The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-07-17
NUMBER 4S.
GEN. BOULANGER.
The cres, soldier of Modern France.
a Paris special July 1, says:

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a Paris special July 1, says:
Gen. Boulanger, Minister OF War,
inaugurated tonight the new club for
the officers of the army and navy. It
Ia situated in an enormous building
that forms tho corner of the Avenue
do POpera and the Rue dc Ia Paix-
the most central and finest site in
Paris. The club house was most mag.
niiicently illuminated and draped with
flags und banners. Five hundred huge
punch bowls, dlled to the brim with
various kinds of deliciously mixed
punch, were placed at convenient buf-
fets in the vast suites Of apartments.
The band Of the Fourth Regiment of
the Lins-Marshai Ney's old Regi>
ment-played the "Marseillaise" and
other stirring airs.
AT 10 o'clock over 5000 officers were
present.
a few MOments later Gen. Boulan.-
ger entered the Sale THonneur,
where the ambassadors aud their miii-
tary and naval attaches were gathered,
and pronounced the toast of the eve.
ming In loud, clear voice
"To the navy, to the army--tWo
sisters, born to understand each other
and to love each other"
Then turning toward the crowd OF
officers in adjoining salons, he said
with II significant smile
"And we all OF us are ready at
moments notice to pour out our blood
for FrnnCe--We 50 love aud 80 ADORE"
Gen. Boulanger has attained en0r-
nous personal influence in the army,
and Is now the Skobeloff of France.
He IL only 10, Is full of fun and energy,
aud has fine military qualities. Ho Is
a Republican to the very tips Of his
tinger nails, and has the courage of his
opinions. Boulangcr hates red tape,
and since he has come to Office has un.
dertaken more genuine reforms In the
French army than any Minister since
Marshal Neil. At II pinch, no Is capa>
BILE Of an "lS Brumairc," or Of a "23d
OF December" Since the exile of the
princes he has been travelling with nj.
most lightning speed through nearly
all the departments OF France, inspect
ing the troops, making speeches--now
to soldiers, now to bishops, now TO
mayors and then to pOstmGn. To-
night he has created grand military
upon the entire body OF French Offs
something else.
This afternoon some Deputies In the
Chamber pitched into him for buying
oats aud preserved meat, and other
stores for the French army from
abroad. He jumped into the tribune
with the sa,ne alacrity with which he
would mount his charger and said:
every well enlarge my budget,
give me much more money, and per-
hups I shall he able to- buy army
stores in France without obtaining
them from abroad--ltaly, the United
States and elsewhere"
Yesterday, when tho Ministers twit-
tel HIM with writing IL letter to Gen.
Saussier, Governor of Paris, which ro-
suited in the fnttcr's resignation, Bou-
langer said =:
"Why, If ! chose TO night to send
you all to Mazas prison, Saussicr is
not the man that would prevent me-"
Gen. Boulanger is tall aud wiry,
with brown hair and full mustache
and military beard, eyes OF fire and
the power to command men. lie has
splendid military qualities. All the
professional politicians Gwen the Re"
publicans--pitch into him, but he has
acquired IL strong hold on the army
and The people begin to foar him. He
is destined to play AN important role
in French history. II the republic
ever begins really TO weaken and
threaten 10 fall TO pieces for want of II
strong man ut the helm B0ulanger Is
the man to have at 1t. AS ! said