The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-04
THE WAR.
last NIGHTS DISPATCHES.

THE IDEAS OF THE EMPERoR-THE CAPTIVE OF
wILHELMsHoHE UPON THE sITUATIoN-PRo-
GREss OF THE INVESTMENT OF PARIs-THE
PRUssIAN MOVEMENT ON LYONS.
The Prussians assert that the fire from the forts
around ars is quite vigorous at times but entirely
harmless The suPposition is that this is designed
to deude the Parisians into the belief that
effective defence is being made.
Another account from Paris says the French lost
in the engagement of September 30 1900 killed and
wounded. Among the Wounded was General Gull
laume. 800 0prisoners were also taken. The French
forts were almost silent Saturday and Sunday.
Jules Favre having asked Count Bismarck, in
the name of the diplomatic body, for permission TO
tice when the bombardment will commence re-
ceived answer from the Count refusing the latter
request, on the ground that it was an unmilitary
proceeding, but conceding the former, in case the
contents of dispatches forwarded are unobiecton-
able. Count Bismarck, however, in his reply ques-
tions the propriety of conducting diplomatic nego-
tiations from the heart of belesguered city. This
latter idea is obviously that Of neutral powers who
EosDoN, Oct s.Nfspecial to the New York
Times. IA letter from Rome, September 20, says
'At his own request the Pope has q guard of Itsl-
ian troops, who have charge of the police in the
Vatican. He wanted TO take his usual weekly
airing in carriage and on foot, but previous to
Saturday was dissuaded from doing SO by Cardona.
AS it has been said already, he has expressed a
wish to bless the Italian troops in the great square
One OF the first DEGREES of the Junta was to vote
the erection of monument to the memory of
terprises of 1867 and 1870 liberation of Rome
and likewise commemorative tablets of all Romans
who have died in exile or on the scstfold for the
cause of liberty. medal will be struck and dis
Sributed 10 all the soldiers of the army of liberia
tion when the King is crowned in the capital
number of measures of internal improvement
for Rome under consideration of the council.
A credit for public loan will be opened for this
that the power and dignity of the ancient Latin
empire has been restored with the reoccupatioG of
the capital. Cardona has ordered that the sove-
reign Poniff shall receive the same military honors
rendered to crowned heads, and that military
honoTs shall also be rendered TO cardinals.
People are fiockng from all parts of Italy to
Rome. Five newspapers have already started there,
and political journals of Florence sold about the
streets. The Romans are bewildered with this
avalanche of political liberty.
LONDON, Oct s.-lSpecial to New York Tribune.l
-"Ld SitudttOa," the Imperialist London organ,
wiz publish the following tomorrow, headed "rhe
Ideas of the Emperor" Immediately after the
failure of the negotiations with Favre, Bismarck
sent to Wilhemshohe an exact report Of the inter
view, who then shut himself up in his cabinet
The same evening Castleman set out for the
wholly in the Emperor's handwriting "In sendin g
me news every day of the events which have hap
pened since the hour when Providence compelled
me to surrender my sword, the King has to ask
the opinion of his prisoner in the trials which the
Prussian armies impose on France, in what he be-
iieyes to be the interest OF Germany.
''The Counts communications confirm me in
this opinion but the time, indeed, has come for me
TO respond to this twofold expectation by the ex-
preston OF my thought. Until the fourth of Sep
tember the reserve TO which have adhered since
Sedan due to my firm resolution to leave the
Empress in full liberty to act in accordance with
the purpo poses of the country.
"Since the 4th of September could not but wish
that France, even at the sacrifice of my dynasty,
should succeed in driving the invaders beyond her
natural frontier. In approaching the Count as
| they did, in way the result of which was easy to
| foresee, they misrepresented the real character
! of the war.
"Thnking then TO get rid of the responsibility for
a general impulse, TO the influence OF which my
government felt bound 10 submit, the result to
/ destroy the effect of the motives while they have
not TO accept the conditions offered 1t was above
all, TO paralyze the national defence at the very
| moment when it was about TO assume proportions
worthy of France
1.-The Count seems to be unaware that the arms-
tice they refused necessary 10 the reconstruc-
ton of regular government, and he is astonished
that no one of the Powers legally existing should
have given its opinion upon what he considers
proof Of the Kings moderation. No one could
| blame a Frenehman for having repaired an impru-
dent step by refusing to accept proposals little in
| accordance with our Plorious past.
ga duel like that which is being fought between
| France and Germany, can only be brought TO an
end by the CONF ete ruin OF one OF the two adyer-
saries, or by their close and loyal rec0ncilat0nl
"FiTst of all. then, the Count ought 70 have asked
| himself whether Germany had greater interest IN
! The ruin of than iu an ainance With tIancey
In admitting tie former hypGntsis ihat u lT'