The Portland daily press., 1885-01-12
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Cable from Different
Countries.
Formal Declaration Of War Against
China by France Imminent.
French Troops in Tonquin Depict
ed by Plaques.
American Counterfeiters Operating in
England.
THE OLD WORLD.

LONDON. Jan. 10.-The opinion is rapidly
growing that formal declaration of war by
France against China is imminent. II is also
certain that thu Chinese are deliberately fol-
lowing the advice given to them by "Chiness,
Gordonsmany years ago. The Generals ad-
vice was to avoid pitched battles but to main
tain vigorous guerilla warfare, leaving the
rest to king Fever" Letters from private
soldiers OF the French army in Tonquin and
Formosa to their friends In France indicate
that the fever king is proving most effective
ally OF the Chinese. The letters report al
alarming amount of sickness, with an appall-
ing rate OF mortality among the nnacclimated
troops. They also complain bitterly of me-
glect and needless privation, cansed by the in
efficiency OF the commissary and transporta.
tion departments.
Admiral Courbet has been ordered to occupy
Iamsui before February, and after garrison
Ing helung and Tamsui to raise the blockade
OF Formosa.
PARIS, Jan. 10.-Advices from Saigon state
that the transports arriving there are crowded
with invalid soldiers. 1t is reported that chol-
era and typhoid fever are ravaging the troops
In Tonquin Delta. The Annamite troops near
Hanoi have revolted. They pillaged the COM
misssriat killed the French guard and then
dispersed with the intention of joining the pi-
rates.
PARIS, Jan. IL. Gen. Briere de Lisle tels-
graphs from Tonquin, announcing the arrival
OF 2OO reinforcements, and states that he is
AOoNJ W AldNCu upOu l<Aug5OQ.
A West African Tewn Burned bv Eermau
Troops.
BERLIN, Jan. 10-Commander Knorr. of
the German SQUADRON, on the coast of West
Africa, telegraphs that the corvettes AIea ana
Bismarck arrived at Cameroons Dec. 49, Thew
landed $50 men and four guns, because the ma
tlyes OF Hickorytown and Fosstown had ex-
PEELED King Rell, and had threatened the
merchants that they were going to burn Bell
town. The expedition entered Hickorytown
with little resistance, and then attacked Bell
town to rescue the German agent Herr Panta.
MUS. The troops landed at this point under
heavy fire, and Immediately stormed the hill
One man was killed and several wounded.
Sixty men held the plateau for two hours
against 400 men firing from the bush. When
the supports arrived, they stormed and burned
Fosstown. The natives meantime had MUIR
oerea herr Fantanlus. Subsequent to those
engagements, the cruisers bombarded Hickory-
town. No further outbreak has occurred.
The Earthquake Shocks iu Spain.
MADRID, Jan. 10. - Several esrthouake
shocks were experienced yesterday at Torrox,
a town some % miles east of Malaga, and fis-
snres in the earth's surface were opened BY the
shocks.
King Alfonso left Granada this mornin0. Hs
took breakfast at Lola and then drove to Glha-
wa, where he will pass the night under canvas
Slight shocks OF earthquake were felt TODAY at
Alhawa and Alinunecsr.
gs mr. Gladstone's Health.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-Mr. Gladstone has sniff
ciently. recovered from his illness to take
walks for exercise.
Naples Sanitary Condition.
ROME, Jan. 1.-THE Senate has adontad
bill for the sanitary improvement of Naples.
A million francs will be expended on the
work during the next ten weeks.
American Counferfeifers Operating I'm
England.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Bank of England au
thorities have notified the various banking
houses throughout the country that there are
In circulation perfect limitations of its notes. in
denominations OF from 95 to $500. A number
OF $500 notes are circulating on the Continent
and in America. The bogus notes are snppos-
cd to be the work OF American counterfeiters.
News From Gen. Gordon.
LONDON, Jan. lit is officially stated that
messenger arrived at Khartoum on the 27th
ult., bearing letter from Gen. Wolselev to
Gen. Gordon. The messenger left Kbartonm
on the zotn, but was captured and beaten, and
the papers entrusted to him by Gen. Gordon
were taken from him with the exception of
small note, which was sewn in his clothes, and
Mnlcn SAID that all were we'll at Khartoum.
Inc messenger says he saw five steamers with
troops on board, and they were engaged in
selzng supplies for the Khartoum garrison.
Gable Notes.
:, a London despatch says that Emperor Will
nam OF Germany has conferred the Order Of
the Black Eagle upon Prince Albert Victor,