The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-20
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tTsI.grGDA.d 10th. Rock I.lond Argue. !
To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
EGYPT

LONDON, June 20.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette believes he Is neither the ouly one
nor the first consul to advise the Khedive
to abdicate.
LONDON, June 20. The representations
made to the Khedive by the French con-
sui general, were semi official.
CAIRO, June 20 20-Eugland and France
unite ln demanding the abdication of the
khedive. Germany and A ustria give the
khedive the alternative of full payment
OF the floating debt or their cooperation
with England and France Nothing is known
here ofthe attitude of the Sultan in the mat
ter. The Khedive is in uninterrupted con-
6dence with princes Tewik aud Hassan.
The British conference with princer Tew-
fix and Hassau. British and French con-
suls at their interview with the Khedive
yesterday formally demand his abdica
tion. He asked for a delay Of 4S hours in
order to communicate with che Porte be-
fore replying The cabinet is in council
All the Ministers except the Minister of
| War favor abdication.
FRANCE.
LONDON, Ju0e 20.-Priuce Napoleon
who has become the head Of the line is q
democrat 10 politics and is distastefui to
the entire Bonapartist following. He
has two sons seventeen and fifteen years
respectively. Party loyalty may faster
around the name of one of these sons, bu
for time the Imperial counsels must b
distracted, and the possibility OF the re
turn of an Empire appears more shadowy
than ever.
NOVA SCOTIA.
WoLFvILLE, June 20.-Bessie Harri
has been fatally shot by DR.. Albert D
Wolf. Two years ago she secretly mar:ie'
DeWolf. they separated. DeWolf propose,
reunion and she refused.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, June 2O.-With reference t
the match with Courtney, Elliott says b
: cannot decide to row until after his mate
with Boyd.
The Birmingham miners have postpone
definite action for two months on the prl
posal for a general suspension of worl
unless the wages are advanced, and az
pointed deputation to visit in the mear
time the various mining districts. Th
: national union OF miners is invited TO To
conference.
Uneasiuess prevails in South Yorkshil
and North Derbyshire, at the probabilit
of a protracted struggle. The maste
demand 123 per cent, reduction. III
= umpire has declared against any reductlC
- in wages. Some of the masters say th'
are losing money and must close the pit
Others are giving notification of redu
ton.
LONDON, June 20.-Sexty-uine cas-
- and bales Of various kinds of merchandl
y and fourteen trunks, have been recover,
from the wreck of the sunken steam
Pommerania.
The journals. while deeply depioripg t
- Princes death. regard t as an end of II
|. perialism in France.
LONDON, J upe 20.-5:30 P. M.-At Fl
O'Clock the score was; Weston 43S mil,
Brown, 400. Weston says he will ma
Elk $50 miles,
!. LIVERPOOL, june 20. --Funke & Co.,
n German firm engaged in the cotton trat
. is involved by the transactions of a pcrs
d identified with the firm, who has abscor
et ed. Ernest Weber who absconded,
seems was representative of the Germ
branch of the firm. He speculated in I
name Of the Liverpool firm but witht
Wy their knowledge or authority. be 81
futures in cotton heavily at sgd {
site transaction being for 10000 bales Of Jr
. to and July delivery. One of the princi
members of the firm was to arrive in L
. erpool Thursday night, to investigate
affair. 1t is upcertain who Eiil suffer
. losses as the principals may be able to
pudIate Weber's transactions. His
- lapse has depressed the cotton N arket
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