Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-08-13


as to ALLEVIATE them in MANY eases from olI
political associations
HELENA. August S.--.A report from
the Crow Agency on Yellowstone. saws the
Sioux Indians attacked and drove them
from the hunting grounds into the Agency.
where they claim protection of Govern.
mcnt. Some seventy lodges of Sioux are
on the river about So miles from The
Agency, aud 1000 lodges at old Fort G..
F.Smith. They have burned The cras, be.
hind them, and ale driyisx the game
ahead. Cot Baker will defend the Mis-.
sion. The Crows will undoubtedly come
over into Galatin Valley il eolowcd by the
Sioux.
Foreign.
PARIS, Aug. ga special cable dis
patch I" the New York X7aH says. it il
positively asserted that Austria and l,sl,
have entered into M alliance WITH France
he meinclng attitude cr En.hmi iomarus
France, as exhibited by The EnyIi>h press.
and the pressure on parliament tor an in
creased armament. seeming to suggest
more than the possibility of English coop.
crat.es With Prnssia. in which case the Sc.
c"r'ty OF Austria might be endangered, is
is said to have FASTENED the alliance.
toSb0S. August "a Correspondent
endorsed by the Ti.scx as Trustworthy and
neutral gives the following Interesting de-
tails Of the battle of Saa,1ruckcn: The
French took some prisoners, but no can.-
non. They lost 40 killed aud 60 wounded
The French force in The battle is estimated.
at 10000; Prussians only 5000. Artil-
lery won the fight There was hut little
infantry, and no cavalry engaged. 1t WAS
the 3?ih Prusslan regiment. not tie 5OtI,
as reported. which WAS engaged in the
battle. Three companies Of the 10Th held
their ground against the French until the
lattcr's fulce had fully dcvc!orcd Their
strength. The small force Of lru.siaus
then retired.
BHEsT, August 1.-The North German
three mastcd schooner Saore, captured by
French man of war, was brou hit to THIS
port to-day.
LONDON, August 6, $50 r. M.-.The fol-,
lowing dispatch is just received here:
WEIssENDERG, via. Berlin. August c.
The Prince Royal has defeated Marshal
McNahon. The official report of the vic.
tory of the crown Prince is rs follows:
BERLIN, August 6, 1880 p. M.-The'
Prince Royal tclegraphs the following bull.
lctin from the field of battle: \ victori-
Gus battle has been fought near Worth.
McMahon was totally beaten. The battle
was fought by the larger portion of my
command The French retired upon
Bitsche.
(Signed) FREDERICK WILLIAM
Field of battle, near Worth, 1870 p. NJ
SHAREHOLDER, Angus, 6, p. M.-Saar-
brucken has just been retakcn by the LIST
Prusslan army corps under Gen. Steine-
metz.
BERLIN, August I, via London, 1:30p.
M.-Thc French Emperor has Withdrawn
his entire force and is concentrating his
troops for the defence of Paris. His
losses are enormous. The Prussians over
took the retreatng French forces early
Saturday morning west of Saarbrucken,
near Spcchen Hills. Gen. Ramos COM
handed the forces, supported by Gems
Barnekow and Stuhpanagcl. The action
was severe. The position at which the
French cndcavored to make stand, during
the retreat, was carried by the Prussians
at the point Of the bayonot. The battle is
known as that of Hagcuan.
King William sends the following dis
patch to the Queen Good news! Great
victory won by our Fritz. We have cap.
tured 1000 prisoners, thirty guns, two
standards and six matrailleurs."
LONDON, August IA special cable to
the New York Herald report by dispatch
from Berlin says: The forces OF Southern
German Volunteers crossed the Rhine and
advanced to Strastourg. The whole
French army were driven back, and is
to occupy the liue between Metz
and Nancy.
PARIS, August THE journal Official,
in second edition to-day, publishes dis
patches from the Emperor Napoleon, from
Metz, 9th aud It'll, announcing the defeat
of Marshal McNlahon and tho retreat Of
Gen. Froissard on the Saar; also docu-
ment by order of the Emperor Regent,
signed by Olivier, Grammont, Haldrome,
Lesree and Viscompte de Jean, declaring
Paris to be in a state of siege.
A Herald London special says, from
official news received here the situation
may be summoned up as follows: The
Crown Prince has driven Marshal Nc
Mahon's army from Weissonberg, and
Luterbcrg, and Worth, and will probably