Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-05-20
LATER IRON THE ATLANTIC STATES


/ Cnlc>G", Nay IA Washington
special to an evening paper say. the vote
taken in the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee to-day stood six to one in favor
OF the ratification of the treaty; Casscrly
being the one voting in the negative.
New YORK, May IA Washington
special say the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee are said to stand four in favor
and three against the treaty of Washing
ton.
LONDON, May 1G.-Thc Times says
Clu>eret and Mcgy have been released.
and there will be an armstice on Wednes.
day
The Germans are concentrating towards
Paris. and the headquarters of the Prince
Of Saxony are transferred.
The fall Of Mantroguo is imminent.
The western and southwestern parts of
Paris are unnhahtablc. There is great
loss of life and property
The l44th battalion refused to march
outside. The tricolor is not flying from
Naures.
San FRANCIsco, May 1.-THE steamer
s'ohn H. Stephens sailed for Portland this
morning.
VERSAILLES. May 13.-Thirty thousand
men are in Bots de Boulongue sheltered
by the trenches of the bcsicgcrs.
Yesterday the insurgents attempted
sortie from Porte Dauphin. The head of
the column was allowed to advance little,
when suddenly IS shells burst among
them and the column was bowed to atoms
The troops cntrenchcd are only one
hundred metres from Vaures, which has
not fred a shot in fourteen hours Shells
are fired from Mendon every minute.
\ The viaduct at Autenil has been shellcd to
pieces.
The troops are in excellent spirits and
anxious for fight The cavalry has been
detached.
Thirteen 10 inch howitzers are in rcadi.
ness for street fight, on the entry of the
army.
PARIS. May 1.-THE Central Commit
tee has ordered general search for arms.
which is progressing; aud persons opposed
to the government of the Commune are
arrested.
Gersusset. federal Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, has issued protest against the
declaration of Theirs. that the Commune
has not regarded the provisions Of the Com
vcntion Of Geneva in regard to explosive
bullets. and reports that the Versailists
are themselves guilty of the same refrac-
tions.
The Commune accounts say the attempt
of the Versailles forces to throw bridge
over the Seine has been repulsed. The
Versaillsts continue 70 gain ground in the
direction of Porte Maillotta.
VERSAILLES, May 14-Therc is moth
ing new within the line of military opera
tions. All was quiet last night. The
batteries arc now ready to open fire upon
the Enccinte of Paris. The circular of
open trenches in Bots de Boulongue.
Communications between forts Montrou.
90 and Vaures is cut. The Lyceum Of the
Prince Imperial, in the village of Vaures,
is occupied and operations are advancing.
at all points for the delverance of Paris.
PORTLAND, May 15.-Saied, Saturday
evening, steamers Orifamme and Constan
tine for San Francisco.
It rained very hard, all last night, and
is still raining.
SAN Francisco. May 13-Sailcd. bark
Ameythist for Belingham Bay; ship Conn.,
modore for Port Ludlow.
Arrived, bark ". H. Gam1cy from Port
Madison.
PARIS, May 17.--This afternoon the
gates of Auteuil and Versailles were des-
troyed by the bombardment The neigh
boring bastions are silen. under terrific
fire. Tssy is now in the hands Of Versail-
lists They are bombarding Petit Vaures,
Greneville and Pont Duiour. The latter
position in untenabe tt is believed the
Vcrsaillists are undermining the walls
near the Meuthe gate.
Discussions continue among the Com
missioners of the Commune.
VERSAILLES, May IA terrific ex-
plosion occurred this evening in the eastern
portion Of Paris, in the direction of Ave
nue. du Trocadero The effects are plain
ly noted here. It is believed powder
magazine near the fortfcations was
reached bv shells from the Versailles bat
teries at Neuilly.
LONDON, May 17.-Later dispatches
from Paris say the Versailists occupying
the village of Mcndon have been cut off
from communication with the main forces,
and are in great danger of being captured.
Insurgent troops have returned from
Petit Vaures and Montrouge to the city
MADRID, May lS.-Senor Loret, Min
lister of Finance, has presented his bulge
to the Cortes. The exhibit is favorable
and we'll received.
PARIS, May Is, evcning-Thcre was
tremendous scene scene at the fall Of the
Column of Vcndome, this afternoon. The
fall was announced for two o'clock. All
the balconies in the Place Vendome were
crowded Rcus dc la Paix and Castiglion
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