New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-05
CHINA ADVANCING on TONQUIN.
AK INVASION BY THREE ARMIES.

ADMIRAL CoURBET TO SEIZE FoRMosA-A fKtNOh
CEMETERY VIOLATED.
LONDON, Sept. 4.-Advices from emma state
that three Chinese armies are marching 10 mNaoe ioi
qun one from each of the three southern provinces o
China. The army from KwangSi numbers 23,OOo men,
that from Yun-Nan 10000 and that from Kwang-'unG
also 90 600 The Yun-Nan will join the Black rags
a. Lao-KA on the Touqun frontier THESE are s"" 10
he 10000 Back Flags at that point There com6lned
torces viii march down the Il River and attack iuns-
ioo The Kwane-si army will march into Ionqnn oy
way of Caonh and with portion OF tne S'h,' ,t, ,iS
nov at iang-sOn Will attack Bac' Nlhh FIX lH9uSdu" H
French hold Hanoi, Hunghoa, SOn-iay ana hdc-->iiL
UoxG KONG. sept 4-The Chinese have cut military
ro,d through French cemetery at Canton destroying"
lnausoleum and rining the toInbs
China YESTERDAY paid to the French Consul at Hong
Kong S27 900 in 1emnity for tie losses INQUIRE" p|
French subjects in the Canton riots III loS3'
PARIS sept 4-The Btpnb!iq"e Frd"fa'Se says IL j.
rro7abe that Admiral Courbet viii occupy the lslanl o
Iormosa in force This action is necessary to secure the
radcaton Of The treaty OF Tien Tsn ana the pa! heh' oi
an indemnity Tor the Iang-sOn affair."
Iii, .epi-onically reported that Admiral Cour'e has
received carte Jiacle to operations against China II
Is stled that he Will not undertake further ho'tnlleS
rsc nj ' nm .y1i.cnt numbers 10 enable HIN TO seize
srd occuuv 80 ne Of the nor hern Chinese ports ,.,
More vessels viii soon De- sent 70 IcInioiCc 81
Cogrss squadron. 1t reported that the Chinese are
bulritdly for flying Tze-d NJ 10 prevent ihe fPench
Occupying that pace ana cu''hs Oh csupP' u P'0
Visions.
LONDON, sept Admiral Courtet vii suspend opera
ton la China until NJ Pa'enore, the French Minister 10
China has madea report OF the political situation at
peldn Repors have reached Shansh j through Isning
TINT the opposition of The peace ana war parties Il
reaching the pitch Of civil war.
WHY BISMARCK SUPPORTS FRANCE.
PARIS. Sept lie Hd'iH max the Ton wing state
mont on diploma c aut ority Prince smarck agreed
to give France the upsort and influence Of Germany
IN an attack upon China condition that tn treaty with
Ch.ua OF 1860 he revised t. enable Germany to
Obtain equal concessions with England America and
France BsIual ok asked the Pekn government to give
Germany such concession shanghai but the request
wa- refused the ground that the consent OF all thc
Tdctug parties the treaty OF 1850 was lequueu
PHuce Bismarck also aims t. form naNal deU %iih@
Station al Cape ShaugtOns south ofthe Gun Ol Ie'chH
no DISGRACEFUL PEACE CONTEMPLATED
Yesterday the Chinese Consul received an Oncia ols
patch fIom State Department at PeAnS w"lch was
subsequently buetned at the Chinese headquarters III
MOt-st thread as folOws
A conference was held last evening between Prince
Chun and the mercantile ana Official IeprcsentatlNs ol
England, Germany. Russia and the United states. Many
iueut OF tue present war but the Empress by her min
Eer aid SO long there Is Subject illh me I'm.
pre, shall opp the French invader ana thel UNJUST
demands Even were personally Wihng 10
ore not and should false 20 trust were 10 as
sumo position opposed TO their des res nave caled
upon the ChIuese the world over ana h"y nave ALREADY
an, wered I'm millions of taels and have also s"nl as-
tlrauces OF their and sympathy IN tins struggle
China may lose its seaboard cities hut toe ey pro
tecs the open ports and the interior Is uncOIqneraOe.
There seemed TO be "A general opinion among the Chi
pese merchants that the was practically over, and
that the foreign powers would prevent further depreda-
tions by the French.