Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-25
CURRENT CONTENT.

CURRENT COMMENT.
The Franco-C Chinese war has apparently been
initiated. A cable dispatch from Hong Kong yes
terday stated that on the 18th inst. three
thousand Chinese troops attacked the French gar
rison at Fai Ozueng, and an engagement ensued
which lasted from nine in the morning until
four in the afternoon. The Chinese were COM
PEELED to beat retreat after killing and wound
ing twelve of the garrison The latter was sup
ported by gun boat which was badly riddled
during the engagement. The Chinese govern
ment maintains decided tone in discussing the
situation with France, and war between the two
nations is regarded as inevitable. Special in
structions were cabled yesterday from Washing
ton to the commander of the Asiatic fleet
AFTER long delay, but in ultimats acquies-
cence to popular sentiment, President Arthur
yesterday pardoned Sergeant Mason who has
been languishing in the Auburn prison since
shortly after the p'urder of President Garfield
for attempting to shoot the assassin Guiteau in
the Washington Jail. Mason was guard at
the Jail and allowed his patriotic abhor-
renee of the murderer to overcome his sense of
military duty. Betty and the baby can partake
of genuine Thanksgiving dinner this week,
after all. The pardon ought to have been
granted the day Guiteau was hung.
MONTANA is making ambitious preparations for
applying to congress for admission as state
Her population is estimated at about 100000.
Both political parties claim to be in the ascend
ant in the Territory, but the fact that at the
cat IL Al
constitutional convention the Democrats elected
thirty-two out of the forty-fve county delegates,
would indicate that party to still hold the con-
troll which it has maintained since the Territory
| was organized in 1864. Well informed citizens
estimate the Democratic preponderance in Mon
tana at about one thousand.
1T turns GU. now that the socialist Wolff, who
| was arrested in London on Friday for having
internal machines in his residence, was fraud
"a fox in VOLTS disguise. He and French
man coucocted a fictitious plot for the blowing
up of the German embassy, and apparently tax
ing some of the police into his confidence,
caused himself to be arre5ted for the purpose of
enabling his French confederate to obtain re-
ward. Whatever reward is bestowed will
doubtless be shared by all the accomplices in
this precious conspiracy.
Mr.. BEECHER RECALLED his congregation at Fri
day evenings Plymouth pray Ter meeting with
an exposition of his views theater-going. He
has heard Salvini and living and declares that
he enjoyed them so well that he would like to
hear them again. His objection to theators is
mainly based upon the high price of admission
to those that are fitted to attend, by which the
class who mostneed that kind of recreation are
debarred the privilege. In his own case appar-
entity the rule did not work, as he acknowledged
that he attended as deadhead.
The acceptance by Alfonso of commission
in the Uplan corps during his recent visit to
Germany, was popularity ratified on Friday even
ing in Madrid, where, after the close of the ope-
ra, at which the king and queen were present,
the orchestra performed the German national
anthem amid tremendous enthusiasm on the
part of the audience.
NOVELTY in the matter of bankruptcy is re-
ported from New York. A clothing firm made
an assignment on Nov. 18th and yesterday the
creditors offered to accept seventy-fve cents on
the dollar. The senior member of the firm
jected the proposition declaring himself able to
settle the obligations of the house in full.
The views of Governor Crosby of Montana rela-
tive to restricting the privilege of Mormons to
pre-empt public lands, as set forth in our tele-
graphic columns this morning, are deserving of
consideration. He proposes to have land held by
Mormons revert to the government in case the
owners become polyganists,
EX-SENATOR EATON of Connecticut believes
the speakership will fall into the possession of
some dark horse" Mr. Eaton is member of
the Forty-eighth congress and it is suggested
that he may himself prove to be the clark
horse in question.
Ex-senator SPENCER, of Star route no.
toriety, was arrested on bench warrant, and
not on order emanating from The attorney |
general. He is being conveyed to Washington
where he viii find some difficulty in purging !
himself of contempt.
THE sh1ewd Coreans are attempting to raise |
three million loan a pledge of certain |
mines, which have no existence. Having failed |
in other parts of the world, they are about to |
make effort upon the unsophsticated operators |
of Wall street
FRANCE is about to abolish the embargo upon
American pork, the recent trichiIosis in Saxony
having been discovered by scientific investiga
tions to have bean produced by eating German
meat. Bismarck will have TO take back track |