New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-27
THE WAR IN CHINA.
OBSTRUCTION OF CHINESE SHIPS.
,rropTs OF GERMANY TO MAKE rEAcE-iNNAsioN
OF CHINA SUGGESTED.

l'i~NA
.rrorTs OF GERMANY TO MAKE fEACE-lNNAe Aei''
OF CHINA SUGGESTED.
S,.xcuA. AUG. 26-Advices from Foo-Chow 10
.onst "a received here at 6:l5 o'clock TINS even
GO confirm the reports of the destruction OF the
.reole Chinese fleet The French lost hve men, ID,
,,udine an American pilot, who was killedoh ooaiu
,he heavily armed French war ship Volta lnc
French feet suffered no damage
IoxDoN. Ang. 26-A Times Hong Kong dlspa'cu
,avs: THE Chinese, who are wholly uhpreP"''"
for war. denounce the malpractices ot the prov
cial Governors, and will hold them answHapio iVi
any collapses of the National defenceS' INC ion"
are elated at the display of Chinese pughaCiN'
~orse II will conduct to protracted hostillues' III
,bicb case only the capture of Pekin VIII ehect-
uouv end the war. Night traffic on the Canton
pr is prohibitcd There is an enormous increase
r. stocks and the import trade is generally para
lyzed.' r.o,,
RvR1Tv. Aug 26-Baron de Courcel. the French
Ambassador has returned to Berlin from hls recent
visit 10 Paris in response to summons from MS
government. and has started for Narzn to confer
with Prince Bismarck. 1t is believed that ms con-
tropce will be in reference to the Franco-C hlneSe
difficulty.
GENERAL MILLOT TO BE RECALLED
p.n,s Aro Fiqaro saws General Mlllot will
ne recalled from TonqUn, because he is CONSIDERED
,s,o,sibe for the difficulties which have arisen
since the Tleu-Tsin treaty was made.
Tshen-Ki-KOng, secretary of the ChlneSe empaS
sy, remains in Paris.
II i believed that after Admiral COurbet has de-
stroved the forts on the Min River. between the
arsenal and the river mouth, he will JON AdmiraI
Lespes before Keeung, and arrange with MIN loI
the occupation of that place.
There is talk of an expedition from IonqWn INTO
Yunnan at the end of the wet season, unless emma
accepts Frances terms.
Paris newspapers Indignantly repel the charges
made bv The London Times that cruelty was eXer-
cised by Admiral COurbet at Foo-Chow and indulge
In violent abuse of Eng land. Inc oare ana Itie
Tenns say that France has need to eXcnIpate
herself TO the country which set hre 10 AIeNa1uIla
Admiral Courhet destroyed the Chinese eunDoals
Lccause he could not weaken hls crews by occupy
INC them The >Oldl aud LepubhqUe fronc0'Se
approve Admiral Courbets energetic gen. 9on'f r. r.
The nope of cffecting prompt settlement OF the eA
ri paul de Cassagnac advocates alliance be-
'"e'J paris states that it is expected that China
vii tomorrow make a formal declaration OF war
against France.
CHINESE OF ALL CLASSES JUBILANI.
