Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-02-03
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Confirmation Of the
Surrender Of Paris,
The Forts Gar1i&oned by
Prussian Troops.
EAST TERMS GRANTED TIE VAN
QUISHED.
The Armistica to Last
Twenty Days.
q Probability Of Ultimate
Peace.
Berlin wild with Joy and Excite.
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Berlin wild with JOY and Excite.
ment.
LONDON, Jan. %,

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LONDON, Jan. %.
1t is stated in diplomatic circles
that negotiations for the capitalization
of Paris would have been concluded
earlier had not Bismarck insisted
upon the acceptance Of conditions
offered.
LONDON, Jan. %.
A dispatch has been received atlhe
British Foreign Office, confirming,
in full, previous reports of the capit-
ulaton of Paris, to which it adds
that one division of troops Of the
line, besides the National Garde,
will not he required to disarm, and
communication with Paris is prOvi-
Ei0nGlly restricted.
There is no prospect that FavTe
will come to London, and no other
man has been authorized to represent
France in the Conference.
4:30 p. m.-The Emperor William
has sent the following dispatch to the
Empress Augusta:
VERSAILLES, Sunday, 2p, m
Last night an armistice Of three
weeks was signed. The regulars and
mobiles are to be kept in Paris AZ
prisoners of war The National
Garde will undertake the maintc-
nance Of order. We occupy all the
forts. Paris remains invested, but
will hc allowed TO revictuaI as soon
as the armies are surrendered. The
National Assembly Is to be assembled
TO meet at Bordeaux in fortnight.
All the armies In the field will retain
their respective positions, the ground
between opposing lines to be neutral.
This is the reward of patriotism.
herUism, aud great sacrifices. Thank
God for this fresh mercy. May peace
soon follow.
Signed, WILHELM.
5p. MA Versailles dispatch, just
received, says that the twelfth Saxon
corps, at 10 o'clock this morning, oc-
cupied Roumanville, Noissay and
N0gent.
Paris is to pay 200, O0o.OO francs.
The first official dispatch from Yer
sailles was read in the churches of
Berlin this morning.
LONDON, Jan. so.
1880 y. MA Versailles dispatch
says the occupation Of the Paris forts
10y the Germans was unattended by
incidents Of general interest.
\ Constantinople dispatch to the
London Tines says the Porte insists
that the London Conference shall re-
store to Turkey full control of the
DardincIIs and B0sphorus, and re.
fuses TO consent to any new interna.
tional stipulation limiting the navi.
CATION Of the straits.
p.m.-The Evening Times con-
tains a dispatch from Versailles stat.
ing that the contribution imposed
upon Paris by the articles of capitu.
latiOn, is 50 million francs.
BERLIN, J0n. %.
The city is in perfect frenzy Of
excitement, now that the certainty of
the capitulation OF Paris is known.
kilograms from the Federal Chan
cellor gives official confirmation of
the news which was received at a
late hour last night. To day the
church bells have been wng since
day hreak. Services i'm the churches
are attended by large crowds. Ser
mons for peace were delivered and
prayers and Thanksgiving for it Of
feTrcd. Before and after morning
services in the churches, an immense
crowd gathered in front OF the pal
ace and the ladies of the household
appeared at the windows and waved
their acknowledgements to the PEG.
pie, and the scenes in the street were
beyond description. Every person
On his way to church, as he met his
Eeighbor, stopped and embraced, !
md women congratulated each other
with tears in their eyes.
News of the capitu!ation certainly
creates in the public mind here a
charitable feeling, and there is n
strong desire to act generously toward |
the fallen foe.