Show von ron FOREIGN EIGN PARIS 23 E D farnsworth grand sire of the american odd fellows and frank austin of california arrived today to day they are detained in france on account of the war of hesse in paris has requested washburne by order of the grand duke of hesse to protect hessians in france provided the french government gives its consent washburne acceded to toche the request A ministerial decree forbids from this day the publishing of any accounts of the french army A portion of the french algerian army hasl hasi has arrived at Marseil Marse illies lles the emperor does not leave for the front for a few days the french agents in the south german states have demanded passports the patrie patric says a dispatch has been received from bt st petersburg with the following intelligence the czar addressed a note to the french government today to day he regrets the precipitate measures taken on both sides the czar while regretting the calamity of war remains neutral so long as the interests of russia do not suffer he adds that he is ready to all limit hostilities and mitigate the sorrows of war the army of south germany has been ordered north the prussian army goes south denmark has decided on war hungary has also decided for france the emperors proclamation to the people has made a profound impression the journal officiate ciale publishes the following proclamation from the emperor to the people of france frenchmen there are in the life of a people solemn moments when national honor is violated and excited and presses itself irresistibly and rides above all other interests and applies itself with the single purpose of directing the destinies of the nation one of these decisive hours has now arrived for france prussia to whom we have given evidence during and since chevar v ar of 1666 1660 of the most moat crucilia tory disposition has held our good will of no account and has returned our forbearance with encroachments encroach ments she has hag aroused distrust in all quarters necessitating i exaggerated armaments and has made of europe a camp where reign disquiet and fear of the morrow A final incident has hits disclosed the instability of the international understanding st and shown the gravity of the situation in the presence of her new pretensions re tensions prussia was made to understand krstana der stand our terms they were evaded and followed with contemptuous treatment our oar country manifested a profound displeasure at this action and quickly a war cry re sounded rebounded from one end of france to the other there remains for us nothing but to confide our destinies to the chance of arms we do not make war upon germany whose independence we respect we pledge ourselves that the people composing the great german neutrality shall dispose pose freely of their destinies asforis As for us we demand the establishment of a state of things guaranteeing our security and assuring future peace we wish to con quera durable peace based on the true interests of the people and to assist in abolishing that precarious condition of things when all nations are forced to employ their resources in arming against each other the glorious flag of france which we have once more unfurled in the face of othen other her hen challengers is the same which has borne off europe and the civilizing ideas of our great revolution it represents the principles of that epoch and it will inspire the souls of frenchmen with devotion igo I 1 go to place myself at the head of that valiant army which ia Is animated by their love of country and devotion to duty that army knows its worth for it has seen victory follow its footsteps in the four quarters of the globe I 1 take with me my son despite his tender years he knows the duties which his name imposes upon him and he is proud to bear his part in the danger of those who fight for our country may god bless our efforts A great people defending a just cause are invincible PARIS A special to the herald says itis it is predicted that the emperor Emper orwill wiil will proclaim a republic throughout europe europa if a coalition is formed against him prussia is threatening denmark guns are being placed on the fortifications of paris the journal official publishes a decree nominating viscount J de trell troll hard french minister at washington TOULON TOULO A feet fleet sailed today to day to reinforce that off cherbourg Cher bourg the gradual evacuation of rome is decided upon A hundred and ten thousand volunteers have been already enrolled in france it is now tolerably certain that the duke de Polik colikas aswill will wiil be commander in chief of the army of the baltic thero TheTo the journal official contains a deerea decree closing the session of the senate and corps Legis latif it also publishes several other off omm official lelal declarations one ing the inviolability of the neutrality of neighboring powers another with regard to strengthening the fortifications of Fr france aiice allce LONDON the daily news has a special from strasburg Bt dated the saying that the defenses depend much on the water which is now so low that the place is comparatively weak additional dit ional works are in progress the garrison numbers about and besides here there are in camp about 1000 more communications across the river continue by the ferry the correspondents of la liberte and la raphel have been arrested one while sketching ching the fortifications ficat ions and the other one was detained edby by reason of his speaking french with a german accent both were subsequently released the correspondent arrested yesterday at metz is s now reported to be wm H russell Eu ssell journeying ourn eying towards prussia although the theao theTo journal officiate reiterates that orders are that no shall be admitted to the french army it is reported that one pass was issued to one english paper in france the french expeditionary naval forces expect to sail from cherbourg Cher bourg on saturday the times in an editorial criticises criticizes the emperors circular to the diplomatic agents of the french government which walfi still discourages newspaper correspondents and undertakes to supply war news to the journals of this country through official dispatches of the war department A great many shipwrecks have recently occurred on the german coast by reason of the removal of the beacons it is generally admitted that the situ the french army has an ad vantage over that of the prussian the french have two points of attack the officers of the bank of england today to day announced a still further advance in the rate of interest the minimum rate is made four per cent jones who murdered the family in ceen sentenced today to day the irish oat crop is heavy LONDON 23 an intrigue between hesse and france is suspected the paris imperial guard arrived at today the th plate and jewels of prince leopold h have ave been brought to england for safe 1 keeping cepl ag ra rates bates tes are slowly but steadily advancing the vessel carrow from philadelphia for amsterdam is insured at 40 per cent A very gloomy feeling prevailed at the stock exchange this afternoon after the close of business LONDON 25 it is expected that the first great blow of the war will be struck in the vicinity of strasbourg A french frigate has gone to the scotch coast to recruit for seamen france is determined to force denmark into hostilities against prussia LONDON baron von Beust Austrian prime minister has issued a circular to the