The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-01

votes than had ever been polled except In the
were elected He now issued another mani
fssto, containing the same ideas ne naa pfomui-
gated six months previously. Inc Kaaiea.s now
began to demand the suppression OF bouianglsrn,
aud to this end introduced q law restoring
scTt9fn d drr0ndisstHe7n. and the vote resulted
IN sustaining the government AFTER the
resignation OF FloQuet and his cabinet in Feb
ruary, the Tirard cabinet was sustained BY the
deputies in its efforts TO suppress Boulangism
The first measure adopted by the government
was one to cheek dietatorial intrigues, and pre-
vent non-attending deputy from stand
Ing for fresh constituencies with the
object Of attaining. supreme power. On
enforcement of an old statute which forbade
men in the army from Joining secret
organizations, with view TO prevent the
growth of the League OF Patriots, which had
been turned into Bouangist organization,
whose license had been annulled but who had
a secret organization. The association bad
which at any time would have called
together their entire armed strength
in Paris In two hours for any revolutionary en-
terprise. The members of the executive COM
mittee OF the league were tried in April, but
were only found guilty of maintaining an un-
authorized organization and escaped with pay
ment of fines.
The government had decided to arrest and
prosecute Boulanger for seditious conspiracy.
and that the tribunal before which he was 70
appear should be the senate On March 20
senate to try cases of this kind and laying down
the rules OF procedure. General Boulanger
sought safety In fight, going TO Brussels on the
night OF April I, having taken the advice of his
associates, N. Naquet and NJ Rochefort of the
League OF Patriots. This action was con-
demned by prominent members OF the Bou-
flight. as unwise and cowardly. Boulanger
issued a manifesto from Brussels, stat
ing that he would work for the en-
reimbursement of his fellow-citizens from
fad
and ruined the country and await in Belgium
the time when the general elections had made
france "habitabie, honest and iree:' The Bou-
langist committee transferred its headquarters
TO Boulanger's hotel at Brussels, but the Bel
gan government In response TO the request OF
france, gave the agitators notice that their
presence was undesirable, and on April "A they
all went TO London. In the meanwhile, on
April IL, the senate az high court of justice
had been organized and an examining commit
tee commenced taking depositions copy of
these deposition was stolen from a
printing honse and parts of 1t pub
lished in the Cocardc Boulangist news.
lt necessary to reply TO the charges, now stated
that a fortunate accident had placed him In
possession of the evidence he would explain,
ana ana on August issued long manifesto TO
"The people-my sole judge" The explanation
consisted of revelation of state secrets, in the
recital of which Boulanger endeavored to
show that he had expended the money
alleged to have been embezzled for the benefit of
the state-which revelation, instead of clear
Ing him, only excited indignation and con-
tempt. The examining committee had found q
prima facie case against General Boulanger as
principal and Dillon and Roche ort as accomp-
ices. Following were the principal charges
to be answered: First, of making felonious
attempt against the safety of the state: second,
OF conspiracy; third, OF embezZlng $4,000
francs from the secret service funds. Dillon
and Rochefort were summoned to answer to the
nrst OF the two charges. The indict-
ments contained many other minor charges
The court met on August S. IL was shown at
the trial that General Boulanger had distracted
secret service money to pay his fathers debts
and furnish luxurious apartments for himself;
that he also paid out of these funds 242 900 francs
70 newspaper writers for the personal glorifica-
ton of himself and in aid of his seditious
schemes; that he had taken money from the
reserve national defense fund to found the
tid ,itary nd Circle h as political organize
minister of war carried away with him 10000
francs. His actions in organizing an alliance
with Prince Victor and the Bonapartists, with
deavor to enlist Prince Bismarek's sanction for
coup detdt, and his effort to introduce the
latter idea into the army, were facts clearly
proven. The trial ended on August IA There
was no defense allowable In the absence Of the
accused. and in iniicting the extreme penalty
OF the law the president followed
the In The three
adjudged by default to have been guilty OF con-
spiracy, of reasonable attempts against the
OF public funds were sentenced to transportation
for life to fortified place. This sentence rem
dered General Boulanger ineligible both for
the councils-general, to which he had been
elected, and Tor the chamber. On August 16
the general and his two companions in exile
issued another manifesto, full OF abuse of the
LANCER sent a letter to N. Tirard, president OF
the council, demanding a new trial, whicn
OF course was not granted. On Sep
TENDER % the general elections took
place, and at this election Boulanger
made the last struggle of his political
life, by announcing hts candidature in the So
cialist Radical district of Montmartre. The pre-
feet declared it illegal Bouanger received g.
600 votes, but his election was annulled and the
seat given to Joffrn, the socialist, who received
500 votes. Boulanger denounced this as an
unparalleled act OF brigandage." In this elec-
ton the Republicans polled 259,615 votes in
Paris, the Boulangists 201, 962 and the Conserve
tiyes 81, 5S4. Boulanger has resided in obscurity
In Brussels for the last two years, being lately
brought into notice by the death Of Nine. de
Bonnemain.1