The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-20


injected district, both public and private
advlces state that no fresh cases of plague
have occurred.
TURKEY,
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 2O.-The Porte
has appointed four commissioners to SUPER
intend the proposed reform in the admin
lstration of ASIA Minor.
TIRNoVA. Feb. 2O.-Members of the
assembly have nearly all arrived.
There is considerable excitement in conse
quence of rumors of the Servian en-
the powerful party wishes
to postpone the date of opening the assem-
bly,.
TIRNoVA, Feb. 2O.-About twenty dep
uties from east Roumeia and six from
Macedonia are here claiming admission to
the assembly.
GERMANY.
BERLIN, Feb. 2O.-Deputies Fritzch and
Nesselman were present in Reichstag
BERLIN, Feb. 20. In view of the indit-
ference shown by ministers to the arrest
Deputies Fritsche and Hazzelman great
indignation was expressed that an inferior
police agent should be thus able to atfront
Reiohstag The debate in Reichstag. how
ever, was calm, the principal speech, that
Of Lasker, charged the project of police
with acting 10 opposition to the Emperor
He said the Emperor, having summoned
all members of the Reichstag without ex-
ception to the opening ceremonies, it was
the duty of Deputies Fritsche and Hazzle-
man to obey him, but the police now ask
for sanction for proceedings against them
Jointly Tor responding to the Emperor S
summons. Resolutions opposing their
arrest were signed by IS deputies, mostly
national liberals
ENGLAND.
LONDON, Feb. 20.-A Vienna dispatch
says advices from Bucharest are to the et-
feet that the settlement of the Arab Tabis
affair, as announced by the Aqence RuSSe
consists of the evacuation of Arab Tabit
| by the Roumauians and their Withdrawal
to the line propose by Russia.
| A correspondent at Cairo says a sho
| fired by one of the mob on Tuesday passed
close to the Khedive.
Great pressure is being used to induce
Mr.. Wilson to remain in Office. NJ. Deb
Iignieres awaits the advice of the French
government.
A despatch from Alexandria says tn
officers threaten a general revolt il thei
comrades are not liberated.
The minister of war has resigned, and i
is said that Cherif Pasha, an old Turk
will succeed.
Nubar Pasha is at the head of the min
istry.
LONDON, Feb 20--Within the last few
days the EN- mbarrassment of an old estab
hshed house in the China tea trade, bs
been freely referred to- A group of spec
ulauve builders in Glasgow are also re
ported in difficulties.
1t is said Sir Henry Layard will not re
turn as Ambassador to Coustantinople,
| LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20.-The strike is nC
being entirely settled here; troops renal
at the request of the magistrate.
The Bolton cotton operatives are striE
ing against ten per cent reduction, viii
the Sheffield scissors manufacturers al
reducing wages from FIVE to fifteen pt
cent.
LONDON, Feb. 2O.-The Times sa,
neither England nor France would be di
= posed to witness, with indifference, Il
success of the coup d etdt, which wouI
place Egypt again under the personal ru
of the Khedive.
The Attacked British Forces.
- CAPE Town, Jan. 27.-The attack
British forces will confne their operatio
to tho maintenance Of Stutu quo aud Il
retention OF their strategical position
6 the border, until strongly reinforced.
Two hundred volunteers from p
?, Elizabeth will relieve the 88th regiment
O. King Williams Town, 80 as to permit t
&c latter to go to the frout.
FRANCE.
PARIS, Feb. 20.-There is considera
dissension among republicans concern
the question of amnesty for political
1 f nses and impeachment OF Or. Brogi
Ministry DeMarcee, Minister of the interi
has become very unpopular TIth extre
lists IN consequence of annullIng the V
M of the municipality granting money
24' assist the returning communists and
ros assertion of authority over the police.
Journal Des de Bats, Leon, says
organ to-day opposes the impeachm
scheme.
n INDIA.
!. CALCUTTA, Feb. 20 "A report fir
e Mandaiay asserts that the king of Buru
70 murdered all the royal princes and their
tire families and replaced the pew mi
ters with those formerly 10 office, thus
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