St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-18
SANITY CITY DOINCS.
The Hon. G. D. Gilfillan Has
Returned From His Win
ter Abroad.
Cashier SHEPPARD, Of the Bur-
lington Ticket Office,
Short In His Account.
The Old and Young Turn Out
For Manager Hilton's
Benefit.
Summary Of the Doings Of
One Day Gathered From
All Sources.
A WINTER ABROAD.
Aon. c. ID. GilfilIan Returns From
His Extended Trip Abroad.

His Extended Trip Abroad.
The Hon. c. D. Gilillan who, since
last September, has been in Europe,
making his residence at Dresden, Ger
many, was warmly greeted by his hosts
of friends yesterday upon his return to
st. Paul.
1T was my privilege to spend about
two weeks in Paris recently" he re-
marked to a representative of the
GLOBE, 'and that, too, at time when
the Boulanger excitement was at its
height.
"My observations, based upon actual
experiences among the people, con-
Einced me that the French agitator
does not in any manner represent the
solid business community of France,
put rather the rabble, and he is i'll every
sense one of the b'hoys.
''An incident that occurred at a grand
charity ball, given at the City hotel
while | was in Paris, will probably give
good illustration of the character of
the man and his supporters.
Like similar occasions i'll this coun-
Try, the ball was attended by some of
the best people of the gay capital. and
late in the evening in the evening in
full uniform and attended by brill
lantly-attired, gold-laced staff, Bou-
langer made his appearance. Some of
the adherents of the French soldier
raised cheer and created considerable
enthusiasm.
''An elderly Frenchman took ex-
ception to this outburst and remarked
in an aside to party of young gentle
emen, Down with BOulanger throw him
into the Seine.'' The old gentleman
was probably sixts-tive yeurS of age,
and attended in regulation evening
dress, but his years did not protect him
from an assault by those in his vicinity
who heard his remark.
''There was fountain playing in the
court yard and, despite the protesta-
tiOnS of 4 number of byStanderS and
the aged offender, he was rudely seized
and thrust bodily into the basin of the
fountain for daring TO express his
opinion of the public idol. Boulanger
made no attempt to prevent the out
rage. but smiled grimly when the affair
was explained to him and seemed to re-
gard it as a good joke.
'AnOther cause which contributes
materially to the supposed popularity
Of Boulanger grows out of the machina-
tiOnS of the three mOnarchical parties
which are
THE CURSE OF FRANCE TODAY.
They are the OrlanistS, Bonapartists
and BourbOnS, and at every opportunity
they foment trouble and encourage the
adherents of Boulanger, not that they
care anything for him, but hoping
to eventually derive some benefit in the
event of an uprising by which their
party may be elevated to power. This
is the explanation of the recent cleo
tons in the northern department.
"Just before | entered French terri
tory, was conversiDg with a travelling
companion in German, when he sud-
denly turned upon me, saying, DO you
speak French?' | confessed my igno-
rance of that language, which brought
from him this advice when you cross the
frontier and meet the customs officers
talk to them in English and you will
find that you will fare much better at
their hands than if you used
number of choice cigars that
acquired taste for the brand after six
months experience, and obeying the
instructions of my companion, used
the best English at my command, was
rewarded by having my baggage
passed all right after the customs
official had merely run his hands
through the top.
GA young German in our party was
not so fortunate. however, for as soon
do HG utlCltu IIlc
and 1t was aScertained that he was
Simon-pure Prussian, his baggage was
thoroughly Overhauled and spread out
on the ground, and he had to pay duty
on two out of the four cigars that he
had stored in his vest pocket"
While in Germany | attended lee
tuTe given by one of the leading men of
BreSlan, SileSia, in which he made some
startling statements as to the condition
of the land owners of Germany and
Great Britain, showing that actual des-
tltution existed among what was sup
posed to be the favored class, growing
out of their inability to make their land
support them. According to his statis-
tics, based upon actual experience,
while.
THE PRICE OF PRODUCTS
had decreased, labor was high. and
many of the young men who were sup
posed to be very wealthy as matter of
fact, were living a hand to mouth ex-
istence, and only those holding good
positions under their respective govern
mentS were enabled to live at all
decently.
''In Paris | made it my business to
visit the markets with view to study
ing the people, and especially the
women, who have become famous in
history for their violent outbreaks and
turbulence during popular uprisingS,
but could only trace in
the quiet faces everywhere
visible behind the stalls any indications
of the demOniacal fury SO often and
vividly pictured in sketches of Paris.
Comparing the two races, the Germans
and the French, | must say candidly
that the latter are for more advanced in
civilization than their rivals over the
border, and, strange as it may appear,
more economical and thrifty than
their German neighbors. Take one
item, for instance, the women of France
annually contribute S5O,000,0O0 to its
revenues in the sale of poultry. eggs
and butter-in fact, they supply Europe
with these articles, and every member
OF a household contributes something
to its support"
'But for the unfortunate party dis
sensions in France there is no reason
in my opinion, why it should not be the
first nation Of the earth to-day"