Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-08
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LoNDoS, Feb. The subject of the
treaty of Washington was again intro
duced in the House OF Commons to-day,
and gave rise to another exciting discus
sion.
Mr.. Osborne addressed the House at
length, and said the Alabama question was
the most momentous one England had
been called TO pass Judgment upon in q
century. He compared the sstuIe lawyers
Who composed the American commission
with the nogices who represented England,
and said the latter had been completely out
witted "If," said he, lawyers had
planned the English case, we would escape
without paying six million sterling. The
Americans have served their country well
aud achieved triumph
Mr.. OtvAy, formerly Secretary Of State
and Foreign Affairs, blamed England for
all the trouble. he thought the 4 nericsn
government would recede from its extreme
demands, but in case it did not. Englsnd
having omitted the principle of indirect
claims, must be prepared to meet the ex-
pense of the claims.
Mr. Gladstone and others defended the
action Of the commissioners and Of the
government, and said they hoped the
American claim for indirect damages
would be Withdrawn.
New YoRK, Feb. "A London special
SAWS that the excitement over the Alabama
| claims continues in the newspapers. but
| journals which oppose them outright have
become suddenly silent The excitement
| furnishes 4 convenient diversion fir )m Awk-
ward home topics, is certainly fostered by
the government, and any embarrassment
it may cause the people in the future the
government eau easily escape from by an
appeal to ihe popular prejudice against
American extrsvsgsnce.
The Daily Telegraph complains that
English newspapers are not sufficiently dis
| tinct and vehement in their denun citation OF
the American case. The Telegraph also
says the demand of indemnity for the pro
longstion of the American war is so mon
strous that it leaves no other resor. but to
shut the door in the face Of all indirect
| damages.
The Daily News contains q statement to
/ the same effect
The Times says England declines to stand
on the defensive against the claims for in
direct damages.
CHICAGO, Feb. "A special to the Tri
bure, dated 9, London to-day, says:
Earl GrAnvilles despatch contains thres,
TO withdraw from the arbitration, and makes
neither demand or proposal.
1t simply calls attention to the temperate
aud concilatory language Of Engish
attaches of the Treaty. Gladstone,
speeches yesterday and to-day IRE widely
criticised as mischevous, offensive ant
needlessly irritating, and il is believed tina
several msmbers of the cabinet strongly dis
approve Of their passionate tone. The cabi
, net is unanimous not to submit to the Hrbi
trntion unless the American claims arr
! modified. There is no intention to offer 81
nfTront to America. The situation is re
garded in the highest English and Ameri
can quarters as extremely grave, but no
hopeless.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-The Prince of Wa!e
will leave Sandringham on Saturday 70
Windsor, by advice of his physicians.
Speaker Dennison announced in th
House Yesterday his reSignAtion, in con sc
ouepce of i'll health Gladstone regrette
his withdrawal, and delivered a glowin
| euloRy and announced tbst he would NOV
vote Of thanks of the House and it's pre-
, $ dipg officer, and that the Queen beSto'
: some mark of royal favor on him. job
Parkington expressed the unfeigned regre
Of the opposition at the resignation, an
spoke of Mr.. Dennison with praise.
ALTON, ILL.,, Feb. THE express pas
senger train on the Rockford, Rock Islam
& St. Louis railroad, going south, due q
Upper Alton station at 500 Am, collide
with the northward freight half mile sout
of TTnnar lion atation the freirht bein
due at that station at 5:45, and the place {
meeting being Woods station, three and
half miles north.
A partial lis: Of killed and wounded al
as follows:
Joseph Triessen, MIRA. Reuben Pain
J. together with two persons unknown, wei
burned to death.
Carl Foss, leg broken; August Maub
train boy, formerly working at the Farmer
Hotel, Rock Island, Illinois. had his snk
broken; N. Cannon had his leg broker
Frank Bugbee, living at St. Louis, bad
bruised; Meve Bugle, slightly bruised
Franklin Graves, slightly bruised Reube
Pains, badly cut on the head and bod
r Isaac Barnhardt, hand badly bruised an
u head cut.
l. The woonded were taken to Brighton
~ and well cared for. 1t is supposed that
ID number of the wounded will die
J EvEyING.-The total number of kil,t
~ by the collision on the Rockford, Rot
Island and St. Louis Railroad, near Upp
Alton station, this morning, SO far as asoe
tanned, is four Jas Triessen, Mrs. Reub'
Pains and two others yet unidentified, all
1. whom were burned to death in the wrec