The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-04
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PARIS. April LA dispatch date(
Hanoi, this morning, states that th,
situation Of the French army Their
was critical. A large Chinese force
under European leaders, the despatch
says, is endeavoring to cut OF tn.
French retreat. General Negrier has
arrived at Hanoi. He Is making
good progress towards recovering
from bis wound People at Hanoi
are calm.
BERLIN, April l.-This being the
10th anniversary Of the birthday Of
Prince Bismarck, the day is being
celebrated throughout the Empire. as
q holiday Of extraordinary interest.
The Emperor and his son, Crvwn
Prince Frederick William, attended
by ali the resident Princes OF the Im-
perial family, called upon the Chan
cellor at ten o'clock In the morning
and congratulated him. The Kaiser
was especially welcome and aar.
nest In his expressions of
regard During this imperial visit
the Emperor personally presented
the wonderful oil copy Of the great
portrait of hi mself to Prince Bismarck
As q personal memento the Emperor
himself decorated Count Herbert
Bismarck, son of the Chancellor,
with the order of the Red Eagle.
The imperial visitors spent most Of
the remainder Of the morning ut the
Chancellor's residence. After their
departure the federal oounsell0rs
and ministers called and pre-.
sented their congratulations. The
Bismarck birthday testimonial COM
mittee subsequently visited the
chancellor ana formally presented
him with the title deeds Of the great
Sch0en-Hausen estate. The entire
afternoon was taken up by delegates.
who had come to present testimonials
from all classes of German people and
from ail parts Of the Empire. 1t Is
gumored th It two Russian generals
~ high rank, who have quietly ay-
rived here, bear from the Caar signal
favors to Prince Bismarck, as q pres
ent Ia honor Of his birthday.
LONDON, Arrit 1.-The PaN Hall
Gds~tte this pm. states that Russia's
answer to Engiand's g proposals on the
Afghan question amounts to q c0rdi-
al acceptance Of proposals made by
Earl Granville. The Gazette says,
Russia consents to accept as .debatable
territory the zone laid out 90 such by
England, and accepts the principle
that the frontier line shall not be
drawn further south than Kaiezel-'
las and Ohame0iebid or further north
than Schertips and eauYzie. This
leaves as the only points still
to be discussed, the Russian slg-
gestion that 1t would be more practl-
cal II the zone of survey overlapped
or roughly defined the zone of de
batable land, In order to allow for
Typographical and ethnographical
conditions not expected. This sug-
gested extension of the zone Of survey
would Garry the zone to the south Of
the boundary line run by III. Lessar,
Russian commissioner appointed to
meet sir Peter Lumsden, the British
commissioned, to arrange the Afghan
dispute, may yet prove
serious enough. The PaN-AaN Ga
zette thinks there Is cause for further
difficulty.
PARIS, April I'm. Ferry to-day
President Grevy q dispatch
which he just received stating the
had accepted Ferry's
for peace and wished to
fix the date for evacuation Of the pc
sitions now occupied by the Chinese.
The dispatch was dated subsequent
to the defeat of the French forces at
LapRsOn.