The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-02
THE DEATH OF BOULANGER
Generally Considered in Paris as a VIC
tory for the Republic.
INDIVIDUAL AND PRESS COMMENTS.
Nine. Boulanger Overcome With Grief at the
News of Her Husbands Tragic End
The Funeral-Foreign Affairs.
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LONDON, Oct. 1.-The suicide of Boulangel
is distinctly recognized in Paris as a victory fol
the Republic and an acknowledgment of fail
ure by man who last struggled for its over
throw. Berlin dispatch says that while
nothing is said that commits high officials &c
an expression on the subject. the news of the
suicide was evidently gratifying in court cir
cles it being looked upon as the disappearance
of man who had not yet exhausted bis
ability 10 injure France. In St. Petersburg,
on the other hand, the news was regarded as
that of French victory. 1t is believed that
it will put an end TO the Boulangists as a
separate and dangerous faction, for the reason
that they have no one now to look to as a
leader. The fact that the suicide Of General
| Boulanger made no impression upon the
European bourses indicates the low ebb Of
the Generals influence.
PRESS COMMENTS.
| The Times. in commenting on the suicide
! of BOulanger saws General Boulanger
cleared the air of French politics If the Ke-
public Is again menaced the danger will come
| from more upright and manly asprants for
| power than Orleanist or BOnapartist intrig-
uers who figure in the ''coulisses du Bou-
| langiste"
The Standards Paris correspondent SAYS
| 'All sides excam that it was the best that
he could do that he was man all the same"
etc.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Standard
says: 'Bouanger's suicide is the subject Of
conversation everywhere. His fate is COM
pared with that of Balmaceda. which probably
suggested it. Characteristic stories are in cir
culatlon about his devices to hide his impe-
cunlosity. Many. knowing his circumstances,
anticipated the desperate actn
The Paris correspondent of the Times says:
Boulanger's only excuse is that being once
commonplace and sincere he served without
suspicion rs an instrument of others. The
lrretreyable depth OF his fall shows that
France. henceforward mistress of her desti-
MES. is no longer likely 10 take upon herself
master. With his corpse will be buried the
latest personifcation of that execrable race
known as the sayiors of society"
LONDON. Oct. 1.-The Standard says of the
Bouanger suicide: The collapse of General
Boulanger is one of the most miserable and
contemplate on record He did his country
useful service in impressing distrust on ad-
yenturers like himself"
INTERVIEWS WITH BoULANGIsrs
PARIS. Oct 1.-The main in fact practi-
cally the only new, feature of the newspapers
of this city to-day is the suicide of General
Boulanger. One of the prominent features of
the Boulanger story printed IN Paris this
morning is a series of interviews with leading
Boulangists-a fact which goes to show that
American journalistic methods are obtaining
firm foothold in Europe in spite of the
sneers formerly heaped upon them.
l.. Laguerre, the Boulangist deputy, dur
ing one of these interviews. said
For year or so General BOulanger and
have been separated in regard to our ideas as
TO what should be the policy of the Patr otto
League. But wish to keep bright recol-
lection of the valiant man who served his
country so brilliantly"
NM Laur, Paulin and Mury. in reply TO
questions in regard TO the death of their
former leader, SAID that their grief was 50
great that they could not say anything upon
the subject At present.
NJ. GOussot and Deputy Gabriel declared
that the Generals death would not modify
their political attitude. They would still re-
main in opposition 70 the system of affairs
they complained of.
Deputy Pontoys said that he was deeply
affected by the suicide of General Boulan-
ger but he added that he was not surprised
and. continuing he remarked
The Generals death will have little inhu-
ence upon the internal policy Of France or
upon Boulangism itself, which was already
crumbling to pieces"
NINE. BOULANGER OVERCOME WITH GRIEF.
Nine. Boulanger. the wife of General Bou-
come with grief when informed of her bus-
bands tragic death in the cemetery at ixelles |
near Brussels. She tainted twice within a |
short time after hearing the sad news and is |
at present very much depressed in spirits.
Many members of the sO-called BOulangist |
party are convinced. or say that they are con-
yinced. that General Boulangers retirement" |
from France was due TO the influence Nine
BOnnemain had over him and whom they do |
not scruple to call very hard names for what
they term her cowardice and love of ease.p
But IN spite Of these facts il seems 20 be
certain that Nine. do BOnneilain had re-
ceived supposedly trustworthy information
that the life of General Boulanger was in ac-
tual danger when she persuaded him 10 fly
from France.
1t is also admitted that, though placed in an
awkward and difficult position. Nine. dc
Bonnemain was both liked and respected bv
almost all her intimate friends. Her deyo-
ton TO the cause of General Boulanger was
absolute and unremittng. and he seems TO
have fully recognized this. for when follow
ing her coffin to the grave Boulanger repeated
to three friends who accompanied
him: "She was all | had left, and now she
also is taken from me-"
THE FUNERAL.
BRUSSELS. Oct. 1T has Just been an
nounced that the funeral of General Boulan-
ger will take place on Saturday afternoon
October Sd.
The contents Of the Generals will are to be
livulged to-day.
Henri Rochefort will attend the funeral of
General Boulanger, which will be purely a
civil ceremony.
The clergy under the instructions Of the
rchbishop of Malines have finally and de-
initely refused TO ofiiciate at the ceremonies
attending the interment of the Generals re-
mains.
News of the Distress Confirmed.
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LONDON. Oct Ia dispatch from st. Pc