St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-07-21
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Duel Between General Boulanger and
Minister Floquet-Meanness of Servia's
Petty Monarch.


Minister Floquet-Meanness of Servia's
Petty Monarch.
PARIS, July 13.-The duel between Gem
eral Boulanger and NJ. Floquet occurred
| on Count Dillon's estate at Neuilly- sur
| Seine, short distance from the city.
General Boulanger was wounded in the
| arm and neck. NJ. Floquet's colleagues in
the Ministry were waiting at his house for
news of the duel and were overjoyed to see
the Prime Minister return safe. He was
given an ovation.
| A small crowd of General Boulanger's g
followers We're in front of his house when
he reached home. General Boulanger's s
wound in the throat put an end to the en-
counter. The wound is a severe one, but
on account of hemorrhage the doctors are
| unable to decide whether it is likely to
prove serious.
The duel was fiercely fought. General
Boulanger tried hard to kill NJ. Floquet and
threw himself upon him again and again.
When M. Floquet received the wound in
the hand and it began to bleed the seconds
| proposed that the fight be discontinued,
but both combatants refused to stop.
It is now believed that the wound in
| General Boulanger's throat is a serious
one. M. Floquet received scratches on his
hand, chest and foot.
DIR. Monod, who is attending General
Boulanger, has issued bulletin regarding
his condition. 1t says there is a deep
wound in the right side of the Generals
neck and that it causes marked difficulty
in his respiration.
The seconds have made formal report,
in which they state that General Boulan-
ger received serious wound in the neck.
QUEEN NATALIE HARsHLY TREATED.
BERLIN, July 13.-The German police
have ordered Queen Natalie, of Servia, to
leave Germany within twenty-four hours.
They have also informed her that before
departing she must surrender her boy,
Prince Alexander, to M. Proties, who will
take him back to Belgrade. The police will
afterwards scort the Queen to the station
at Wiesbaden and place her on train
bound for Vienna. If the Queen attempts
to resist these orders force will be used in
carrying them out. Her Majesty is pros
trate. Her villa is surrounded by police.
An officer, attended by twenty police
men, entered Queen Natalie's villa at ten
O'Clock this morning and shortly after re-
appeared with with young Prince Alexan-
der, the Servian Crown Prince, and lady
of honor of the Queens suite. The two
were bundled into closed carriage and
driven to the railway station, where they
were handed over to NJ. Proties, chief of the
Servian police, who placed them on the
train. In few minutes M. Proties and his
charge were on their way to Belgrade.
When the police entered the house they
found the Prince sobbing in the Queens
arms. The officer in command stated his
mission to her Majesty, who said 81 re-
fuse to part with my child" The officer
replied: 'If you refuse to surrender him
my instructions are to take him by force"
Princess Mourouse, the Queens sister, and
Madame Ghika, who were with the Queen,
knelt before her and besought her to spare
the Prince the pain and horror of strug
gle. The Queen then reluctantly submitted
to the removal of the boy, who went away
sobbing. When he had gone her Majesty
gave way to uncomfortable grief.
THE ABDUCTION CONDEMNED.
LONDON, July 14.-The speedy execution
of King Milan's mandate regarding his
son, the Crown Prince, and the harsh man
ner in which the latter was wrested from
his mother, causes universal sympathy to
be expressed for Queen Natalie in Weis-
baden, where she fed with the young
Prince. All regard it as an especially
hard case. Not content with seeking to de-
fame and divorce his wife, Milan has
taken from her the only consolation she
had in the midst of her troubles. He had
also broken his word in shameful man
ner. Last year in order to settle upon the
disposition of the young Prince, he decided
that his son be educated in Germany.
Queen Natalie thereupon signed formal
document agreeing to this and prescribing
the places of residence for herself and
Prince Alexander until the autumn of 1888.
A short time ago in formal document he
agreed that the Queen should have the
care of the Prince until the latter attained
his majority. Lately he had sought to
change all this, to obtain an abso-
lutte divorce from Natalie, and yester-
day he committed final breach of
faith in forcibly removing the Prince
from his mother. Queen Natalie has been
accused Of raising political factions in OPP
position to the King and of seeking his abb
dication, but she asserts that she never
consented to regency and was not OPP
posed to the Kings abdication. and denies
that she mixed in politics at all. Great
surprise is manifested at the stringent
means employed by the German Govern
ment and at what is considered the harsh
treatment Of the Queen.
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