Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-08-29
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FIFTEEN deaths from cholera occurred
at Marseilles Friday ana t"e at Toulon.
The public kcllth is impr@yi&g.
HE.Briti+h War Office insists upon
the Nile route for the autumn expedition
for the relief Of General Gordon.
THE daily cholera bulletin in Italy re-
ports ten deaths in four towns. In the
Province of Turin ten persons We're at
tackled and seven died.
ADVICEs from Western Africa say
small pox is ragimg i'll Coomassie, Ash
antee. The king of the country recent
ly died, and 300 subjects were killed at
the funeral.
A PEKIN dispatch states that, China
having absolutely refused TO admit the
French claim, the French Minister at
that city has closed his Office, which has
a warlike look.
THE Dublin United Ireland publishes
the affidavit of Il risOncr named Grady,
charging ex-Solicitor Belton and Super
intendent MaIlon with attempting to
frightcn an entice him to testify against
joseph Poole, who was hanged early
last winter for the murder of John
Kenny.
THE daily cholera bulletin in Italy is
as follows Bergamo, 4 dead; Com
pobasso, Z, Casensea |; CastlenuvO ).
In the Province of Turin 10were attack
ed with cholera, and 10 died. Two
deaths are reported in other towns.
LIE PARIS denies that reinforcements
had been ordered to China The ques-
tion whether France will carry war into
the interior, the paper says, is not under
consideration. For the present France
will only occupy Foo-Chow and Ke-
lung.
THE cholera is assuming more viru
lent effect in France and the epidemic
is gradually spreading in Italy. At the
Italian city of Speza it suddenly broke
out last Friday, and many deaths are re-
ported. Cases are also reported at Turin,
Genoa, Naples and Parma.
A DISPATCH to the Times from Foo
Chow says: French ships have been
forbidden to enter the Taker roadstcad;
1900 rifles and a aquantity of dynaNite
and qua cotton have been Landed.
Masked hatt:ri0s are heing erected
here" The Times Hong Kong dispatch
gays: "The French reeidents are leav-
ing the city. About 1000 French
soldiers are momcntari!y expected to ar
rive ne Tt from IOllIulH.
THE Prkin correspondent Cf the Lon
don Times SAYS the French Consulate in
that city lowered its flag at O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. and that the at,
tachc1 We're preparing to leave the city.
The Consul has delegated the Russian
Consul to watch over French interests
in that city. A dispatch from Canton
says: "ThC viCcroy is rabid hater of
r.. Ia. !
ials and the common people are warlihe.
The merchants, however, are pacific.
An English corvette, and some German
and American gunboats are ying here.
THE Pail Mali Gazette this afternoon
says: "China will not issue a declara-
tion of war, but will inform Franco and
neutral powers that She will regard
repetition of the Kelung incident, or
an 2ttack ON Chinese territory, as an
ipso facto OF war. China will ask the
other powers, and especially EngIand,
to be strictly neutral The English
colony at Hong Kong has been the base
of operations against Tonqun. China
expects that in case the French attack
is renewed, the English colonists will he
warned of their duties as neutrals. 1t
is quite certain the Chinese will inn
mrdiate!y cross the southern frontier
and invade Tonquin.
"A DISPATCH Just received from Foo
Chow says that the French iron-clads,
eight i'll number, again entered the river
Min at > o'clock Monday afternoon, and
attempted to demclish the forts between
the mouth of the river aud the arsenal.
Owing to the fact that ships of heavy
draught have to wind through a narrow,
difficult channel liz entering the river,
and the danger of distractions having
been placed in the river during the
night necessarily made the French fleet
proceed slowly. This gave the Chinese
an opportunity of making their fire
from their forts more effective, and SO
well did they handle their guns that the
Fr; nCh fleets Wore compelled to retire
in an hour after the first shot was fired.