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distance by one Of the attendants still
attached to his person. The attendant
from his retreat heard the General CIV
ing way as usual 10 lamentations, but
suddenly these Were interrupted by the
report of a revolver and when he
rushed forward he discovered his mas
ter's body bathed in blood
The suicide was evidently premedi-
tated upon a truly theatrical scale The
dead man was in full military dress, and
on his heart were pinre ed all the medals
he had received from France for bravery
in the field. There was letter also,
but this was seized by the authorities.
who declared it was Of too serious polit-
zeal import to be made public except
with the permission Of the French Re
public
Brussels is in state Of OK itement,
and dispa tCheS received from that city
indicate that the sane feeling prevails
in Paris as well. In tile absence of any
interference (Which is most unlikely,
Boulanger will be buried where he fell
by the side Of the woman who devoted
her life and her fortur es to him.
Since the third Napoleon took posses
sion of Paris upon That Decem DER night
in 1851 no such attempt has been made,
even in the South American republics,
to establish the rule Of the adventurer
as that which was put forth by Eou
LANCER In 1sss.
His efforts to overthrow the French
republic by means OF Goa 'itjOn OF the
Oriean;st pretenderS and the army
seemed at one tim' upon the very
threshold of succ SIS BY marvel
Gus intrigues with all parties ex-
eept the Representatives Of Napoleon
he managed to obtain money and
influence enough TO establish himself
not only with the arts rabble but with
the clerica's and peasants throughout
the provinces AT the elections of lsss
he seemed to be fully justified In issuing
the famous manifesto In which he de
clared that France could now "congratu
late herself upon having reached the
hour of her delIverance." And indeed
there We're hosts of intelligent people
throughout the world who had come to
believe that parliamentary government
was impossible for France.
Boulangcr was born at Rcnnes in
1897. His descent or the maternal side
is Welsh. IN 1858 he entered the mill
tary college of st Tyr and was made
sub-lieutenant in 1855. He served under
Marshal Random in the kabylc cam
Italian war, and WIS wounded at the
battle of Turbigo. in 1850 he obtained
his full iieutenancy and two years later
was promoted to captaincy. having in
the interim seen service in Cochin China,
Just before the war Of 1870 he became
major He was with Bazaine at Met,
but by some means eScaIed tho
fate of Marshal Hazainc's army,
and made his way back to Paris.
He was then promoted to 4
lieutenant colone!cy by the govern
ment of national de tense and fought at
Champieny Nov 20 to Dec y. After
the suppression of the commune Bou-
langer's newly attained promotion was
quashed by the grade revision commit
tee, but was restored to him in 1874. In
1880 he became bri yadier general. Be
ing appointed to tie command of the
army of occupation of Tunis, Gen. Bou
LANCER had a disagreement with VI.
Camleon, the resident general, and was
recalled. He then held the War Office
appointment of director of the infantry
division and became Minister of War
in 1886.
When NJ. de Frey cinet resigned and
was succeeded by NJ. Goblet december,
1885, Boulanger retained his portfolios;
but on the fall of NJ. Goblet his name
did not appear in the cabinet of NJ.
Rouvier. Soon after this the General
was dispatched to Clermont-Ferrend to
take command of an army corps, re-
ceiving great ovation at Paris on his
departure. When the Limousin scandal
broke upon Paris like thunder cap
General Boulanger commented very
freely upon the war minister's conduct
and was Immediately ordered under
close arrest for thirty days ut his own
headquarters
The government having decided in
March. 1882, to cashier the General by
placing him on the retired list, he in
augurated vigorous campaign against
the ministry. Vacancies shortly after
occurred in the representation of
Boulognc and the Nord, Here he was
returned by $4,000 votes to $3.50
polled by the Opportunist candi-
date. In the Nord ais triumph was still
more remarkable, the number of votes
polled for him being 112, 5sS, against
75.9ol for NJ. Foucart and 9.647 for NJ.
MoreaC. This was on the 18th of April.
1855, which, in manifesto he issued to
the electors, he declared would be
marked in the annals of the country as
a date of true oeliverance. Suisse
quently his popular ty waned