The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-27
FRANCE AND CHINA.
LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
Reported French Outrages nenied--Ru
NOR that China Declares War-Des-
eruption Of Foo ChOw-The
ChOlera-Other News.
Frauco-Chinese War.
F1gE PARIS PRESS ON ENGLAND.

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lignautlv repel the charges bv the Lou
-, ,r;,,,a. tlot o,,,,I,. 20. o,.oro;sod Ia,
'oh ll'''oH ''i"' - "oi'S "''9 0N0'0'''" ~
\dmlrai Gourmet AT roo ChoW, ana III
lulge in violent abuse OF England. The (
Y oltaite and Temps say France has no '
need to eNculpatc itself to the country ,
which set fire to Alexandria. Admiral
tuurbGt DESTROYED the Chinese guubuatS
because he could not afford to weaken
his crews by occupying them. The
SOleil and Republique Franchise APP
prove of Admiral Courbet's energetic
course. All he did, they say, WAS to
obey orders in hope of eilectmg prompt
settlement of the existing difficulty,
Paul de CHssaguac advocates an alliance
between France and Germany.
Is uE A SCAii. 60 ,T?
PAR1s, Aug. 25'the Figaro says Gen.
Miilol is to po recalled from Vonquin |
bccaus, be is considered responsible for |
the difficulties which the Tien-H,in |
treaty made.
FRENCH PLANS.
PANS, Aug. &6.it is believed that |
after Admiral Courbet has destroyed the
forts on the Min river. between the
arsenal and the river mouth, he viii
Join Admiral Lespes before kee Lung
and arrange with him for the OcCupa-
llOll VI llldl lllslNN' llitiN 40 Nt''N " 't'l
expedition from TOnquin into lunla, at
the end Of the wet season, unless China
accepts the French terms.
NEARLY TIME.
PARIS, Aug. 26. lie Pa IS states that II
is expected CHINA will tomorrow make
/ France.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
g., SllAN. uAl, aug. E''.mA9vloHs ron S,Il
thiy eIomiu~' c0nfirm the renorts Of Ale
destruction of the whole Chinese fleet.
The French lost i've men, including an
American plot: Inc pllot was kiiied ON
board the heavily arihored french war
ship, Volta. Tho French fleet was not
damaged.
HEAVY COMMANDMENT KEPT VP',,
LONDON, Aug. ~. Inc llmes roo
Chow special, dated yesterday SAYS
there has been heavy pom
bardmcnt OF the Mlngar
forts by the French Meet since daybreak
: The forts are believed TO nave neeu
sllenced. NO attack mas been maze on
the kinpai forts.
PREPARING l0R MORE WAR WORK.
HONG kONG, Aug. D'-lhe frenci
, outward mail boat stoppeI mere to-ual
l and transferred her malls to aneutra
SlCdiltIs All illlitNlatt NlAd'N ~ li''
! able on Woo Sung, in order to clear TN
y entrance to the port of Shanghai.
ssh INARIES ~ DANGER
q PARIS, Aug. W.-t'reUt fears are cN
u pressed for the safety Of tho Catholl
missionaries of China.
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! Foochow, sometimes spelled FuchaW
e Foochoo or Foochow-foO, The scat {
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p a city OF great commercial III
5 portancc. II is the capital of the PROVING
u of Token and one OF the principal por
' of the Chinese Empire. IT Is sit
!, atcd on t-e river Min, 10 mill
+ northeast of Canton and $40 miles sOut
'V west of Shanghai. u has populate
II estimated nj from 600,0OO to 100000.
10 stands in plain two miles from Il
'e river and twenty miles from its muut
e. LISA walled city, and intended to
IL difficult ol assault. The wall is sevt
Us miles long, twenty to twenty-five te
" high and twelve to twenty feet thic
iie The city is regularly built, the stree
IT, paved with granite, but noted for beil
NJ exceedingly lilthy. As is frequently q
10 case IN China, large numbers of the /
'r hahitants live in boats on the rive
There are some handsome building
chiefly the residences of the civil M
military officers. The houses Of q
4 ucoulc, however, arc mostly Of wo
and one story In heigl
& They are covered with tile al