Show FATUOUS FRENCHMEN THE french government go vern ment is bent upon the accomplishment of two important measures without delay the suppression of the patriotic league and the overthrow of boulanger either is considered a menace and they axe are looked upon as an immediate danger A heated debate occurred in the chamber of deputies recently when the proposition of the majority representing the government of course to take decisive siva measures in the direction indicated was being debated things waxed warm and became so serious that at one point cassagnau Cassag nac editor of le e faya the country and a noted duelist defied the chamber to prosecute boulanger while lethe the latter himself with his bis arms quietly folded looked defiantly upon the majority As aa a result of the scene several duels were announced but this is a small matter in france a passage at arms ams being more of a formality for the purpose of satisfying alleged I 1 I 1 honor than anything else and seldom resulting in serious mischief the government carried its point by a vote of to and the deputies accused of participating in the so called nefarious schemes of the league will be prosecuted this includes boulanger it seems very singular that the powers that be in prance france will persist in keeping that man in the forefront of popularity by exhibiting enmity strongly tinctured tino with spite toward him on every available occasion they seem incapable of profiting by the past or judging intelligently of the present if the general Is as inconsequential incapable and unpatriotic a man as they would have us believe they need only leave him to his own resources to accomplish his downfall in a short time |