Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-09-26
FRENCH ELECTIONS.
A Grave Matter of Government InvolV'


A Grave Matter of Government Involved
-COnfiicting Reports
LONDON. Sept 23.-The Paris CORES
pondents of the London press describe the
interest shown in yesterdays election as
the most general ever noticed on any Of
the kind. The popular feeling in the
French capital is that a genuine crisis mas
been reached. A common remark IS that
yesterday was the most important for
France since the day of Sedan.
The anxiety to obtain returns indicat-
ing the result throughout the provinces
was very marked, and every scrap OF
news bulletined at the leading newspaper
Offices was eagerly scanned by large
crowds of people. 1t is not likely, how
ev er. that any facts that may be received
will be sufficient to show the result with
certainty. For full end safe returns it
will probably be necessary to wait
another day. The leaders of all
factions express the greatest conf
dence, but the fact is that they are all
hopelessly in the dark as to the probable
outcome The election is conspicuously
the expression of the popular will; and in
this respect it differs from many previous
French elections. which were merely the
registration by the people of result al
I
| The Paris correspondent OF the Daily
News comments on the seriousness of the
| voting in France. He thinks there has
been a great relative fall in the power Of
the Boulangists since January. He pre-
diets that both Boulanger and Naquet
will be defeated in the second ballots and
| that four fifths of the re-ballots ars likely
| to result in favor of Republicans. All the
correspondents of the London newspapers
dwell upon the gravity displayed by the
electors. The Government left it to the
mayors discretion to declare void and
| null all votes cast for the condemned
Boulangis;s. The Paris correspondent Of
! the Times comes to the conclusion that on
| the second ballots the reactionaries and
/ Boulangists combined will be far from
/ having the strength they expected. The
! Standards Paris dispatch says the pre-
vailing impression is that the Government
| is worsted and there will be a severe
! struggle in the second ballots.
There WAS q riot at Arngu. A crowd
! forced the doors of the building occupied
! by the Boulangist committee, burned the
/ voting papers and set fire 10 the building
! Thence the crowd went to the BOulangist
| club, broke in the doors, wrecked the fur
nture and drove out the members.
! Reports from Montmartre say that even
/ the defeat of Boulanger is possible, al
/ though his supporters are using every
! means to secure his return. The clergy
! OF ontmartre ordered prayers in his ia
vor. The BOulanger committee was in
continuous secret session directing the
/ contest.
| The workmen in he Mon tmartre district
| deposited their ballots early and departed
/ Immediately without exchanging views
| with their fellow workmen. The de-
! meanor of the electors was quiet and there
/ was no crowding at the polls. After the
! closing of the urns there was some excite
, ment in various parts of the city, es-
| pecially on the bourse quarter. Here the
/ different parties paraded the sire cts. the
/ Boulangists singing popular refrains.
| There was great uproar at the offices of
! the Presse. where an announcement of Bou-
/ langeI's victory in MOntmartre was dis
! PLAYED in 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. Several persons were arrested.
! NJ. Thevenet, Minister of Justice, is
! elected in the Second district OF Lyons.
/ In the other divisions of Lyons a second
! ballot will be necessary. In all the di-
! visions of Bordeaux second ballots will
( have to be taken. In the First district OF
! Havre Seigrefred, Republican. defeated
/ March, Bouangist. NJ Flourens is
elec ed in Embrun.
| 1t is reported that NJ. Lockroy and NJ.
! Clemenceau are elected. There appears to
| be no chance OF the Conservatives winning
/ a single seat in Paris. Nothing is known
/ of the result in NJ. Ferry's district. NJ.
! Flouquet and NJ. Loc&rOy have good
! chance of success on the second ballots.
Three provincial priests have been sus-
| pended from their functions for preaching
! against the Government.
For the thirty seven uncontested seats
/ the members elected consist of twenty
eight Royalists, eight Ministerialists and
| the Boulangist, Lehrisse.
The provincial vote seems to have been
! tentative. The latest totals are: Repub-
lcans elected. 15S; Republicans, So
I reballots necessary. 145.