The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-17
AIMED At PRESIDENT FAURE
AN ATTEMPT MADE YESTERDAY TO
AssAssINATE THE PRESIDENT
OF FRANCE.
LOUD REPORT OF BOMB EXPLOSION
Startled the Presidential Party
Startled the Presidential Party
While En- Route to the Races.
No One Was Injured-Ar-
rests Were Made.

today to assassinate Felix Faure, pres
ident of the French republic, while he
was en- route to Long Champs to witness
the grand prix.
While M. Faure's carriage was passing
a thcket near La Cascade restaurant, in
the Bots de Bolougne, bomb, which
subsequently proved to be piece of
tubing about tifty-six inches long and two
inches in diameter with thickness of
half an inch, charged with powder and
swan shot, exploded.
No one was injured by the explosion.
A man in the crowd suspected as the
prime mover was arrested. He gave his
name as Gallet and made only the brief
est replies to questions put to him by the
police.
Gallet said he had no occupation, but
resided at Levallers-Perret. The police
are making a thorough search Of his
lodgings. He is believed to be insane,
Tor he shouted as the carriage passed
klong so loud as to attract attention IN
4 the crowd. The police also made another
arrest in this case a youth, but it is
thought the actual culprit escaped.
The news of the attempt spread like
wild fire 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 him vociferOusly.
Tt was first reported that the wOuld-be
assassin was young man about 70, VINO
stood in the crowd hundred yards or
more from the race course and discharged
a pistol at M. Faure as he drove up to
the entrance and there was subsequent
report that both a pistol and bomb were
used. But the police now believe that
the supposed pistol shot was merely the
noise of the bomb.
The bomb was a clumsily made affair,
to which q piece of fuse was attached,
which was probably lighted by a paper
fastened in the end of a stick as soon
MS the head of the procession came into
view. The presumption is at the mo,
ment the fuse was lighted the culprlt
fled. and in any case the bomb could not
have done much harm.
In the thicket where the police tound
the remnants of the bomb, they found
also a pistol upon which was engraved
the words "Mort Felix Faure." and
the names Alsace-L Lorraine and the Co.
logne. Near the pistol was a small dag
ger bearing a similar threatening nscrlp-
ton, and a few feet away the ponce
found a newspaper with cartoon grossly
insulting to the president. This contained
. an offensive inscription to M. Faure
kSeveral persons have stated to the police
that the moment the explosion occurred
a man was seen to run swiftly into the
thicket, but reports of this character are
likely to be mere conjecture.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press had an interview with an ofhcEal
who was riding with Nj. Faure. lie
said: -,
"When the report was heard. a dense
cloud of smoke rose from the thlcket ana
there was CONSERVATION till it was found
that no one had been injured. Inc pO'
lice sprang forward, but found the thick
ct deserted When the crowd saw one
of the policemen holding the bomb they
iumped to the conclusion that he was me
perpetrator of the outrage ana ana, hI hnarT
X him roughly, clubbing him with heaN!
a walking sticks and umbrellas till his com,
rades rescued him, badly bruised ano
"A. covered with blood. The president cor
AZ tege then proceeded to the race course,
"a Today's attempt on the life OF NJ.
Y Faure was made on the very spot where
4 Berezowsky tried to shoot the car while
N driving to military review at Long
Champs in 1867, and where FRANCOIS a
w lu0aJlc, HTpu HIS GtNOiNSl az A'A'
July IA last. Having this in mind, the
police took extra precautions, Speclal
officers were detailed to watch suspects
< and to search houses known to be the
resorts of dangerous characters.
IN 1t is a curious fact that yesterday the
Petite Republque Franchise published a
statement declaring that the police were
busy organizing an incident for Nj.
Faure's visit to Russia, suggesting that
nimble clown would be dressed in rags
and jump up on the steps of the presl-
dents carriage, brandishing homicidal
weapon.
On his arrival at the race course NJ.
Faure was warmly congratulated on his
escape by the grand duke Sergius Nj.
Hanotaux and other members of the
cabinet. His sang-froid will greatly in
crease his popularity.
Some of the papers insist that Ros-
teaux, the detective, accidentally saw the
man who threw the bomb and grappled
Nth him, but was unable to hold him in
K is rumored that the project of police
rs information connecting the Paris an
archists with the outrage, but it is gen
orally believed the act was that of a
mailman rather than of conspiratOr
The pistol found by the police was
loaded, but was of too small calibre to
be very dangerous.
Three Suspects Released.
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