The daily gazette., 1883-11-30
EDITION
NEWS FROM ABROAD
Notes OF Interest From the
Old World.
A MURDERER'S CONFESSION
FOREIGN Nsws.

Hoping for n Peaceful solution Of the
Questions Between France and China-
other News.
UNITED Preas Dispatches 10 the dazette.1
PARIs, Nov. ga more hopeful feeling
prevails here 10 day In all circles. and a
pacific solution Of the questions between
France and Chipa is now regarded as possi-
Bile. England 10 exercising her influence in
favor OF peace.
Al meeting Of the Left Centre of the
Senate to-day N. Leon Say was elected Pre-.
sident to succeed NJ. Waddington. NJ. Say
delivered an address In which he enlogiEed
NJ. Waddington, and reminded his hearers
that the Left Centre had every been Iaith-
| full to the policy Of N. Theirs. "The Left
| Centre" he said, "does not deaire
| policy Of passion, but advocates the policy
| which NJ. Ferry recently set forth at HAvre.
| More than words is necessary; we want acts.
The foreign policy Of France should be calm
and deliberate, without weakness az well a.
without impulse. The Government will nnd
| the Left Centre ready 10 take the measures
necessary for the dignity and safety OF the
army, while acting with calmnees and re-
gArding only the general interests Of the
| country"
| 1t was rumored In the lob bles Of the Sen
ate to-day that Admiral Courbet had tele-
| graphed TO the Government from Tonquin
| that he had begun hts advance and occupied
strong positions on which be had mounted
artillery.
At 3 Cabinet council to-day II was decided
not TO accept an Interpolation from NJ.
Clemenceau concerning the Chinese memo
randum relative to the proposed attacks
on Bac-Nlnh because 1t would preju.
dice the pending negotiations. In the
Chamber OF Deputies, N. Clemenceau intro
duced his Interpolation and urged ita imme-
diAte discussion. Prime Minister Ferry
moved that debate be postponed until the
Tonquin credits were discussed. He added
that China's reply TO Frances note was ex.
pected momentarily. The Chamber, by 9
vote Of sos to 1876, adopted Mr.. Ferry's mo
ton.
scHAKFER BADLY BEATEN.
| PARIS, Nov. 29.-In the billiard contes
10 night Vigpaux scored 600 In 13 lnninRi
and Schaefer 1888 in 10 inninge. The oniy
good run made By sehsefer was one Of rs
The total scores for the four nights are
Vignaux, 2,4OO; schaefer, 1905.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS LETTER TO ALFoNso
BERLIN, Nov. 29.-The Emperor william
yesterday telegraphed TO King Alfonso o
Spain (via Vige, not through Prance) tn
following message: "Allow me on you
birthday to address TO you my sincere ant
| hSaieUcb NiShuo iOE your nhpplneS9 ant
your country's, to which you consecrat
your life with such unexampled self sacrI
fed. As q momento of your visit :
Prussia, the Grown Prince presents TO you
statuette OF the Great Elector. beg 10 el
press my deep gratitude for the manner 4
which you have accepted my sons visit 1
: my stead, and overwhelmed him with you
gracious sympathy, an exemplar of friend
ship equally vowed to you for life."
LONDON, Nov. ga dispatch from Par
TO local news agency says that Prince vo
Hohenlobe, the German Ambassador 4
Paris, has informed Prime Minister Ferr
that the Crown Prince Frederick William {
Germany will pass through France on h
way home from Spain.
MADRID, Nov. 29.-The Crown Priace hs
been elected q Fellow Of the Academy ,
Jurisprudence BY = vote Of l80 to ~.
An EXPEDITION TO TnA SOUTH PoLn,
LONDON, NoY. 29.-Prof. HordsnsRIol,
the Swedish Arctic explorer, IL planning 4
expedition to the soutk Pole, to be carrie
out In 1885.