The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-25
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
pcnce Negotlations.

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- trgs W ~ LONDON, October 29.
A letter dated Paris, 14th, says: "Ncgo'
tiations for pence continue. Bismarck
sent letters yesterday to Washburne and
Jules FGYrC, They were Of u cOncillatOry
character. An armistice 10 allow the
Constituent Assembly to be elected to de-
eide definitely on peace was under discus
sion, the principal conditions OFwhiCh arc
that the military situation shall remain In
Statu quo, tic members elected to be al
lowed to- cnter Paris and none else;
Alsace and Lorraine not 10 vote-tO which
Favre objects, very absurdly, as these
provinces cannot vote while occupied by
PrusSIn armies. The solution Of the
neutrality Of, ,AlsaCe and Lorraine Is IA
vored by Bismarck. TBS. .
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Gladstone and Granville spent the
whole Of. to-day in consultation witllitlle
,PriBtnn, Russian, Austrian and Italian
Ambassadors and General Boyer. The
latter had M interview with CONT Ma
pies, Secretary Mt Mons, and subsequent
iy one with the Empress at ChIselhurst.
It IS reported that the Emperor and
Empress agreed with the King and Bis
marck upon project Of peace, which in.
cludes the dismantling Of the iortreSses in
Eastern Franco, and indemnity by France
10 Germany to the amount Of six thousand
million Of francs in cattle, horses, grain,
wine and oil.y No cesstOn OF territory Is
to be made unless the people OF Alsacc,
upon pIebiscits, should vote for annexa.
tion, to Germany. Bazaine Is to leave
Metz and lproClNtm the Prince Imperial
Emperor, with tho Empress as Regent.
tits added that the solution depends ab.
soluteIy on the acceptance by King VII;
liam Of the condition introduced into the
proposed arrangement Of the great pow
ersthat the cession Of AlsNce must be de-
terrnined by It's people. The powers In.
sist on this, and It Is even rumOrcd that II
Germany objects TO 1t, they will interpOse
by force TO compel Prussia 10 withdraw
her 0rmies.fr from France.
Special q A4s Tti1uN&
LONDON, October %.
a, The lteleGrams from Tours and Yer.
saillcs, announcing tue proposal by Eng.
land OF an armistiCc arc substantially true.
I lave tho highest authority for saying the
British Government concluded last week
tllat tue time had arrived Tor making an.
other effort. They considered tho mo.
Inent critical and felt 1t their duty to try
something. They lave urged an arlniS.
ticO by making common representations
to Prussia and Franco, asking other pow.
erS TO Join them In tho effort to bring II
about Tho armlstlcc Is intended 10 al.
low tho cnnvocAtion Of tho French AS.
sembly. II Is understood Bismarck favOrs
such Convocation, but insists that the ar
miSLiCe must involve IN impracticablC
basis Of peace. While the overtures oI
Great Britain have not been untavorably
received At both Tours and Versailles, the
British Government has small hopes ol
SUCCESS. There Is q chance, but only a
chance, that the present effort may pro.
duce suspension Ot hostilities. mi
Spseial 10 ne World.
LONDON, October 90.
The Empress Eugsnie In London hold,
Ing q conference with Lord Granville
Nggotlat very favorable for peace arc
progressing. England asks for All armis'
lice, MOTTO tho purpose Of electlng Con-
stiluent Assembly, but for tho restoration
iot the Empire, Eugcnieto fCenter Franco
and B9SAlpe to leave Meta TO proteet re-
store order and make peace. Trochu ap'
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