Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-01

the precauilon, and managed to se-
cure and hide the pistol with which
he shot himself Boulanger, accord
ing To stories told, made no secret
of his weariness Of life since the
collapse of his party, and particu- /
Iarly so since the death of Nine. I
de Bonnemaine. IL il now reported /
that when the coffin lid was finally
closed over the remains Of his mis-
tress, he kept on repeating aloud,
"Au revoir, ct a bientot ~ Every
day about o'clock in the afternoon.
since her death, Boulanger has gone
to the cemetery aud deposited a
handsome floral emblem upon her
grave. He would stay bv the grave
sometimes for an hour, either en-
gagged in deep meditation or in
prayer. Yesterday morning Bou
langer left a landau at the gate Of
the cemetery, and walked to the
tomb of Nine. BonEemaine. He
remained there some time i'm deep
thought. He then walked about
the cemetery for nearly an hour and
a half before he returned to Nine,
/ Bnnnemaine's tomb. When the
general returned TO the tomb the
second time be Immediately placed
a pistol to his head aud shot him
self. The report of the revolver was
heard by the coachman who was
driving the generals landau and by
the valet who accompanied the gen
erdl to The cemetery. They both
rushed to Nine. Bounemaine's tomb
and there found the general quite
dead, lying across her grave.
Relatives persistently decline t.
furnish the public with any definite
inform ltion as to the written decla.
ratiols he left behind him. Bou.
langer left a will and political tes-
lament in his desk. 1t is stated
that the latter declares unshaken
confidence in his party, enjoins his
friends to prosecute the great aims
he always had in view, and ascribe.
mis- death solely to iDconsolable grie
over the loss of Nine. Bonnemaine
rhe funeral will probably take place
Sunday afternoon. The generaP'
mother, aged SO, is still firm in the
; belief that her son went to the fete
and has not yet returned.
Shortly after Nine. Bonnemaine''
death, General BOulanger's wifi
wrote, offering to forgive the genera
9 and share his exile, but her lette
. was unanswered. Towards the en-
V Of August, after violent paroxysr
> of grief, Boulanger laboriousl
= carved on Nine. Bonnemaine'
. tombstone, with a penknife, "4
D brientot. Marguerite" From tha
day he was a changed man. He bC
came emaciated and haggard almos
e beyond recognition.
Is Upon learning of the suicide
1t Prince Victor Bonaparte called an
IS remained at the residence for a ha
N hour. a arge photograph of Nine
v Bonnemaine was found under Bot
C. langer's clothing, next his heart.
he PARIS, Oct. l.-All the evenin
H. papers contain obituary articles, br
N none, with the exception of l.
rs Jour, reflects upon the political a
{ pect of the generals life. lie Jou
says he had not the courage to su
vive her who sacrificed herself fC
=, him. LIE Jour's article conclude
80 with scathing comparison betwee
), the manner of his death and h
~ imperialistic pretensions. 1t is ri
, mored that the archbishop of Nj
- lines refused to authorize religion
!. service on occasion of the funeral {
BoulaDger.
ROME, Oct. News of the suicid
of Boulanger caused considerabl
y excitement in Italy, where he wa
- regarded as a national enemy
y When Cardinal Rampolla, papa
. secretary of state, informed the pop
y of the generals suicide, the pop
e uttered an exclamation of sadness
and prayed silently. The general
= private life placed him on the blacI
- . books of the Vatican, yet his caree
- was watched with feverish vigi
lance.
IS CARRYING CATTLF.
e LONDON, Oct. l. - The Brtisl
h steamer City OF London, at Dunde
d from Montreal, September % ra
10 into a hurricane. Her cattle fitting
, on deck were smashed, aud man
a cattle in the deck pens were washe,
n overborrd. Others were killed, AM
number injured. The vessel pre-
}. sents sickening sight, and there /
! no doubt the incidents of this voy
4 age will be used as arguments il
+ placing closer restrictions upon tn
e transatlantic cattle trade.
ENGLAND IN EGYPT.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Dardanelle
/, scare has at last died out, but il
, now stated that the alleged RussiC
l. French intrigue at Constantinopl
= will undoubtedly force England int
Is an uncomfortable position regardin
:. the vacAting of Egypt. A dispatc
which iNrs mnrh anIisfnctinn a