Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-06-08


along the China Sea, with the Celestial
Empire to the north, and the Kingdom
If Siam to the west. Tonquin is the
most northerlv Of these provinces, and
LAYS along the Gulf of Tonquin. The
climate is subject 10 severe heat and
cold, and there are frequent and heavy
falls of rain, which cause disastrous in
undations But for all that the climate
is wholesome. and the whole region is
one Of great fertility. II contains mag
niiicent forests of fine woods: produces
endless crops of rice, cotton, ginger,
Indian corn, sugar-cane and tea; and
embraces vast plantations of null
berry for the rearing of silk-worms,
producing the finest article of silk;
while the earth contains rich de-
posts of gold, silver. copper and iron.
Adjacent 10 Tonquin is the French
colony o. Cambodia, and for several
years past the French have been moving
slowly, but deliberately, in the direction
of annexation. They have had an ex-
cuse for interfering in the operations OF
pirates in the adjacent sea, and the ex-
pedition which was fitted ont last year
for the ostensible suppression of the
pirates is about resulting, as was eX-
pected in the annexation of the whole
province to the French dominion in
Farther India. Hannoi, the city which
has Just fallen into French hands, is the
capital of Tonquin. and is situated on
Sank-koi River. 100 miles northwest
from its confluence with the Gulf OF
Tonquin. 1T is a poorly-built town of
$50, 600 inhabitants. most of the houses
being made of lumber and mud. But il
is already the center Of a valuable COM
merce, which admits of vast develop
ment at the hands of the French. In
1870 NJ. GARNER, at the head of only
$50 men, captured the citadel of Han
moi. and with two colleages practically
annexed the whole province to the
French dominions. NJ. GARNER and his
officers were assassinated. but his sue
cesSor had almost secured the formal
cession of Tonquin when the arrival of
a new Governor, NJ. Philastre, led to n
sudden reversal of the forward policy and
France contented herself with a treaty
with the King of Anam. signed the 18th
of March, 1874, which recognized her
sovereignty over the six provinces OF
Lower Cochin China. and established a
sort of protectorare over Anam itself.
This nominal protectorate, however,
has not satisfied the cOlonists and those
at home who were interested in the
trade of Cochin China, and now the OPP
eratiOns of those convenient pirates
which have for years dominated the
whole country above Hannoi have Civ
en- a plausible excuse for protectorate
that will be found more substantial
The annexation OF Tonquin viii place
in the possession of France the whole
eastern coast OF the China Sea, which
has many good harbors and several
outlets for the commerce of the region.
The Meikone or Cambodia, the Saigon
and the Sang oi are magnificent
rivers In 1873 French merchant
named Dupuis succeeded in ascending
the last named stream to point within
the Yunnai boundary. He showed that
it was perfectly navigable. and that the
only obstacles to traversing il Were
caused by the disturbed state Of the
country on its banks. The French Will.
of course. remedy this difficulty when
they obtain full possession OF the coun-
try.-Loa,ioR Paper.
In the Mine Run campaign of 1865
I ;outapant q Iongfailow fell shot