Show Attempted Assassination This afternoon while Prime Min ister Ferry was in the Senate chamber cham-ber a man 18 years of age went to the Minister of Public instruction and asked to see Ferry The lat ters secretary informed the youth that Ferry was absent The stranger then left but returned ten minutes lates and forced bis way Into the reception room holding in his hand a revolver which he kept pointed as if ready to fire The officials seized him and after a struggle over I powered him While being held he shouted Viva la RepubliqUB 80 dale Vise la Commune 1 The re volver was fully loaded and thirty I cartridges were found on the person of the youth who gave no name He said he was born at Haguena in Alsace was a baker by trade and stated that the murder the French minister had been agreed upon at a meeting of a secret society at Lille and he came to Paris to execute the mandate of the society He regretted re-gretted he had not been successful and said as soon as liberated he would make another attempt which would be successful Ferry did not hear of the affair until 6 oclock |