The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-02
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To-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
w Ar NEWG.


LONDON, Jan. 2.-There is great ex-
cltement here to day, caused by news just
received from Crete, A number of Christ
ian families yesterday attempted to enter
hetlmo, small town on northern coast.
but were prevented by the Turkish popu-
lace who assaulted them. men, women and
children. After driving the Christians
back the Turks closed the gates of the town
and then turned to the British vice con-
sui, threatening his life, and pursuing him
with knives until he found friendly shelter
10 the house of a brother consul. The
Turkish soldiers quietly stood by during
all these outrages. not once attempting to
stop them, The British iron clad Rupert
arrived at Athens yesterday, and sailed
last night for Retimo. and it is believed
here England will take temporary pos
| session of the island with view of pre-
venting repetition of these outrages.
LONDON. Jan. "A cabinet council is
to be held to-day TO consider,it is believed,
the Russian reply to the English note
relative to peace negotiations. The war
party viii @Adeavor to make the most of
theESussish refusal, but it was foregone
conclusions the effect has not been
SO exasperating as the Trrkcophele's s
would make it appear. The anti war
partvis beginning to agitate the country
1 for the purrese OF checking the supposed
aggressive tendency of the cabinet.
The Times this morning urges. the
liberal leaders to make theiFssiews known.
1t says unless something entirely beyond
Esurmise has occurred to turn the govern
ment from the views expressed by Cross,
Home secretary, il the house of commons
last session, and by Earl Derby, foreign
minister's the daputation which recently
/ waited on him, the ministers would vel
! come tie support which adhesion to th,
views Mhey are responsible for, woulC
. afford. The time for silence has passed
aud the hour for speech. and for decided
speech has come Ii was reported in
i London last night that the king of Italy in
addressing the members of the Italian par
i lament at New Years reception made
a threatening speech which was interpreted
here as directed against Turkey and Eng
land. The Times Rome special merely
says the king alluded to the gravity OF the
present state of Europe, expressed hi
earnest desire to contribute to peace, AMI
! recommended concord Another Rom
dispatch says the king recommended
| the deputies to preserve concord, an,
!. expressed his hope that they weuld tax
care that the army wanted for nothing, a
, he saw a. stormy horizon around, and
might be necessary tor Italy, which
deSirous for peace, so to act as to max
herself not only respected but feared, il
case any power should wish to consult it
own interests alone. A correspondent
: telegraphs: The Romanians are becomin
very uneasy about the rumored intentio
; of Russia to demand the retrocession of
r small strip Of Bessaralia ceded to Romani
after the Crimean war; this would leay
Romania not only without compensate
: for the sacrifices of war beyond th
! acknowledgment of her independence br
. in fact poorer in territory, since Austria
$ thought likely 10 object to the extension
Romanian territory south of the Danabt