The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-29
Still Awaiting Further Develop
ments.
Prospects that Peace Will Be Re
stored,
And Chances that it Will Not.
Blaine Airs Himself on the Revenue.
Strikes - The Daily Accidents
Wrecked.
France and China.

Paris, 28.-Figaro ASSERTS that Nd
mIrsl Courbet informed government that
he cannot make his projected advance
upon Sontsy without additional rein
| fOrcements.s ~sgn
Paris, 26.-Ferry, prime minister.
General Campenon, minister OF war, and
Admiral Peyron, attended meeting to-
| day of the com mittee Of deputies on Ton
auin credits. Ferry impaired to the
com mittee the text of the Chinese memo
| randum. The committee unanimously
| approved the French reply, snd decided
| that it was unnecessary 20 bring the mat
ter before the chamber Of deputies prior
to tho debate on the Tonquin credit, be-
cause first, there existed no diplomatic
rupture, and second, government had
promised that the yellow book should
contain the memorandum and reply.
The Chinese memorandum stated that
France had imposed upon the govern
ment of AMMAN an unjust treaty, and
had ignored the right of Ohips. France
invaded AMMAN and manifested On in
tention to take Bacninh, the key to the
Chinese empire. China desired, never
theless, to maintain pacific relations with
France, but the Chinese troops would be
compelled to resist any aggression. The
French reply declared that France had
no wish TO annex amman or Tor quin;
that the sole object of the Hue treaty was
to define the terms Of the treaty OF 1874;
that in order to consolidate the protector
ate over Tonquin. France consider ed it
expedient to occupy Bacninh and Sontay,
but there was nothing to prevent an
equitable arrangement of the question on
this basis, from which France had never
swerved, and which we're indicated in
the treaty of 1874. Ferry ex
planned that he had addressed
note TO Marquis Tseng, EN- bassador for
Chins, in which be made suggestion
that special powers be intrusted tn the
military chiefs for the purpose Of feet
ing sn understanding by which Chins
should surrender Bscnirh and Sontsy
peacefully to Admiral Courbet, and that
defaitive settlement could be nPgoti
ated afterwards. The above note crossed |
one from Marquis Tseng drawing atten-
ton to the fact that French troops were
then present in Topquin, bat without
defining their locality. Marquis Tseny
afterwards declined the proposal OF
Ferry, but the latter believes the EN- bas-
sador acted without awaiting instruction |
from Pekiu.
General Campenon stated that meas |
ures had been taken to dispatch 5000
troops north through 1onquin, without
recourse even to their partial mObiliz a.
tiun. General Campenon informed the |
ommittee that he had received nc fresh |
ciepstcn from Admiral Courbe:. whose |
operations hsd begun or were on |
The point Of ccmmepcing OF
the date of his lat dispatch, |
November 18Th, when he am ounced he
had COMPLETED the concentration OF his
forces for an attack on Bacninh. He
believed that Admiral Courbet awaited |
the arrival of the transport Correzs
bearing 600 troops. She is due in Ton
q lin to-day. admiral Couroet has been
given full latitude 10 act in Tonquin. and
he (Admiral Psyron) has every conf
dence In his prudence and energy. The
committee met again this afternoon. 1t
is believed the report OF the committee
will recommend that the deputies grant
the 8, 020, 900 francs aiked to be voted. ss
the government has declared it would
swat the RECEIPT on of further news from
mcre funds for tho Torquin campaign.
The committee elected Remsn Rensult
reporter. The vote in the committee
granting credits wss to in favor of it.
In the Cham Der of Deputies Ciemenceau.
on behalf Of the extreme left, requested
Ferry to furnish an explanation concern
ing tbs Chinese memorandum relative to
the proposed attack On Bschnirh. Ferry
declined to reply Olsmencsau will re-
peat the question tomorrow, and il an
answer 10 not than given, rs sil bring |
the matter forward 10 the shape OF an in-
terpellstion. Its stated Ferry has re-
questad the committee upon Tonquin |
credit. to postpone for shres days the pre- |
sanfafio,n of q ranoif To fha DaDuiipa.