The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-10
A Thousand Chinese Slain in the
Valley OF the Upper Loo
Chaun River.
Johnnie Orapeau Playing With the Lions
Tail-The Animal Already Show
ing It's Teeth to the Beors.
Two Dauntless and Dsntless Editors Figh,
Bloodless Duel-Other For
eign News.
China
CEASED FIRING,

China.
CEAsED FIRING.
SHANGHAI, October 9.-The French
feet has ceased bombarding Tien Tsin
having completely RACED all the forts and
earth-works In the.vlcinity and compelled
the Chinese troops to retire. Foreign
residents In the city escaped Injury but
their houses were badly wrecked.
THE FRANCO CHINESE WAR.
PARIS, October 9.-General Briere De
Isle has teegraphed 10 the Government
confirming the report announced from
Hanoi yesterday OF an engag. ment be.
tween the French and Chinese In the val
ley Of the Loo Chuan River, Tonquin.
The encounter took place Monday. The
Chinese Were trying to execute an offensive
movement on the Upper Loo Chuan River.
They lost 1000 men. Captain Deynet OF the
French Foreign Legion was killed and
Lieutenant Bartelle wounded. General
Negrier's column has gone up the
Phu ung River to cut off the retreat OF
the Chinese.
STOPPING ENGLISH MERCHANTMEN.
SHANGHAI, October 9--French cruisers
have stopped and boarded the English
merchant steamers plying between Annoy
and the Island of Formosa.
Enc. and.
LONDON, October 9.-Hon. W. Il. For.
ster presided at the conference held at
Westminster Hall to-day on the alarming
state of affairs in Bechuaualand and the
action of a strong party Of maurauding
Beers who recently invaded Stellaland in
the interests of humanity and hauled
down the British flag and drove
the British representative from Vry.
burg. Stanl-y, the African ex-
plorer was present. All the speakers
made belicose addresses. Forster as.
serted that England humored the Beers
In giving In to them in almost every way
In order to avoid war, but the limit to
concession had now been reached, aud
the policy of non-intervention pursued
by the Government mus come to amend,
and British supremacy In South Africa
must be upheld. At the conclusion of
the speeches, resolutions were passed
demanding that the Government protect
Montsioa and other British allies in South
Africa from the encroachments OF the
Beers, and compel the Beers to keep the
terms Of the new Transvaal convention.
ADVANCED ITS RATE.
LONDON, October 9.-The Bank of
England has adva ced its rate of in
terest to three per cent.
Belgium.
BRUSSELS, October ga duel was
fought to-day between NJ. Tardien, editor
of the independence Beige, aud M. Vol
ders, editor of the National Beige. Mel
Their was wounded.
Egypt.
WADY HALFA, October 9.--W olseley
reviewed the troops who ure to take part
In the Nile expedition. The mounted
infantry managed their camels perfectly.
The first batch of row. boats OF the ex-
petition passed the first cataract easily
against strong current. A heavy di-
vision 'of the camel corps will encamp
at the pyramids until ordered to ad.
vance.
Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 9.-The
University at Kieff has been closed by
the authorities and will not reopen until
January. One hundred and sixty-eight
students have been ARE ted for alleged
connection with the Nihilists. Three
Socialist journals, which were suspended
some time ago, are about to reappear.
Italy.
ROME, October 9.-The narrowing de.
tails Of cyclone which prevailed In
Catania, Island Of Sicily, yesterday, have
been received. Twenty seven persons
were killed; 100 injured. There is great
distress among the poor, hundreds OF
houses being demolished In the Borgo,
Tondo and Giveni quarters. At Clbali
and Ognia suburbs Of the city, many
summer mansions are in ruins. The
damage am UNITS to two million lire.
Ireland.
sToNG TALK.
DUBLIN, October United Ireland In |
an editorial to-day reviewing the admin
istration Of Earl Spencer says that II
Queen Victoria had committed Earl
Spencer's crimes against liberty her
crowned head would roll into basket. |
1t urges patriotic h-Amercans to |
come over and stump Ireland in the In.
terest of the National party In the COM
Ing election.
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A Bold Stage Robber Captured.
PORTLAND, ORE, October 9.-Tuesday |
at the town of Hungtlngton, Ore, Thos.
Ryan, notorious stage robber, was cap.
tured. Ryan was concerned In several
recent bold robbcrles. Alone and single
handed he robbed stage few days ago,
near Weiser, Idaho. He covered tho |
driver and passengers with q shotgun,
compelled the former to throw out tho |
treasure box and then drive away. The