The sun., 1890-09-14
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
.vv FRENCH DUELs THAT FURNISH
av.LL TALK FOR SOCIETY.

,.,I,,risa Cnuse-InvoIviAE tho Count
=, Paris In the seandaI-Tho Prines of
-.,.,,S Now Jewish Friend-Drowned
-,-,.lr In Three Plate OF WRter-Mrs.
,.,-try About to Play In PAris-Ex-
- Chamberlain IvIna Says he is Trnv-
mag In EaroPo on tho Intero't OF his
n.n,,-AdeIe Grants Brother to Marry.
.-,.,, 1850 BY TINS sus Printing aud P'ioluhtnO
AsSocidtiOn
1orpoN, Sept. 1S.-Decidedly Paris has boon
a. ,onire OF European interest this week
~, With the "Coullsses do BoulanRisme"
..dthe various duols and complications aris-
,,r ,hersfrom. The duel as she is fought in
nance and by Frenchmen has always tended
"A promote the gayety OF nations, but the
,saIrs In which Rochefort and Thiebaud and
u.rmiox and his seven opponents have been
,,volVed are moro than usually amusing. For
In,tancc. in the encounter between tho exiled
,.r,nalist at La Clinge on the Belgian frontier
,nd tho afIronted Thiebaud we have the
,,mape spectacle OF tho surgeons carefully
,,sbipc tho swords OF the combatants In anti
,.u,is luuids before the fight. SO that neither
,us. or previous gore that hose weapons may
,,,. drawn might have any Injurious effect
lido Two anu VI NoSAOiStb
,,nlaiping after he had scratched the other
,,r,ior that the article at which he had
,,ten offence was meant to scariiy some other
psrson.
mother humorous incident Of this duel was
TIA circumstance that on tho way to the field
A baltic Rochefort desired to crafty his ar
,stic taste by viowing the two pictures by Van
Ir.k In the Ghent cathedral. but was afraid to
AZ 90 lest the swarm Of reporters who followed
him might think he had entered 10 pray before
he combat.
Still funnier W as the duel between Mermiex.
,uihor Of the BoulanGist expose. and De La
bruToro, tho first OF his seven chalengers,
which took place in Laguerres Garden, ut
Naison Lalltte The duel was fought with the
usuai French caution, and De Labruyere SEEM
I'D to believe that he WAS getting on very we'll
until one OF his seconds informed him that he
was wounded, and when the hero promptly
stopped to inquire whore he was hurt
Mermiex accidentally jabbed him In the
hand, infiicting the only real injury suffered in
French duel since Floquet a lawyer who did
not understand the sword. by similar acci-
dent slashed Boulanger himself across the
neck in tho memorable encounter that pre-
coded the great Generals flight to Belgium. AS
Do Labruyers strenuously insists that Mer-
mick cut him on purpose. the other six challen-
gers have decided that he is not q gentleman
and hence they cannot condescend to fight
himthus getting out OF the scrape themselves
The Boulangist revelations continue. how
ever, to be OF the greatest interest, and there
is little doubt that before many moro days the
entire inside history Of the great conspiracy
will be made public The Duchess d'Uzes's
contributions to this history are particularly
important and Boulanger cannot now long
put OF tho day when. as he has ayerred in
answer to all the charges that have been made
ssHiRst him since he left France, he would
mako IN answer that would satisfy the people
Of Franco and confound his enemies part
0i the interview with the Duchess that was
pablishcd In Dirneupieme Steele throws much
lGhfon tho entire situation. Being asked how
shs had been induced to give the princely for
tune OF more than 100000 francs to the Bou-
hnGist cause. she replied. indifferently:
II was not more than three millions. 1t was
slaetiy three millions. My first payment was
sns Of $4,000 francs for the first expense OF the
Nord election. All that III. Mermeix has stated
on the subject Is correct. NJ. Mermeix even re-
oussted me to supply him with detailed note
1.-The sums paid. ! said to him it Is useless to
stir the ashes Of the dead"
"Ihave been told Madame. that tho Compte
Do Paris sent an acknowledgment. RuarRn-
iced BY the members OF the Royalist Commit
tso. saying that you would be repaid after the
EOyaliSt restoration expenses you had in
cured for BoulanRism." said her interviewer.
" 1t Is correct that these three millions were
obo repaid to me ON the RoYalist restoration.
but there never was any acknowledgment and
sill less any guarantee of the Royalist Com
nittee. The signature of the Comte do Paris
would have sufIiced."
Did the Comte dc Paris not pay any money!"
Not one sou. I believe he requested his
friends to organize fund In order
70 meet the Bouiangist necessities"
Has Comte de Paris met Gen. Boulanger ?"
Yes once; In London In my presence ono
month before tho September elections. Gen.
BouanGer requested me to bring about an in
tefVisW between him and the Comte de Paris.
when communicated to the Comte this
desire OF the General no seemed sur
prsed. Why said he, should there be
this Interview 1t is impossible I cannot re-
eeiVe him at Sheen House 1t is not at Sheen
House. i replied, that you will receive him tits
nere In my apartments at the Alexandra Hotel
loo come to see me pretty frequently; the
NNN" "S' WV ~ IL 10 hnoNu LldL you
haEe met. We will say that It is an accident that
brought you together Comte de Paris ac-
eepted. The interview lnsted an hour and q
nML Domestic and foreign politics were
talked about"
mas any engagement entered into?"
Inc Comte de Paris promised the assist
Snce oi his friends aud money to subsidize a
candidate approved by the General. He did not
sSN IN exchange If the policy OF the General
Asnuiumphant in the Chamber that the law
s1peung the princes should be repealed"
,Annarkable instance of jury room logic has
ga Drought to light in Paris this week by the
nes1 bioNitz OF the London Times. A few
AeokS ago an entire family In that city by the
sAme OF Hyam committed suicide because all
.1e Starving The affair made a great I'm
ne.Slon In Paris at the time. and was discuss
M'Iom ono end Of tho city to tho other. Last
eeh man named Moch was tried In Paris for
w ng Killed another because he refused % pay
~ ~ nanes he mad borrowed. Moch admitted
-. eiine and made no defence. and great was
sensation in the court when the jury
s.s" Snt In q verdict scQuittlng him OF the
oS,SS bloWitz happened to meet member
49,, s iufy In the street one day this week and
hsSo aia why such an absurd verdict had
s~ss,I oSa rendered.. The intelligent juryman. ac-
.w 70 Blowitz, thus replied:
"SnAd all decided to eondamn hin, arcant