St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-03
WAR FEATURES SUBSIDING.
The French Tonquin Disasters Overdrawn
and China Wants
Peace.
The Advance of Graham-Unc1e Sam Will
Look After Isthmus
Insurgents.
NOT so HARD PUSHED as REPORTED.

| NOT so HARD PUSHED as REPORTED.
PARIS, April 2.-Gen. De Lisle telegraphs
as follows from Hanoi under date of We'd
nesday: "Gen. Negrier is making favorable
progress toward recovery. He has no fever
ish symptoms. The evacuation of Langson
seems to have been slightly hurried,
especially after the success of our counter
attack, which was made without serious loss.
The French brigade has twenty days. ammu-
milton and provisions and is able to await
conveys. No further reason is given in re-
gard to the very rapid evacuation
OF Dong Dang. The Chinese so
far only appear desirous of reoccupying
their frontier positions to the northward Of
Deoquan and Deovan. The situation is bet
ter than the overdrawn accounts of the past
few days had led me to believe COL De-
Bordes to-day assumed command of the Chu
brigade.
PEvEE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA.
LIE Paris reasserts that China has accepted
the French peace proposals aud de-
clares that Mr.. Campbell con-
Quoted the negotiations on behalf
of Sir Robert Hart, the inspector general of
the Chinese maratime customs, who was
authorized by the Chinese government to
carry on the negotiations with France. The
paper says that China decided to accept the
treaty of Trensin, together with a treaty of
commerce, provided that a months armis-
tice be granted and the war indem-
nifty demanded by France be abandoned.
NJ Ferry considered the terms acceptable
with one or two notifications. The French
defeat at Langson occurred beforehand, yet
Mr.. Campbell on Tuesday evening reported
to NJ. Ferry the Chinese reply, which was
favorable, China only reserying certain de-
tails in regard to the date and manner of the
evacuation of Tonquin by the Chinese
troops.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
| PARIS, April "A scene of tumultuors
excitement accompanied this afternoons sit
ting, ofthe chamber Of deputies. NJ. Jolibois
in strong speech accused the proprietors of
the newspaper LIE Paris of having published
yesterday evening, for speculative purposes,
the report that China had accepted the peace
proposals which had been made by NJ. Ferry.
He denounced in unmeasured terms this
conduct which he pronounced scanda! of
so grave character as to be beyond tolera-
| tion by the French people. He urged the
| immediate impeachment of the ministers,
and moved that M. Henri Brison, president
of the chamber, be appointed a committee to
go to Presidant Grevy and ask him to
officially. appoint commission to transact
the business of the state pending the forma-
ton Of the new ministry. The motion was
rejected by vote of 34S to II in the cham
Der of deputies and the senate this evening.
| Both adjourned until Saturday.
| CHINA WANTS PEACE.
| BERLIN, April 2.-It is stated thatthe
Chinese legation here confirm the report
| that China has accepted the peace propo-
sitions made by NJ. Jules Ferry, notwith-
standing recent Chinese vitory.
GEN. GRAHAM ADVANCES.
LONDON, April 2.-Gen. Graham tele-
graphs from the Soudan: ''We advanced
at o'clock this morning with the entire
force at square formation, the cavalry
scouting. We reached the Zueba at
10 o'clock. Here we reconnoitered from
balloon. The enemy were reported visible
in small numbers. The weather was fairly
cool, and only few men fell out of the ranks
for water. We continued the advance in
| the afternoon until 3 O'Clock, the
mounted infantry and the Bengal cavalry
scouting. At 8 o'clock we occupied
Treselah hill, eastward of Tamai. The enemy
appear to have retired, but no precautions
against attack will be neglected.
RUSSIAN NAVAL PROPOSITIONS.
LONDON, April 2.-Russia is taking active
steps to place the navy on better war foot
ing. In addition to the heavy iron-clads,
the seven half-plated cruisers and five tor
| pedo rams recently mentioned by the Voices
siche Zeitung as being built for the Black
and Baltic seas, a number of cruisers and
torpedo rams are being rapidly fitted out ait
Nicolareff, the station of the Russian ad-
miral and feet, at the confluence Of the
Ingul and the Bug. The cruisers are from
| 5000 to 5000 tons burden, and will each
be armed with from ten to fourteen cannon,
about half of which will be of large caliber.
The vessels are expected to attain a speed
Of at least sixteen knots an hour. They
will be armed, in addition to two torpedo
apparatus, with six nine-inch and four
smaller guns
The emr Of Bokhara has agreed to allow
the passage of Russian troops and supplies
through his territory in the event Of wae
with England.
ADVANCING ON ToMAI.
SUAK1M, April 2.-Gen. Graham telegraphs
from Gen. McNeiPs zereba, under date of IL
O'Clock this morning, as follows: eve are
advancing upon Tamai with our entire force,
and will endeavor to compel the enemy TO
fight to-day"
WILL STICK BY THE BRITISH.
RAwAL PISDI, April 2.-The chiefs and
princes of the whole Indian empire are now
represented here in person or by deputy.
They have all without exception earnestly
rendered to Earl Dufferin, the British vice.
roy, troops and money without stint TO up
hold England in any possible difficulty with
Russia
TRUMP CARD FOR ENGLAND.
RAwAL-PINDI, April 2.-The Earl Dufferin
has obtained from the ameer a formal treaty
recognizing the rights of England to lay out
and fortify the northwestern frontier of
Afghanistan.
Foreign Notes.
Pam nnuia Pond atronf Inndnr, aolini.