The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-05
FROM OVER THH OCEAN.
indications Of StilIAnother Crisis
in the French Republic.
BoULANGER INTERVIEWED
And Talks About The New
Premier's Policy Assailed-Nfak-
ing up the Floquct Cabinet.
Other Foreign News.

LONDON, April 4.-The Pail Mall Ga
sete had an interview with Gen. Bou
langer at the Hotel Louvre, in Paris, last
evening. There was long string of Wis
itors in the corridor waiting for an audi
ence with the General. The interview
er found the General to be aslightly
bent, full.bodied man OF medium height,
with iron.gray hair, which is turning
silvery. He has a kindly, honest face,
of the bourgeois type, The. principle
he represented, he said, was the revis-
ion of the constitution. The Chamber Of
Deputies had been stricken with impo-
tence and no longer represented the peo-
pie. In dissolution OF the Chamber and
revision of the Constitution was the only
remedy for the evil. Being asked to ex-
plain the basis of his plan OF revision,
he said: "That is my secret, which |
shall keep to myself. That is my policy"
He refused to explain his plans because
he feared they would be criticised and
thwarted before there was chance to
put them into execution.
Gen. Warnet, commander OF the Thir:
ty-fourth division of the army, will
probably be appointed chief OF the gen.
eral staff OF the war offices. E
wilson's AcquittaI Ono of the Causes.
LONDON, April THE acquittal of NJ.
Wilson and his confedcrates by the
Court of Appeal was one OF the causes OF
the fall OF the Tirard Ministry which has
not been sufficiently considered.
The previously strong minority, ripe
for anything, received a sufficient aug
mentation from the dissatisfied to en-
able them to overthrow the Government
party with the assistance OF those who
wished to contribute their share toward
the humiliation Of the prosecutors Of
their idol, Boulanger, the former section
rather illogically making the Ministry
responsible for the escape OF ex-Presi-
dent Crews son-iu-law from the penal
ties inflicted upon him by the lower
court.
Sentiment rather than justice prompt
ed tho acquittal. 1t was thought that
the spectacle OF so near relative OF d
former executive Of the Republic serv.
ing term in prison, for acts rendered
possible only by his relationship to the
first citizen OF the nation, would furnish
too prominent n subject for the sarcasms
of the Royalists, and would not present
an inspiring subject for future historians.
The heinsinuations of NJ. Wilson advocate,
that his client was neither better nor
worse than other deputies, was n direct
insult to the assembled wisdom OF the
nation, and, despite the professional
latitude allowed lawyer in using every
means for the defense OF his client, the
legal gentleman may find himself called
upon TO answer personally for his state
ments.
II, as the Court OF Appeals has decided,
there is no statute which can be made
applicable to Wilson, it is said that the
sooner the laws are amended the better /;
but it is very singular the defeat was
never suspected until it was proposed to
punish for fragrant misdemeanors per-
son whose sequestration would reflect
disgracefully upon powerful connections.
In the political turmoil which now
exists Wilson and his sins have already
been relegated to oblivion, considera-
tions OF more important nature occu-
pying the attention OF the nation. II
the Germans had sought to accomplish
the downfall OF Tirard they could have
adopted no better method than by the
approval given by their principal jour
nails to the course pursued against the
exasperating Boulanger, who seems to
have been created for the purpose OF
plunging his country into trouble. OF
course the opposition seized this, as they
have done the acquittal of Wilson, as a
rallying cry for recruiting their ranks.
Not that they care SO much for the val
uahle warrior whom they rather fear
than otherwise, but they are disposed to
look upon his usefulness in the present
emergency us nm excuse for his existing.
The London Tory journals pretend to
decent sorrow for the troubles OF the
republic, but under their regrets il is
not difficult to discern tone Of salts.
faction,