The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-18
DEATH TO FELIX FAURE.
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.

tempt was made today to assassinate Fe
public. while he was en- route to Long
Champs to witness the horse race for
the Grand Prix of Paris.
While NJ. Faure's carriage was PASS
ing a thicket near La Cascade restau-
rant, in the Bois de Bolougne. a bomb,
piece of tubing about six inches long
and two inches in diameter, with a
thickness of half an inch, charged
with powder and swan shot, exploded.
No one was injured by the explosion.
A mar in the crowd suspected as the
prime move was arrested. He gave
his name as Gallet and made only the
briefest replies TO questions put to him
by the police.
Gallet said that he had no occupation,
but resided at Levallois-Perret. The
police are making a thorough search of
his lodgings.
He is believed to be insane. for he
shouted as the carriage passed along
SO loudly as to attract general atten-
ton in the crowd. The police have also
made another arrest, in this case a
youth, but it is thought probable that
the actual culprit escaped in the
thicket.
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 1t was
known he would drive were crowded
with people, who cheered him vOcifer-
ously.
The bomb was a clunsily made af-
fair. to which a piece of fuse was at
tached, and the fuse was probably
lighted by a paper fixed in the end OF
a stick as SOCn as the head OF the pro-
cessiOn came into view. The preSump-
ton is that at the mOmen the fuse was
lighted the culprit fled, and in any case
the bomb could not have done much
harm.
In the thicket where the police oun
the of the bomb they foun
also a pistol upon which were engraved
the words: Mort a Felix Faure" and
the names AlSace-LOrraine and Co
lOgne. Near the pistol was a small
dagger bearing a similar threatening
inscription, and a few feet away the
police found a newspaper with a car
toOn grossly insulting to the president.
This contained an offensive inscription
limiting at the execution of NJ. Faure.
Several persons nav stated to the
police that the moment the explosion
occurred a man was seen to run swift
~ into the thicket, but reports Of this
character are likely to be mere cOnJec-
ture.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press had an interview with an official
who was riding with NJ. Faure. The
official said:
When the report was heard a dense
cloud of smoke arose from the thicket
and there was CONSERVATION until it
was found that no one had been in
jured. The police sprang forward, but
found the thicket deserted. When the
crowd saw one of the policemen holding
the bomb they jumped to the cOnclu-
sion that he was the perpretratOr of the
outrage and handled him roughly, club
| bling him with heavy walking sticks
| and umbrellas, until his comrades res
| cued him, badly bruised and covered
with blood The presidents cOrtege
then proceeded to the race course"
M. FAURE'S SELF-CONTROL.
London, June 1.-THE Paris CORE
| spondent of The Daily News ays
NJ. Faure behaved with perfect self
command and continued to bow right
and left to the crowd after the explO-
sion az if nothing unusual had hap
| pened. The bomb exploded at $50
o'clock p. m.;- in the avenue des Acca-
cias, at the far end, where. this fash
iOnable drive issues from the shelter
| of sycamores and plane trees into the
broad daylight at Longchamps Plain.
The roadway had been clear for some
time. The presidential escort was led
by two dragons, holding their pistols
| forward in the most threatening way.
| Then. came a large body of dragons,
and after them, in the midst of a cloud
Of dust, the presidents open carriage,
with outriders. The president was ac-
companied by his wife, while in another
carriage were his two daughters, Mile
Lucie Faure and Nine Berge.
The horses attached to M. Faure's
carriage reared wildly at the explosion
but were whipped on by MOntjarret's
vigorous arm. ROuSteauXy the detect
i've, who is always with the president
rushed forward and grappled with g
man.. but was Immediately set upon by
a half dozen persons in the crowd
probably ~accomplices of the would-bt
assassin. The crowd mistoOk the de.
tective for an anarchist and were abou'
to lynch him. He was beaten, kicked
spat upon and not rescued by the Pc
lice until bleeding and u~nconsciou:
from the terrible beating.
A HISTORIC SPOT.
Paris, June 13.-Today's attempt OF
the life of NJ. Faure was made on thu
very spot where Berezowsky tried tt
shoot the car while driving to the mil
itary review at LOngchamps in 1867 ,an(
where Francois. a lunatic. last yea
fired his revolver at NJ. Faure OF
July 18th.
Having this in mind, the police tool
extra precautions. Special officers wer,
detailed to watch and t
search house known to be the resort.
of dangerous characters.
Paris, June 14.-This afternoon tn
police found a second tube, filled witt
powder and scrap iron. lear the seen
of yesterdays explosion when the lf'
of President Faure was endangered
They are of the opinion that the mis-
cream is the man who placed eXplo