Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-23
La BELLE FRANCE
Passing Through Another Crisis
in Her History.
PARIS UNDER MILITARY GUARD.

Returns from Yesterday Elections Are
Very Undeci<ive-The Outlook IL For
Another Waterloo for Bouian%er-The
General Probably Successful In n Par
isiaa Disirict-Many Re Ballots Neees-
sary-A Turbulent PopuIsee Abroad In
the Capital and the Troops ON the Qui
vive for Revolution.
LONDON, Sept. % The Paris CORE
spoudents Of the London press describe the
interest shown in yesterday Ell ction As tine
most general ever noticed on any occasion
OF the kind IL seemed to bs the popular
feeling in the French capital that a genuine
crisis hal been reached. A common remark
was that the day was the most important for
France since the day OF Seian the anxiety
to obtain returns indicating the result
throug hout tue provinces was very mark a,
and every scrap OF news buIletined at the
leading newspapers Ofii.es lasi night was
eagerly scanned by large crowds Of people.
The People Were Speaking.
The election was cOnspicuOusly an ex-
preston OF the popular viii, and in this re-
spect 1t differed from many previous French
elections, which we're merely the registra-
ton by the people OF a result already
achieved by their leaders
Priests Pray for BouIsnger.
The Clergy Of MOntmArtre yesterday or
iere1 prayers in Bouianger's favor. The
,sOrkmen in the Mnntmartre a strict depos-
tel their ballots early ani departed imme-
listely without exchanging views with
thsir fellows The demeanor Of tine electors
throughout the day was quiet aud there was
no crO~ding at tie polls. After the closing
Of the urns there was some excitement in
various parts Il the city, especially IN the
bourse.
A Riot NIpped in tn. Bud.
Here the different parties paraded the
streets, the Boulang lists singing popular re-
Trains There was a great uProar at the Of
fees Of The Presse, where an announcement
Of Boulanger's victory in Montmartre was
displayed on a transparency. the news was
received with mingled cheers and boots by
the rival contingents, and as a row seemed
imminent the police and mounted guards
charged upon and dispersed the crowd Sew.
eral persons were arrested
Pari. Under Guard.
Paris last night was under guard The
bOulevarts were occupied by the military
ana travel was cut on ~ the main thOrOuEn
fares Cavalry forces from Fontainebleau
and Melum were under arms In the streets.
Regiments OF infantry had possession Of
every coign OF vantage where a mob could
possibly obtain a foothold, and thousand
soldiers were awaiting orders in the Palais
de Industrie. IL was evident that Paris
was not gong to be taken by surprise again
IN case OF an uprising, and the government
was prepared to take most extreme measures
to preserve order.
Half the Population Abroad.
At o'clock this morning hall the pOPula-
ton was In the streets and every tenth man
and woman were reaimDnewsIapers, which
were issued from hour to hour after il
O'Clock. There was much excitement.
Boulangists were shouting vOciferously.
| Crowds had gathered about the military
cordons to jeer, and to admire orators who
had been forbidden 10 speak on tine side
walks but Who mounted omnibuses and
harangued the crowds from above, aud coca
sionally an active gendarme climbed up and
| captured one in the act.