St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-26
THE FOO CHOW FIGHT.
A Part of it Carried on at Range of
Three Miles.
Neve rtheIess the Great Chinese Arse u was
Destroyed.

FARIS, aug. 20.-A dlSpatcn from HON
kong to-day states that Gen. Millot has taken
the necessary measures for repelling the ex-
pected Chinese invasion of Tonquin. 1t is
rLmored in Paris that China has made a
formal declaration of war, and notified the
powers to that effect. The French papers
are indignant at the statements made by the
London Times respecting the bombardment
of Fow Chow.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-A dispatch from Foo
Chow this afternoon says: "The French
iron clads entered the mouth of the river
this aftern oon at o'clock. The White fort
opened fire with Krupp cannon while the
ships were three miles away. After an hours
engagement the French retired. The
Chinese fire was good.
PARIS, Aug 25.-Dispatches from Tien
Tse Of yesterday says the charge ID affairs
has left there. The acting consul remains
The Republiqase B,uncaise says: France will
soon take and retain such territory in China
as is useful to her.
| PARIS, Aug 25.-Chang Pee Lun will lead
the Chinese troops against the French.
PARIS, Aug. 25.-La France says that the
Chinese, foreseeing the bonn bardment Of
Foo Chow, stripped the arsenal of Its porta-
BILE valuables 1t also says the French are
making coaling stations of Pondieherry and
Maize.
| VIENNA, Aug. ga special from Shang-
hal says ''The arsenal at Foo Chow is in
ruins, and 1,S00 workmen thrown out of
employment. The arsenal cost AZ, 900, 900
francs, and the arms and ammunition were
valued at 142, 900, 900 francs.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-A Foo Chow dispatch
of yesterday says: During the engagement
one of the French iron clads was struck and
badly damaged. She will repair the damage
during the night. The French will recon-
mence firing at 3 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
BERLIN, Aug. 25.-It is rumored that
China and France are inclined to request
German mediation, and that Baron Courcel
the French ambassador, has been instructed
to sound Bismarck on the subject
| LONDON, Aug. 25.-Semi-oflicial advices
from China report that during the lombard
ment of Foo Chow French officer of high
rank was killed. Only three Chinese gun
boats were destroyed
INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS.
LONDON, Aug. 25 There is another
chance for misunderstanding between Eng
land and Germany in regard to the west
African territory. On July 12 the Germans
took formal possesssn of the Cameroons
river in Upper Guinea. This has reused
great dissatisfaction among English traders,
who think England should have taken the
river years ago. On July 25 Mr.. Hewitt,
British consul held meeting of the mer-
chants and the local kings and chiefs at old
Calabar. As a result of this the kings and
chiefs signed treaty placing themselves and
their dominions under British protection.
EGYPT.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-Reinforcements of 700
sail for Egypt this week.
CAIRO, Aug. 25.-Solders hvD Berber re-
port that 636 Egyptian officers and soldiers
are in the hands of the rebels, who treat
them as slaves. The rebels pray for the
mahdi instead of the sultan, and declare the
Turks ure heathens who are to be killed or
expelled.
| CHOLERA.
PARIS, Aug. 25.-There were two deaths
! from cholera at Marseilles last night and FIVE
at Toulon. The panic at Toulon is revived,
and the return of the fugitives checked
| ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 25.-Russia will
establish sanitary Gordon on the western
| frontier to prevent the people from France
and Italy from entering the country. Tray
elers who left the infected districts of Italy
| and France three weeks before reaching the
! Russian frontier viii be allowed to proceed.
| The importation of rags from the countries
where cholera is prevailing is forbidden
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 25.-The reports of
cholera in the southern departments of
France for the last tweuty-four hours is as
| follows: Herault, nine deaths; Ande, one
Eastern Pyrenees, twenty-one.
| ROME, Aug. 25.-The buIlitin cholera in
Italy is as follows: Bergamo, eleven deaths
/ Culeo, eleven, and ten fresh cases; Csr-
rara, fourteen, eleven fresh cases.
/ MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-William Leopold Rus
sell Baron AmpthieD, British ambassador
to Berlin, is dead.
MADRID, Aug. 25.-The rumor is gaining
currency here that Senior Gorilla, the radical
| agitstor, is preparing to raise q rebellion
The government is taking precaution agains
/ such movement