The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-03-19
THEY WANT HELP.
The French Troops In China In a
Critical Position.
,. -
Many Europeans MasSaored by Annmltsa
England and Russia stlli Farley.
ing-Afralrs In tho
AOudAn,
NVApERs IN PERGL,

PARIS, March l7,--Tecgrams from Sal
gon report that the revolt In Cochln,Chlna
IL spreading, A pot has beon discovered
TO set fro 10 Saigon, In order 10 give an op,
portunIty for tho Eruption Of three
thousand Anamese, The Ananese
have captured Ocman, several miles
from Saigon, and nlassacrod the
European residents, burning alive
the native prrlcGt and his wife, The
northern Provinces are held by the lnsur,
gents who massacre the native NdhplCnts
OF the French. The crews Of the men Of
war Ut Saigon have been landed 10 defend
the town, and the foreign residents are
under arms, General BrIerG do llsIc has
returned 10 Hanoi, lie asks 10000 men
before rGsumlng operations, and reports
II necessary % Increase tho gOrrlsOns de-
ploted by tho expeditions 10 LangSOn ana
TuyenQuOh, The fortress at Nnmdnh has
q garrison Of fifty nen; Thalnguyon, 1850,
and Hong llOa 81, Owing tO the feeble
ness OF the gOIrsons tho Black Flags aud
pirates are SWarmng In the Red River
d lth General NOTlcE NJ LOngsOn, re'
ports that he can not take tho offensive un-
less reinforced.
PARIS March lL-General BrIcro De
'llsle has blOcknded Pak.lioI. Tho rem
nonls Of QuOng SIS army lnger near Lang
Chan. The iunnan army has retired In
the direction Of Thuyan Quan,
THE AFGHAN QUESTION,
LONDON, March l7.--h the House OF
Commons yesterday afternoon Gladstone,
questioned regarding tho Afghan trouble,
said the only foundation he had for the
announcement that an amlcable agree.
ment had been arrived at was q promise
wired by Do GIcS, the Russian Minister
OF Foreign Affairs, from ST. Peters
burg, Marih D, But TO Obyat0 any
possible misunderstanding Granville, tho
Foreign Minister hal on Saturday last
wired his (GlOdstmu's) exact words TO
Thornton, iho British Ambassador Vt ST.
Petersburg, asking HIN 10 ascertain whether
the Russian Prime Minister Endorsed as
correct the statement made by Gladstone OF
an agreement reached with Russia As yet
no reply had been received,
In tho evening tho Government an.
nounced the receipt OF u telegram from ST.
Petersburg fully confirming GlNdstone's
Wow Of tho Anglo Russian arrangement re-
gOrdlng the ouipOsts on the RussO-Afghan
frontier
LoNpoS, March l7,-'fhc newspapers Of
this city without exception, comment on
thu arrangement with Russia In regard 10
AfghOnlstan rs vague and unsatisfactory,
A REQUEST REFusEp,
LONDON, March l7.-'rho British officials
NJ Cairo are urging the Government 10 ap-
point General WOlseloy as GOyernor.Gen-
oral Of tho SOudan, This would rcaSsure
the natives who have Joined the MChdI for
fear the English viii abandon the Soudan
and place them NJ tho mercy of the Mehdl
unless they Joined him now. The Govern.
ment refuses 10 make the appointment ~
II would prolong the British stay In tho
S0udOn beyond the llmltOt present Intended
by the Government 80
ENGLAND 10 STRENGTHEN HER NAVY.
LONDON, March l7--ln tho Commons
yesterday the First Lord Of the Admiralty,
In moving tho navy estimates, said that
tho total strength OF the navy In.
Cudlng reserves and pensioners, was 49,.
900 men, The number Of men on tho
active list was $1,000, and would probably
b0 Increased this year 10 Gs,0OO, In tho
event Of u war tho Admiralty had Olhor
aud immense resources In tho merchant
service
The Commons agreed 10 the navy cstI-
mates, which amount this year 10 $4,000.
diO ~ against Sll6lO, 900 last year
rUEuI VICTIMS 10 TllE POLAR CRAZE.
ST. pErERsnuRd, March IA dispatch
from lrkOulsk states that tho Polar sclCn-
tile expedition under Baron Toll and Dr.
Bungo Is snow and loo bound near Tundrcn.
II IL feared most Of the members OF tho oX.
podlu0n have pcrlshcd,
OPPOSED 10 wALEa
DUBLIN, March l7-fho corporation OF
Dublin, yesterday by q vote OF II ~ II, 70.
JOclod the motion " present m address 10
the Prince of Wales on tho occasion of his
visit hero, April =,
A nEL0fAN 0inL SHOOTS A JAPANESE.
TiE uAduE, March IA Brussels girl
yesterday followed the Japanese Charge
dAnalE In this city TO Rotterdam and shot
him, She then attempted suicide with u
dagger, but only inflicted slight wound,
The man subsequently died In the hospital
llo had promised 10 marry the girl, who
learned that ho was married already, and
that his wlr0 was coming here.
rllE OCEAN NAH, SERVICE.
LONDON, March lI--1'ho Government
has provided 5000 for extra mail facilities
kUl A,naVlaa