Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-06
BOULANGER IN BRUSSELS.
A Stormy Discussion Between His Ad-
herents-A Fresh Manifesto of Defiance.

A special cable dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press from Brussels gives the details of the dis
cussion between the Boulangist leaders and the
clash of interests displayed. Boulanger urged
his colleagues to remain with him in voluntary
exile, so that the storm of abuse showered on
him might be rendered fruitless by reason of
the presence of his entire committee. At the
head of the supper table sat the general, exhib-
iting great suavity and courtesy to his guests
Outside the crowd howled Down with Bou-
LANCER" with an enthusiasm undaunted by the
furious rain. The generals face looked haggard
as did the others around him. Laguerre Ma
quet, Due De La Fauconniere, Due Millevoye
Lalsalnt and Rochefort showed by their worn
and colorless faces how much they had been
through during the past five days. 1t was
Rochefort who began the discussion. which
ended In a dispute. which. when resumed this
morning, resulted i'll an open row in the Bou-
LANCER camp, finally ending by the return to
Paris of most of the deputies. After half an
hour of desultory talk. during which the hun
CRY visitors fortified themselves after their long
journey, Rochefort leaned both arms on the
| table and announced that he had come to Bel
GUM to live until the gates of Paris were thrown
open to Boulanger. Said he:
My fortunes are with the general and
shall remain at his side. will add that Count
Dillon has made his arrangements for remain
ing with us some days more. He can be de-
pended upon. The removal of the general
here has unquestionably saved his life
After more of the same strain. the proposal
was made at once that the whole committee
| should take up their residence here with the
general. 1t WAS the youngest and most yigor-
Gus of the Boulangists who opposed the notion
at once. Laguerre said that while it would I'M
doubtedly add strength to the position of the
general TO have the others here with him il
| would leave the party absolutely without guild
ance IN France and he could not agree to it.
Due de Ia Fauconniere instantly endorsed the
other view, and he alone remains tonight in
Brussels OF the men who came down last night
from Paris.
ANOTHER MANIFESTO ISSUED.
Gen. Boulanger has issued fresh manifesto
of defiance as follows:
- To the Electors: You have read the reouisi-
ton which Procureur General Quesnay de Beau
repaire has presented to the chamber of depu-
ties in order to attempt to justify the infamous
proceedings to which the frightened parlia-
ment has given its adhesion. 1t is proposed to
bring me before an exceptional tribunal-be-
fore the senate-a body composed of my politi-
cal enemies, whom cannot accept for judges
Your sterling common sense has already done
justice TO their tissue of les-to this collection
of abominable calumnies. Going back to 1871
the odious document OF NJ. de Beaurepaire
| treats nearly all the acts OF my existence prior
to my being minister of war and to my return
to political life many crimes These acts
| have long been known to all. II they were
culpable / must have had as my accomplices
| the men who made me minister, and more
| especially those who were my colleagues
| AS for the rest all the lying inventions of
| the man who has placed himself at the service
! OF a dishonored government, and who for that
reason, has proved himself unworthy of the
title of magistrate, will have no hold on your
minds: You will treat this pitifui romance
with the contempt that it inspires in me- As a
soldier devoted my life to the service of the
country; as minister of war / contributed to
| assuring its defense, and as a patriot and a
citizen l have had the legitimate ambition to
| wrest the republic from the hands Of those who
| were weakening and running it.
| You desire and desire an honest republic
| a republic for all good Frenchmen: in one
| word, a national republic. You wish and
wish to secure this republic by legal means. by
| the regular exercise OF universal suffrage. All
| the violence. all the calumnies that are heaped
upon US will not turn US aside either from the
end We have in view or from the means we
| have resolved on for reaching that end In a
few months universal suffrage will confirm your
! decision, which this requisition of an agent of
chance and exceptional jurisdiction is care
| ful not 70 mention. 1t will in this way, by its
| sovereign sentence, assure the deliverance OF
our country. Vive la France! Vive La repub
hque!"