The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-08-21
PANAMA MUD cLINas.
Candidates Besmirched in the Scandal
Must Try Again in the French Election.

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Paris, August 2o.-The general parlia-
mentary election in France today was un-
expectediy free form disorder and excite.
ment. Except slight disturbances in the
Var, where M. Clemenceau, Radical, has
had hot fight with his landerers, no
trouble was reported. In Paris the poll
although much larger then usual was
quite featureIess. The returns come in
slowly from all the districts outside of
Paris. The only results ascertained here
at midnight are, that in Paris, Alphonse
Hamert, member of the commune, and
council, Gustav Mesurer, Radical So
cialist, Alexandra Miller, Radical,
Edourd Lockroy. Republican Radical,
Desire Barodest, Repu pIican Radical and
III. Denecheau, editor OF the Eclair, have
been elected. The following have received
a plurality and will have to try a le--
ballot: Charles Flouquet, who resigned
was besmirched by the Panama Canal
scandal; ex-Premier Goblet; NJ. An
drieux ex-perfect of police and chief
wire puller in the Panama scandal and M
Clemenceau. Paul Peytral is elected in
Marseilles. In Bordeaux, Jean Labat,
Bonapartist, is elected. M. Devollers
from CochinC China and Baron de Mackau,
member of the last chamber. or the
Argentan district, are returned. Gustav
Paul Cluseret, Republican Socialist and
member of the last chamber, must try a
reballot. The Count de Nun, leader of
te Catholics and formerly an ardent
Royalist in the following Of the Count
of Paris and NJ Drumont, the notorious s
Jew batting editor.of La Libre Parole, are
defeated.
Paris. August 21.-Returns thus far
received show the election of 105 Repub-
licans, gain of five. Eighty-four re-
ballots will be necessary. All the cabi-
net ministers were reelected, none
meeting with serious opposition.
Paris, August 21.-Returns received
up to 4 o'clock this morning show the
return of 15O Republicans, five ssrailied''
three revisionists and Is royalists. In So
districts heard from, re-ballots are ne
cessary. According to the results al
ready ascsrtained, in about half of the
districts the Republicans have gained a
more decisive victory than was expected.
London, August 19.-The Paris
correspondent Of the London Times
says of the fight between French
and italian workingmen at Aigues-Men-
tes Thursday: AT least fifty were killed
and one hundred wounded in the fight
The French, numbering 500, carried every
kind of weapon, from pick axes and
bludgeons to firearms. There were
frightful hand-to-hand fights in the
streets. Afterward 500 Italians barri-
caded themselves on farm. They were
beseiged forthwith by the French an
a regular battle followed. Whenever an
Italian escaped he was hunted like rat
to his heathn
Paris, August 1o.-The riot at Algues-
Mortes, department of Gard, had it's orr
gin in dispute between workingmen re-
garding wages. The Italians were work
ing for s wages lower than those demand
ed by and paid to the Frenohmen. The
latter feared they would be replaced by
Italians. There is no apprehension of
further trouble, the mayor OF sne town
having announced that henceforth no
Italians will be employed in the salt
works.