The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-24
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To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
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BERLIN, May PA correspondent as
st. Petersburg writes. General Melikof
recently submitted to Gar proposal for
The Czar deprecatsdthes suggestion and said
be left further reforms 10 the hands of
Czarowitch after bis death.
sPAIr
MADRID, May 24.-Two thousand spin
ners participated in wreoking and subss-
quent burning of q mill at Barcelona.
Forty-three persons were arrested.
ITALY.
ROME, May 24.-Returns from IOI Sec
ond ballots show the following result
Constitutionalists 81, mimisterialists 81.
Dissidents Is.
FRANCE
PARIS, May 24.-In the election at
Lyons for member of the chamber of
deputies. Blanque (communist) obtained
slight plurality. Another election will be
held.
The first sign of commuuistic demon
stration was given Sunday By the assemb,
ling of small knots of people around the
bastile column, who were soon ordered by
the police to disperse. Shortly after two
men arrived with red wFeaths bat were
Immediately arrested. The fact of their
arrest caused a crowd of 500 or 600 people
and an unsuccessful attempt was made to
rescue the prisoners. Blows were freely
exchanged and several would be rescuers
arrested. Thirty of the persons arrested
proved to be reporters and were immedi-
ately released. At p. m. forty persons
assem- bled at the bastile column, but we're
speedily dispersed by the police At
o'clock the procession of 600 people,
many carrying red boquets and wreaths.
dehled in front of the wall where the COM
munists were shot in 1871, placing flowers
against the wall as they passed. At 4:3O
there were three more arrests.
IRELAND
DUBLIN, May 24.-The Mansion house
committee amount in hand is s2s. $50, 1t
will not last three weeks, Earl Cowper gave
$500 to the committee. G, j. Smyth has
Withdrawn his resignation of his seat in
parliament. He explains his resolve 60
resign was taken hastily.
Cork. May 24.-On the arrival at NAL
low on Sunday. of the train containing
emigrants from Kerry on their way to
America. the train was stormed by 500
men of the South Cork militia, who beat
the emigrants numerically and ousted
them from theEcarriages. Some emigrants
were seriously injured. The militia had
just been disbapded after their annual
training.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, May 24.-The South German
government organ states the Prussian
government would not be displeased if the |
bill relative to ecclesiastical laws were de- |
teated, as Bismar only desired TO show |
his readiness to conclude peace and |
demonstrate to Influential circles aud the |
public that Ultramontanes are NOT work |
ing for spiritual peace bat for increase of |
political power.
Mrs. Georgina WiIdon. convicted three |
months ago of hbeling Manager Riviere |
of Convent Garden promenade concerts, |
and bound oyer, was sentenced to-day to |
four months imprisonment for repeating /
the ofense. The sentence dates from |
conviction and is therefore only one month |
LONDON, May 24.-Lorillard's Geral> |
dine has been scratched for the EPSON |
summer meeting.
Articles have been signed on behalf Of |
Trickett and been sent for approval to |
Colonel Shaw. United States consul at
Manchester, who has been deputed to act |
for Hanlsn. Trioke;t is expected in Eng |
land by the end O! July. The articles of |
agreement provide the race sh II be rovsd |
over the usual Thames championship |
G lurse-date not yet fixed.
John Ireland, for na0y years umpire of |
race regattas, has been appointed referee |
for this event.
The Times says. we cannot regard the |
eclipse of the Philadelphia & Reading |
Railway Co.. as permanent It's property |
has fallen in value. but men must have
coal and iron and the recovery of trade in |
these commodities is inevitable. With |
the revival of activity 10 this commerce.
the company must recover something OF |
its fortune Though the shareholders may |
wisely refuse 10 be sansuine, in looking |
for speedy return for the day Of dividends
on their original shares.