The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-04
GENERAL BOULANGER.
He F1ees to Belgium and Bellows Defiance at
His Paris Enemies.

He Flees to Belgium and Bellows Defiance at
His Paris Enemies.
PARIS, April 3.-General Boulanger has
issued manifesto from Brussels to the
French people. He says that he will not
submit to trial by the Senate, but that he
is willing to be tried before magistrates or
ajury. In conclusion, General Boulanger
says he will await the elections, which will
make the Republic habitable, honest and
free.
The Presse says that General Boulanger
left Paris at the request of friends, who
were informed that he would be tried by an
exceptional tribunal and that he would not
escape alive. During his absence General
Boulanger will continue the struggle for
revision of the Constitution.
A rumor is current here that the govern
ment is about to issue decree of Danish
ment against General Boulanger.
The national committee of the Boulangist
party announces that General Boulanger
departed from France by the advice of the
committee. Four members of the commit
tee opposed this step. NJ. Thiebaud the
principal election organizer of the party,
and Deputy Michilen have seeded from
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country. 1t is reported that M.
Susini, M. Laur and other Boulangist
deputies have adopted similar course.
ship of the Cocarde, the Boulangist paper.
He says he is disgusted with the secrecy
maintained by General Boulanger, which
tends to mislead the latter's friends. NJ.
Michilen contends that BOulanger should
have remained and faced even nartyrdom.
course. while the Royalists stig-
matize his flight as an act of cow
ardice. Senator Naquet and Deputies Lai-
santes and Laguerre wrote to General
Boulanger about the middle of March, ad-
vising him to flee. The General strongly
objected to adopting this course, as he
knew that he would be accused of cOwardice
if he left the country. Finally, NJ. Naquet
and the two deputies threatened to secede
from the party unless he took their advice,
and it was lis threat that caused his de-
parture.
BRUSSELS, April 3.-General Boulanger is
stopping at the Hotel Mengelle in this city.
He registered at the hotel under the name
of "Brune." After conference with M.
Rochefort, at Mons, this morning, he re-
turned here. Demonstrations in his honor
were made both at Mons and in this city.
The Independence Beige warns General
Boulanger that his expulsion from Belgium
vii! follow any intrigues on his part
dSd1DSb tue IcICI SONeIUIneuU
LONDON, April 3.-M. Harry, the princi-
pal editor of the Independence Beige, who
is at present in London, expressed himself
freely to-day on the subject of General
Boulanger taking refuge in Belgium. The
Belgian government, he said. will certainly
expel BOulanger without delay if he
doesn't forestall such action by voluntarily
taking his departure. Nj. Harry called at
tention to the fact that Belgium had here
tofore expelled all prominent political
refugees. including Victor Hugo, and de-
clared that the policy of the government
with reference to that class of persons had
undergone no change. BOulanger was
hooted by the people on his arrival. and the
only cheers he received were given by few
cabmen at the railway station.