The Portland daily press., 1885-03-09
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable from Different
Countries.
French Successes in TOnquin Reported.
An Emphatic Demand Upon Rus
sia by England.
One Hundred and TWenty-three Lives
Lost In the Austrian Mine Disaster.
Reports that the Force is Threatened
with AnninilatiOn.


with AnninilatiOn.
LONDON, March 7.-Paris advices tonight state
positively that it is fact that the government Of
Pekn has peremptorily ordered all the Chinese sub
iects at present residing in France students to
leave France This and other happenings in the
same line indicate to the observant that the eondt
tion of the present relations between China and
Franco are more bellicose than ever. The Partisan
papers deny the reports that the French troops in
Tonquin have been recently allowed by the Chinese
TO advance without serious opposition until they
are at present seriously entrapped that their po-
siton is perilous. The Chinese reports are to the
effect that the ed ire advance of the French army
is at present hemmed in in a remote and almost un-
known region, from which they cannot escape, and
from which they cannot retire without suffering an
Inhalation.
The UnpIensanIness Between Russia and
EngIand.
The Daily News this morning confirms the report
of the receipt of st. Petersburg dispatch point
ing to an amicabIe settlement of the difficulties be-
tween England and Russia. The Marquis of Lorne
in speech last night ridculed the idea of an ap-
preaching war with Russia and said that he had no
doubt that the difference of opinion regarding the
Afghan frontier would be ended by friendly set
tlement.
Dispatches from Teheran state that Persia will
remain strictly neutral in any complications that
may arise between England and Russia regarding
the Afghan frontier.
Orders have been sent to Sir Peter Lumsden,
British special commissioner of the Afghan frontier
question to direct the Afghaus to evaeuate Penj jdeh
and the withdrawal of the Russian forces from Ak
promised that the Russian troops shall retire.
This mornings Observer says: 1--WE understand
mand to st. Petersburg for withdrawal of the Rus
sian troops now on the Afghan territory. The des-
patch partook of the character of an ultimatum.
One Hundred and Twenfy-ThFee Lives
Lost by the Austrian OOIIiery Explosion.
One hundred and twenty-three of the LAT men
who were in the colliery at Kharwin in Austrian
Silesia at the time of the explosion in that mine
yesterday have been found dead from burns and
sufocation. But five of the men have thus far
been recovered alive.
Affairs in Egypt.
KoRTI March 7.-Lord Wolseley in his address
to the British troops. used the follow ing language
THE Queen desires me to express her admiration of
your courage and self devotion. To have command
ed such men is to me source of the highest pride.
No greater honor be in store for you than that
look forward to leading you, please God, into
Khartoum before the year Is out. On the river and
in the desert you have borne hardships and prlya-
tions murmurless. In action you have been uni
formly victorious. You have done all that men
could do to save comrade, but Khartoum fell
through treachery two days before it could be
reached. period OF comparative inaction is now
expected. 1he army is not yet formed with view
to the siege of KhartOum. We content ourself dur
ing TINS period and prepare for the autumn ad-
work that remains for you to do with the
age and endurance which you have displayed hith-
eIto thank you heartily for your conduct in the
past and can wish for nothing better and can ask
for nothing more in the future than the same un-
complaining devotion to duty which has character
lied your conduct IN all our recent operations
During the summer the main body of the British
troops viii remain in camp here with headquarters
at Dongola. The Mudir of Dongoa's army will re-
main at Merawi with Gen. Buller's contingent.
Two movable columns, under Gen. Dormer and
Brackenbury, will be stationed between Dsbbeh
and Handak in constant readiness for action. The
wind now blows like furnace.
SUAKIM, March 7.-Osman Dogma has sent let-
ter to the British general In command at this place
recountng the Arab successes, announcing that the
fall of Karsala is immenent and warning the Eng
ish that they will be defeated and driven into the
sea If they venture outside the city.
French Successes ia \ Onquin.
PARIS, March Seen. Briere de L'Isle, French
commander in Tonquin. telegraphs that he has re-
lieved the beleaguered French garrison at Ihuen-
guam. He says I'VE arrived on the Sd at Thuen-
guam. The black Flags Yunnan army had oecu-
pied the pass the sides of which inaccessible
and had built forts with three lines OF trenches be-
fore Duoc. The lighting was severe, but
our troops behaved more admirably than ever
The enemy raised the siege OF Thuenquan yester-
day evening and the French garrison having fought
10 days after the first breach in ihe body of the
fortress The garrison sustained seven assaults and
caused an immense loss to the enemy.
Ibis siege should be counted among the most
brilliant in the pages of our our history Gen.
Negriers column has been pushed rapidly since the
capture of Lar gson. He has now destroyed line
OF torts which guarded the Chinese frontier and has
blown up foruncatlon which has has been known
as the Gate Of China.
Gen. Wallace Resigns.
- CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 7.-Gen. Wallace,
United States minister TO Turkey, has sent his
resignation to the government at Washington.
Preparing for an Emergency.
LONDON, March 7.--The government has sns-
pended the operation of the factory limiting
number OF hours workmen may be employed 50 far
as is relates TO The Royal arsenal at Woolwich The
object is to allow the worshop the arsenal to be
run at it's full capacity night ami day and enable
them to turn out 500 ,OOo cal tridges per week.
Cable NOIes.
Ex. Empress Eugenie is seriously i'll from a ner
vous shock, result of being thrown from her car
Ilage recently.