The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-12
A FIENDIsH THREAT.

The reported arrest of Delesclurze is contra
dicted. The insurgents are said to have made
demand upon the church for one million Of
francs, and VOW that they will kill the Arch
bishop of Paris if it is not paid ; y vs. u
Favre, in a speech to the National Assembly.
said that all the powers had expressed their
sympathies with the government of Versailles
as the only legitimate government of France.
1t is also stated that the German administrator
CT France, Gen. Fabric, had declined overtures
made to him by the commune, which he be-
ileved must shortly succumb to the power of
the government. The insurgents have taken
away the plate from the foreign Office in Paris,
"A CIRCULAR FROM THEIRS.
Theirs has issued circular to the projects
fer Information to the people of France in
WI Which he says the status Of Paris is unatered.
Inc insurgents have returned to Asnieres
Their conduct has been admirable, The a.
tempt at insurrecton in Toulouse has been
suppressed. The disarmament of the Nation
aus at Marseilles proceeds. Outside of the
capital all is tranquility. :. The government is
satisfied that the citizens have given il their
confidence. ro esd -. -
80 BLOODY SCENES ANTICIPATED. $1,000
~, Pan1S,s.A Pril i1-fsPuciai to N. Y. World, I
The breach of Porte Maillot is practicable and
an assault upon it is expected tomorrow. The
commune com are barricading every street. They
command and the work of Carving barbados
will be fearfully bloody. -
THE COMMUNE TO BE SET ASIDE BY THE COM.
51 1AsS MITTEE. /
Your correspondent to-day has interviewed
the central Committee. They confessed their
oisappolntment and disgust at the work of the
iutionists of 1893 They cay their folly will al
leniate the provinces and array all the world
against us. We must resume the power we en-
trusted to the commune. They are incapable
OF leglslating or directing military operations.
We no have created them must set Them
aside. Nothing is left for us now but to ami
hllate Versailles or lie annihilated. Unless we
overthrow Y ersailles we and the Republic are
forever lost. ren ~ w f-sya5s qs.-Ht} VI
THE COMMUNIST PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE,
The Communal authorities have redoubled
tnelr precautions against departure of persons
from me CITY without passports. Dombrowski
reports the complete occupation of the Ash
nieres ~ the Nationals and the effective oper.
aton OF the iron clad cars on the Versailles
Ana aSi,, ~ Germain railway. Affairs at Porte
raansaS nave improved for the Nationals, who
repaired during the night the damage caused
oy the cannonade during the day. Thew have
also erected additional batteries end otherw;sa
strengthened their defences. - =, $50 -'o
1t is reported that the commune has deter
mined to stop traffic on the Northern Railway
Gen. L'Admirgult commands the forces
around Mont Valerien and Gen. Cisseey those
on the plain of Chatillon. .''r's',G - -
----------e ANNoNADING RECOMMENDED. -
The cannonade and musketry firing was re-
newed this morning at Porte Maillot, Neuilly.
Des Jernes and in Bois de Bologne.
MEASURES OF CANCELLATION PROPOSED.
A despatchl has gono to Versailles for the
purpose OF proposing measures of Cancellation
They are instructed to insist on the maintain
ing Of the republic and continuance of mnni-
cipal franchise and to demand that the nation
ais shall alone guard Paris and if Theirs re-
jects these terms to enquire what conditions
the Versailles government has to propose
KANSAS.
HEAVY RAINS
LAWRENCE, April 11.-Heavy rains have Wis.
tied all portions of Kansas during the last few
days. The prospects Of fruit and the wheat
crop were never better. 4pt- 80 ,5tsAA'lI
tA4a - - IMMIGRATION - Il ~
The emigration to this State is unprecedent-
~ Large, especially to Southern Kansas Usage
lands. NJ a-HiEJbJ ,sI0lI7TT - = "a
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Co.
are laying their track in the Indian territory
at the rate of two miles day. They will reach
the Arkansas river in July and by early fall
will be near enough to the Texas fine to con-
troll trade ~ w.