Show The Rumored Peace Treaty PARIS April 3Persistent rumors are current in the lobbies of the Chambers today that Ferry asked President Grevy to be allowed to sign preliminaries of peace with China President Grevy insists in-sists that the matter be left to the new Cabinet The basis of the treaty between France and China is that the Chinese shall evacuate Tonquin and that the French shall occupy Formosa till the treaty has been executed j that France I shall forego indemnity from China and that a treaty of commerce shall be concluded con-cluded giving trade advantages to France It is reported De Freycinet has abandoned aban-doned the task of forming a Ministry PARIS April 3The Senate today refused re-fused urgency to Lannays bill passed bv the Chamber of Deputies yesterday and designed to prevent the outgoing Ministry from granting decorations or pensions to subordinates The bill will therefore be inoperative It is stated that General De LIsle desires de-sires Colonel Herbinger punished for his hurried retreat from Langson Several failures occurred on the Bourse owing to the recent fall of rentes |