Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-30
SAID TO Be TIRED OF WAR.
coURBET IS STILL BoMBARDlNe.
The Effect of the Skirmish on FL
nances.
THE PcPE's TEMPORAL WAR.
MaIon Seriously lII---Frauds in the English
Financial Department - A
Sugar Failure.

concerning the Lang Son affair from Ien.
Millot, in command Of the French forces In
Tonquin, praises the valor of Colonel DE
Geuue, who was in command Of detach-
ment sent to occupy Lang Son, but says he
acted too precipitately. De Genue was un-
der orders to occupy Lang Son peacefully.
Whom he found himself confronted by the
Chinese, the General said he had no orders
to surrender De Genue ought to have asked
for further orders from Millot by hello
graph.
The French newspapers are exultant
over the success of Admiral Courbet in
destroying the defenses along the river Min,
between Foo Chow and the sea.
Unmolested.
SHANGHAI, August 29.-The European
residents of Shanghai remain unmolested
Many Chinese, however, are alarmed and
are leaving the city and the foreign settle
ment. The Chief Magistrate and Consul
have issued placards urging the natives to
remain as the French have no present in
tention of attacking Shanghai or Woo Sung:
| The Chinese authorities here have received
an important telegram from Pekin, the pur-
port OF which is not precisely known. There
are reports, however, that China is desirous
| of coming to an agreement with France.
The Viceroy of Canton has ordered all
Frenchmen to leave his province immedi-
ately.
Shelling the Camps.
LONDON, August ga dispatch re-
ceiyed to-day from Foo Chow says that the
French iron clads having completed the
work of obstruction of the forts along the
Min river from its mouth up to the arsenal
| Yesterday. this morning commenced shelling
the camps and earthworks on the hills back
| of the razed forts along the Kimpai chan
mel. The earthworks and camps nearer
the river are being rapidly demolished. The
| Chinese have abandoned several Of the
tower works and retreated to the camps and
Notifications higher up the hills, some Of
which the French gunners find great diff
| Guilty in reaching on account of their ele-
waited positions, and then with very little
effect.
! A Better Feeling.
PARIS, August 29.-Owing to the better
feeling prevailing in consequence OF rumors
that China is disposed to enter into negotia-
tons for the settlement Of the Tenqun ques-
ton, rentes were quoted before the opening
of the Bourse this morning at "a francs and
81! centimes.
Old soldiers for the Colonies.
BERLIN, August 2g.-It is intended to
! raise corps Of old soldiers for colonial ser
vice. The German colonial firms which
require military protection will provide
funds for the corps Such arrangement is
necessary as the Prussian military system
will not allow regular troops TO be sent
abroad.
Minister Taft Arrives.
| ST. PETERSBURG, August 29.-Alphonso
Taft, the new American Minister to Russia,
has arrived from Vienna.
Another Sugar Failure.
VIENNA, August 2S.-Another large sugar
firm has failed. Its liabilities will exceed
those of Weinrich, who failed for - 900, 900
on Monday.
| Prejudices Of the People.
| NAPLES, August 29-Much unreasoning
opposition to the trsnsference of cholera pa
tients to the hospitals prevails among the
populace and forcible opposition was yester-
day offered as person with the disease was
being conveyed TO a hospital the rioters
wounded and otherwise maltreated several
policemen. At the same time crowd Of
women asssied the infants schools for fear
that the children. If they became unwell
would be taken to the hospital, The Syn
die has asked the Archbishop to help en-
tighten the people.
The Pope's Temporal Power.
| MADRID, August 29-The clergy have
starred a monster demonstration in every
church in the country in favor OF the tempo
raj power of the Pope. The first sigma
lures to the address OH this subject include
tie leading prelates and mobiles Of Spain
The movement has grown out Of a speech
! Of Senior Pidal-y. Mon, Minister Of Agricul.
| ture and Commerce, in the disputes some
weeks in which he spoke slightingly Of the
restoration Of temporal power.
MaIon Seriously Ill.
BRUSSELS, August On. Malon. the
great conservative leader, is seriously i'll.
Deaths From Cholera.
PARIS, August 29.-Two deaths from
cholera occurred at MarseiIles and five at
Toulon last night. At Flassans, near Brig
noles, FIVE deaths occurred Yesterday.
Frauds In the Financial Department.
CAIRO. August 29-Fauds amounting 70
$4,000 have been discovered in the Ministry
of Finances Foreign officials Of high stand
ing are implicated