The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-01
GEN.BOULANGERDEAD
Shot Himself Beside the Grave
Of His Mistress.
HE WAS POOR AND rniENDLEss.
0nes the Idol Of France, He Neasiy
Plunged the Nation Into War-An
Ambitious, DishoBest Man.


Plugged the Nation Into War-An
Anbitious, DishoBest Man.
lothfng in his life
Necame him like the leavfng it-Mdcoeth
BRussRrs, Sept. 3o.-General Bouianger COM !,
Uitted suicide about noon today az tne .omo ..
Nina. de Bonnemain, his mistress, who died
hare recently
He stood alone by the grave OF ms mistress,
when an attendant who stood near Dy suaoeniy
heard sharp report IN that oirecslon, an,
rushed to the spot. The attendant fcuna General
Boulanger living dead upon the ground, with a
revolver clinched in bis right nano. an ex-
animation of the body showed that the dead
nan had placed the weapon to bis right ear and
s. AIRED the shot.
The AFFAIR has caused great excitement here
md some commotion among the generals
followers II Paris The police ana the dead
mana friends have taken possession OF his
/ 1odgfnss. The generals position, financially
md polfticaliy, had been getting blacker and
& &lncfer reccnfiv. He had no hope for the
future. and III remaining friends were few
md becoming colder - the once famous gen.
nral dropped more and more out OF public
&ofioe. There wss no doubt that the general
Has conscious Of these fscts ana they preyed
upon his mind Coupled to this was the
morbid love or infstuation which he had
s for his dead mistress. TO whom he
}undou btedly vas greatly attached. Friends
j odmit that recently he had frequently openly
nsoWed : desire for death. and ii 10 even said
tho general several times Of late had made at
eempts 70 take his own life. As consequences
~ has been watched - closely as possible by
friends who remained loyal Even they, how
; over. appenr 70 hsve grown tired Of their task,
md warned the eensrxls niece and the latter's
=husband. The nieos and her husband arrived .
lsu days sro and the first thing they did was to
0nuse al weapous % be taken away and hidden.
The general must have noticed the precaution,
md managed to secure and hide pistol, with
which he shot himself
Boulanser. according 70 stories told this even
mr.. had made 10 secret of his WEAKNESS of life
ofnce the collapsed Of his party, and particularly
Is since the death Of Nine. BonnemaIn. His
Intends now recall the fact that when the coffin
lfd finally closed over the remains OF his mis-
atfess he kept on repeating in heartbroken tones,
Z Ma yevoir; Mentot" Every day about
o'clock In the afternoon since her death Bou-
hanger has gone to the cemetery and deposited a
s handsome floral emblem upon the grave. He
would stay by the grave sometimes for an hour,
EG1fher engaged In prayer or in deep thought.
Xho family were surprised when this morning
~ heard him order the landau much earlier
N usual. Nobody, however. seems to have
~ the slightest suspicion that he intended to
onmit suicida
shopping u BRUSSELS at the present time is
10 81 EouI1pger's most attached adherents.
name a Hired Dutins, and he came from
>t1s upon Nceipt OF q letter from Boulanger
2pl1t Wee<Agos announcing that he intended
commit l4icide at an early date Dutins
NE 70 BrXcells for the express purpose Of en-
expring s. dissuade the general from this
afzns and he leader had several long inter-
I'M, durin9 which tho former did hia utmost
thA nwoI hat ha ~
6nd0n au(h morbid IDEAS The generals niece
kQmins al1flned after his departure this morn
Is sent icf Dutins, and together they started
the cemetery. In the meantime
nsral Bcuanger had left the laudau at the
cot The &metery and walked slowly and
hnly 20 ~ tomb of Nine. Bonnemain. He re-
1kned thep some time In deep thought, and
afterWslas seen to slowly walk around the
1otery, all thinking deeply. Contrary TO
fr1t reposts received OF the affair the gen.
must have walked about the cemetery for
<fly IN ho1r and half before he returned to
=. Honnsnain's tomb.
uyePoztxagrss In the statement that as soon
~ genera reached the tomb thesecond time
1nnaedtafely placed the pistol to HIS head and
{himsolf. The report of the revolver was heard
~ ooaohman who was driving the generals
40. aud By his valet, who accompanied the
G1d1 10 the cemetery. They both rushed to
- nonnsmain's tomb, and there found the
Sossl quite dead, lying across the grave.
ofh must have been instantaneous
Is The police were bearing the generals body
- from the tomb of his mistress, with the In
don Of placing IL In landau for conveyance
Brussels. the dead Aaa,A niece, accompanied
Butlus, reached the cemetery. The niece
Eted upon hearing the news, and Dutins'
- It being too late to save the life of his
end Was sxcessive.
The corpae has been prepared for burial, but IL
1ng viewed only by intimate friends OF the fam
The latter unanimously desire that the fu-
BAL should be of the most simple order Some OF
ksensssif political friends are in favor of a
5biic DEMONSTRATION. The corpse reposes upon
tabla dfaped with black cloth. The
annins arc clad In black frock
5nt upon the breast of which
y several decorations, notably the Cross of the
egion Of Honor, conferred upon the general
Her no had been wounded in 1859 at Turbigo,
II Alrssfa. when q lieutenant The wound in
Ms temple caused by the fatal shot has been
itdan By bfoad white silk ribbons, so pasted
= "a almost completely conceal the cause OF
|essn.
ne relatives persistentiy decline to furnish
ne puhiic With any definite information as to
be written declarations which he left behind
ina Roulanger left viii and political tas ta-
bent fn hisassk- it's stated that the latter de-
Earcs unsh6ken confidence in his party, enioins
10 friends 20 prosecute the great Gins he al
Ways had b view and ascribes his own death
teiely = heonsoiabie grief over the loss OF
Hma dc kMnemain. The funeral viii proba-
ny take plMe Sunday afternoon.
y The gencnis mother, aged SC. is still Arm In
~ toiiei that her son went TO a fete and has not
81 returned
Shorty aiter Nine. de Bonnemain's death,
General Boulanger's wife wrote, Offering TO for
ktve fhS general and share his exile but her let
<ts5 IVES unanswered. Toward the end Of Au-
fnsts after violent paroxysm OF grit, Boulanger
& karseusly carved on Nine. de Bonnemain's
oozahN aewith penknife: "a bIentot Mar
q xter5ff Fsom that day he was q changed man.
s .Ae pc me einsnciated and haggard. almost be-
TQHd rncogpition. Upon hearing of the suicide
Prince Nicnr Bonaparte called and remained ut
tfse re- asnoe for half an hour. A large photo
saph ~ Nne de Bonnemain wss found under
sasiika srs clothing, next to his heart
IN s0dil'cn TO the photograph of Nine de
Haane LAIN lock of white hair woven into
As go o. heart was found next to Bonlan-
81 hse = The general had written long let.
! ger 80 mother, announcing his depart
ere Q ? long voyage and bidding her not
q he lsas1. His remark In the presence Of his
sAiss Though am abandoned by everyb body.
tkul <newrhat to do appears to confirm the
pM stthe cause OF his suicide was the
fcppAr snw days ago of political subsidies
tem "a puisFs, indicating that his career was
IT'S dmsred that the archbishop OF Mslines
sri sase authorize religious service on the
oa ashe funeral of Bouianger.
q sspe So-The suicide of General
: 20 caused great sensation In this
astning else is talked Of Members of
League are talking of giving pub
0s The general, aud they propose to
In t. =.