Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-14
WITH FLOQU ET?
HE SEEMS TO BE ALL RIGHT AND A
VERY BAD MAN.

Also Somewhat yersatile-He Goes from a |
Passage Arms to "A Speechmakins with |
Great sang Froid-ouecn SataIie's Brutal
Treatment Bereft Of Her Child by Force
The Cape Mine Horror.
PARIS, July 14-AS a result of the quar-
rel between Premier Flo1uet and Gen Bou
LANCER in the chamber of deputies, Thursday
night, in the course of which Boulanger gave
Floquet the lie, the premier sent "A challenge
10 the general Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the chamber The challenge was
promptly accepted. swords named as the
weapons, and the two gentlemen, acCNmpa-
MED by their seconds, We're early yesterday
morning conveyed to point on Count Dbl
Ions estate at Neuilly -sur- Seine, not far from
the city
Bonlanger arrived al Neuiliv first, Floquet
arriving ut lu:l0 n IN While the seconds
were searching for ii convenient spot Floqnet
without hrtraying any emotion, walked 10
and fro conVersing with his friends Bou
LANCER indilferently tNiried his walking stick
and consulted his watch AT 1920 NJ. DE
Laisant. who directed the duel, brought the
sword points together BouIauger hinged
vigorously, woundng fioquet slightly in the
lett thigh. The coiuhatmtS separated. bou
hangers right hand forrtingrr was scratched.
In the second round Buulnn@er advanced
violently and Floquet, who stood On the de
fensive wounded the general full in the
| chest and also with a thrust in the neck.
| The wounds hied prolure!y, boulangcr Of
| fered to fight on. but was prevented A. he
walked 10 the house. the seconds supporting
| him, lie looked faint His shirt front was
| covered with blood.
Fluuuet was scarcely wounded at all
| Boulanger's sword did not penetrate below
| the skin Rouianger'> wound includes the
severuz Of the phreuIr n i've, impa,rIng the
play of the lungs
The second, have made a formal report in
which they state that Gen Roulanger received
a serious wound in he neck DR. Monod,
| who i. attending Gen Boulauger, ISSUED a
| bulletin regarding his condition, which SAID
there was It deep wound IN the right side Of
| the general, neck and that il cause, Il
marked difficulty in his respiration The
doctor was unable to give an opinion as 10
what turn the ease may take.
The streets We're crowded with people at
midnight last night This was partly owing
10 frte which was held on the eve Of the
national holiday Frequent shouts were
heard both for and against Gen. Boulanger-
NJ Naquet who presided IN Gen Bou-
langer'~ absence at.a.hauquet given lost night,
announced that the generals condition wss
as favorable as possible The Soir says that
a serious high fever has set in, succeeded by
extreme prostratlon; the respiration was
rapid and sometimes very difficult The
! ! 4.fiv IN
. opinion If the case.
LATFR:-lr. Liable, one Of Gen Boulang
ers physicians believes that if matters pro
gress favorably, the general viii he cured IN
a fortnight The danger. however hes IN
complication of phlehtis Of the neck, whict
is possible, and which would endanger the
life of the patient. The general is in muct
pain
Madame Floquet was ignorant OF the due
between her husband and Gen. Eoulanger
until the affair was over When Informed
Of the meeting and its results, she SAID: 1T Is
the first time my husband ever deceived me
but l viii forgive him.
The premier was very slightly hurt, for h
, attended the unveilnE ot the monument t,
+ | Leon Gamhrtta, and IN a speech oNtoll-d tn
patriotic frmne~s shown by Gamb-tia dur
IN the war with t'erWany. and the nvturibt
energy whereby he afterwari foilet the anti
! Republic coalition.
let Us give" said the premier AL oul
strength 10 the country which he defended
to the republic which We desire to see pursu
: ing Il reforming and iv.lizinEp pacific mission
and lmmovahle in strength
! The Republican journals, IN cnmnentjnl
on the discussion in the chamber Of deputle
THURSDAY night between Flouquet and Boz
, hanger, say that BoUlanger has entered upo
a plehisrite campalEn, and that the NtruGEI
p between the republic and a dictatorship la
+ begun. Universal suffrage, they >ay, vi
Is do justice Ia CPsarsn.
The I.anternr gives notice that it drtiuitel
, sewers all connection with BoulanEar Tb
4 Conservative organs commend Roulanger
p attitude. and ascrlhe him the honurs 4
Thur1la ne in the chambers