Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-29
BOULANGER ELECTED.
The Question Paramount as to the Att
tude of Germany on His Selection.

NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-The Paris cores
pondent of the Times telegraphed to his
paper as follows last night: ''At midnight
it is evident that General Boulanger will
have about 50, 600 majority over NJ Jacques,
which touches the widest guess which
was quoted in these dispatches yesterday.
Up to the present hour there have been no
disturbances worth counting, though the
deepest excitement have seen for many
years prevails. All the boulevards have
been crowded with people waiting for
news the whole evening. An especially
big crowd gathered in the Place de la
Bourse and up Rue Montmatre watching
the illuminated returns exhibited by news
papers and enterprising tradesmen. Cur
.ously enough the crowds were almost III
variably against Boulanger. This seems
to indicate that he was supported by the
Weather classes, including hotel and up
per shop keepers who desire to better
trade but not by those who make up
street assemblages. As to what may
happen inside Paris nobody has any views.
Such calm Judgment as one can find to-
night is concentrated upon the question OF
what Germany will think. Frenchmen
will think that Boulanger's election was
due to Panama canal influences, to dislike
Of Radicals, to clerical reaction and
thousand other things but the problem Is
will Germany pretend to comprehend these
local facts? Will she not instead leap at
the chance of accepting Boulanger as an
evangel of revenge? l have happened to
know two war correspondents who tonight
got word from their editors to hold them
selves ready for emergency 1t does not
necessarily mean that trouble is coming,
but il is the most Ineligible translation
of the meaning of today's work.
In consequence of the victory OF General
Boulanger yesterday the ministry rendered
their designations this morning, but PreSl-
dent Carnot declined to accept them.
Republican journals in this city, while
admitting that the election of General
Bouanger is a serious reverse, declare
that it is not sufficient to discourage the
party, which must unite more closely
against threatened CRsarism.
Monarchist papers assert that the result
IF the election is a condemnation of the
parliamentary republic and presages its
downfall Boulangist organs emphatlcally
declares that the election IS blow to the
government.
NJ. Jouvencal has abandoned his inten-
tion to enterpellate the government IN the
chamber of deputies this afternoon IN
regard to the measures 20 he adopted TO
check the spread of Boulangerism.
At this hour $3.50 p. m.) but few persons
are gathered outside the chamber and
nothing has occurred.
In government circles it is considered
that the election of General Boulanger
menaceS the republic.
VIENNA, Jan 2S.-The Political Cores
pondence, referring to General Boulanger's
victory says: In diplomatic circles the
election is regarded as a sure symptom of
a coming change of system in the govern
ment of France. No immediate danger is
feared as regards internal complications,
as it is believed that internal discussion
will prevent external entanglements."
The Neue Erie Presse says IF President
Carnot, uniting the Republicans under
the banner of honesty. appeals boldly and
openly to France, he can still bring the
country to reason. He must, while bravely
attacking BoulaDger, suppress with a
firm hand the rivalry in his own camp
Not the republic alone but the eXlstance
of France is at stake"
The Wiener Tagblatt says: The return
of France to a program of moderation Is
hardly possible. The danger of a war be-
tween France and Germany has now be-
come real"
The Deutsche Zietung predicts stormy
times in France. Ii doubts whether the
Republicans have sufficient strength TO
successfully withstand Boulangerism.
GERMANS ARE ANXIOUS
BERLIN, Jan. 2S.-The newspapers here
of all shades of political opinion regard
the success of General Boulanger as an
evil augury for the French republic.
The North German Gazette says: 1T is
the most important event of recent times
in the dominion of foreign politics. The
regime of the parliamentary republic has
suffered a severe reversal in its own capital.
The defeat of the government will proba-
bly, lead to all sorts of surprises"
The Post sees in the result of the election
proof that France is heartily sick of the re-
public. Ii says: "A government that has
received such blow can no longer be re-
garded as serious government General
Boulanger will not allow the impression
made by his victory TO fade before the gen.
eral election takes place, as otherwise the
government might by bold measures win
back the vstes il has lost. The centenary
year of 1889 will not be behind its prede-
cessor in Importance.
PARIS. Jan. 2S.-The Journal des Dehats
says that at meeting in the Rue Lin
coin last night several radical deputies
urged the formation on the spot OF a COM
mittee of action which should present it
self in the chamber of deputies immedi-
ately aud demand authority TO prosecute
General Boulanger for treason. Many OF
those present approved the suggestion and
the meeting dispersed at four O'clock a. N.
without coming to decision.