Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-12
French Republic
Is Proclaimed.

ment was organized. The Star of See.
! TENDER g. 1870. ssx1:
"A new phase OF the European ques-
day. showing that the corps 1egislatif
has unanimously declared the forfeit
ure Of the Napoleon dynasty and that
a republic has been proclaimed in the
streets of Paris. Four weeks ago the
declaration OF a republican Paris
might have set the elements of revo-
luton at work throughout Europe.
but now it is too late to have more
effect seemingly than to give fresh
fury to the popular turmoil. How
this furious effervescence of feeling
on the part of the people of Paris can
be counted upon to afford material for.
any solid. real resistance to the march
OF the overwhelming Prussian col
umns it is difficult to see. Probably
the action of the people OF Paris may
cause the various fortresses now be-
sieged by the Germans to essay fur
ther resistance. and will doubtless
cause the flow of much more blood at
Paris and elsewhere quite uselessly.
1.-The action of the corps legislatif
today. in declaring the forfeiture of
the Napoleonic dynasty. calls to mind
the parallel action of the French SEN
allies. The legislative assembly had
been prorogued and dispersed pre-
viously by Napoleon: but the senate
was hastily convoked through the
agency Of Talieyrand. and this body.
the members Of which had heretofore
been the mere tools Of Napoleon in
the Endorsement of his most despotic
DEGREES. now without hesitation
named provisional government and
declared first. that Napoleon Bona
parte had forfeited the throne and
the right of inheritance established
in his family; second. that the people
and army of France were disengaged
and freed from the oath of. fidelity
which they had taken to- Napoleon
and his constitution.
1T is probable that the forfeiture
decreed today by the corps legislatif
against the present Napoleonic dynas-
ty is to the same general eject as
that declared against the first Ma
poleon."
According to The Star Of Septem-
Der 6, 1870. the commission appointed
by Congress to secure the
Aveuue paving of Pennsylvania
avenue and that for the
1aVmS. Improvement OF n street
met the day before to examine the
different styles of pavement submit
ted for inspection. 1t was understood
that the commissions had selected
half . dozen out of the many speci-
mems submitted and decided to invite
proposals from their respective pat
entees or owners. The Star entered a
protest against proposal that had
been made to lay down more than one
Id -
test out the different forms. II urged
that the commission decide on that
which was believed to be the best and
that Pennsylvania avenue should not
be made ian experimental garden" for
the benefit OF inventors. -.
In this connection The Star in the
same issue expressed regret at op-
position to the proposed paving of
10th street. which, it declared, had
been VIGOROUSLY one OF the worst in
the city for several years past, with
constant depreciation to property VAL
ues. This opposition was inspired by
the fact that tho Improvement would
cost money and The Star expressed
the hope that this consideration would
not prevail -. 81 a's'.
Results Of the federal census for
the city OF Washington were an
nounced in The Star
Washington's of September Z. 1870.
n.i. showing a population
AOP"A"'A0n' of 111.1s5. the returns
by wards being as follows: First, 49,
452: second. 1s.47s; third. 1855;
fourth. 1870; NTH. Io.e22; sixth, H.
Els; seventh. 1889 This return was
for the city OF Washington only. that
of Georgetown and the county being
separate. The Star said:
I'm considering this showing II Is to
be remembered that the enumeration
entirely omits the very large floating
or nonresident population always
present in the city 1t should be
borne in mind furthermore that the
count was taken at that time in mid
summer when the largest percentage
Of our actual population is out of
town for the heated term and the
largest number of residences closed
for the season. SO that the enumer-
ators could obtain no information
whatever as to the inmates or other
absentees. In view of these facts it
is perfectly safe to assume that IL the
canvass had been made two or three
months later in the season and the
work then thoroughly and conscienti-
ously done. the city would show an
actual bona fide population of over
prised if it reached 10000.
But the figures as they really
stand. 111.195, make a very good
showing against 61.122, which was the
population in 1860. An increase of
50.073, or SO per cent, in ten years.
indicates a growth and prosperity
much beyond the average of cities in
any part of the world. and which will
be found to be equaled by very few. II
any, in even the most rapidly growing
parts Of America And, what is quite
as gratifying. its increase Of numbers
has been fully matched, il not sur
passed. by the increase of solid bust
ness, by the general advance in the
style and quality of buildings Of every
description and by the enhanced value
of property Of all kinds, both public
and private.
what will the next ten years show
is a question at present of vastly more
importance than what the last ten
have done. With the impetus now
gained, with a proper administration
of the city government and with a
spirit of Hberality and enterprise on
the part Of our citizens, the ratio Of
increase in the next decade ought to
be even greater than in the last With
the right action il will be; without it
there will be divided interests, stag
nation, decline. People of Washington,
your destiny is in your own hands,"
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The French republican reaction fol-
lowing the capture of Napoleon did
not accord with
Keen the Prussian ideas
The invading ar
on Advancing. mics continued to
advance and to invest Paris. The
CO.. - ca,+.,har IN 1874 says-