austrian ministers abroad he says if unsuccessful in sparing europe bloodshed and serious consequences indispensable to a war between two powerful nations we desire at least to mitigate that war therefore austria will preserve an attitude of neutrality resisting every overture to participate we should be imprudent if we are desirous to remain masters of our own destinies to omit any measure tending to guarantee tranquility to the european powers A dispatch via paris was received today dated forbach depart Depatt department ment moselle which kays says the prussians were repulsed at carling and a nois sance on prussian soil soll had been made by the french troops france adheres to the policy of treating neutrality shipping the same as in 1864 1854 no regard being paid to the paris convention the temes times publishes a projected treaty submitted by the french to the prussian government and guarantees its authenticity the preamble sets forth that the king of prussia and the emperor of the french in order to strengthen friendship ac in the first article napoleon admits and recognizes the late acquisition of prussia from austria in the second the prussian king engages to facilitate the french acquisition of luxemberg in the third the emperor acquiesces in the union of the north and south german states austria excepted fourth france finding it necessary to absorb belgium prussia lends her assistance to that measure I 1 fifth is the usual article of offen offensive siv and defensive alliance between the two two nations the inhabitants of Nor denny and other islands near the mouth of the belbol have all removed 1 in n order to leave the french fleets in those waters without experienced pilots information has been received here that on sunday a body of german up laner lancers passed the border near bobreck Bo So bruck bruek and tore up the rails for a long distance on the metz railroad destroyed a viaduct and returned to camp without a loss the french are concentrating at dunkirk on the coast near the belgian frontier VIENNA it is believed here that the neutrality of russia and austria has been agreed upon and that the neutrality of spain is certain VIENNA 23 03 the austrian reich stad thas has be been en convened in extra session in order norder to take measures necessary to preserve neutrality BERLIN the prince royal koyal frederick william commands the left of the prussian army prince frederick charles the centre and herr warth von bittenfeld the right the defenses of the coast will be entrusted to general von falkenstein the staff will be the same as during the war of 1866 gen dereese will wid lead the advance over the rhine will be the centre of operations more than a hundred thousand volunteers have been enrolled in germany STRA STRASBURG syburg the prussians have burned the eastern end of the bridge connecting this city with kiehl berlis BERLIN the government has issued circulars to all the consuls of north germany in foreign states requiring them to forward immediately all the germans liable to military duty paying their passage to fatherland and furnishing them with such articles as may be necessary they are also erts eras em powered to forward on the same terms all volunteers who may wish to fight for germany the sailors of german ships now in english ports are returning to prussia te enlist in the the english dock yards have been emptied to man the german navy martial law has been proclaimed ill ld the provinces of prussia aa as well as in hesse honoret schleswig Sch leswig and eastern prussia the port of hamburg is still open and the trammie traffic is 18 not disturbed the river rhine is still open to public travel the prussian headquarters are now at eight miles south of bingen on the river nase OTTAWA it is stated misstated that the home government will guarantee a loan sloan for the construction of a pacific railroad rall Eail road from montreal to british columbia MADRID the chinese ambassadors in view of thel the trouble in china sent to paris yesterday inquiring if they should bewell received if they ventured there an answer assured them of a friendly reception BERLIN the only written document prussia has received from france since the beginning beg ining of the muarel was received at berlin on tuesday last and was the declaration of war it declares that the emperor of the french is obliged to consider the prospects to elevate the tho prussian prince to the throne of spain as an attack on the security of france the emperor says he is forced to consider this determination as equally menacing to france and the european and particularly as it was rendered more significant by communications made by prussia to the cabinets of europe giving an account of the refusal to receive the french ambassador the paper concludes the french government therefore is taking steps for the defense of its honor and injured interest sand having adopted all measures which circumstances render necessary considers itself at war with prussia COBLENTZ 24 the prussian force from arlouise Sa crossed the french border on saturday to make a recon noi nol nuisance sance in the direction of and metz after proceeding some distance they encountered an outpost out post of the enemy and had a slight skirmish with a force of the french Chass eurs the prussians retired leaving two men on the field it is believed that the french lost ten or twelve killed it is confidently stated that the prussians are strengthening coblentz only with the intention of making it a base of operations and they intend to throw a force down the line of Sa arlouise and carry on an offensive war with france the new york lemes limes says now that charles dickens has left Charies Charles us channes chanles reade is to be accounted the foremost living english novelist lord lytton may write more romantic stories and wilkie collins more elaborate ones george eliot may have more of austere strength and Mr Disraeli of aristocratic splendor BP lendor but as a weaver of ingenious and absorbingly interesting fiction mr reade will by consent of a large majority bear off the palm DUBLIN 24 A great demonstration was made here last night in favor of france A meeting of was addressed by prominent men LONDON A morning paper prints today to day in large type an account of an interview with Napo leonand says that a fortnight ago the emperor had no thought of war but france was slipping from his hands and he must lead the people to a foreign war the emperor claimed that bismarck wanted too much the emperor demanded luxembourg in 1866 as an equivalent for the neutrality of france in the af fair with austria bismarck demanded holland as an equivalent for luxembourg em bourg the emperor replied that if prussia attacked the independence of holland it would mean war with france in consequence of the warlike attitude towards bavaria and prussia england has resolved to make preparations for putting her army on a war footing the channel squadron has received orders to get ready to proceed to sea to unite with the mediterranean squadron at gibraltar to form a flying squadron under the command of admiral hor nelly A special from berlin today to day announces that passenger traffic on the railways will cease tomorrow to morrow reserves are being pushed forward the army is in excellent spirits and full of confidence the people of prussia will observe wednesday next as a day of fasting and prayer to propitiate divine providence and invoke His blessing on their arms |