The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-10
JULES GREVY DEAD.
a Statesman Who Was Ruined
by His Son-in-Law.
THE Ex-PREsIDEnT OF FRANCE.
Dsulangism F1eurished Under His Ad-
ministration--Desth Of Major Bundy'
the Noted New York Kditor.

PAkTs, Sept. 9.-Francois Jules Paul
Greyy, ex-president Of the French repuo-
Lie, died today. Grevy, for four days. had
been suffering from congestion OF the
Jungs.
Death was unexpected. No alarming
symptoms were noticed, and no anxiety
was felt when he was taken i'll. The run
eraI takes place Monday at Mont sous
vaudriei unless the cabinet decides Tor
funeral with public bonors, 10 which the
deceased IL entitled as former president.
No precedent, however. exists lot such
funeral, the Theirs family having refused
70 permit state ceremony on the occasion
OF the death of the first president OF the
republic.
Francois Jules Paul 6revy was born at Mont
pous vaudrey, In the department OF tns 9ura,
August Is, lsla His family were kepuOicans.
He was stilI AT the Lvceum In Paris when the
revolution OF 1926 broke out He became con-
Hrmed Republican. At the period OF the reyo-
luton Of 1913 he had acquired the
1eputation or q man oil ability and
sound discretion. The provisional govern
nent appointed him commissioner Tor
the department of the Jura, and the electors OF
the Jura sent him 70 the national constituent
assembly. In the assembly he advocated the
abolition Of IMPRISONMENT for debt His name
q q member of the constituent assembly IL
most closely associated with the so-csiied Grevy
amendment q measure especially defining
the tenure OF the presidential Office. In
his speech supporting his amendment, which
was, however, defeated, ne foreshadowed the
danger OF the republic being overthrow. II.
Grew steadily opposed ell the measures which
led up TO the empire. lie was arrested, with
other prominent republicans, on the night of
the coup d'aot, December 2, 1851, and
was confined for some time in the
state prison at Nazas. He afterwsrd
returned 70 the praetfceof Jaw. In 1865 he was
elect ed TO the corps iegislatn from the JuTa
and reelected in 1865 NJ. Crews conduct in
the revolution OF September 4, 1870, was marked
By cautious deliberntion. He was one Of the
committee that waited upon tho government OF
the national defense, 20 urge that body TO yield
% the assembly. In ISL he was chosen presi-
dent OF the national assembly, but re-
signed In 1879 On the 10Th OF Noyem-
Der, 1879 the project was introduced
Into the assembly for creating the septcnnat,
under which Marshal MacMahon was named
president Of the republic for the term of seven
years. N. Grevy opposed the measure, which
was carried When NJ. Theirs died, In Sepfem-
her, 1877, y. Greyy was generally mentioned
~ the fittest successor to that gentleman in the
leadership Of the Republican party. When
dent January 8. 1879, owing to inability TO agree
with the chambers, public opinion turned
TO Grevy, who was elected bv the assembly the
same day. The administration OF Grevy was
not especially brilliant, and he had difieulty in
maintaining his equilibrium, being finally
overthrow in 1887 By the Boulanger agitation
and the Wilson scandal. Bouangism grew TO
= giant under Grevy, to be cut down in day by
Cxrnof.
Here il the story of the Wilson scandal: A
woman named Limouzin, who had access to
persons Of influential position In military and
political circles, had offered to procure the
cross OF The Legion OF Honor for certain
people In mercantile life. who informed
the police. detective, representing
who conducted a model establishment at ST
Etienne,wcnt first to one of the womans agents,
Baron Kreitmayer, Bavarian nobleman who
had been convicted In Germany OF selling mill
tary secrets, and was taken by him to Nine. Linn
ouxin. who introduced him TO Brigadier- General
Caffarel, sub-chief OF the general staff at the
ministry of war. This officer had been APP
pointed by General Boulanger as pliable man
In the place OF General Peaucellier, who criti-
cised acme OF the plans OF the minister. He Was
xetainea win Ike rest Of the staff by General
Jerfon, bus hea fallen into disgrace by in.
curing debts ON fhs merit OF his official posi-
tion. Canarel told the supposed silk merchant,
VINO nEfctd 10 pay hitne. idmcuzln &otuVO francs,
that he was deserving. and should have the red
ribbon OF ehevalier that he solicited.
Nine. Iimonzn and General Caffarei
were arrested and the papers In their
houses were seized. Nine. Ratszzi, also
known as Nine. de Ia Motto du Portal.
Mime. yeron, who called herself Nine. de
Courteuil, and man named Bayle
were arrested as sccompliees OF the Limouzin
woman. On information given by a jeweler,
who was approached by Nine dc Courteuil and
Bayle, the police proceeded TO tho house
OF another general, the Comte d. Andau, a SEN
Rtor and q man Of considerable military and
literary reputation. The senator had fed, and in
his house were found partly burned letters and
account books with discriminating contents.
The Confess Despreaux de saint-saveur was also
arrested. General Caffarel was brought before
a military court of honor, which on
October Is found unanimously that he had
been guilty Of dishonorable conduct, and
should be placed on the retired list
with half pay General Rouiauger, in
war OF pursuing the Cafarel investigation
with q view of entangliug him in the
scandal. General Ferron demanded an ex-
plantation, and on securing an admission that
he had asserted that the Caitsrel prosecution
was directed solely against himself,
ordered General Boulanger TO hold himself
under an urvet dc rfquetr. or close confinement.
eused OF traffic in the decorations who, besides
those already mentioned, included Paul Iorentz
aud man named Barry, who committed sui
eide were arraigned before the correctional
tribune on November Z. There was no evidence
that General Caffarel had before procured or en-
gagged to procure decorations for money. lt
was shown that General landau had
received brides from different persons
on the promise OF getting them decorated.
The prisoners were condemned 10 suffer various
terms of imprisonment, aud some OF them TO pay
fiues, on the charge of obtaining money on false
pretenses, which was all that coald be proved
Senator d'Andlau. who had absconded, was
sentenced "a eontltHacidHl
The two generals were the only persons of
oficiai station implicated in the transactions Of
the decoration agenvy. Some asserted that the
authorities would not have made SO much OF a
simple case of swinding II they had not
desrcd 90 divert attention from scandal Affect
ing the detective bureau, two OF the chiefs OF
which had ordered lcard cases made from
the skin OF Pranxini, an executed
murderer, whose trial had been the sensation
ol Paris In an earlier part OF the year. Many.
however. believed that the chief cut'
prits had escaped detection, II they were
not. indeed. shielded by the authorities THIS
fupposstiou WAS based on a. remark OF
Nine. Iimonzin, who, when arrested, said
that the police would hnd at her
house letters from General Thibaudin, MN
Wilson. Delattre, Aaekaa and others. NJ. VIII
con. the son-in-law of ex-FTeStdsnt oreNy,
had for years been subjected - louTa-
siis;ic attacks and popular suspicion lie
had been accused OF making Use al
his exceptional sources OF political III
formation 10 gain millions On the bourse.
his last stock operations. condaeEed AZ
the time OF the schnashels incident, When he
specala'ed fer ian in prices, aud spoke OF war
~ imminent. resulted in heavy losses Tor him.