Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-24

LATEST advices from China indicate
that the Chinese troops have S-en with
drawn from the Tonquin frontier, as
was demanded 10y France. This, it
would seem, ends the dispute which
threatened war between France and
China.
EXTRAORDINARY precautions are be-
ing adopted by the authorities of Eng
land, Switzerland AID Italy against
the spreading of the cholera into those
countries from France. Meantime hos
pitfalls for cholera patients are being
established in anticipation Of the epi-
demic
THE situation at Pekin is critical.
owing TO stormy disputes between Lii
Hung Chong and Tso Tsung Chang in
regard to what action should be taken
on Frances attitude. Admiral Courbet
with the French fleet is threatening
FOO-Chow.
THE Peruvian Pleniyotentiary to
Chill has been the recipient of several
banQuets. Chimbote has been occupied
by Pugas forces. lea was evacuated by
the Government troops, and immediate
ly occupied by Caceres' forces
A PARIS dispatch Of tie 18th saws:
During the twenty-four hours ended at
. o'clock tonight there were fifty-seven
de- tbs from cholera at Ma-seilles and
thirty-six at Toulon. Two Sisters of
Charity We're among the deaths at Tou-
lon. The municipality of Marseilles is
providing free kitchens for the relief OF
the sufferers from the plague. DR.. Koch,
the German expert. arrived at Lyons
to-day. He thinks the cholera will reach
there, but will appear in milder form
owing to the excellent drainage of the
city.
THE Republ;que denies that Admiral
Courbet occupied a town on the coast of
China The demand of France for the
payment of the indemnity reached NJ
Patenotre, the French representative at
Shanghai, Saturday and was forward
ed to Pekin, where il will be handed TO
Tsung Ii Yamen. France has given
China one week to answer In the
event of an unsatisfactory reply France
will Immediately seize a Chinese port.
Preparations for an aggressive naval
movement are complete.
The execution of llisdea, near Naples,
ON June 2ist, was the first execution
1t took place in public. but the eal ly
morning hour which had been purpose
" chosen and tho silence which had
been maintained regarding both the
time and the place prevented more than
a few persons, including some members
OF the press, from being present. I'M
mediately after the body had been NOV
ed the people present rushed to the
place and secured each piece of the
cord which had bound the criminal and
the stool on which he sat. A supersti-
tion prevais3 at Naples that any part of
the cord or stool of prisoner who has
suffered death win bring good fortune
to its pOssessor.
A TERRIBLE disaster occurred Wednes-
day at Penist0ne, on the Manchester,
Sheffield 81 Lincolnshire Railway, by
which nearly an entire train was thrown
down a steep cmbankment. While an
express was dashing past the station at
the rate of thirty-five or forty mile.a
hour it struck the rear car Of a goods
train which had not been properly
shunted, The express was completely
wrecked by the collision. Twenty pas
sengers were killed outright and over
forty badly wounded. Human flesh
and bones are scattered along the track
for several yards. The accident was
caused by the breaking of an axle under
one OF the carriages. One of the killed
has been identified as G. Edelstone, an
American lady whowas visiting friends
in England