Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-18
France and China.

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leading member OF the Chinese embassy In
London stated yesterday that China had not yet
declared war against France. although her memo
randurn TO Prime Minister Ferry In which China
declared that an assault upon Sontay, Hung Hoa or
bac-Ninh would be cGsus belt, would be carried
out to letter. When Sontay was captured the
Marquis Tseng withdrew from France to England
TO await Instructions from the Chinese govern
ment. These instructions had. since the Marquis
ISeng arrived at Folkestone. been receded, bur
their tenor could not be diyuiged. The attack upon
SOntay fy the French Was violation OF the
1r1endly relations between the two countries. but
the Marquis Tseng would not. therefore, make
formal declaration OF war against France. France
nau attacked both Hue and Sontay without declar-
attack BacNtnil. where there were large hodies of
I'm Chlnese troops, which would not be withdrawn,
but which would meet the French forces and pro,
tect Bac-Ninh with all their power The MARQUIS
Iseng, the attache continued was visiting London
upon business OF the Chinese legation but it was
NOT unlikely that he would discuss with Earl Gran
vile. the British foreign secretary, the present
position OF affairs between the governments OF
that The minister called upon Mr. Lowell to secure
the mediation OF the American government.
AN INHUMAN AcT.-An almost incredible crime
Was attempted Yesterday near Mccormick. South
Carolina. on the Augusta and Knoxville railroad
AS one OF the down trains was running along at
full speed the engineer discovered a child on the
track. He barely succeeded in stopping the train
when only few yards from the boy, who was
ran The railroad men unbound the little
1eIow and took him on to Augusta There are
strong suspicious as to the parties who sought to
cause the childs death. and IL they are discovered
they Will he roughly treated.
Two Men KILLED IN WE1f-Culpepper Austin
and Mack Chapman, while digging wei yester-
day on the farm OF Mark Austin, III Union county
&C, used dynamite cartridge In blasting. They
fired the cartridge, but it failed to-explode After
waiting some time they returned to the well, when
the cartridge exploded. Both We're terribly man
nStf fl0 INN nlo fo1y- ov,l
few hours after.
BREAKING JAIL IN TENNEssEE-The 1ail at King
ston, Roane county, Tenn, was set on fire yester
day morning about o'clock by either outside in
cendirieS OF prisoners, and nearly DESTROYED Five
prisoners escaped, some OF them desperate charac-
teis me jail mas been regarded one OF the strong
est In the state
TRAIN WRECKERs COMMITTED Yester,lay three
men, named respectively james Wheland. Simon
Londrigan and John McGrath, residents of Golfers
conception bay, n F., were committed to the ST.
court at the spring term. They are charged with
having felonously placed iron bars and large rocks
on on te a9ad d track with the malicious Intention
station and Harbor Grace junction.
LIGHT ON MYSTERIOUS SHOoTING,-Ihe store of
u T. Hill, at Glen Gardner. Pa, was closed yester-
day morning by the sheriff on Judgment that Hill
claims to have been shot Wednesday by bnrulars
His condition is still critical
Mr. SHORES WIvEs-The story OF the ma,r,n,o
NAL experiences Of Charles A. Shores who elOned
with an Atlanta widow and her five children grows
the Chattahooche hotel, West Point, Ga, under the
name OF Mrs. A. c. Shores. She was recognized as
Mrs Davis. She said that when she LETT Atlanta
with Shores they proceeded to CHATTANOOGA where
Baptist preacher married them. Thence they
went to Memphis, Little Rock, Houston, Tex, and
5000 in his possession, represented that he
had urgent business In Galveston, and Instructed
join her in a few days. Thus the infatuated
woman has been abandoned within three weeks
and left penniless, her seducer having her entire
estate. Now comes the remarkable discovery that
the Mrs Shores who was deserted in Atlanta had
herself been deluded away from st. Louis through
Mary S Caig, and shores had VIE in Morgan
street boarding house. A marriage previous to
this, performed three years ago, has been dis
gle Shores, OF Bowling Green, KY, who claims
Shores as her husband. Shores claims to be a
native OF New York.
NEGLECTED IN DEATH.-The dead body of Mrs
Eliza shepherd was found in a room in the Leonard
has been missing for one or two weeks. 10 one
about the block, In which are doctors of1ices,
private rooms, etc, interested himself SUI
cause OF her non appearance. Mrs Shepherd was
vocal and instrumental teacher. and had the care
OF the halls and stairs in the block This morning
boy about the building looked through the lerfer
drop in the door. and thought he saw the feet of
woman The door was then opened, and such
proved to be fact The body bore evidence OF
having lain there for some time 1t Is supposed She
frOze TO death.
ANOTHER CoAET.-Mr. Capmael, superintendent
OF the Toronto observatory, has received dispatch
from Melbourne, Australia, announcing the dis
comet is 40 degrees south OF the equator and 81 de-
grees east OF the first point In Pisces The comet
Is barely above the horizon, and directly south iu
the early evening, but it is unlikely that with the
aid OF telescope it can be detected in our latitude
After its passage around the sun, possibly it may
appear in our Sky.
EFFECT OF THE NIHILIsr SPECTRR The s..
Petersburg correspondent of the London Daifv
NeauS Says: sThe murder OF Lieut. Col Sudeik1n has
exercised terribly depressing effect upon the
higher Russian officials. The emperor summoned
Count TOStoi the minister OF the INTERIOR and vio-
lently Reproduced him for lack OF energy and In
capacity. Count T0lStO1 thereupOn resigned. The
murdererS OF Col Sudeikin wore masks"
NINE POWDER MILLS BLOWN UP. - The Con-
SumerS' Powder Company'S mills near Scranton |
Pa, blew up, one mill at time, between 1890 and
midnight last night Nine OF the ten mills were
destroyed. Certainly one man, L. 81. Emery, and
probably many more, were killed.
In the twelfth Congressional district OF Massachu-
sets yesterday to elect successor to Governor
Robinson, Francis w. Rockwell of P1ttsneld. re-
publican received 400 votes to 1926 for Col A G.
Woodwork, Of Chicopee, democrat Rockwells
majority is 22l4, and comes from Berkshire county,
WOODWORK carried Hamden county by 162 votes