Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-27
TelegraphIc Summary.

Vefsallllsts troops occupying tnree-
fourths of the city.
A confagration is raging near the
Tnvalides, and the Insurgent battery on
Montmatre is cannonading the city.
L'Amirault telegraphs that everything
is satisfactory, although fighting may
continue for several hours The city
is absolutely won. Many of the Com
mune leaders were taken, and there
were some awful massacres.
In the Assembly to day, Theirs
made consratulatory speech on the
great success of the Government arms
and said he did not expect an en-
trance into Paris for three or four days
and gave an account in detail OF moves
ments on Sunday, which terminated so
victoriously. He announced that the
Government has determined to visit
with rigorous punishment most crimi-
nal insurgents.
Bills have been introduced to restore
Chapel Expiation aud the column in
Place Vendome-the latter to be sur
mounted by statute of France.
A vote ofthanks to Theirs and the
army was adopted by acclamation.
London, May pa dispatch dated
outside of Paris, Monday evening says
the insolation of the city continues.
Fires are raging inside, and a dense
smoke ovcrhangs Montmatre Free
quent explosions are heard The sound
o cannons and musketry continues,
1t is said the prussians are occupy
ing Vincenncs.
The PrusSian outposts have received
strict orders to drive back all insur~
gents attempting to pass their lines
4 Commune General, seeking to
escape from Paris, had been turned
back by the Germans.
The headquarters of the Prince of
Saxony will shortly be removed from
Marency to Compegne.
Some of the guard return to
Germany by the end of the present
week.
London, May % In the House
OF Lords tonight it was asked il,
in view of the evident aversion Of
Canadians to the Treaty of Wash. .ng
ton, the Government intended to press
ratification before the twelfth of
June.
Earl Lanierda'e quoted the repors
by the Atianttc cable Of Senator Sum
ner's speech denouncing the treaty az a
peace II easure aud rliclled The idea
Of an apology from England, aud dc
cIared she had never made any.
Earl Granville (Fbreign Secretary
declined to answer Earl Lauderdale /;
il was inc)uve lient now to discuss the
terms Of treaty. lie sympathized as
| little with Sumner as with Lord Laud
erd4le. The treaty is not a treaty un>
til ratified. 1t has already been pub
Iished in the United States, for the
| American Senate had began investiga-
tion into means by which it was obtain
ed for public alton hence, should i, be
submitted TO Parliament, it was impos>
sible to anticipate decision Of the Sen
ate.
Lord Granville declined to pledge
!
the treaty before June 18th, simply
because notice has been given Of an
intention ~ raise a discussion on it in
Parliament.
Before ratifcations are exchanged il
is understood the Canadian Parliament
is to be consulted.
Earl Rus, ell insisted on his demand
that opportunity be given for discuss
sion as Parliamentary prerogative
Earl de Grey said diplomacy was
impossible if it had to be submitted to
Parliament before ratification. It was
the prerogative or the Crown to con-
clude treaties on its own motion.
Earl Granville stated the official
copy of the treaty was only received
by the Government yesterday. 1t was
now printing and would be submitted
on Tuesday. Oher official documents
will be withheld penIing tae debate
in the Senate of the United States.
New York, May 22. A Paris
dispatch says the city is in tremendous
commotion. From the windows in the
west front Of the Tuieries the scene
of conflict can be distictly seen. An
immense body of Commune troops
have concentrated around the Hotel
de Vile, having retreated from the
outskirts.
The collapse of the Commune is i'm.
minent.
Paris, May 22.--All is over. Sew.
enty thousand Versailists have enter.
ed, and more are now coming. The,
marched in all night through tx gates
meeting with slight resistance Barri
cades were not defended, and no mine
axnlndad