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Show all sides as men fought thelq way to lay bonds upon the assailant." lie was badly Injured before the guards, urged on by the premier, succeeded suc-ceeded in rescuing him. The man was taken befori' a magistrate and pave the name of I'icour. He said ho was a member of the executive committee of the "Came-lots "Came-lots lu Kol", an organization of young royalists, and that he wished to strike at the republic In the person of Bii-nnd Bii-nnd Hero of Royalists. The "Camelota ilu Rol'1 met tonight and unanimously elected l,acour vice-president vice-president of the association In token of their sympathy and admiration of his act. The statue to M. Kerry was erected by the public schoid children of Franco and the colonies, two million of whom each contributed one cent. The ceremonies, while honoring M. Ferry as a tiatesman and uphullder of the colonies, especially honored him ns father of the pubile schools of France. A golden book containing the names of the two million subscribers was placed In a receptacle beneath the statue. There was a great procession pro-cession of school children and orations ora-tions were delivered by Premier Inland. Inl-and. Maurice Faui-e, Minister of Public Pub-lic Instruction, and other noted public men. M. Drland hailed Ferry as a great patriot like Gambctta and Waldcck-Kounscau FRENCH FANATIC PROCLAIMED HERO PARIS, Nov. 20. Imposing national ceremonies In the TtilllerlcR Garden, In connection with tne dedication of a statue erected to rne memory of Jules Ferry, the French statesman, wore marred by an ussualt upon Premier Drland, who, while walking with President Fallleres, was struck, twice In tho face by a royalist. The premier was not se-rroiiHly Injured. The crowd which had gathered in the garden Kot upon the premier's assailant and determined intervention interven-tion by the republican guards saved him from being beaten to death. The incident occurred nt the conclusion conclu-sion of the oxercUes which were attended at-tended by thousand?. President Fal-lieies, Fal-lieies, M. Priand and the other ministers min-isters were walking townrd the gateway gate-way when a man broke through tho guards that lined the road. leHpe,j to M. Brland'a Bide onl rnlsinc his clenched fist hlch in the air, brought it with full force upon the premier's'' faco. repeating the action before ho waa s'opped. i M Briand reeled rtnder the blows, but did 'not m. As friend rushed up to nSslat him, he cried: Would Lynch Aftailant. I am all right, wc nuusl protect my ospallant." Tho very audacity of the assault rendered the crowd momentarily ppf-ohious, bit a fchont of anger and erica ol "Kill him" oivsc aulckly from |