Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-10

mas appeared i'll several districts In
| Lancashire, and Is making cousidera-
BILE Roadway. The number stricken
with 1t exceeds two hundred, and Ave
deaths have occurred. The doctors
attribute the outbreak TO excessive
heat and the use of improper food.
| PRESIDENT ARTHUR MEpIATrNc.
LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch to the
Times from Foo Chow says that Presi.
dent Arthur Is mediating between
France and China, and that he has
teiegraphed Instructions to John Rus.
gel, Young, the United States minister
at Iekln, stating that France desires
settlement within week.
THE CONSERVATIVES.
MANCHESTER, Aug. g., morning.
Extensive preparations have bsep
made for the Conservative meeting M
Pomona gardens to-day, 1t Is expected
to be AN imposing affair. The MARQUIS
OF Salisbury, Randolph Churchill and
other great Conservative leaders will
he among the speakers. Over Atty
Thousand tickets have been issued.
Arrangements have been made for
overflow meetings outside of the gar.
dens. Resolutions will be submitted
opposing the action of the house of
lords In rejecting the franchise bill,
KEELUNG BoMBARDED.
LONDON, Aug. GA dispatch from
Shanghai to-day to the Rester Tele-
gram company states that five vessels
OF the French squadron, under Ad.
miral Lespes, bombarded and captured
the town of Keeling on the island Of
Formosa.
NOTE.
Formosa is large island on the
southeast coast Of China, opposite the
province Of Fo-Kien, from which 1t is
distant about ninety miles. The
length OF the island is about 237 miles,
its average breadth about seventy
miles. A chain of mountains nearly
bisects the island, the eastern side of
which Is held by aboriginal savage
tribes. The western side has been in
possession of the Chinese since 1858,
and Is department of the province of
Fo- KEN. The population of the island
ls between two and three millions.
Keeling Is situated on the north coast
OF the island and has been open to for.
eign commerce by treaties since 1858.
Coal abounds at Keelungand is largely
shipped.
CONFIRMED.
PARIS, Aug. 9.-The occupation of
Keeling by the French is officially
confirmed.
FRANCE REFUSES MEDIATION.
LONDON, Aug. "a Foo Chow dis
patch to the Times to-day says that
France refuses to submit the settle
ment of the Franco.Chinese difficulty
To mediation. Advices from Pekin of
Aug. state that Tsung LII Yaman has
fegained confidence, and will dis
regard the chronic menace of the
French fleet French prestige can
only be recovered by serious opera
tons.
PARNELL AND DAvITT.
LONDON, Aug. "a lie ter has been
received by John Boyle O'Reilly from
Michael Davitt relating to the state
ment recently published that he was
lat war" with Mr.. Parnell. Davitt
says:
DUBLIN, July Is, 1851 "A copy of
the Pilot of July 5 has just reached me,
and find you have inserted letter
from the London correspondent OF
the New York Sun in which |
am represented as being lat
war; with Mr.. Parnell, aud
charged in addition with designating
such leader as "a self-seeking
schemer." am glad that you express
your belief in the falsity of the state
ments in such letter. There is not a
word of truth in the correspondents
story. 1t is vile, malignant fabrica'
lion from beginning to end. There Is
no "warn between Mr.. Parnell and
myself. No letter of an unfriendly ma
ture has ever passed between us, nor
has line upon any subject been ex-
changed during the last twelve
1 II s,r In
speech or letter or in private discussion
or In conversation, have spoken of Mr..
Parnell except in terms of respect.
THE BELLE STAR.
LONDON, Aug. 0.-The British brig,
Belle Star, from Bear River, United
States, has been arrested in CARING
ford Tough by order of the admiralty
court of Dublin, to recover damages
for the loss of the British brig, Rich
ard Driven, which was sunk by col
, lision with the Belle Star.
GORDON RELIEF EXPEDITION.
LONDON, Aug 9-rhe government
has decided to limit the Gordon RELIEF
expedition by way of the Nile to khar.
. tOum to $500 men, partly English and
partly Egyptian, and to seven Cuirss
siers in river boats. The whole expedi
/ ton is to be under the command Of
Gen. Stephenson. On reaching Don
\ COLA the paid contingents from the
; tribes of the Western Soudan will joir
: the expedition.
3 A RAILROAD 10 INDIA.
> LONDON, Aug. "a group of Pari
| sian capitalists headed by De Frey
| cinet will join with the Russian con
) cessonaries in constructing railway
from the Caspian sea to Buzoraf
: on the Persian gulf. The czai
: and shah of Persia will support thu
: scheme. A nephew of the Russiar
, minister of finance is one of the con
D cessionaries. 1t is intended by this
means to create a through route be
tween England and India which car
be passed over in fortnight. It's ex
. pected that the work will be completed
In three years from now. This prolee,
| is exciting, as opposing the Engiisf
schemes looking to the construction o.
( a railway in the valley OF the Eu
: pirates.