Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
The French Chamber of Deputies.

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French Prime Minister this afternoon made
an official declaration of the Governments
intention with regard to Tonquin. The
declaration is partly i'll answer TO the in
terrogatory put forward by the opposition
respecting the retirement of General Cam
penon from the Ministry of War. General
Campenon resigned the portfolio on the Sd
inst because, contrary to his advice, the
Ministry persisted in the Tonquin inva-
sion. He contends that the task is I'M
profitable and unworthy the republic, which
could not, he argued, afford to spare the
10000 French soldiers essential to the sue
cess of the enterprise. In view of the
European situation and the pressing neces-
sity of a more perfect mobilization of the
army i'll France, General Campenon's idea
was that the mobilization was the immedi-
ate and supreme duty of the hour, and it
| should at once be undertaken, with view
to giving the Republic an available
I military strength OF 100000 men. Cen
eral Lewal, of the Seventeenth Army Corps,
who commanded the Rhine army during
| the FrancO-German war, and who was in
thorough sympathy with Ferry's views,
was at once installed as General Campenon 5
successor. Ferry went bluntly to the
point at once. He announced that the
| Government intended to Immediately in
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! Try up 70 me FRONTIER VI tiie ChilleSe En-,
pire. This declaration produced profound
sensation, and was received with cheers
and considerable disapproval. Among
the distinguished visitors present to
near me ministerial announcement
man Ambassador. Ferry. continuing
said that operations necessary to the pro
posed conquest Of TOnquin would in no
wise compromise the French military
strength at home, or interfere with the
necessary general mobilization. III saying
| this, the Premier fortified himself with the
authority OF Gen. Lewal, than whom there
could be no military authority more re-
spected by France. There were 5000, 900
men in the republic, the best soldiers in
the world, ready to march at moments
notice i'll the cause of France. 1t was i'm
possible longer to keep the army i'll Ton
quin crouching idly like hunters,
with their eyes fixed upon a sim
! gle point. That was unworthy the army
of France That army must be oc-
| cupied otherwise Tonuuin must be entire
| lv occupied. The task was not difficult. and
| would renuire bnt an insignificant mohIiza-
ton Ferry's speech, besides producing a
great sensation in the Chamber when de-
| lyered, has aStOunded the ParlSlanS gen
orally, and made them quite serious. The
general impression that it has made may
| be described as bad The people discuss it
as if they disliked to be forced to contem-
plate the probabilities of trouble. After
| this the Chamber adjourned until January
| 9th.
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LONDON, JANUARY I4th.-1h he Town HAL
wrecl,ed nv an exnlosion of dvnamito Lost
night, and several houses in the neighbour
hood badly shaken. Many windows were
shattered, and several persons thrown to
the ground by the violence of the shock
The report of the explosion was heard for
two miles around the Town Hall, and
greet excitement was caused until it was
| ascertained that no one had been seriously
injured. Pieces of tin tubing, which had
apparently contained fuse, were found near
/ the scene of the explosion. Two sus-
provisioning strangers were noticed lOl-
leIiIg near inc !i Town nan uuTlng tiie
aitelilgoii' "iiu 'iie Poiice are scar ilil IoI
.iielil' p''' mus la no "'Ies's nave oeeh
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BERLIN: January l4th'-DurlnS the dis
| cussion IN the Relcllstag to-day on the pro-
poSeu increase Ill uutleS on imports OF
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