalities of the prin
cipal cities of the Russian empire. Tht
President will also, Tuesday, lay tn,
cornerstone of the new French hospital
and in the evening Nj. Faure will presid
Mt banquet which he will give in tn
French EN- bassy in honor of the Car.
On the following day NJ. Faure will b
present at the grand review at Krasno
Selno camp. The review will be followed
by q grand military breakfast and tn
days entertainment will wind up with
grand fete in the gardens of Peterhof
Palace.