The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-29
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The Murdered Hostages.
VERSAILLES, May 2S-Evening. Sixty nine
hostages, inclucing the Archbishop of Paris, the
Apostolic Proto-Notary, nineteen priests, the
President of the Cour des Complies and The Mexi-
can banker Jecker, we're shot on Wednesday in
La Roquette prison.
There has been
Fighting In Paris All Day.
The cemetery of Pere la Chaise, which had
been reoccupied by the insurgents was bonn
barded and retaken. MacMahon telegraphs
that he is absolute master of the city.
The Loss of the Insurgents
is immense, and cremation is seriously proposed
as a sanitary measure.
The Death OF DelescIuze.
VERSAILLES, May 2S.-Deescluze, Delegate
Minister of War under the Commune, was shot
by his guards and instantly killed last night in
attempting to escape.
The Trial of the Communist Leaders
taken alive commences during the present week.
Conviction is inevitable, and it is generally be-
lieved that every one will suffer death.
After desperate and bloody conflict the
Government forces succeeded in
Capturing the Insurgent Positions ut
Bel1evtlle
and Pere la Chase late last night. Firing then
ceased, and this morning on the troops ad-
vancins the poaition hoiu ny tnO
Commune, the insurgents
Hoisted n White Flag and Surrendered.
They were Immediately dlsarmed, and the
great rebellion of Paris in 1871 had ended.
Thirty eight regiments of the line belonging to
MacMahon's army have returned to Versailles
in triumph, the men having flowers and branches
in the muzzles of their rifles, and bearing also a
magnificent banner of red silk captured from
the Communists.
General Vinoyis Appointed Governor of
Paris
| by Thiers 1t is proposed, as temporary mea-
sure, to divide the capital into twenty military
districts, each strongly garrisoned, and this ar
rangement will be maintained until order is
| completely restored and the passions aroused
by the insurrection have disappeared. Owing
to the admirable plan adopted by MacMahon
Storming the BarrIcudes,
| the Versailles troops did not suffer heavily
during the seven days of fighting in the streets
| OF Paris.
The Loss of the Army Altogether
is only 1896, while, according to the most relia-
BILE estimates the losses of the insurgents are
over fifteen times as great.
Among the unfortunate persons hold as hos
tages in the prison of La Roquette who were
murdered were ten nuns.
Yesterday
|
at Sartoy made desperate effort to escape.
They set fire to the straw given them to sleep
upon, and in the confusion which followed
sixty y-fye effected their escape, but twenty-four
were recaptured
The French Government will ask the
ExtraditiOn of all Communist
leaders who take refuge in England.
| The Paris Fires.
PARIS, May 2S-Nght.-The lremen from
Antwerp are now entering Paris. The fire In
the Hotel Dieu is extinguished. Paschall and
GIousset, two of the principal leaders of the
insurrecton, have not been discovered, and it
is believed they are alive and hiding. Since
o'clock last night, when the entire city was in
the hands of the Versailles troops, priests and
cabs had been again seen making their appear
ance on the streets.
Ten Thousand Prisoners
are now passing through the Rue Lafayette
mostly bareheaded, and with uniforms turned
inside out. Among them are two thousand
regulars, who went over to the insurgents on
the outbreak of the rebellion. The bystanders
are quiet, and do not utter words of reproach
The Fighting at BeIIeviIle.
PARIS, May 29.-The fighting at Belleville
Menimontant and Pere la Chaise was despe-
rate.
No Quarter was Given
to man, woman, or child. Military law is esta-
blished in the city, and executions are progress
ing at the Champs de Mars Park de Monceaux
and Hotel de Vile. Fifty to one hundred insur-
gents are shot at time, and no one is permitted
to leave Paris without pass signed by Marshal
MacMahon.
Among the Hostages Shot
by the insurgents were Abbes Sicia and Du-
, guerry the Jesuit fathers Olivari, Caubert Ba-
. regy, Able Allard, banker Jecker, and twenty
five gendarmes
! The last band of insurgents was crushed yes
terday at the cemetery of Pere la Chaise Three
! thousand prisoners arrived here yesterday.
! Disarmament of the National Guards
J Is proceeding. Multtudes Of people have been