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Show LATEST - NEWS j BY TELEGRAPH LAST NIGHT. l The European ifileulfj-. A Freueh Fleet bailed to Blockade Frussian Fort. Jfapclecii about to Proclaim Pro-claim A nr. France DeternimrA and Prussia Firm. Fearful Storm in Canatla. A Trench Fleet Gone to Blockade Block-ade Prussian Ports. New York, 15. A special states thnt the Prussian minister at Washington last night received a cable message rrom Berlin announcing the departure of the French fleet to blockade Fru.s sian ports. The information was a' once communicated to the president and cabinet. Napoleon About to proclaim War. Chicago, 15. A Washington special says the newsj from- Europe to-night, official and unofficial, leads to the belief be-lief of war between France and Prussia. The Prussian minister expressed that opinion at the state department today. to-day. Though the members of the admit.istration talked over the situ ation yesterday, nothing was done today to-day regarding it. The opinion of both foreign and home officials is that the war will not be of long duration, but that one decisive battle will be fought in 9 few weeks, which will end it. The Prussian minister has a dispatch to-night that the French fleet started to day to blockade the Prussian ports. This important information was sent to the president and cabinet at the capital. cap-ital. A private dispatch received here says the intervention of the great p ow ers lias been ineffectual to preserve peace, and Napoleon will to-day da clare negotiations ended and immediately immedi-ately issue a proclamation of war. Regatta Detroit, 15 The second annual re gatt of the northwestern amateur boating association commenced on the Detroit river to-day. The attendance was very large. The first race for sin gle sculls a mile and a half was won by Guriiss, of Chicago, time, 12 minutes 42 seconds. For the six-oared shell race, five entries were made; distance, three miles. The first prize was won by the Excelsiors of Detroit, the second by the Uudiues in 20 minuiea und 6(3 seconds. Confessed the Deed. The man arrested on suspicion of having murdered Mrs. Phillips and her daughter this morning ha-, con-lessed con-lessed the deed. His motive was plunder. |