The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-04-03
FERRY'S DOWNFALL.

FGHH y DOWNf ALL
The Recent Reverses in China Bring on a
Crisis in French Affairs-Premier Ferry
and His Colleagues in the Cabinet Re-
sign-A stormy Scene-General Negrier's
Losses Estimated at 1.500 Men.
ACTION OF THE FRENCH CABINET.
LONDON, March 31.-A dispatch from
Paris says: President Grevy presided at
the Council of Ministers yesterday. He in-
sisted on immediate action being taken for
prompt and vigorous prosecution of the
war in China. The Cabinet decided to
mobilize two divisions of troops, to be COM
manded by four Brigadier Generals, for inn
mediate service in Tonquin; also, to send
10000 men to reinforce Admiral Courbet.
THE MINISTRY RESIGN.
PARIS, March 31.-At the opening of the
session in the Chamber of Deputies yes
terday Prime Minister Ferry presented
the Governments request for a credit Of
| S40,000,000 on account of military OPP
erations in China. Mr. Ferry at once
moved for the appointment of a committee
to examine and report upon the credit, and
he demanded that the motion be given pri-
ority The motion was rejected BY a vote
of sos to 161. MIR. Ferry Immediately an
| nOunced the resignation of the entire Minis
| try. President tirevy at once accepted the
resignation of the Cabinet
1t is generally expected that De Frey
| Genet, at present Senator, or Ribort, the
great French jurist. and now member Of
| the Chamber of Deputies, will be called
upon to form new Ministry. 1t Is also be-
| lieycd that Waddington, the present French
| Ambassador, will be rendered the Office of
Minister of Foreign Affairs in place of
Ferry, and that Leon Say, the great politi-
| cal economist, will be asked to accept the
| post Of Minister of Finance in the new
| Cabinet.
THE SCENE IN THE CHAMBERS.
LONDON, March 31.--A special from
| Paris gives the following account of the
| opening scenes at the meeting of the Cham
| Der of DepSties yesterday: Long before
the hour for converting for the Cham
Der the streets in the vicinity were
| packed with crowds of excited
men. 1t soon became evident that
| trouble was brewing for the Government.
| A strong force of military was On hand to
| prevent riot and preserve order in the Cham
| Der. Notwithstanding this precaution the
| galleries were crowded with people, who
| plainly showed their irritation over the
Il
noisy discussion and hurting denunciatory
| epithets at the various members of
| the Cabinet and their supporters, as they
| entered the Chamber. When Jules Ferry,
the Premier, arose to announce the decision
of the Cabinet Council this morn
| ing he was loudly Kissed by the
| galleries. He had hardly finished
! the declaration when number of the
| Deputies of the Right sprang to their
| feet, yelling: Down with the wretch
| While above the din could be heard the
voice of Clemenceau as he fairly
screamed 'Traitorsr 1t was some time
before order was restored, and had
| it not Teen for the presence of the troops
there is hardly any doubt that viO-
lence would have been done. During the
scene in the chamber the crowd outside be-
came a bowling mob, and made several at
| tempts to pass the guards in order to get in
side the building, but they were kept back
| by the determined attitude of the military"
The vote against Ferry included the Re-
| publican UnioniSts, the Extreme Left AID
the Monarchists. No group appears strong
enough to insure compact ministry. All
sections are determined to bring the war to
successful issue. In the plan submitted by
General Lewal and Admiral Peyron,
and adopted by Ferry, it was pro-
posed thas $4,000 troops be sent to
| Tonquin, and that simultaneous attack
be made OH the gate of China. Admiral
| COurbat, at the same time was to attack
Canton, When the rainy season stopped
operations in 5outhern China an expedi-
ton was to be sent against Pekin. The
new ministry will probably adopt this
plan.
After the resignation of the Ferry Minis
try, President Grevy asked Henry Brisson,
| President of the Chamber of Deputies, to
form anew Cabinet Brisson declined. The
President then asked NJ. Freycinet to form
Cabinet. He asked tWenty-four hours TO
| reply in.
Lie Figaro says that Ferry has appealed
to his friends to gather to his support He
declared he would send 5000 men to
| China, if necessary.
| COMMENTS OF THE FRENCH PRESS.
| PARIS, March -EIntTdnsigedni de-
mands the trial and execution of Ferry. LIE
Steele says ''nO Frenchman dares to men
ton withdrawal before the Chinese.
The future of our Eastern possessions
depends upon the maintenance of
| the French name. We must conquer
| China at Pekin." La Pdis appeals to the
| patriotism of all France, and says this crisis
| abolishes party distinctions. LIE journal
des Debdts advises the consideration of the
| question whether it would not be prudent to
| change the policy of the Government to-
ward China, and to reflect before deciding
| under the impulse of anger occaSioned by a
reverse.
WAR TO BE DECLARED.
| PARIS, March Silt is confidently as
| serted that war with China will be officially
declared at once. Fifty thousand reinforce
ments Will be forwarded 70 TonQuin at once
and a march upon Pekin begun. 1t is ex-
| pected that Admiral Courbet will lombard
| Canton.
| THE FRENCH LOSSES.
PARIS, March 31.-The losses of Cen
| eral Negrier's forces are now estimated at
| 1900. Negrier was wounded in the breast
by a bullet. and one of his aides-de-camp,
| Colonel Berge, received a bullet-wond in
the head. LIE GGuIots, says that one
| fourth of the whole effective
French force at Lang Son was left
on the battlefield. One hundred thou
sand Chinese troops are advancing Oh Chu,
| and threaten to destroy the French forces
| there before they have chance of being
| reinforced. General GiOvannelli, who is in
| trenched at Phu-Dong, is also in critical
| condition, being surrounded, and his line Of
retreat cut off by $4,000 Black flags.
| One Way of Breaking an Engagement.
DECATUR, Ill.,, March 31.-While out
walking Sunday night William Amman
and Ef1e Banter, who were engaged to be
married, quarreled over the fact that Am
man had tired of his love. Stepping back,
| the young woman drew revolver and fred
the ball ificting scalp wound Amman
| snatched the revolver and shot the girl in
"a back. She viii probably die.
Tallahassee County, Fla, boasts of
man who has lived ON one farm and
in one house to be sixty years of age,
and yet has changed his State residence
no less than four times. The incident
is explained by the fact that no two out