The Portland daily press., 1888-08-13
REVOLVER SHOTS MISS BOULaNeER,
And Wound Several Other Persons IN
the Crowd.
Mr.. chamberIaIn's Reply to Mr.. Par
nelrs letter Published.
Distinguished Counsel Retained TO
Prosecute the Times.

PARIS, Aug. 12.-while Gen. Boulanger
was driving in an open carriage at st. Jean
dAngly today, Prof Perrin, OF the Lycee,
fired hve shots at him from revolver. NJ.
Ratapan, friend Of Gen. BOulanger, rushed
forward and managed TO turn the weapon
aside The result was that Ratapan himself
received a bullet In the back Of the head, but
the wound Is not serious. Two peasants
were also wounded. Gen. Boulanger was
not touched. Prof. Perrin Is a friend Of
Major Lair, the candidate nominated by the
Opportunlsts in opposition TO Boulanger.
The affair occurred at the height OF a
pitched battle between the rival political
parties when the gems d'armes were charg-
ing Count Dillon received blow on the
mead from stick, and other Boulangists
were roughly handled. II Is not certain that
Perrin Intended to aim at B0ulanger.
ParneIl Sues the Times.
LONDON, Aug. 11.-Writs Of arrest we're
served today upon Edinburgh news agents
for go each, at the instance Of Mr.. Parnell,
against the proprietor and printer Of the
London Times, TO found jurisdiction. This
is the practice in Scotch law to enable for
eigners to sue in Scotch tribunals. Hence
1t Is obvious that Parnell intends to prose-
cute the Times In Scotch courts.
LONDON, Aug. 12.-Mr. Parnell has re-
tanned j. b. Balfour, formerly Lord Adyo-
cate Of Scotland, and Mr.. Asher, formerly
Solicitor General for Scotland, both In the
Gladstone administration, TO conduct his
suit In the Scotch courts against the Times.
Mr.. Strachan has been retained as junior
counsel
Mr.. Chamberlain Reply
LONDON, Aug. 12.-Chamberlains reply to
Mr. Parnelps recent letter is published this
morning. Mr.. Chamberlain says: 81 gath
er that what Mr.. Parnell intended to repudi-
ate was all cognizance on approval Of what
hecalls my plan. / am quite ready TO admit
Mr.. Parnelps disclaimer to any assent to It."
Chamberlain proceeds and states the scheme
attributed to Parnell. The subjoined cor
resp0ndence affirms Mr.. ParnelPs statement
that he did not mean to propose substitute
for an Iriuh parliament.
a Swedish Athlete In Greenland.
LONDON. Aug. 12.-News has just been re-
ceiyed from NJ. Nanzen, the Norwegian ath-
lete and curator Of the Museum at Bergen,
who, in the early part Of the summer, start
ed on trip through Greenland intending to
cover the greater part Of the distance on
snow shoes. He was accompanied by five
picked Norwegian athletes, and thoroughly
equipped for the journey he undertook. On
July nth, Nanzen, with his five followers,
left the sealing vessel Jason, on which they
sailed from Norway, at point six miles
from land, and of Inigsalik, Greenland, the
| party separating and occupying two boats.
| 1t was the expectation Of Nanzen to land on
the following day, but the reports are TO the
effect that he experienced great difficulty In
reaching the shore, and did not do so until
the morning OF the second day. Upon ar
| irving at Inigsalik, Nanzen wrote that the
country appeared TO be level, and to afford
suitable starting point for his snow shoe ex-
pedition. He expressed the hope that he
would reach Christianshaab before the last
| Danish trading steamer left at the close Of
the season, which would be at the latter end
OF September. BY this steamer he hoped to
send news os his progress, and during the
autumn he himself expected to return 10 Eu-
rope. Should he fail TO reach his destination
on this trip, Mr.. Nanzen expects to return
and renew his attempt to explore the interi-
| or Of Greenland, which NordenksIold did not
do because Of his belief that that region was
northern Sahara. Nanzen has theory
with regard to the discovery Of the open po-
| lar sea entirely at variance with the views Of
previous travellers In that region, and Is con-
hdent Of reaching results which the others
have failed to achieve.
A Personal Guaranty.
The Economist says that Lord Salisbury's
declaration that the European situation
seems to be entering on a more reassuring
phase, has something to support It, As long
as the private relations of the Emperor WIZ
liam and the Car are cordial. some sort Of a
guarantee for peace exists.
The Dark Secret.
The captain Of the yacht Stranger at
/ Queenstown from Boston, says ne did not
see the dory Dark Secret, and thinks the
| dory foundered in gale after speaking the
German Lloyd steamer 800 miles from New
/ York.
| Foreign Notes.
The Paris strikers met Saturday, and after
noting the decision Of the paving and build
ing contractors against municipal arbitration
/ decided to continue the strike.
The Parnell commission bill passed its
third reading in the House Of Lords Satur-
4 day. In the House Of Commons, Mr.. John
| 0COnnor and Mr.. Thomas Power 0Connor
made speeches In reference TO the case Of
Mr.. James O'Kelley, member Of Parliament,
who was sentenced at Boyle, county Ros-
i common, to four months Imprisonment.
1 They protested against his arbitrary arrest