The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-18
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The gravity Of the situation in Europ,
increases ioacK I hour 'Wlateykr ialn
hope may have been entertained up to thi
time that some kind ,ot IN accommodation
would avert an actual collision and blood
shed FL must be dIsslpated, BY our cablC
ID sp16achsS Sshs mStiaing. Boa was AIiet
with rumorS last evening in regard tt
movements on E the Rhine frontier; on
being that q battle had. been fought DApf
five thousand men slain. The rumol
does net seem worthy Of credit. ,Tlhg'
place Of the rumored engagement Il
Forbach. There are two. places Of thi.
name on the Rhine frontiers-one., OF
French soil, in the province of Moselle
torty.threc mile North east Of Metz.
The otherisin Baden 6hsthSother side O
the Rhine al miles Southwest 81 Garls'
rghe. There, j. no account Of the French
having YET crosSeh tle Rhine, bo5A Il
almost certain the Forbach referred ID Il
the town iontth6l Ianhelm railway Hoftl
Of Metz This seems the more probable
because itywas sreportelaithe q IRTds
SLAMS slt had invaded MOsellc land
were moving to attack Metz But
the rlmor OF this invasion Is is'contradicted
and as the later. dispatches say, nothing
further about the gum4red engagement
there is no reason to suppose any llag haf
taken place. '0s.'"d 'f'Fi 'l..1
Among the great mass oEnewsS perhaps
the most important isr tho. reported viola
tion 6ftlle frontier by the Prussians Both
Prussia and France had given, Belgium
assurance, that, her, neutrality should be
respected; and we understand That IT is
her frontier that has been violatedS be
cause the term would not apply to itbl
frontier south Of Belgium. If 80, it VIII
almost compel England, Russia and Aus
tria to interfere. Us her Independence, i,
guaranteed by them as well as by France
and Prussia. If Prussia has violated thu
neutrality of Belgium it must be with thu
purpose Of compelling the three power
named to take position and make the wal
general from the start
Preparations for the conflict are going
on in both the bclligerent countries on !
scale Of magnitude and with popular
ardor in elch case almost without parallel
BY this time each power has consider
able army on the frontier. NAPOLEON
goes forward to take. command Of his Ol
Wednesday. A collision either in tht
field or by. attack on some OF the numer
Gus lortresscs that guard the Rhenisl
frontier, Gun hardly be long delayed
Even more important than the first opera
tions in the field ore the diplomatic move
ments, of which little can be known
here, whereby the several powers will bt
influenced in choosing sides or positions
in the coming struggle. Any day or hoal
may make developments Of the creates
moment.
We give our space this morning to tht
news and to intelligent and interesting
comment 'ch the coming struggle iH Eli
| rope. Throughout the United States, nj
less than in Europe, the war Is the all
absorbing topic. Here, as elsewhere, peo
pie think and talk of little else How
cvgFStle F5f wag reaplSitl leaHpOs ElI
Ito eaenIsd Very imp 6rIl.ht inadchcss q
the commercial and financial concerns o
this country. II can Scarcely bs heccssa
ry. therefore, to. apologize to our reader
for allowing this ,epgrossipg, apd ippOT
tant Topic % aon6pOHze Jour * blUmbs' q
R6rief season, to the exclusion. of amor
readable variety.
Terrific Boiler Explosion.
ION Monday, the It'll inst. the boile
belonging 70 q circular, mill owned y.
O. Mr. NeRland, aOfaA Martins Ferry; Ohio
and Operating ON the timber lands 9
HeGfy williamson, ESQ, near the town, q
Isistefsville, W!tYA., exploded with, TEL
rife force, tearing It literally into shredl
killing two men Instantly, fatally wound
ing another, apd seriously woupding. .sev
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