Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-29

st. Quentin yesterday morning, and mads
acquisitions for two million francs. Com.
mun;cation with !Amiens by railway is in
tcrrupted. There is force Of about 600
Germans at Hcauycncy. Nantes is threat
encd by the Prussiaus.
FLORENCE, Oct. 22.-Aostas nomina.
ton for an acceptance Of the Spanish
Crown is officially announced.
MADRID, Oct. 22,-The vomito is dis
appearing from Blcantc.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Thcrc are rumors
of an agreement made at the Prussians
headquarters with Gen. Boyer, under
which Bazainc is to march to Paris and
declare for Napoleon.
Tours, Oct. 23.-Grcat hopes arc en-.
tcrtaincd for the result Of the Intervention
of England. 1t is understood that the
Government here is eager for peace on
almost any terms.
The Prussians were repulscd at the
Forest of Iccourt with loss Of 100
killed.
The Tours Journal says the Govern
mcnt will in no case submit to peace hu.
INITIATING 10 FRANCE.
LONDON, Oct 23.--Thc Empress Euge-
ME is here holding conference with Gran.
vile. Negotiations favorable for peace arc
progressing. England will ask for an
armistice, not for the purpose Of elccting
a Constituent Assembly, but to restore the
Empire. Eugene will enter France.
Bazainc will leave Metz to protect her,
and make peace. Gen. Trochu approves
Of the plan.
A Herald cable special reports that the
Emperor and Empress have agreed with
King William and Bismarck upon plan
of peace dismanting the fortrcsscs in
Eastern France indemnity by France to
Germany of 100000, 900 francs, in cattle,
horses, grain and oil. No ccssion of ter
ritory is to be made, unless the people of
Alsace should vote for annexation to Ger.
many; Bazaine to leave Metz and pro-
claim the Empire.
BERLIN, Oct. 13.-Thc health of the
Emperor is improving.
Tours, Oct 23-Thc Monitew an
nounccs that Bourbaki, with 100000
troops, is going to Amcns. The Minis
ter of War has received dispatches from
Paris to the 18th, representing sorties fire.
qucntly. The enemy suffer heavily and
are compelled to keep on the alert day aud
night. The Prussans thus harassed, arc
beginning to suffer from exposure.
Official tclligcncc says the Prussans
entered Montcrau to-day, and they have
disappeared from Mcury and Bcaugcncy
BKussELs, Oct. 23.--Aftcr the Cabine,
council held on Friday, Earl Granville
tclcgraplcd to the British Ministers at
Tours, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Vienna and
Florence, with view of bringing about
an armisticc between Prussia and France
until the election and opening Of the
French Constituent Assembly. Answers
received indicate an carly suspension Of
hostilitics.
RouEN, Oct. 23.-At TRY, in the De.
rartmcnt Eurc, old men, women and chill
drcn rose against the Prussians occupying
the place. a number were killed on
both sides. Ambulanccs were sent to the
relief of the wounded.
1t is said that the solution Of peace ne,
gotiations depend absolutely on the ac-
cer,ance by King William Of the condi-
tons introduced into the proposed arrange
ments by the great Powers; that the ccs-
sion of alsacc BE determined by the peo-
pie The Powers insist on this, and it is
rumored that Germany objects to it, they
to withdraw her armies from France.
LONDON, Oct GA Trib~ne special
telegram from Tours and Vienna, announc-
ing the proposals by England Of an armis-
ticc, arc substantially true. The English
Government concluded last week that the
time had arrived for making another eff,
fort. They consider the moment critical
and feel it to be their duty to try some
thing. They have urged an arm;stice for
the purpose of making certain representa-
tons to Prussia and France, and asking
other powers to join them in the effort to
bring it about The armistiee is intended
to allow convention of the French As
scmbly. 1t is understood Bismarck favors
such plan, but insists that the armisi.c
must involve practicable basis of peace.
While the ovcrtuics of Great Britain have
not been unfavorably received at both
Tours and Versailles, the British Gov.
crnment has small hopes of success.
There is chance that the present effort
may produce suspension Of hostlit;cs,
New YORK, Oct. 24.-Nothing official
from the armies around Orleans. There
arc rumors that battle is imminent, and
that the French will make on effort to no.
take Orleans. Fears are entertained here
concerning England's sudden deci. ion IL
intervene. The eagcrncss Of England to
bring about peace shows that England
works for Prussiau rather than French in
tcrcst, and the significance of her move.
mcnt is apparent The difficulties in tax.
ing Paris have been demonstrated; be.
sides this, England is also aware that large
French armies are quite prepared to take
the offensive; that the bad season is at
hand, and the difficulty of obtaining food
for the Germans is rapidly increasing in
consequence; and that Trechu is prepar'
ing schemes of formidable sorties. Jour-