Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-16
FOREIGN FRAGMENTS.
The Chinese Government Furnishing Its
Unsuccessful Generals.
Some Degraded, Some Disgraoed,
Others Beheaded.
A General Levy of Men Ordered
for the Chinese Army.
Millott Tells the Story Of the
Fall of Honghoa.
The Letter of the Mahdi Appeal
ing to His Followers.
Celebration of the Tcrcentennial
Anniversary OF Edinourg
University.
OVER THE OCEAN.

CHINA Furnishing II UNSUCCESSFUL.
LONDON, April 15.-The latest advices
from Shanghai indicate that the Chinese
government is greatly excited at the re-
cent French successes in Tonquin. Per-
sons in any way responsible for the re-
verses are being degraded and punished.
Active measures are beinc taken to pre-
vent further loss of prestige. The viceroy
of Canton has been publicly degraded for
refusing to obey orders. Officers an
swerable for the loss of Bacninch have
been condemned to be beheaded. The
governor of Yunnan has been summoned
to Pekin TO receive punishment.
GENERAL LEVY
Of men for the Chinese army has been
ordered. Affairs at Pekin are represent
ed to be in an extremely critical condition
and administrative charges of great i'm
portance are eminent.
II t OF II All
has been published. 1t commands the
tribes to push forward the siege of Khar-
toum, to blockade all the roads, and en-
barrass the Turks and Infidels in all 9TH
er ways possible. This injunction is
urged upon them as a religious duty.
EDINBURG UNIVERSITIES TERcENTENNIAL,
EDNDURG, April 15.-The celebration
of the precautionary of the foundation of
Edinburg university was opened to-day
at noon, with graduation ceremonies, in
Synod hall. The city is decorated. A
great assemblage of eminent men is pres
ent, among the number James Russell
Lowell, who represents Harvard, Yale
and Cornell universities and Smithsonian
Institute.
MILLETT HONGHOA.
PARIS, April 15.-Advices from Ton
quin state that General Millett occupied
Honghoa on the 28th instant without
fighting. The enemy carried off the ar
tillery and destroyed the magazines and
a few houses in the citadel.
"HUNGHoA Is OURS"
PARIS, April 15.-The following dis.
patch has been received from Gen. Mil.
lott: "Hunghoa is ours. The first brig.
ade turned the enemy's position while
the second c~annonaded from the front,
Our artillery terrified the enemy. A fall
of water prevented most of the fotills
from giving assistance. Both soldiers
and sailors behaved gallantly. The vice.
roy of Canton has confessed his fault and
begged to be punished. The empress, n.
an act of grace, postponed judgment and
instructed Prince Lii Pu to inquire into
the viceroy's conduct, meanwhile the
viceroy will reclaim his office. Prince
Chun, the emperor's father, will regulate
important matters in the grand council
of the empire until the emperor assume
tho government"
FRANCE AND CHINA.
LONDON, April 15.-Telegrams from
Shanghai and Hong Kong make no men
ton of tho seizure of Annoy. The re
port that the French feet has occupied
Annoy is discreditab!e at London ant
Paris. The French government is un'
decided in regard to the amount of in
demnity to claim from China. Report,
from Shanghai say in the new administra
ton a peace party form a strong element
and no decisive step toward war will be
taken until they know what terms
Patenotro is empowered to offer. 1t il
expected Patenotre will reach Pekir
about the end of June.
eds TROUBLES.
The Swedish government has sum
noned four leading Norwegian news
papers for libellous offense against thu
crown The poet Bjornsen, whose articles
are especially implicated, left Paris fol
Christiana to reply personally to eta
lions.