The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
PRESIDENT FAURE IN PERIL.
BOMB EXPLODED WHILE HE Is IN
THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE.


capped in the Thicket-The Police
of Whom Is Believed to BE In
sane.
Paris, June 13.-An attempt was made
to-day to assassinate Felix Faure, Presi-
dent of the French republic while he was
en- route to Long Champs, to witness the
Grand Prix.
While M. Faure's carriage was passing
thicket near La Cascade restaurant, in
the Bois de Boulogne, a bomb, which SUBJ
sequently proved TO be piece of tubing
about six inches long and two inches in
diameter, with thickness of half an inch,
charged with powder and swan shot, ex-
ploded. No one was injured by the ex-
plosion. A man in the crowd suspected
as the prime mover was arrested. He
gave his name as Gallett, and made only
the briefest replies to questions put to
him by the police. Gallet said that he
had no occupation, but resided at Level
lers-Pere. The police are making a thor
Ough search of his lodgings. He is be-
lieved to be insane, for he shouted as the
carriage passed along so loudly as to at
tract general attention in the crowd
The police have made another arrest in
the case Of a youth, but it is thought
probable that the actual culprit ESCAPED
in the thicket.
The news of the attempt spread like
wildire through the city, and when NJ
Faure returned to the Elysee the streets
along the route where it was known he.
would drive were crowded with people,
who cheered vociferously.
1t was at first reported that the would
be assassin was a young man about 25
who stood in the crowd a hundred yards
or more from the race course, and dis
charged a pistol at NJ. Faure as he drove
up to the entrance, and there was an
other report that both pistol and bomb
were used. But the police now believe
the supposed pistol shot was merely the
noise of the bomb.
The bomb was a clumsy made affair to
which a piece of fuse was attached and
the fuse was probably lighted by a paper
fixed in the end of a stick as soon as
the head of the procession came into view.
The presumption is that at the moment
the fuse was lighted, the culprit fed In
any case. the bomb could not have done
much harm.
In the thicket where the police found
the remnants of the bomb, they also found
a pistol, upon which were engraved the
words, 'Morta Felix Faure," and the
names Alsace-Lorraine and Cologne. Near
the pistol was a small dagger, bearing a
similar threatening inscription; and few
feet away the police found a newspaper
with cartoon grossly insulting to the
president This contained an offensive
inscription, limiting at the execution of M.
Faure
Several persons have stated to the po-
lice that the moment the explosion occur
red man was seen to run swiftly into the
thicket, but reports of this character are
likely to be mere conjectures.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press had an interview with an official
who was riding with NJ. Faure. The Off
cial said: when the report was heard a
dense cloud of smoke rose from the thicket
and there was CONSERVATION until it was
found that no one had been injured. The
police sprang forward, but found the
thicket deserted. When the crowd saw
one of the policemen holding the bomb
they jumped to the conclusion that he
was the perpetrator Of the outrage and
handled him roughly, clubbing him with
heavy walking sticks and umbrellas until
his comrades rescued him. badly bruised
and covered with blood The presidents
cortege then proceeded to the race course"
To-day's attempt on the life of NJ Faure
was made on the very spot where Bere-
zowzky tried to shoot the ezar while driv-
ing to the military review at Long Champs
in 1867, and where Francois, a Iunatic, FIR
ed his revolver at NJ. Faure on July IA.
Having this in mind, the police took
extra precautions. Special officers were
detailed to watch suspects and to search
houses known to be the resorts OF danger
Gus characters. 1t is a curious fact that
yesterday the Petite Republque Francais
published statement declaring that the
police were busy organizing an incident
for M. Faure's visit to Russia, suggesting
that nimble clown would be dressed in
rags and jump upon the step Of the presl-
dents carriage, brandiShing a homicidal
weapon.
On his arrival at the race course, NJ
Faure was warmly congratulated on his
escape by the Grand Duke zerguls. NJ
Hanotaux and other members Of the cab
met His sangfroid will greatly Increase
his popularity. Some Of the papers as
sert that Roustleaux, the detective. saw
the man who threw the bomb and grap-
pied with him, but was unable to hold
him in the melee.
It is rumored that the prefect Of police
has information connecting the Paris an
arehists with the outrage. but Il Is gen
orally believed that the act was more
hkely that OF a mailman rather than OF
eonspirator. The pistol found by the
police was loaded, but was Of too small a
ealiber to be very dangerous
Paris. June "a. a. m.-The police made
three arrests yesterday afternoon on sus-
picion OF completely IN the bomb expio-