Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-22
The Ileatheu Cbt0cse.

ONLY LOFTY MOTIVES PREVENT rusx PROM RIOT.
TING OCT The FRENCH FLEET
LONDON. september 22-The Times Foo Chow
dispatch as an illustration OF the ignorance aud
set-delusion OF the Chinese. instances the case OF
a young Intelligent Chlnaman. who spent seven
years at Yale and Harvard colleges, aud who as
sertS that the Chinese r,fraln from attacking the
French from lofty motives The Chinese, this
young man says, could blot out the French ltet 10.
morrow IL they were so disposed
CHOLERA IN CHINA
dispatch 10 the Tunes from Foo Chow saws
that The cholera has declmated village near that
city.
CHRISTIANS IN DANGER
The Times correspondent at Foo chow also says:
The Chinese are beginning 10 refuse 10 descrtmiu-
ate between the French and other foreign resi-
dents The dislike grows daily. In the event OF
an outbreak the native Christians VIII be the inst
10 suffer ana after them the foreigners
NEW COMPLICATION IN THE FRaSCc-cHISEsE pIFYr-
Guilty.
LONDON, September ga dispatch from Shang-
hal Ia the Times says: A new complication has
arisen In the Francot hinese difi ulty The block
my oi the bar at the mouth OF The Woosung river
has been ordered by the Chinese authorities al
though passage for the ships OF neutras is 10 be
lett This Is due 10 Chinese disbelief Ia the prom
is,'s or the French ver1tabc panic prevails I'm
Shanghai, ana merchants OF the neutral powers
have asked the naval commanders OF these powers
10 take some action The British consul has ad-
vsed the Chinese authorities TO obtain skilled
eign assistance and keep trafiic open. The Rus
sian consus have been ordered TO protect French
interests wherever French consuls leave. The Rus-
sian fleet IN Chinese waters comprises ronciad,
tliTtt CrulScfS, TWO cOrVetteS and six gunDOatS
Three other ronclads are expected 10 arrive. This
strength Ia view OF The smSness OF Russian inter-
ests In China is considered significant.
The Favorable News from Gen. Gordon
ENGLAND STOPS SHIPPING TROOPS TO EGYPT.
LONDON, september 2a.-,ien Lord wolseley has
telegraphed TO the war Office to stop forwarding
troops 10 Egypt ior the present The Marquis OK
Harrington, secretary of state for war; Will hold
conference with the chief military officers to-day
IL is believed that the expedition for the relief OF
khartoum VIII be reduced To fiytng column. ow-
ing TO the favorable news recently received from
Gen Gordon.
An Oil Fire.
HUNTERS POINT. l. l., September o2-The agtta-
town creek exploded at O'Clock this morning, aud
large quantity OF oil caught fir- and was burned
The loss is estimated at from 5000 70 s., ,ooo.
To Raise the TallapoOsa.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. september es-The
steam tug Rescue with two pontoons or It's tons
Tallapoosa this morning. When the other pom
toons arrive from the wreck OF the state OF Maine
an attempt VIII be made 10 raise the sunken vessel
Drowned i'm the Mohawk River.
SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, September 2s.-Yes-
terday afternoon H. 5. HOph and wife, and two
mian glass blowers compan 'ent out on the
Mohawk In lisht boat As The occupants were
trying 10 exchange seats, the boat was capsized
ana MIS- Hopkins was drowned.
Harry Clay Die. Of His Wound.
was shot yesterday morning 10y Councilman An.
drew Wepier, died this morning.
Two More New York Failures.
New YORK, September Zachariah stern,
clothter, at 4a9 Broone street, as assigned To Mo-
ritz Freudenberg. The preferences amount 70
s23.616. principally In small amounts
lhe failure OF A. 5. Jones was announced at the
New York Mining and National Petroleum ex-
chanSe TINS morning. About 2J0,000 barrels Of oil
were closed out for his account.