Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
VICTORIOUS BOULANGER.
He Defeats M. Jacques by a
 Majority of 54,432.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN PARIS.

A M CN A Hut the Excitement Resulted In N" Breach
 Surprised at the Result-It Is Believed
 the Ministry Will Resign.
 PARIS, Jan. 2s.-Every quarter of Paris was enlivened by frequent street brawls be- tween supporters and opponents of Gen. Boulanger. The most violent encounter took place in Montlnartre, where number of per sons were wounded The police interfered and arrested several of the ringleaders. Another serious collision occurred in the Eau bourg au Temple, where several persons were injured At several electoral meetings there were scenes of great disorder. Bands of men and lads singing the "Marseillaise" and Bou- langist songs paraded the boulevards until a late hour. In the Place de la Repubique and the Place de rOpera open air meetings were held. Great masses of people were present, but the proceedings were on the whole, fairly orderly, although few individual brawls oc cured, and number of persons were ar rested.
 The day opened fine, and at an early hour the streets began to fill with people, the gen eral stir and hustle increasing as the morning wore on At noon the electors were throng- ing toward the 266 balloting stations The Boulangists were everywhere, first at the voting places and displayed the greatest con- fdence in their success. The voters of the Faubourg St. Germain and Champs Elysees districts were nearly all Boulangists, but the issue really depended upon the vote in the workmen's quarters, especially in the Belle vile, Charonne, St. Denis and Courfevoie districts.
 Among other things predicted by the Boulangists is the immediate fall of the Floquet ministry, the dissolution of parha- ment, and general election in March. They also forecast a rupture in the Radical party and express the belief that forty Radical deputies will join the Boulangist ranks and thus give the general following of sixty members in the present chamber.
 The prefect of police enlisted the services of & large number of householders to aid the police in maintaining order. Troops were held in readiness at various points, and cavalry were ordered to patrol the streets and disperse all gatherings. Municipal guards lined the boulevards, and in every quarter the police and military were prepared to suppress an outbreak.
 The polls closed at p. m. The attendance ,f voters was unprecedentedly large, but per- ,ect quiet prevailed Few police were seen on the streets, nearly all being held in reserve, put the whole force was ready to act in case of necessity.
 Before midnight the complete returns were announced. This was the result: Boulanger. 44, 4,O70; Jacques, l62 ,530; Boule It, 76O; other candidates, 1S,3aS; Boulangers plurality, 1O,- S5s; Boulangers majority, 54 ,432.
 Boulanger will resign the Seine seat, retain ing that for the Nord department
 It is rumored that NJ. Magnin, the governor of the Bank of France, will be asked to form a cabinet.
 Gen. Boulanger spent the evening at the Cafe Durand, where he was informed by friends of the results in the divisions. The streets at midnight were thronged with peo- pie excitedly discussing the upshot of the election. The newspaper offices were then displaying the returns by means of illumi- mated placards.
 The generals electoral organization was perfect His followers everywhere were in- stlucted to maintain order, otherwise they would injure him. The excitement grew at s o'clock, when the returns showed Gen. Boulanger's majority to be 5000 in the St, Denis district, and that he had boiled three times more votes than his opponent in the Eighth arrondissement. The members of ::the government are astounded at the result. Bets are freely offered that the ministry will resign.
 The cabinet held special meeting last night, in view of the result of the Seine election, and remained in session from II o'clock until 1 this morning. Premier Flouuet informed President Carnot that the ministry was prepared to resign if the president thought such action advisable Several min- isters advocated the reconstruction of the cabinet on broader basis President Ca1not awaits conferences with various members of the cabinet before giving his decision.
 To-day the cabinet is summoned to meet at the ministry of the interior.
 There were few scuffles about midnight. but nothing serious occurred On the Petite Bourse, after the election, rentes declined five cents for money and twenty-five cents for the account