The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-23
FRANCE AT THE POLLS.
pEprBLICANS AHEAD, BUT MANY
REBALLOTS NECESSARY.

RERALLOTS N RACBSSAh4.
At $50 O'Clock This Morning the Can
didatas Elected We're: SO Republi-
cans and So Apti-Republicans, and
GA Reballots Necessary-No Serious
Eioting Reported From Any Dis
trict.
P,p1s Sept. Notwithstanding the
fsct that an electoral contest was proceed
Ing the streets of Paris early to-day pre-
so~ted 8 deserted aspect. Policemen cleared
tbe boulevards and kept the people within
DOORS Country visitors to the exhibition
leftthe city yesterday for their respectived de-
nsrtments to participate in the elections,
leaving the different sections of the exhibit
tion less crowded than usual. Crowds of cleo
TORS have thronged the Mairies for the last
two dsys, obtaining their votiut papers.
BIG VOTE EXPECTED.
tt is therefore considered improbable that
the prediction of large falling off in the
vote will be fulfilled Voting began at
o'clock this morning Around the electoral
urps representatives of the different parties
kept assiduous watch. Voting proceeded
slowly until after noon. Groups of electors
Ieisurely deposited their papers and retired
in silence. There was no excitement or
bustle anywhere kilograms from the
provinces reported equal tranquility.
BECOMES BRISK.
After 2 o'clock tue polling places were
thronoed; still perfect order prevailed. The
crowds we're good-humored and there was
10 apparent tendency to disturbance. The
authorities had taken elaborate precautions
agai st riot, but there was no display Of
force in the streets. Soldiers we're kept in
readiness in their barracks and police were
massed under cover at various points with
Instructions to remain inactive unless COM
pelled to interfere. At 3 o'clock no row
was apprehended unless the Montmartre re-
turning officers declined to count the Bou-
langer voting papers,
THE GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT.
The Elysee circle is more confident of a
republican majority. A Boulangist major
ty is considered utterly improbable. The
clergy of Montmartre ordered prayers in
Gen. Boulanger's favor. The Boulanger
committee were in continuous secret session,
directing the contest.
A RIOT AT AVIGNON.
There was riot at Avignon to day. A
crowd forced the doors of the building
occupied by the Boulangist committee,
DuIutu LI0 NOtluR papSIss dll1 ccO uIS W Ju0
building. Thence the crowd went to the
Boulangist club, broke in the doors,
wrecked the furniture, and drove out the
members.
BOULANGER CARRIES MONTMARTRE.
PARIS, Sept. %, II P. M.-Gen. Boulan-
ger has been elected in Montmartre. The
vote was as follows:
PPoqang5r; P.T s'odo
J0iIIln laoor. .-.-'.'.. .ooOI
Thiebeaud, republican revisonlst. ......... 444
FIRST SEINE DISTRICT.
In the First Seine district the vote was
Guyot, republican Observation-Disclosures 493
Turquet, Boulangst .............. g. 6SS
DeSpatyS, conservative. ve....................2 g 103
Mulet republican ..... ...................i.4 |. .462
ItVlt ldDOE ....-...- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2SO
In this district another ballot will be
necessary, no candidate having received
the requisite majority.
ST. GEORGE DISTRICT.
In the st. George district the vote was:
Andrieux, Boulangist t................ ... 5000
Berger, republican Observation-Disclosures. 1857
Strauss, republican. ......,....... ........ 1851
Another ballot will have to be taken.
THE PANTHEON DISTRICT.
In the Pantheon district the vote was:
Maquet. Boulangist. ..4.5Ss
Bonneville, republican. n.....,............ no
Another ballot is necessary.
FAUBOURG ST HoNoRE.
In the Faubourg st. Honore district the
vote stands:
Passy, republican ...................... 1856
Martin, Boulangist. 546
@'iNe' CONSERVATIVE ...........,,.........3,5l 3,5ll
Another ballot is necessary.
RETURNS FROM THH PROVINCES.
Returns from the provinces are coming
In slowly. NJ. Thevenet. minister of Justice
Is elected in the Second district of Lyons.
In the other divisions of Lyons second
ballots will be pecessary,
In all the divisions of Bordeaux. second
ballots will have to be taken.
In the First district of Havre, Seigfried
rep defeated Marchand (Boulangis0.
The workmen in the Montmartre district
oepoSlted their ballots early and departed
immediately without exchanging views
WIN their fellows. The demeanor of the
electors throughout the day was quiet, and
'nere was no growing at the polls.
EXCITEMENT AFTER THE VOTING.
after the closing of the urns there was
oohe excitement in various parts of the
Gis Ji[y' especially in the bourse quarter. Here
G1iAerent parties paraded the streets, the
Ina W. gls1s singing popular refraips. There
Tos great uproar at the offices of the
Z re$se where the announcement Of Gen.
poulanger's victory in Montmartre
vas was displayed on Transparency The
b b,e~s was received with mingled cheers and
s noos by the rival contingents, and as a
NV, NV seemed imminent. the police and
Mounted guards charged upon and dis
aglsed The crowd. Several persons were
ADDITIONAL RETURNS.
OVner returns are as follows:
n BELLEvILLE.
6SCneIort .,.......... .................3.O OPS
Ia sCSy, laoor 2. .O90
SSanelinst. socialist go
Hlalni lndauendant 1os