The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-04-03
FOREIGN.
Chinese and French.

e LONDON, March 90 A dispatch from
! Paris says it is officially announced that
Chinese troops on the Tonquin frontier yes
terday made desperate attack upon the
q entrenched camp esta ,lisbed by General
s. Negrier, between Langsen and Kilna, and
t from which General Negrier has been MAX
ing reconr distances beyond the frontier
8 separating Tonquin from Chinese proper.
/ The Chinese drove the French back beyond
s Laugson, and recaptured that town. Cen
eral Negrier was previously wounded, and
t the French casulties were very serious.
Latest accounts represent the French
troops In full retreat with the Chinese Wig
orously pursuing them.
: England's Warlike Preparations with
Russia.
LONDON, March 3O.-The British govern
! ment has chartered the new Cunard steamer
Etruria, and the steamers Oregon and
Alaska, for service as armed crasier trans
ports. They will be fitted with ten guns
each.
The admiralty has ordered the men-of-
war Iron Duke, Hotspur, Hecate, Conquest
and Hyacinthe to be prepared for service.
1t is presumed they 60 to the Baltic.
The admiralty also has ordered the active
service ships Infexibls, Devastation, Cy-
clops, Rupert, Cordelia, Voltage, Active and
Emerald to be made ready for immediate
service. They will be really for sea a
few days.
Cholera in Spain.
MADRID, March Ca serious outbreak
of disease resembling cholera has appeared
at San Felipe de Jativa, province of Valen-
cia. Fifteen persons have died within
twen+y-four hours of collie, with choleric
symptoms. A report was spread that the
province was threatened with return of
the cholera epidemic, which would complete
the ruin caused by the earthquakes The
people are panic-stricken, and are begging
further assistance from the government.
Mexico In Readiness.
MEXICO, March 29.-Troops ara practic-
ing military maneuvers every day, prepar
ing to enforce the position of the govern
ment against Barrios, if it should prove
necessary.
French Cabinet
LONDON, March 3O.-The Paris cores
pondent of the Times considers the fall of
the French cabinet near and irrevocabls.
Nobody is able to predict who Ferry's sue
cessor will be.
France will Declare War.
LONDON, March 3O.-A Paris dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company states
that war with China will be officially de
clared to-day, so, 600 reinforcements will be
forwarded and the army ordered to march
Oh Pekin. Il
Wild Scenes in the french Chambers.
LONDON, March 3o.-A special from Par
is gives the following account of the opening
scenes at the meeting of the chrmIer of dep .
uties to-day:
Long before the hour of convenirg of the
chamber the streets in the vicinity were
packed by crowds of excited men. 1t soon
became evident that trouble, was brewing
for the government. A strong force of mil
itary was on hand to prevent trouble and !
preserve order in the chambers. Notwith-
standing this precaution the galleries were
crowded with people who showed irritation {
over the French defeat at Langson, by
keeping up noisy discussion and hurting ;
denunciatory epithets at members of the {
cabinet and their supporters as they entered
the chambers. Il
When Jules Ferry, the premier, arose to
announce the decision of the cabinet council
this morning he was loudly hissed by the t
galleries. He had barely finished the dec l
laration when number of deputies of the Z
right spranSto their feet, yelling Down !
with the wratch!' while above the din could {
be heard the voice of Clemenceau, as he {
fsirly screamed, ''Traitors!" 1t was some {
time before order was restored, and had it
not been for the presence of troops there is s
hardly douot that violence would have S
been done.
During the scene in the chamber the
crowd outside was becoming bowling mob,
and made several attempts to pass the
guard in order to get inside, but was kept
back by the determined attitude of the
military.
The Ministry Resigns
PARIS, March 30.-At the opening of the
session in the chamber of deputies this
afternoon Minister Ferry presented the
governments request for credit of $4O,-
OOO, 600 on account of military operations in
China. Ferry at once moved for the ap
pointment of a committee To examine and
report upon the credit and he demanded
that the motion be given priority. The
motion was rejected, by vote of 3OS to 81.
Ferry immediately announced the resigna.
ton OF the entire ministry, and President
Grevy accepted the resignation.
clemenceaus speech. s
PARIS. March 2l-In his sneech in the