The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-20
EUROPE.
FRANCE.
Revolt in Paris Growing Serious.
Proclamation of Thiers.

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President Thiers has issued q proclama-
ton appeallns to the reason and patriot
Ism OF the citizens OF Paris to preserve
order. He says that ho is informed that
the malcontents at Mont Matre have plant
ed their guns so as to dcmolish the dwell
lings of our tellow'cltizens. he declares
that BY such acts Us these inc republic IS
fatally compromised, because tne rePuD-
lie accompanied by uesertlons VIII DC lost.
He declares that the present government
Is really Republican, and no friend Of tue
republic should strike o blow at 1t. The
government will take the cannon from
those men who, misled by designing poll
ticians, seek to inaugurate q civil war. he
draws picture OF the deplorable result
OF their doing, showing how the revlVlng
commerce of tho city has been stopped
and shops deserted. He continues, tne
government hopes the maloontents Will
return to their duties as good citizens and
obey the laws. He still withholds orders
TO proceed with extreme measures to free
the country Of the new enemy, but IS de-
termined to act when necessary and de-
liver the principals over to justice. The
government relies on the cooperation OF
all good citizens. Tho proclamation con:
cludes: "After this morning we shall
proceed to force peace, if necessary, at oil
hazards"
LONDON, March 1913 Al
Events Of hemost important character
are taken place in Paris, and the situation
Il honrlv becoming grayer. Tho govern
ment Is following tlp the proclamation OF
the President. Thiers at midnight on
Friday sent detachment Of troops and
Gen, Darmes to occupy the positions Of the
insurgents in. Mont hIatre. A consider
able number OF cannon were removed and
Gen. Darmcs made some few hundred
prisoners. In the morning the national
guards from Belleville and Mont Matre
with many unarmed soldiers OF tho line,
arrived on Ithe scene sand released the
prisoners, Gen. Vinroy, who was in com.
inand Of the government forces, had post
ed troops around the hill OF Mont Matre
and D ianted mitrailleuses at tho ap-
proaches and his sentinels prevented all
persons from ascending the hill.
The batteries OF mitrailleuses were
soon surrounded by angry groups,
who demanded to know why the authori.
ties distrusted the people, and If it was
their intention to massacre them. The
soldiers, when asked II they meant to fire
on the citizens, made no reply, and soon q
general differentiation commenced. The
Deople were allowed 10 draw their
mitrailleuses aside and ascend the heights.
Companies OF soldiers on the summit fra.
ternized with the National Guard, who
were guarding the cannon still In their
possession. As fresh troops arrived on the
ground the people shouted to them, IRE.
verse arms" and tho order was obeYed,
At 10 o'clock the Nationals held the
ground again and prevented all unarmed
persons from going up the hill. At the
same hour a serious conflict occurred In
the Place Pigalle, at the end Of the street
leading from tho heights, Some ar.
tillerymen and chasseurs were surrounded
by an angry mob, who accosted them with
shouts of "Go and fight the PrusSians." A
lieutenant Of Ch0ssGurs, while endeavoring
to dlsengage his horse from the crowd,
drew his sabre. He was instantly drag.
Ced from his horse and killed. A melee
followed, in which an artilleryman and
two nationals were wounded. But the
fighting soon ceased, the soldiers aban.
d0ned their posts and mingled with the
crowd, distributing among them their
cartridges and relinQuishing their chasse-
pots. The artillerymen suffered the peo.
Die to remove two mitrailleuse, making
no further show Of resistance. The Gems
dArmes alone proved faithful to the
government, but were too few In
number TO be effective, aud were
withdrawn at II o'clock Many
battalions of the National Guards, fully
organized, marched into Mont Martre
shouting "Vive Ia Republique." The dis.
trict was then wholly in possession Of the
Nationals, the soldiers having deserted.
Not q gend'arm and not single regular
were visible. All OF the National Guards
were amply supPrGId W WIN Iotoin ,Tsir anu
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the the Assembly, Assembly at at Bordeaux, TheS de-.
mand It's immediate dissolution and the
election Of new body, which shall
sit in Paris. At six o'clock on
Saturday evening the agitation and un.
certainty continues. Troops have been
people appear are excited cit S and hostile. GEN. en-