The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-14
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The Black Sea Conference.
French Prisoners En- Route
Home.
Versailles Evacuated by Ger.
mans.
Radical Papers Suppressed
The BLACK Sea Conference.-The
French Tax.

The Black Sea Conferen ce-The
French Tax.
LONDON, March l2.-The Ne,cs says
the Black Sea Conference meets to-day,
but up to late hour Sunday evening
Duo de Broglie, French Envoy to the
Court of St. James, was without in
structions to attend the session.
1t is reported now that the Paris
Government intends to levy a tax on
imported raw material, especially textile
fabrics. The tax on cotton alone is ex-
pected to produce annually sixty to
eighty millions of francs. Foreign man.
ufactured articles will also be taxed pro-
portionately.
The Daily Mems has special from
Brussels announcing that all French
prisoners in Belgium have been released
and gone home.
The French Official Journal publishes
a decree approving the formation Of
regiments OF infantry at Bordeaux, and
dissolving headquarter stats Of the
armies recently operating in the north,
and camps Of instruction at Havre in
Brittany and in the Vosges.
A Paris dispatch gives positive con-
tradiction 10 the report that Pauyer
Queritiner, French Minister Of Finance,
intends to make reforms in the man
agement.
LONDON, March l3-4 P. M.-The
Black Sea Conference held session to-
day, at which all the members, iuclud-
ing Due de Broglie, as representative Of
France, were present. 1t is believed all
matters under discussion have been ar
ranged, and this is probably the last
meeting Of the Conference
Emperor Williams Health-ArmyO OF
Occupation.
BERLIN, March l3.-Emperor Will
liam is i'll at Ferrieres, but will leave for
this city on Tuesday next. The jour
ney will be direct, the condition of the
Enperor's health rendering it inexpedi-
ent for him to lengthen the tri ip by a
visit to any of the Princes OF the EN-
pire.
1t is announced that the Seventh and
Twelfth Prussian corps and the Wur-
temburgers will form the army Of occu-
patton Of that portion Of France to be
held by the Germans, and until the con-
ditions of peace are fulfilled.
PARIS, March l3.-Versailles has
been evacuated by the Germans and a
French garrison has been installed in
the city.
A convention for the return OF French
prisoners to Germany has been signed
at Ferrieres. Some are. to return by
sea from Bremen and Hamburg, while
Others will come overland.
1t has been ascertained that twenty
German soldiers were killed and sixty
injured by the accident on the South
western Railroad.
The radicals ::have posted placards
begging the army not to fight the people,
but the appeal has been productive Of
no effect on the troops.
Six radical papers have been sup
pressed by the authorities. The city IS
who entirely quiet and without any signs
OF the renewal Of the recent agitation,
which is condemned by the entire press.
LONDON, March l3.-Marshal McMa-
hon has LETT Wiesbaden on his return to
France
The Crown Prince Of Saxony will es-
tablish his headquarters at Compeigne
Thursday.
LONDON, March l3-4 P. MA dis
patch from Weimer says great prepara-
tons have been made to receive Empe-
ror William, Prince Imperial, Frederick
William and General Won Moltke, who
will pass through that city Thursday on
the way to Berlin.
The situation at Mount Martre.
PARIS, March l2-The situation at
Mount Martre is unchanged, and is one
of perfect tranquility. A portion ofthe
National Guard, however, still hold
possession Of number Of cannon, and
refuse to deliver them up to the authori-
ties.
The Debats to-day Indignantly de-
nounces the placard put in circulation
by the Reds as preaching revolt to the
army.
MADRID, March l2.-Serious dis
turbance has taken place in the prov
inces at Alconte. An armed mob
fired upon the mayor and civic authori-
ties, and some lives were lost.
In the elections the opposition is trl-
umphaut. In consequence Of the dis
turbed state of the country the Kings
trip to meet the Queen has been de-
ferred.
The London Conference Closed.
LONDON, March l3.-In the House
of Lords tonight Es6l Granville an
nounced that the Conference Of the
powers on the eastern question had
closed. A treaty bad been signed at
the foreign Office, abrogating restrlc-
tions on the admission Of foreign men
ofwar into the Dardanelles and Bos-
phorus. The Porte in times Of peace
may admit in those waters naval vessels
friendly to the powers, whenever need
ed to enforce the treaty of 1856. The
Danubian Commission is prolonged II
years. The Protocol expressly declares
that no power can relieve itself of the
obligations Of the treaty without con-
sent of all signaterias.
Emperor William has set out on his
return to Berlin, accompanied by large
and brilliant suit of Princes and officers
of the army, and representatives Of the
German Government. The party
reached Epernsy at noon to-day and
were received with great enthusiasm BY
returning troops. with whom the city
| was crowded