Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-15
The Failure Of France
1t Looks Problematical While
Boulanger Lives.
TURBULENT CROWDS IN GAY PARIS.

Attempt to Dispense n Bouiangist Meeting
Comes verv Near Going the Other Way
Revolutionary Talk of the Generals
Friends I'm Lond on Sensational Double
Suicide in German High Life-Queen
Vic's Bank Account-A Royal Convert
to Rome.
PARIS July l5.-The anniversary of the
fall of the Bastile was celebrated verywhere
throughout the French republic yesterday
with more than ordinary splendor. Here in
Paris the city was decked in a blaze of color,
from every house top and from every win
dow floating the tri-color of the republic
There were the usual military and civic pa
rades and services in the churches in the
morning and public entertainments in the
afternoon and evening
Boulanger's Portrait Displayed.
In some windows along the principal
streets transparencies bearing the portrait of
Bouhnger were displayed These ELECTED
loud cheers from some and as vigorous boot
ing from others of the crowds which paraded
the streets, but the police made no attempts
to interfere with the transparencies and there
was no disorder. In the evening there were
fireworks at the principal public places, and
these threw the city into blaze Of light
A Demonstration of Boulsngists-
An incident of the fetes was TO have been
the demonstration of the Boulangists in the
Place de la Concorde. 1t had been adver-
tised far and wide, and as result thousands
of people assembled in the square at the hour
designated for the meeting, many of them
sympathizers with the Boulangist cause, but
by far the greater number attracted by Curl
osity.
The Police Make Diversion.
At the time appointed NJ Clemente, the
commissary of police, with strong force
was on band, and when NM. Deroulede and
Laguerre made their appearance he warned
them that no speaking would be permitted.
The Boulangists tbereupon gathered about
the great statue of Srasburg, while Derou-
lede produced an immense floral wreath
which he placed upon the statue with the re
mark that il was a work which France owed
to Boulanger.
Attempt to Arrest DerouIede.
Clemente.at this rushed up to where
Deroulede stood and attempted to arrest
him, but the crowd closed in upon him, and
the commiSsary was severely handled by the
Boulangists. The police then made a charge
into the crowd and rescued NJ Clemente, but
the mob was so strong and SO violent that
they did not attempt to arrest any of the
offenders The crowd then paradsi the
streets, being frequently dispersed by the
police, but as frequently reforming and con-
tinuing their march and their hurrahs for
Boulanger There was great excitement
throughout Paris last night
After the Generals Success, What?
LONDON, July Is ten. Boulanger's friends
in this city, say the French problem will
be solved in peace. Notwithstanding their
disclaimer of warlike intentions, however,
these Boulangists do not pretend to deny
that, " the event of their own success in the
coming elections, they propose to remove
Pres ident CaTnot from his position at the
head of the French republic, and that this
will be done at the point of the bsyonet, if
necessary, and unless he yields to the wishes
of Boulanger, and bows to the expressed
will of the people. 1t can be very easily sur
missed that, in visw OF these ami similar ex-
pressions on the part of the Boulangists, and
the equally determined tone of their enc
mics, the outlook for October is ominous