The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-07-19

duel has been fought on Count Dillon's
near Paris. between NJ. Floquet,
French Prime Minister, and Gen
Boulanger, the well-known mem.
bf the Chamber Of Deputies. Gene
oulanger has for months past been the
prominent figure in French political
on account OF his warlike attitude to.
Germany.
duel was the direct result of violent
halities used in the Chamber Of Depu-
uring which General Boulanger de-
led NJ Flouuet as an impudent liar.
Xnger proposed the dissolution of the
ber. and the proposition was rejected.
General thereupon resigned his seat
ling his speech Boulangcr said the
ber Of Deputies was falling into ruin
Decay, and that the Monarchists were
ing for the death agony Of the Repub-
He would do his duty by demanding
ssage of resolution that the Chamber
resident Carnot for IA dissolution.
10 luet reproached General BoulanZcr,
sas always absent from the Chimber.
III ii was not for man like Boulanger
ge OF It's leg slative labors and criti-
; Drdworking members. What had Bou.
done,
General replied that he hal made an
to the country.
E1flo1uet retorted that the country had
16red him in the Charente election. in
IN Boulanger's candidate for the Cham.
ol Deputies was defeated.
ouhnger characterized Floquet's speech
coly the utterance of badly educated
~ usher, and then branded him as an
1ent liar.
hanger then left the Chamber, and a
censure was passed upon him, when
]y adjourned.
b the sitting, NJ. FloIu,t sent his Sec
10 General Boulangers house with n
hge to fight duel NM Clemenceau
3rlin, the secon Is. did not find Boulan-
home, but at Paris newspaper
late at night Count Dill
III NJ. Laquerre acted for Boulanger,
e four umpires soon had the arrange
made for the meeting the next morn
eral Boulanger was cheered by the
emerging frcm the Pesse office at
st o'clock in the morning on his way
dueling grounds, and he responded to
blaudits by raising his hat. He drove to
in brougham and arrived first at
ace Of meeting. He paced walk
Is seconds while awaiting the coming
Floquet, who arrived at ten minutes
IN o'clock. While the seconds were ex-
the garden searching for a convenient
Pr the duel, M Floquet, without betray-
by emotion, walked to and fro con.
s. with friends. At the same time Cen
oulanger, with an obtrusive afrecta-
indifference, kept twirling his walk
lick about and consulting with his
as though impatient to begin fighting.
was large crowd outside the grounds.
twenty minutes past ten o'clock NJ. Lai-
Who directed the duel, brought together
pints OF the swords and delivered the
bf command. General Boulanger im,ne
made vigorous lung at NJ. Floauet.
ing him slightly on the left thigh. The
tants we're eimmeiiately separated, when
found that Boulanger's right hand
ger was scratched.
Pc second round Boulanger advanced
freme violence TO the attack. Floauet
the defensive. The General made
lte lunge forward slightly woundi ng
me Minister'S left breast. Unable to
from the impetus of his lunge. n.
y ran his neck onto the sword
Nj. Floquet had kept pointed straight
terrible cash in the throat was the
the blood spirited forth in torrents
pulanger fell unconscious into the
\ his seconds. The surgeons in at
fe imme lately took measures to
e flow Of blood. and later on CON
ilm into Count Dillon's house on the
NJ. Floluets sword penetrated two
ALI inches at a point between the
vein and carotid artery.
uel was fercely fought. and lasted
r minutes General Boulangar tried
Kill n. Floquet. and threw himself
IN again and again.
Time Minister, it was easy to see. was
unused to handling a sword. and it is
OF the greatest astonishment that SO
a fencer should have been able to
Is adversary's lunges - successfully.
floquet was given a grand ovation
leturn TO Paris.