The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-28
BOMBARDED.


The French Bombarb and Destroy the
Arsenal AT Foo ChUw-Other Foreign
News.
SHANGHAI. August 25.-The Foo Chow
arsenal WAS Ge>IOye,I Saturday after a
three hours bOmbariment b. Cuurbet' 5
squadron. Seven Chinese gun-boaJs were
sunk and two escaped. The European set
tlement was undiSturbed. The lombard
mcnt began at two o'clock in the afternoon
and ceased at eight p. m. Only one Chi
neSe battery replied. The report that two
French vessels were sunk during the Ell
gagement is unconfirmed. The French
fleet sustained no damage.
LONDON. August 25.-The Times Foo
Chow dispatch dated Sunday. D. H.. saws
the French She>ed the barracks and camps
near QuantOo, and there was no resistance
to the attack. The consulate buildings were
looted by the Chinese soldiers who were in
uniform and armed. The French
chief of staff reports the French loss
at six men. The Times correspondent
believes that this estimate is un-
true. An English pilot was killed during
the scare Saturday night, when the French
opened their fire, and it is believed sunk
their own boats. The bombardment is de
Scribed as of the most sickeming character
The Chinese fleet lately on the Min River
with the exception of two ships was blotted
out No surrender was allowed the dis
a6ied and sinking ships. Their guns were
silenced, and they were shelled for hours.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
SHANGHAI, August 25.-Of the Chinese
men-Of-war which escaped the French bonn
bardment at Foo Chow one was stranded
and had her back broken. The other met
with no mishap. The French recommended
firing Sunday, directing their shots against
the pagodaS. 1t is surmised that the object
OF the renewed attack is to entirely Obliter-
ate the place. French transports are she'll
ing the villages on the heights around the
arsenal. Admiral COurbet opened fire at
two p. IN. and the Chinese answered
almost simultaneously. The dock
yard arsenal fired Immediately, but
with only partial success. The eleven YES
sells forming the Chinese fleet were merely
light river and coast transports and were in
reality toys. The French had eight heavily
armed ships, namely. the Volta. DuZay,
TrOuin, DELAYING. ASpic. Nipere, Louis and
NillarS. Several Chinese gunbOats MAIN
tanned brayely deSultOry fire for about
uudllCl VI ali HOuI. WITCH Tie SuTNNOIS Ol
their crews leaped overheard. The
combat was practically finished in seven
minutes. The superiority of the French
artillery made the contest OF her dis
abling of the Chinese vessels no fght-it
was a massacre. This is the opinion of
every spectator. Two eight ton gunbOatS of
the Chinese fleet fought well, one sinking
near the English man of war Champion,
while the other was stationed about the
junkS and made good stand. The French
kept up the fire on the arsenal and neigh
boring buildings, forts, barracks and
villages till two p. III. although the
resistance from the shore batteries ceased
about three. Some French ard Chinese
ships were engaged in close proximity to
English men-of-war, Nigilant and Cham
piOn. At six Sunday evening three burn
ing gun boats fiOated down the stream, one
carrying the French cOlOrI. Numerous fire
junkS blazing in dangerous manner i'm
periled the English men-Of-war but we're
Tended off. One English bark was
saved by the English man-Of-war. The
scenes on the river as the dead and
wounded flOated by were terrible. The
English saved many wounded. The forts
lower down have not yet been attacked.
The Times correspondent was the only
newspaper representative. He was on
board the Champion.
PARIS. August 25.-It is hoped that the
Chinese trouble may be arranged under the
auspices Of Bismarck. 1t is regarded as a
noteworthy fact that Baron DeCourced, the
French ambassador to Germany, was sum-
mOned to Paris Friday and returned % Ber
lin OH the same train with Ii FOng PaO, the
ChiEnSe Minister. Baron De Courced was
overheard to remark TO a member of the
Chinese legation ut the depot: Let us
hope that the journey will be favorable to
each of us.
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, August There was 4 large
robbery of a jewclrv store here yesterday.
The belief is widespread that the robbers