The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
To b. OR NOT TO B.
The Boulanger Question Agitating
France-The General Returned
For the
Department du Nord by an Immense
AajOrity-Floquet Cautions
France.
Tho German Emperor Somewhat WORSE
Warning to Bondholdsrs The R,u-
manian Iusurrection.

PARIS April 16-ln the election yester.
day for the department Of the Nord, Gen
eral Boulangcr received 172, 2S3 votes; Foul
cart 20 Isl, and Moreau, 9643
A large crowd gathered last evening in
front of the Office OF the Boulangerist news
paper, La Coearde. A transparency, repre-
scnting Ferry as clown turning somer-
sault, excited derisive bowls, while an-
other. representing BOulanger, was wildly
cheered.
A dispatch from Lille. sent at midnight,
giving The results Of the election in the de.
partment of Nord, estimated Boulanger's
majority at $1,000. The revised vote shows
majority for General Boulanger Of 96.627.
Louise Michel is an advocate Of the Gen-
eraL She says she is convinced that he
does not aim at dictatorship and that the
people admire him for his pluck and UNI
daunted courage.
General Du Barais, who has been elect
ed president Of the Imperialist Committee
OF Appeal to the people; through the col
uMns Of Figaro, vaunts the strong plebisci-
tory position Of the Imperlalists and urges
that votes be given to General Boulanger
to overthrow the parliamentary regime
and prepare the way for Prince Victor.
An election disturbance occurred at Lille
late Saturday night, resulting in numerous
arrest.
The Figaro ami other journals deny that
MIR. Mackay has been supplying General
Boulanger with funds for his political CAM
paign.
Premier FloQuet presided at the annu al
meeting Of the Commercial Union in the
1rocadcro. Six thousand persons were
present. NJ. Floquet, in speech, declared
that the sole guarantee for civil liberty
was political liberty. Republican France
needed neither a protector IN time of peace
nor dictator in time of war if the neces-
sity of defending her honor forced her to
take up arms. ave want no one,' he
continued, "because now in peace
we have rep ,blican institutions after
seventeen years of eXertiOn, strife
and perseverance, while in the event Of
war we have skilled and valiant Generals
who 10y ally obey the public powers, and u
CT; zen army, the flower of the nation. for
which you all feel solIcitude aud which
enjoys such popular ty among you. 1t is
republic Of liberty, which has decided to
celebrate the centenary OF 1879 by holding
a universal exhibition. In order to make
the festival complete. let concord be re-
stored among us, and let us remain p o.
pie master of it's own destinleS." The
speech was greeted with a triple round Of
applause.
GERMAN AFFAIRS.
BERLIN. Aprii 16.-Tue Emperor renamed
in bed until one o'clock yesterday. The ir-
ritation produced by the canula caused fire.
quent attacks of coughing. and disturbed
the Emperor's rest until early IN the MORN
ing. After rising he Emperor walked in the
garden aud Orangery, and received visits
from the Or ,wn Prince and Princess AMI
the Grand Duke aud Duchess of Baden.
Later, Count Gutenberg reported verbally
on State affairs. Thousands OF people
waited for many hours in Inter den Linden
in the hope Of seeing the Emperor drive
out His Majesty was unable even to at
tend chapel.
1t is learned through reliable sources
that Emperor Frederick wanted to extend
amnesty to ali SOci lists and to recall hose
who had been banishe !, but that Prince
Bismarck d,ssuaded him from doing so.
Tue Emperor is suffering from slight
catarrhal affection OF the trachea, due to
the irritation resulting from changing tho
tube. 1t is reported that the new c"nula is
q compromise between the large quarter
circle favored in Germany anu the rec
tangular tube which DR.. Mackenzie gem
orally employs. DR.. Mackenzie anticipated
the necessity OF a change and had the new
tube IN readiness. The Emperor's tempera-
ture is normal. DR.. Bergman visits tho
patient on alternate days.
The Cologne Gazette and other papers vio-
lentiy attack Drs. Mackenzie and Howell,
accusing them Of bungling and incompe-
tence, and insinuating that they were COM
PEELED to call in DIR. Bergman, who really
saved the Emperor's life.
A semi-offical warning has been issued
to German holders to sell Rus sian stock.
DIR. Seweniuger advises Prince Bismarck,
who is suffering from Overwork and nerv-
BUSINESS, to leave Berlin. He opposes The
Chancellor's going TO Varsein, which has
become uuhe ,lthy since the iEun1at,Ons,
and urges him to sol urn at Friedrichsruhe.
THE RoUMANIAN REVOLT.
BUCHAREST, April Ii -The Premier has
stated in the Chamber Of Deputies that the
pcasantry revolt was serious, and that the
Government had taken measures to repress
it. He announced that the Governm int
would appoint committee to ing lire into
the causes for the uprising, and suggested
O remedy. He also announced that when
the present session of Parliament closed.
that body would be dissolved.
Festive Switchmen.