The Portland daily press., 1891-10-01
LE BRAV' GENERAL
Roulangef suicide at the Grave Of
dc ~me. RonnemaIn.

BRUSSELS. September 3O.-General BOuI-
anger committed suicide today on the tomb
| OF Mime. de Bonnemaln, who died recently
in this city. Nine. de Bonnemaln had been
known as the mistress Of the dead general.
At the height Of General BOulanger's career.
two or three years ago, she lived In Rue de-
Beire Paris. where she was continually Wis
tied by the general. Spies kept track Of
their movements and soon discovered that
the two persons were very intimate. Nine.
Boulanger was informed of these facts but
refused to apply for a divorce. 1t was
greatly through Nine. dc Bonnemain's
favor that General Boulanger was able to
cary ON his political lntrlgues, for che had
inherited a fortune Of 81, 500, COO all OF which
SUN she devoted to the cause OF the then
popular leader.
Gen. Boulanger has been gloomy and ner-
v0us recently, but did not betray his lnten-
tions to his friends. Today he did not receive
any visit lrs and about eleven o'clock drove,
with his neice and his secretary, TO the eeme-
terry at Ixelles. The General entered the
cemetery alone and his companions remained
In the carriage outside OF the gates. Taey
did not hear the shot which caused Gen.
Boulauger's death. They were first notified
OF what had occurred by the cemetery keeper,
who was the first TO reach the grave Of Nine.
de B0nnemain and who turned over aud
recognized the body lying beside II as that OF
General BoulangeT, The body was placed
In the carriage which brought the party to
the cemetery. and driven to police headquar-
ters. When the necessary dispositions had
been made, the body was taken to the Gem
erals late residence.
BOulanger was born at Rennes In 1887 The
General received a portion OF his education
| at Brighton, Eng. He entered the military
| college Of st. Cyr in 1885; he was made
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ria. where he served under Marshal RanOlon
| In the kabyle camnagn. He served also In
the Franco Italian war, and was wounded at
/ Turhig0. Ia 1860 he was made lieutenant.
| In 1862 he became captain, the promotion
having come as reward for service In Co
/ chin-Chua. He was made major just be-
fore the war with Germany IN 1870. At
| Metz he was with Bazaine, but he somehow
escaped the fate OF Bazalne,s army, and
| turned up In Paris, where he was made
lieutenant-colonel by the government Of ma
/ ti0nal defence. From November Both TO De-
| cember 2d he fought at Champigny. While
| leading his troops against the Communists
| he was wounded After the suppression OF
| the commune, his newly attained promotion
was quashed by the grade revision commit
tee, Dut 1t was restored to him In 1874. In
| 1876 he represented France at the Centennial
| Exhibition In Philadelphia. He became a
brigadier general In 1880. In the de Frey.
| clnet cabinet, formed January 7th,
| 1886. Boulanger became minister Of war.
Il lne tEt tIGiuob mluifsty WAS ouccctudu Dy
| the Goblet and the fall Of tina latter carried
| Boulanger out Of office to take command Of
the thirteenth corps OF Clermont-Ferrand;
| but his departure from Paris was made the
occasion Of great popular demonstration.
Presently the scandal as to the sale Of Legion
| of Honor decorations startled France, and
his enemies sought to connect him with Ii.
the resulting popular reaction being In his
favor. His endeaver to fight a duel with
Ferry, enhanced his popularity. But the
government collected evidence that he was
In completely with political movements and
had visited Paris In disguise. Boulanger de-
MED the disguise, and declared that his Jour
ney had been undertaken TO see his sick
wife; but he was punished by being placed
on the retired list Here again circumstane-
es favored him, for this severe penalty lett
him free, as a milder one would not bave
done, to accept the suffrages OF hts fellow
| citizens aud he was at once Overwhelmingly
elected as deputy, first from Dordogne, and
| then from the department OF the NoIu;
| Fresh evidence was secured against nun anu
| he was exiled from France. While an exile
| he stood for the deputies again but was de-
| fsated. When exiled he first went 70 Jersey
| and from there to Brussels where ne ended
his eyentful life.