The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-21
FOREIGN TELtGRAMS
RECEIVED YESTERDAY VA THE
ATLANTIC CABLE.
BOULANCERS CHANCES ~ THE
COMING FRENCH ELECTIONS.
Trouble Brewing VIII Germany. Sc.

LoNDoN, January 20-The election in
Paris on January 21 90 ON The seat in the
{ hamber of Deputies left vacant by the
death of VI. Hude, creates intense in
tercst in European political circles
General BOulanger hts been frequently
challenged by his opponents 10 confront
the voters of the capital, who they
claimed were on their side I'm 1856,
when \ mister of War. General Boulan-
ger was made an involuntary candidate
/ By the more enthusiastic OF his sup
porters in Paris, and though he refused
to stand. he received over 30,
900 votes However, to win
this election he will require about 10000
! votes, and 10 remains Co be seen whether
| Paris contains so many enfranchised OPP
pOnents, not merely of the existing gov
eminent, but of the existing constitu-
tion VI Rochcfort. who j. now
staunch supporter OF the General, de-
clared himself convinced in advance that
his leader will win. and win largely, but
his conviction rests on rather "a fantastic
foundation The intydhaQent, of which
he is editor has a circulation. according
To NJ. R0cheiort. OF 10000, and that says
NJ Rochef0rt. proves cOnclusively that
the General has 100000 supporters in
Paris III BOulanger wins. DO VIII De
less owing to any great movement m
favor of himself or his cause than 10 the
blunders which the supporters of the
existing state of things ia France are
apt 90 make at critical moments Gen
cral Bouanger began his campaign hy
promising amnesty to al the hanished
princes. and now 10 is announced that
President CarnOt will, the day after the
election sign decree ahrogatng the
decree 0feXile against The Due a Aumale.
WATCHING THE SAMOAN TROUBLE.
10 is stated upon the authority of a
high official i'm the Foreign Office that
the official relations between the Gov
enment at Washington and Berlin are
already strained to degree exciting the
most intense concern among diplomats
The attention of Prince Bismarck DO Is
asserted has been very sharply called to
the treaty bctNr,- .-..- .... .-..,
and me United States. comforting upon
the Samoans the right 90 elect q
King and Government, regardless
of foreign governments, residents or
interests. This instrument precludes the
possibility of German asccndency. Prince
Bismarck and Lord Salisbury have both
been informed, the official asserts that
America will uphold the provisions OF
the treaty at adj hazards, and the result
has been that an AnglO-Amorican en-
lente has virtually been arranged The
keenest anxiety Is manifested here for
news from Samoa.
DOUBLE SUICIDE II MONTE CARLO.
A man and woman, AGED respectively
% and 10, committed suicide az Monte
Carlo Yesterday. They were natives of
LYONS. and had spent the winter at
Monte Carlo Neither was known nor
has their identity as yet been established,
but they brought with them large sums
ot money and spent most of their time
at the gaming tables, roulette being their
faSoute game. When they had reached
the bottom of their combined purse they
wrote 10 friends in Nice announcing the
fact that they contemplated suicide
The Duke of Norfolk is expected TO
arrive in Rome soon. lie is still desirous
Of taking holy orders, butitis understood
that the Pope objects 20 his doing so. as
DE does not wish his Grace 10 abandon
his position al the British Court in
which capacity he Is capable of render
ing greater service to the Holy See than
~ an ecclesiastic.
Weber's opera, The Three Pintos,
was performed for the first time in Vi
emma last night The libretO is extremely
modern. and the music resembles closely
that of Der Freischutz. " except that 1t
is somewhat livelier The presentation
was in every way successful
Grace Hawthorne is slowly recovering
from her illness. Her physicians now
say that her restoration to health will be
perfect and permanent
Henry Irving has gone to Brighton 10
recuperate, and hopes to be able 10 re-
sumo his part in Macbeth on Monday
BoULANGER's CHANCES DECLINING.
LONDON, January 2O.-Alihough the
chances OF General BOulanger's cleo
tion 10 the Chamber OF Deputies
from the Department OF the Seine
next Sunday are infinitely better
than those OF any other candidate, they
are much less favorable than they were
a few days ago, owing TO the opposition
Of the Free Masons and the trade unions