St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
Canny Joe Chamberlain De-
elines to Step into Sack
ville'S Old Shoes.
German Newspapers Fiercely
Attack the British Minis
ter to Russia.
Salisbury Appoints a Com
mission to Consider Scotch
Autonomy.

cause has received an immense aCceS-
sion in the candidature of Gen.
Montaban for a seat in the
chamber of deputies. His appearance
as candidate in the department of the
Seine, conJoined with Gen. Boulanger,
opens favorably for the Boulangists a
most mOmentouS election campaign.
The ministers feel the danger acutely,
and to-day they held council at the
Elysee to consider how to face the situ-
alton. Gen. Montaban gives his cachet
to the army support of Boulanger. He
says:
"Since Gravelott when he held in check
the attack OF Won Steinmetz's corps on the
left of the French lines, his name has been
cherished by the army. During the five
years of his command of the Second army
corps he added to his popularity"
Gen. MOntaban'S address is frank
espousal of the Boulanger programme.
He denounces The chamber of deputies
as being powerlesS for good: as Offend
ing the national conscience; and as
compromising the interests of the conn
try. He demands the summoning of a
constituent assembly as alone cOmpe-
tent to express the national will. He
invokes his own past, showing that
hitherto he was stranger to
PERSONAL PARTY QUARRELs
and that he was now actuated solely by
motives of patriotism. Gen. MOntaban
appears as conservative. His return
to the chamber is certain. The aSSail-
ants of the government now comprise
conservatives wanting revisionS, Bona
partists and Bonlangist radicals. In the
government ranks the Opportunsts
and mOderateS have a strong personal
element. M. Floquet, Clemenceau,
Ferry, Lacour, Rainoch and other lead
ers are divided on the question of the
necessity of a revision of the constitu-
ton, but are united against Boulangism.
nj. Floquet dominates now and appears
to, be determined to keep the
lead. He is pressing his comrades
to draw away from the ConServ-
atives' support from Boulanger by
proffering revision bill accompanied
by a scrutine d. reimbursement measure
of One-man vote system, and then dis
solve the chamber. The influence of
the Panama canal collapse on the cleo
torate depends upon variety of
chances. including the time at which
the election is held. If the peasant
shareholders who are not unable to
realize that their
SAVINGS HAVE BEEN SWAMPED
get time to connect their ruin with the
present form of the republic, Gen. BOu-
langer will triumph. Meetings of Pan
ANA shareholders in provincial centers
continue to pass resolutions in support
of De Lesseps and to sign en-
gagements binding them to fore
get the payment of interest by the
company. This action, however, does
not affect the general belief that the
company has collapsed. At meeting
at Bordeaux on Sunday 1,200 sharehold-
ers signed an agreement to foregO the
payment of interest, and at Anglers,
yesterday, several hundred signatures
were obtained in similar agreement.
SOMETHING OF A DEMAGOGUE.
PARIS, Dec. 25.-Gen. BouIanger IN
an interview to-day extolled NJ.
Reich for demanding the annul-
ment of the decree Of Punishment
against the Due D'Aumale. He said;
"The first act of my government, if the
country raises me to the presidency,
will be to repeal the laws relating to
banishment, readmit everybody. and
open to all Frenchmen the France love
so we'll"
PARIS, Dec. 25.-Gen. Boulanger an
nounces his intention to contest against
the ministerial candidate the seat for
Paris in the chamber of deputies made
vacant by the death of NJ. Hude. The
journals urge Republicans
to unite in support of single candi-
date.