Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-02

The French chamber OF deputies yesterday
adopted VI. Fabre's compromise measure for the
protection OF the republic against the revout on
AIRY designs OF the Bourbon and Bonaparta princes
by vote Of 3is to l63. This measure represe hts
The sooar second thought OF the republican ma
5ority IN the chamber. 1t Is tempered with mod
Grafton, but the vote by which it was passed is a
warning to the pretenders that The republic will
resort To more extreme remedies II that becomes
necessary in order tn protect ITSELF In the heat OF
the general Indignation aroused by the
Bonapartist manifesto and the discovery
OK the legltmi't conspiracy a PROPOSE
tion for the summary expulsion of all
the princes from France was offered This
was regarded, even by some Of the republicans, as
extreme and smacking too much of despotism for
republic. The Fabre proposition was then sub
mitied, and hence its designation as a cOmprO-
mise. The latter fOrbidS the princes to hold any
civil or military post, empowers the president to
decree Their eXpu sion should their presence In
Frame become dangerous or threatening to the
republic, and enactS heavy penalties for a
defiance or violation OF the decree of EXPULSION
Should the president feel called upon to issue 1t.
NJ FaHereS, the new premier, recomm nnded as
important a provision which would forbid the
election of prince as president by a congress
AS the Fabre measure is rather indefinite uron
this point 1t IS quite probable that law spe-
cfhcally making the princes ineligible to the
presidency will yet be passed. One French re-
public was undermined and overturned by the
election OF claimant OF mOnarchial rights CLou;s
Napoleon) as president, and In view OF that eX-
perience the people are likely To demand definite
law to prevent recurrence OF such an event.
The telegraph war among the several lines be-
tween Washington and New York gives promise Of
cheap rates, for few weeks at least, until the
usual sell-out or pooling arrangement Is effected
The present fight was started by the new Bankers
and Merchants Telegraph Company, which on
tuesday announced, by circular, reduction in
rates for kilograms to 20 cents for ten words be-
tween New York and Baltimore, New York and
washington. Philadelphia and Washington and
New York and Washington; Is cents between Bal
timOre and Philadelphia, which batter has been
the rate for some time. The Western Union Tele-
graph Company followed suit, and orders were
sent to the Baltimore office to lower to 90 cents for
Ten words and cents for each additional word be-
tween New York and Baltimore; Is cents and
cent 2 aditional between Baltimore and Philadel-
phia, and Is cents and cent instead OF 3 cents
and2 cents between Baltimore and Washington
Between Washington and New York the rates are
20 cents and cents The Mutual Union promptly
followed suit In announcing reductions; and last
night the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Company
announced a still further reduction to a uniform
rate OF Is cents between New York and Washing
ton, New York and Baltimore and Philadelphia
Washington and New York. This company has
to-day issued circulars setting forth that its
system Is such Will enable it 10 effectively and
satisfactorily serve the public, and it warns its
opponents that, though It's wires between WASH
1ngton and New York are scarcely six weeks old.
their Geographic competitors had better not stir
up hostlitieS that only lead to the destruction
Of the immense capitals Of their overburdencd
rivals.