Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-17
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LONDON, Aug. 16.-A Times dispatch
from Foochow says France has rejected
the mediation Of any power. China re-
fuses to pay indemnity to France, and de-
clares war. Admiral Courbet demanded
1000 men from Tonquin. Gen. Milot
sent 600 men, with two batteries Of artil-
lery On Monday, with sealed orders. Six
thousand Chinese troops landed at Hal
Haw. Heavy masses of troops are sta
toned on the Kwangsi frontier. The
French and Chinese war ships have steam
up and decks cleared for action. The
Chinese dispatched wal orders to the
Viceroys Of the provinces. The officials
pretend they are prepared for war, but
as g matter of fact, the condition Of the
troops, forts, etc., are no better than they
were last Spring.
DUBLIN, Aug. 16.-At least 20, 200 per
sons tookipsrt in the National procession
at Monaghan yesterday. In the evening
q banquet was given, at which the notables
were entertained. The Orangemen alb
stained from any counter demonstration,
Parnell will attend the County Conven-
ton at Cork, and nnounc that John
O'Connor will stand as the Nationalist
candidate for Parliament in Waterford.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Standard ex
presses surprise at the Irish meeting a
Boston on Wednesday night, and say
even if the letter was inoffensive in sub
stance, it is to be presumed it will not
meet the approval Of Englishmen. The
Standard adds: The power Of the Irish
vote in America shows the power it would
like to obtain.
PARIS, Aug. l6.-Hardly a day psssei
but reports reach here of the appearance
Of cholera in one or two additional town.
in France.
The sanitary precautions appear to bt
powerless to check the progress of the
disease. The Project Of Paris issued orders
to the Police Commissaries to disinfec
suspected houses.
ABERDEEN, Aug. 16.-There was q grea
reform demonstration here to-day. Reso
buttons in favor of the Franchise bill, ant
the condemnation OF the action of thu
Lords in rejecting it, were adopted. Tit
shops we're generally closed and the who'll
city made a holiday. Eighty aged men
who took part in the reform demonstrs
ton in 1882, marched at the head of
monster procession.
PARIS, Aug. 16.-Neither the French
Government nor the Chinese Legation ar,
aware that war has been declared BY
China, as asserted in q Foochow dispatch
in the London Times Of this morning
The Chinese Legation had not hauled il
its flag.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 16.-At Dombro.
yitz a mob attacked the Jews, plunderine
their dwellings and killing seven.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-A Standard dispatch
from formative, dated Aug. Q, says: The
French advance in a few days. Mules fol
transport service has been provided. The
blockade Of the coast, hitherto very SLOW
emily, will shortly be made strict.
PARIS, Aug. 16.-The explosion OF dyna
mite at Percy les FORCES, a village neal
the Montreule mines, in the Department O.
Soane Eft Loine, in the house Of the engi
neer of the mines, the house was badly dam
aged. The windows OF houses in the vicin
ity were shattered. The engineer and his
wife were seriously injured.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-A dispatch from Sgd.
ney, New South Wales, reports the ~scullinf
match between Hanlon and Beach, for thu
championship of the world, and $500 Z
side, took place to-day on PARA river
Beach won by seven lengths.