The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-23
BOULANGER DID WELL
But the French Government
Withstood His Charge.
ELECTION HoTLY CONTESTED.
The General Himself Counted ous-Ferry
Eeaten-Resaiiefing Necessary in
Half the Districts.

Paris, Sept. 81 Notwithstanding the
fact that an election contest was proceed
ing, the streets of Paris early today pre-
senied . deserted aspect. Rain cleared the
bonlevards and kept people within doors.
Country visitors to the exhibition left the
city yesterday for their resrec-
tive departments % participate in
the elections. leaving the diff
ferent sections of the exhibition less
crowded than usual Crowds of electors
have ihronged the mairies for the last two
days, obtaining voting papers. 1t Is there
fore considered improbable that the pre-
diction OF large falling-o.f in the vote viii
be fuialled.
The voting began at q. m Around the
electoral places representatives of the dit-
ferent parties kept asSiduous watch. There
was no excitement or hustle anywhere.
! kilograms from the provinces re-
ported equal tranquility. After 5
O'Clock the polling places were thronged.
stili perfect order prevailed. The crowds
were good-humored. and there was no ap-
parent tendency to disturbance. The su-
thorities had taken elaborate precautions
against rios. bat there was no display of
force in the streets.
Soldiers were kept in readiness in the bar
racks. and the police were massed under
cover at various points. with instructions
TO remain inactive unless compelled TO in
terfere.
The clergy of Mcntmarel offered prayers
in Boulanger's favor.
There was riot at Avignon. A crowd
forced the doors OF the building occupied
by the Roulangist committee, burned the
voting papers and set fire to the building.
Thence the crowd went to Boulangist
club, broke in the doors, wrecked the fur
niture and drove out the members.
In the Montmartre district there was
free display of rlacards representing Bou-
LANCER on horseback trampling upon the
corpses of workmen and inscribed: The
murder of the communists"
Most of the foreign diplomatic repre-
sentatives made il a point TO be in Paris
during the election. notable exceptions be-
ing the ambassadors OF Germany and
Italy. The boulevards were thronged until
midnight.
There was much crying of Down with
Ferry"
In the ST. George, Pantheon and Fau-
beurg Thonare districts another ballot will
be taken.
Returns from the provinces are coming
in slowly. Thevenet, minister of justice, is
elected in the second district of Lyons. In
the other divisions of Lyons second ballots
will be necessary. In all the divis-
ions of Bordeaux second ballots will
have to be taken. In the First
district of Bare. siegfried, Republi-
can, defeated Marchand, Boulangist.
There was great uproar at the offices Of the
,Ffessc, in Montmarte, where an announce
ment that Bonlangcr had won in Mont
marte was displayed on transparency.
The news was received with mingled cheers
and boots by the rival contingent and as
a row seemed imminent the police and
mounted guards charged upon and dis
persed the crowd. Several persons were
arrested.
PARIS, Sept. 23.-1 a. m.--Minster of
Finance Rouvier has been elected in the
Grasse and the Alpes-Martimes divisions,
and NJ. Meline, president of the chamber of
deputies, in the Vosges division.
The Boulangists have gained two seats.
There are only five definite results in
Paris-one Republican, Brisson, who de-
feated Thibaudin, Boulangist, and four
Boulangists. namely, Laguerre. Revest,
Forey and st. Martin, beingelected.
OF eleven seats in Pas de Calais, the Re
Boulogne, where conservatives and
legitimists head the polls, second ballots
are necessary.
BoULaNGER FAILS or ELECTION.
mn. Flourens is elected in En-
brun The prefecture of the Seine has
issued Official figures. The result in
Montmarre Is as follows: Registered
electors, 1918; voters, 1855; blank
voting papers, 2,iai. Boulanger received
$50 votes. According to these figures q
second ballot will be necessary in Mont
martre. This result is probably accounted
for by the number of blanks. liz is adj
mitted that the blanks in Montmartre were
really given to Boulanger. The public con-
siders the tactics unfair. and as only likely
TO create sympathy for the general.
I.aguerre polled 62i over the requisite
majority.
Leon Say is elected in Pau and Casemi.
Pcrier Republican, in Nogert-seine.
pica,. Revisionist. has defeated Ferry in
the Vosges department. Dicontede is
elected for Angouleme, and Spu!le for
Bcaumc A re-baiiot is necessary in the
districts contested by Constans.
Ii is reported that Lockroy and Clemapceau
are elected. There seems to be no chance OF
the Conservatives winning single seat in
Paris. Ten provincial priests have been
suspended from their functions for preach
ing against the government. The proyin-
oial vote yesterday seems TO have been ten
iative.
THE yEEY LATEST RFTURSs.
m.-Repubiicsns elected ISS anti
Republicans, -, re-bailots necessary. iib.
Next sunday. Re-Baiioting VIII Decide
the Governments rate.
IospoS. sept. 22.The Standards Paris