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placed under restraint aud kept confined
for forty years. until death came TO his
relief.
Napoleon L.
The first attack upon Napoleon I is Der
maps the most interesting. for 10 shows
the CorHicau. then merely frst consul and
az the very threshold Of his career. IN
typical attitude-ihat OF poseur owing 10
his lsck of popularity a number OF Pa.
risians decided that the welfare Of their
country demanded the forclblc removal OF
the Buonnparfe. and accordingly two Of
their number were deputed 20 XIII him
Having learned that tho FIRST consul was
e drive through the principal streets OF
the French capital one day len December
300. they drove a cart TO a convenient
spot and placed q barrel Of powder
aboard one OF the couspirat0rs. ST. Re
gent nv name. remained on the cart. ready
70 apply the match al the proper moment
His confederate was stationed a. the TUT.
lcTies. and the moment Napoleon left the
palace IN his carriage we assistant con
cpirator ran as fast as he could 10 warn
ST. Regent. 10 so happened. however. that
Napoleon's coacnman was addicted 20 the
wine that ls rcd. ana having taken trino
too much on this occasion. ho drove the
horses AZ a tcrrnc speed through the
arrived az the fatal spot sooner than was
anticipated 81. Regent. seeing the First
Consul az hand applied a slow match ana
ran. 4 terrific explosion followed. but not
until after the carriage containing Ma
p0leon had Tassed the danger zone TWEEN
ty We're killed and s. wounded. including
81 Regent
The moment the explosion occurred Ma
poleon. true 90 his instincts. arose 10 hts
diminutive hight and exclaimed. Charge
for the glory Of France" explaining
afterward that he had been dreaming Of
battle. and that the explosion had arous-
% him 20 ;sis confused ;assi TIA; he was
leading a charge.
About a year later another attempt
known only 20 a few OF his iutimates was
made. lie was invited to attend some cleo
trical experiments with a Ealvanlc battery
Of great power. After inspecting the lab
oratory he was asked to look ~ tho bat
tery hself Unkn0wingly no stepped on a
metal plate Immediately la front OF the
table on which the battery stood. and pss
about 20 touch the battery itself. when
his aide-dc-camp gave him a violent push,
sending him away from danger without
a word Napoleon left the room-hc had
understood The next day four scientists
were removed from all possible inter
course with Tho scientific world.
Louis Philippe.
Possibly the most remarkable Of an at
tempts az reEiciie was that made on the
lie OF Louis Philippe Of France % 1896
On July y OF that year Joseph Marie
Fieschi. a Corsicau adventurcr. opposed
to the regime to which Louis belonged
decided 20 Kill the King knowing the
unceri ainty OF aim az crucial moments.
Fieschl determined to construct a gun
A..
rections AZ once. So he built a weapon
OF his own pattern 70 accomplish his de-
signs. II consisted Of twenty-five rife
barrels Inserted in a huge wooden stock
so as 10 point outward. fanwise In al
dition some OF the barrels were depres sed
while others were raised Having nn-
shed this Internal machine Fieschl plac-
ed il IN the window Of house in the
Boulevard du Temple, knowing that the
King would pass along that thoroughfare
on July q 20 c0mmemorat "a his accession
Each barrel was loaded with four balls
making total o. 100 rife balls aimed az
the anoluted head OF the citizen King
When Louis passed Fleschl applied
match. and n leaden hall rained upon the
King when his encourage recovered
their respective senses q was discovered
that forty persons had been killed and
many more wounded. Louis had escaped
injury. nNunAau one OF the uAllHth NAd
grazed his sleeve. Embedding itself 30 the
meek OF one Of the horses OF his carriage.
Three other attempts were made 10 XII.
Louis. by Aubaud In 1896 by Dsmiens 90
1870 and by Lecombe and Henry Ia 1876.
Isabella.
Almost as dramatic was the attack upon
Isabella II Of Spain. Feb g. is2 The
queen had just recovered from m a.
couchrnent and was on her way TO THE
Church OF our Lady Of Allocha 10 De
''churcned" a. has been the custom of
snanish mouarchs since many genera
lions. The Queen was attended by her
husband and the members Of her family,
as well e. the entire court. She walked
while a dy-in-wa1ting just behind her
carried the infant. As she reached .
spot q few yards from the church a man
dressed IN clerical garb threw himself az
her feet. a. " 20 present q petition. The
Queen turned aud 81 that moment tie
man struck a. her with q dagger. A.
he dla 20 ne exclaimed: "Toma, ya
tienes hastanter" (Tske H.. YOU have nov
got enough) The weapon penetrated the
xalvat cloaL tho Queen uas wearing and