The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-27
e N ELECTIONS.
a Grave Matter e 00vePo0snt Involves
-Conficting Reports.

a Grave Mates e Govsssnsat IavolssA
-ConflictinG Reports
LOyDOy. Sent. 2l-The Paris CORES.
poudeuts of the Loadon press describe the
interest shown in yesterdays election q,
the most general ever noticed on any Of
the kind. The popular feeling In the
French capital is that q genuine crisis mas
been reached. A common remark is that
Yesterday was the most important ior
France s'ncs the day Of Sedan.
The anxiety to obtain returns indicate
ing the result throughout the provinces
was very marked. and every scrap OF
news bulle,ined at the leading newspaper
offices was eagerly scanned by large
crowds of people,. II is not Likely. how.
ev or. that any facts that may be received
will be sufficient to show the result with
will probably be necessary to wait
another day. The leaders OF all
factions express the greatest conf
dence, hut the fact is that they are all
hopelessly in the dark as to the probable
outcome. The election Is cCnspicuOus!y
the expression Of the popular will: and in
this respect it differs from many previous
French elect ions which We're merely the
I0glSLr0ylOu Dy inc p"Hpc VI bcSutt a.
ready achieved by their leaders.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
News comments on the seriousness Of the
voting in Francs. H. think, there has
been a great relative fall in the power Of
the ~Boulaneists since January. II. pre-
diets that both B,ulanger and Naquet
will be defeated in the second ballots AMI
that four.ffths Of the re-ballOts are likely
to result in favor of Renublicana All the
correspondents Of the London newspapers
dwell upon the gravity displayed by the
electors. Ths Government left it to the
mayors' discretion to declare void and
null ali votes cast for the condemned
Boulnngista. The Paris correspondent OF
the Times comes to the conclusion that on
the second ballots the ~reactiOnaries I'M
Boulangists combined will be far from
having the strength they expected. The
Standards Paris dispatch says b pre-.
vaiiing impression Is that the Government
10 worsted and there will be q severe
struggle in the second ballots.
There WAS a riot at Aringu. A crowd
forced the doors Of the building occupied
by the Boulangist committee turned the
voting papers and set fire to the building.
Thence the crowd went to the B~oulangist
club broke in the doors, wrecked the fur
niture and drove out the members
Reports from Montmartre say that even
the defeat Of Boulanger is possible. al.
though his supporters are using every
means to secure his return. The clergy
Of Montmartre ordered prayers in his ia
vor. The Boulanger committee was in
continuous secret session directing the
contest.
The workmen in the Montmartre district
deposited their ballots early and departed
Immediately without exchanging views
with their fellow workmen. The de.
meanor of the electors was quiet m there
VA no crowding at the polls. After the
closing of the urns there was some excite.
ment in various parts Of the city. o..
pecially on the bourss quarter. Here the
d ;fferent parties paraded the streets. the
B~oulangists singing popular refrains.
There was q great uprcar at the Offices Of
the Presse. where an announcement Of Bou-
hangers victory in Montmartre was dis.
played in a transparency. The news was
received with mingled cheers and boots
by the rival contingents and as . row
seemed imminent the police and mounted
guards charged upon and dispersed the
crowd. Several persons were arrested
n. Thevenet Minister Of Justice, is
elected in the Second district Of Lyons.
In the Other divisions Of Ly IN a second
ballot will be necessary. In all b de
visions Of Bordeaux second ballots will
have to BE- taken. In the First district OF
Havre Seigrefred, Republican. defeated
March, BOulangist. n. FiOurens is
ole c. ed in Embrun.
1t Is reported that II. Lockroy and n.
Clemenceau are elected. There appears to
be no chance o. the Conservatives winning
q single seat in Paris. Nothing is known
of the result in n. Ferry's district. n.
Flouquet and n. LOckroy have q good
chance Of success On the second ballots
Three provincial priests have been sus-
pended from their functions for preaching
against the Government.
For the thirty-seven uncontested seats
the members elected consist OF twenty.
eight Royalists eight Ministerialists and
the Boulangist Lehrisse.
The provincial vote seems to have been
tentative. The latest totals are: Repuh-
licsns elected. 15S; anti-R Republicans 90;
reballots necessary. IA