The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-11
Last Nights Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Question.


Nord Deutsche ANegenaiea Zsitang, far
about to be raised by Austria will be en-
ployed in anti Russian ornaments. is of
the opinion that the money will be quietly
put by to serve as permanent mobiliZa-
ton fund, after the fashion of the famous
German war chest. Similar views are
general in Berlin
ATHENS, May l0.-The Turkish minister
here has notified the refugees from the
insurgent provinces that they have full
liberty to return to their homes, the sultan
having granted amnesty.
LONDON, May l0.-The Standard un-
derstands that the Russian ambassador at
Rome has said that the steamer Cimbria
was engaged TO transport men and officers
to America, where they will cross the con-
tinent. and other vessels take them to the
mouth of the Amoor, this being twenty
one days shorter than the route across
Siberia. The object is merely the better
protection of Russia's possessions on the
Lower Amoor.
A Belgrade dispatch reports Bosnia in
state of great agitation. The iusurrec-
ton is spreading aud the insurgents force
all Christians to join them or burn their
villages.
The negotiations for the surrender of the
fortresses and the withdrawal of the Rus
sian army from Constantiuople are report
ed progressing favorably.
ENGLAND
LONDON. May lO.-The Allan Line
steamship, Sandman, Capt. Dutton, from
Liverpool, May 9. for Quebec. is on fire al
e Eoria kn ka~
of Londonderry. 1t is reported that ar
explosion of generated gas occurred OF
board, and that every effort to save tht
vessel proved Intellectual. There were
about 400 passengers aboard. A few wert
injured, one fatally. The captain tele.
graphed Immediately to Londonderry fol
accommodations for 400 passengers, and
two tenders were sent to the mouth OF thu
Tough to assis, in removing them. Tht
Sandman had put iHto Lough Foyle to re-
ceive Irish passengers.
LONDONDERRY, May l0.-Many of tht
Injured by the explosion on board the Ssr
dinian are not expected to recover. Tn
vessel is on fire amidships.
MovILLE, May l0.-The explosion Of
board the Sandman occurred at 3:3
o'clock this afternoon in the forehold
Forty eight persons were injured and thre'
killed. Some wsre injured dangerousl
aud taken TO the Derry hospital. AT
tenpts to scuttle the ship were at tn
latest reports unsuccessful. Some of th
steerage passengers are reported to be Gu
off from help, but it is believed that the
will be saved Four hundred passenger
have been taken to Londonderry.
At Mcclesfeld the weavers have struc
against the FIVE per cent. reduction. No
tees of a ten per cent. reduction hav
been posted up iD the Burg district an
the men will strike. The spinners a
Hsaley have notice of FIVE per cent. re
duction. At Bolton, where the operative
last October submitted TO five per cent
! reduction after two months strike,
further reduction of five per cent. is immi
neut. The lock out at Preston is complet
and 5000 operatives, willing to work, ar
in enforced idleuess.
Fawcett, Liberal, yesterday gave motto
that on going into committee Of supply o
the supplementary estimates he woul
move that the house disapprove of sun
moning Indian troops to Malta withou
first communicating that intention to Pal
! lament. The opposition leaders may adoE
IUO LDUtlOu vi SHUoblubO q cALhhoi OuCs
, The Times Vienna correspondent say
that Lord: ::Beacons6eld, in his last inte
view with Count Schouvalof, explaine
with great precision the special Englis
interests which England would in all Gil
cumstances protect Eogland as before lay
chief stress on the European settlemel
of the question. attaching weight to torI
: only 30 far as it effects principle. III
) fact therefore that England is enterin
, into pourparlers about various points
the treaty cannot be interpreted by Russ
as showing disposition on the part of Il
of the British Cabinet to swerve from Il
+ line first adopted.
. BLACKBURN, May l0.-The rioti,
: which began at Dawarrow Thursday W
renewed this evening. One hundred a,
. seventy police, armed with cutlasses, we
engaged several hours in quelling d
A disturbance. Several constables a
rioters were injured and considerable
mage done to property.
& CURA
nj MADRID, May lo.-The government b
. induced Gen. Martinez Campos to rems
= lin Cuba and direct another eanpai
!. against the Cuban insurgents, Maceo q
n Viucente Garcia. The government ha
/. granted him e5. 900 for the expen.
.a of his army. reinforcement Of 1000 n
and uover TO earrv ont refnrms. ar58'