Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-28
BOULANGER WINS.
The Ex-Minister of War Vic
tOriOus at the Polls,
FLOQUET'S MINISTRY DOOMED.
A Remarkable Absence of RiOting,
Owing to Strict Police and
Military Precautions.

Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD
PARIS, January 27.-The polls closed
at P. Al. The attendance of the voters
was unprecedentedly large. Perfect
quiet prevails. Few police are seen on
the streets, nearly all being held in re-
serve. The cabinet is summoned to
meet at the Ministry of the Interior to-
morrow.
[10:40 P. M.l-The result in twenty
divisions is, Boulanger 112, 1000; Jacques,
1900. The excitement is intensifyinp.
PARIS, January 27.-Every quarter of
Paris was enlivened last evening by
street brawls between the supporters and
opponents of General Boulanger. The
most violent took place in Montmartre,
where number of persons were wounded.
The police interfered and arrested several
of the ring-leaders. Another serious
collision occurred in the Faubourg du
Temple, where several persons were in
jured. AT several electoral meetings
there were scenes of great disorder.
Bands of men and lads, singing the
Marseillaise and Boulangist songs, pa
raded tie boulevards until late hour.
In the Place de Ia Republique and the
Place de POpera open-air meetings were
held: Great masses of people were pres
ent, but the proceedings were, on the
whole, fairly orderly. To-day opened
tine, and at an early hour the
streets began to fill with people.
AT noon the electors were thronging
toward the 266 balloting stations. The
boulanglsts were everywhere first at the
voting places and displayed the greatest
confidence. The Prefect of Police en-
listed the services of large number of
houeeholders to aid the police in main
tanning order. Troops were held in
readiness at various points and cavalry
patrolled the streets and dispersed all
gatherings. The municipal guards lined
the boulevards, and in every quarter the
police and military were prepared to
suppress any outbreak.
The complete returns show the follow.
ing result: Boulanger 244,O7O, JACQUES
,520, Boule 16,760, other candidates
l ,038. Boulanger's plurality $3.50,
and his majority 54,432. The mem
bers Of the government are astounded at
the result and bets are freely offered that
the Ministry will resign tomorrow. The
Boulangists predict the immediate fall of
the Floquet Ministry, the dissolution of
Parliament and general election in
March. They also forecast rupture in
the Radical party and express the belief
that forty Radical Deputies will join the
Boulangist ranks and thus give the Cen
eral following of sixty members in the
present chamber.
On the Petite Bourse, after the election,
rentes declined cents for money and 25
cents for account. Great excitement
prevailed on the boulevards- during the
night. The police did not interfere. Ten
thousand persons assembled outside the
Cafe Durand, cheering and singing.
When Boulanger was leaving in his car
riage after the announcement of the re-
suit, he passed restaurant, opposite to
the Cafe Durand, whhere the friends of
the Government were assembled. The
latter hissed loudly and Boulanger's
friends replied by throwing stones.
BouIanger will resign the Seine seat,
retaining that for the Nord Department.
1t is rumored that Magnin, Governor of
the Bank of France, will be asked to form
a Cabinet.
PARIS, January 27.-The Cabinet sat
from IL P. NJ. until A. NJ. Premier Flo
quet informed President Carnot that the
Cabinet was prepared to resign if the
President considered such a step advisa-
BILE. Several of the ministers advocated
q reconstruction of the Cabinet on a
wider basis. They proposed to include
in the new ministry influential men from
all the Republican sections. President
Carnot awaits the result of to-day's
sitting of the Chamber of Deputies before
coming to conclusion,
Boulanger's organization to-day was
marvelously perfect, while that of
Jacques was greatly inferior. Louise
Michel worked hard in behalf of the
General, and was largely instrumental in
securing the victory.
De Lesseps claims credit for the Gen
erals immense majority, as the result of
his telling his clients how to vote and
his publicly dining Boulanger.
Congratulating the Kaiser.
BERLIN, January 27.-The birthday OF
the Emperor was generally observed to-
day. The Emperor received in the White
Hall of the Castle many of the German
sovereigns, Prince Bismarck, the Minis