The state capital., 1891-10-03

Gen BouinFqer 1860 he obtained his
full lieutenacy, and two years later was pro-
NOTED to a captaincy, having in tho
interim seen service in Cochin, China.
just before the war of 1917 he became
major. He was with Bazano 1t Metz,
but by some means escaped the fate Of Bl-
zaincs army and made his way back to
Paris. He was then promoted to Il licuteA-
ancy colonel by the government of nati tiOnal
defence and fought at Champigny November
20 to December 2 After the suppression of
the commune, Boulanger's newly attained
promotion was quashed by the grade rey!s
ion committee, but WAS restored to him in
1874 In 1880 he became brigadier- genera.
Being appointed to the command of the
army of occupai ion of TuHis, Gen. Boulaa-
ger had Il disagreement with NJ. Camlcaon,
the resident general, and was recalled. II
then held the Office appointment of
director of the infantry division, and became
minister of war in 1856. When NJ. De Frey
cnet resigned, and was succeeded by ~.
Goblet (Dcccmbcr, 1881, the general retained
his portfolio, but on the fall of NJ. GCDl:t
Boulanger did not appear in the cabinet If
NJ Ronvier. Soon after this the gencral
was di- patched to Ciermont Fcrrand t'i
take command Of an army corps,
ceving a great ovation at Paris On
his departure. When the LimouSia
scandal broke upon Paris like
thunder clap, Gen. Eoulangcr commented
very freely upon the war minister's con,
duet and was Immediately ordered undo,
close arrest for thirty days at his OWD
headquarters. The government having dr
cidcd in March, 1888, to cashier the generat
by pacing him the retired list, he in
auguratcd vigorous campaign against
the ministry. Vacancies shorty
after occurred in The representation
for Boulogne and the Nord. lie was
tured by 1900 votes to 3j,7 p0led by The
opportunist caudidate. In the NOru his trt~
unph was still more remarkable, the mum.
Der of votes polled for him being T2,52}
against rs, ,9Ol for Mr.. FOucart, and 9,6l7 for n.
Moreau. This was on April Is, 1857, which, III
a manifesto he issued to the electors, he
declared would be marked in the annals
OF the crusade of true deliveraHcc. Suli.
sequentIy his popularity Wancu for Il time,
The generals appearance in the chamber al
deputies in July, 1883, to demand Il di-sOlu.
tion of the chamber gave rise to a storm"
scene. NJ. FlOquet made Il vigorous attar&
upon the general, and in the alteration be.
tween them Gen. Boulanger exclaimed
"You will sce.' This led NJ. Floquet to dc.
mand satisfaction, and or July I3 Il duel Wa'
fought between them, with the result thas
the general received Il deep wound in tho
throat
Alter his recovery he appeared OsS9) AS 4
Nord, the Sommo. and Ctarent Inferiui, ana
returned by large malOrtics. Tltn
Patriotic league, of which he was the head.
was subsequently suppressed and the geE
eral was tried by the senate Oh the chAr.:,
OF having, while minister, appr'-
priated G10,O)0 of public money far
purposes Of his own propaganda. He WAS
found guilty. To avoid arrest he fed, first
to Belgium, then to London, where lie
rived April "a. The general was elected ut
the general election (Scptembcr) for Mont
macra, by small majority, over III. Jo1frh,
but the election was annulcd. The general
tEen retired to the island of Jersey, and later
removed to Brussels, where lie rented tie
palatial residence formerly occupied by tie
Austrian ambassador
Nine. De Bonnemain. the generals
mistress, upon whose tomb he breathci
his last, died in this city on July 1c,
1891, after having accompanied Ger.
Boulanger in all his late wanderings>
She devoted an inherited fortune CT
81, 800, 900 to the furtherance of tbs
generals political fortunes.