Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-13
TRY CABLE TO THE p1spArcH.l


PARIS, January 12-Interest in France
centers more and more upon the Paris cleo
tion, at which Boulanger intends to show
that he is stronger than the Republic
Frenchmen who bet are inclined to back the
General, but 1 incline to the belief that
they will lose their money. 1t is necessary,
however, to say that Boulanger's chances
have improved since last week. The Royal
ists and Bonapartists have practically come
out openly in his favor, and be himself has,
it is stated, decided upon a most clever,
though risky, political stroke. His idea is
to resign the seat which he actually occu-
pies in the Chamber of Deputies, and so
throw himself entirely on the mercy of Paris
electors If he does so, admiration for his
pluck will doubtless decide many wavering
voters in his favor.
Boulanger also has been exceedingly pol
itic in his bid for the support of the Pan
smists, as the holders of the unlucky shares
are called.
WILLING TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
Floquet, who is in power and who is
honest, could only tell the committee of the
shareholders that ne would do his best. but
contrary, bewailed the fact that his hands
were tied by lack of power, sYmpathized
teariullY, promised to do everything if he
should ever have the power, and, to show
his earnestness, promptly subscribed for 25
bonds. The Panamists naturally say, 1.-THE
actual order of things won't save us; let's
give Boulanger a chance at least to show
what he can do
The principal hope of the present bour-
geois Government lies, ,curiously enough, in
the energy that may be displayed by their
natural enemies, the Socialists. These have
decided to put forward q delegate of their
own, and if at the first ballot Boulanger
comes out ahead, as he very probably Will,
they will give their votes to the Govern
ment on the second ballot to defeat the
dreaded dictatorship. NJ. Boule, the So
cialist candidate, is 4 strong and remark
able man. While earning his living as a
stonecutter, he has studied and made Of
himself a strong writer and an able speaker.
Bis influence on the workingmen is great,
and he NAV rally SO, 600 votes
GERMANY IMPROVING HER ARTILLERY.
Germany is laboring to get her artillery on
an even footing with that of France, which
will mean very great improvement on the
present state of things, and, beside this,
move in the way of fighting. The energy of
the country appears to be principally con-
centrated on the uninteresting Morier case.
1t appears fairly evident to impartial folk
that Morier did not send any information to
Bazaine, but it is equally evident that
Bismarck means to make the English AM
bassador uncomfortable if he can. 1t seems
that the Geficken investigation disclosed
the fact that Morier was in the plot, un-
doubtedly organized among few friends of
the Empress Frederick, and led by her to
injure Bismarck and destroy his influence
by the publication of the Emperor Fred
erick's untruthful diary, and otherwise.
Geficken has been set at liberty, being such
very small fry, but Bismarck wants re-
Venge, and being a man of verv con-
siderable talent, Emperor Frederick's
writing TO the contrary Notwithstanding,
will probably get it. His next speech in
the Reichstag is very properly looked
forward to with deep interest.