REJOICING OVER THE FRENCH REPULsE-DR YoN-
TszE-HENG DESCRIBES TIE MN RIVER
The Chinese Club rooms and the business
shops Of Moit-s were all crowded with jubiant China
mon YESTERDAY few well TO do Cinnamon INDUCED III
champagne. speeches were IId' anu 'tto ''' '''''
and tasen II to $40 th1t the French Will not be able TO
get cent OF their damage money indemnity; they
bring down the whole Of France 20 bear upon CHINA
TRIBUNE reporter called upon Dr. Yon-Tsze-Heng last
evening tak with him I'm regard To the River Mln the
scene OF the repusle OF the French ironcldds. Tho
doctor was in baut spirits over the victory OF his
countrymen and couver,ed freely The River Min Is "a
beautiful stream" he said il l. larger than the
Jlousatonic but smaller thar tho Hudson AT lie mouth
81 cvauds into broad harbor which, however contains
30 many rocks and shoals m make difficult Of entry at
pertain seasons The river ascend 1t for the first
Zen ue. flows between meade ow-llnds OF great fertility
al of which are under perfect cultivation Tie I'ud-
spc grows wilder and comes % resemble tie lllshads
of the Hudson Further up t expands ana breaks mo
tor,uches that encircle Pag0da Island. The scenery
here beautiful similar 10 that OF staten Island from
Ie.eu Point HIGHER up the great Arsenal ana three
mics beyond is the port Of Foo Chow the ci} proper
being three miles from the river Nearly opposite tie
port g. large lake widening of the river "A'cA opens
iouwarI that It's end Is almost west of tie city
THIS lake is known as Lee Hu or the inner gulf Itis
nlw,v- crowded with vessels Iorcgn craft, English
telrr- fishing iuuks from the harbOr and nel-A5orn4
ports freight and passenger juuks from W the river
raft- boa-. make feet larger than that
ENtu-Yor naroor Besides these there is an institu-
ton peculiarly Chinese floating town. Eafts that have
come down the river, boats longer sea worthy ana
imks whose ovuers can make more money by leasing
them dwelling places than by using them oi freight
and esle- hc- Handsomely house, whose ocSa-
Uresotm city outue water By day vltllt h'le OF coior
Hli u- uumbcrc>- little GoWer-- gardens IL Is tXtrehey
yicttv. Al night, however. the lghtr aud lanterns
swayuc with the wud and make 1t look like fairy
land Then the great bridge that runs nom ne port 10
Hundred Arches or the Bridge of Ten Thousand
lei,' I but ages ago before Ihe Iatai conquest
nud shows no even 70 DAY. II Is constructed OF
v Inc ro,tv-ay but also booths stores and dweluc-"
"Where were Tho ioruAcauons that rpul'ed the heet
No one can tell from the dispatches sent. When
" Young man tu.Ie were ocCtsl9u'. - .'
M ~ thee scrc 30 old and rusty that no
daed To tire them Oh except some mlschieyous boys.
)iut about 1870 the Government BEGAN o. construct
earhvolks iu the best modern style and to arm them
consisted Of Armstrong and Wi'Vorth guns We tried
some America cannon Parrots. Dahlscu- and Rodmans,
lut found them Inferior TO the ENGLISH. When the
forge, began spcrsede those We bought the
Klpp guns, and probably now own 900 or LOCO o. tlr
bet models China Is 50 large and there many
youls bc protected hat DOUBT that there are more
Ham eighty The ueishborAOod Of Foo Chow Ihe i0ii-
fclo- begin at the port Then there are batteries ON
thc poilt- below the city and on The ls beg ond al te
ttseua and at Fdgoda leland. But don't AAO" "hlcA
WHAT is meant 10y firing Oh The Pagods T.
II may mean either OF two things both haharous ana
ticked. II they mean PHgoda Island, II was she ing
icre and densey populated district as closely settled a.
hOrsanla and equeuliy causing great suffering ana
death II they mean Pagoda it's commonly employed.
wa- the wautOn destruction Of some OLD and Dedutlu
Temples On both sides Of The river but especially on the
north are many ecclesiastical establishments,
spending 10 churches asy urns, and monasteres
k0me OF these are ancient and handsome az dear TO te
Chinese the Madeleine and Noire Dame are to the
french Several are built OF porcelain. ana enaneed @
offerings and works OF art Of centuries RESPECTED by
III savage Tarars who conquered nina t4ty are thG
hope however for the sake OF humanity that the tee-
graph and that what happened was only the shell
h. OF the Pagoda Island forts"
Much enthusiasm prevailed In Mottst, aiter the news
became generally known. Several houses were num-
Ssed and large crowds in the streets discussd The
until q Late hour OF the night
THE PROGRESS OF CHOLERA