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an important political career in order to
fly with her from France.
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in the cemetery at Ixelles one mile south
OF BRUSSELS, said that he noticed the
latter when be entered the ceme-
terry gates at about 1l:30 o'clock
il the morning. The general, &C
cording to this man, looked sad and pale,
bat otherwise there was nothing specially
noteworthy in his appearance. The work
man also said that lie. had often seen
Boulanger visit the cemetery in the same
m amer, and consequently, he did not call
the attention of the cemetery officials to
the generals presence.
Heard the Fatal Report.
General Boulanger, the workman
states, at once proceeded to the grave of
Nine. de Bonnemain, which is situated at
a little distance from the spot where the
four men were working and which was
hidden from view. The men continued
their work, and about three-quarters of
an hour after the general had passed the
place where tthey were employedE they
were startled by the loud report of re-
volver, and rushing to the grave of Nine.
de Bonnemain found General Boulanger
lying beside it. He was quite dead. His
hand was tightly grasping a revolver.
The ball had entered his temple and had
passed through his head.
Beginning of His Career.
Georges Ernest Jean Marie Boulanger
was born at Rennes April %, 1887 His
father was an attorney, and was far from
wealthy. His mother was an English
won an whose family had settled in
Rennes after the peace of 1915 The family
afterward removed to Nantes. and in
that city young Boulanger passed the
greater part of his boyhood. He was edu
Gated at the College of Nantes, and June
TO- 1855 before he was IS entered the St
Cyr Military academy. From that time
forward everything seemed to favor the
realization of his ambitious dreams.
Both Brave and Fortunate.
From the moment he left the military
school the desire to draw public attention
to himself was manifest. He asked for
and secured commission in the Algerian
tirailleurs, and the war in Italy year
later brought him into prominence.
Brave to rashness, always at the head of
his men in the face of danger, his good
fortune seemed to follow him, and he es-
capped where others would have been
| killed. He was successfully rewarded for
his acts of bravery by the cross of the Lee
gion o honor, the SaTdipian cross of st.
Maurice and LAHORE, and the epaulet of
first lieutenant.
HIS Entry Into Politics.
When Boulanger became general he
threw off all constraint and gave full
scope u his aspirations. He unmasked
the politician ready to do anything
to carry out his purpose. In 1892
Genera Billot, the minister of war,
| called Boulanger to the war department
as director of infantry. and the general
/ began reforming the army and making
speeches. In 1856 De Freycinet made him
ministe- of war and he began to make
radical changes and reforms in an impe
| rious manner. He snubbed numerically
| old generals his former chiefs, the same
who had contributed TO his rapid progress,
whenever they dared to hazard the slight
est observation in opposition to his pro-
| gramme.
| The Populace Dotted on Him.
The inauguration of the Cercle Mill
| taire led TO great popular manifestations,
! and General Boulanger was the object of
| veritable ovation. Thousands Of people
| collected on the streets shouting "Nive
Boulanger!" and the generals carriage
was followed by crowds of enthusiasts,
cheering the popular favorite. At this
moment here was talk of the possibility
of Boulsnger making a coup d'etat. At
the salon of 1887 there were dozens of por-
traits and tusts of the general, while his
efigy in candies, cakes and other mate
| rlalS were SOlO IN every SnOp-
Gets Into the Chamber.
He retired when the Goblet, ministry
| fell, and then for INSTRUMENTATION go {
into prison for thirty days and finally
| obtained what he seemed to want, the
striking o. his name off the active list of
| the army. Then he won a seat in the
chamb Der, but did not succeed as legisla-
tor and resigned. Next he fought a duel
| with NJ. Iloquet, and was wounded in
the neck. Popular sympathy was still
| with him and he was elected to the
| chamber from several departments, and
had another stormy career in the
chamber, hut his enemies began an in
vestigation of his past administration.
The Meteor's Sudden Fall.
Charges Of great corruption were made
as result IF the investigation, and Bou-
LANCER dec ined to be tried by magis-
trate but was willing to be tried by the
senate. He was finally forced to fly from
France, and from Brussels issued a mani
festo to the French people declaring him
self to be chief of the national Republican
party. He afterward went to Jersey, tax.
ing villa near St. Heller, where he occu-
pied his time preparing a work on mill
tary science, and issuing manifestoes TO
the French.
Did Little Conspiring, Too.
He also PIT in some time conspiring
against the french republic, and the seiz-
ure of the papers of the Patriotic league
showed evide nee of an organized attempt
at revoluti on. 1t WIS found that the
league had arsenals well supplied and was
ready to equip 100000 men. These ar
rangemeuts we're hidden under cover of
gymnastic societies and rife associations.
On short notice the Boulangists could
have modified a powerful nucleus Of a
revolutionary army, not only well drilled
among themselves, but in touch with the
regulars and equal TO any emergency.
Boulenger's completely was proven by
letters.
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