The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-05
To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.


LONDON, Feb, 5 The queen In her
speech says. her relations with all powers
continue friendly. She speaks in the
highest praise of the conduct of the
British troops in Afghanistan and of the
conduct of her affairs there. of which she
goes fully into details. She also expresses
satisfaction with the Zulu peace. She
continues, and says: s
The commission which, at tho close of
the session. Uniformed you / had issued
TO enquire into the causes of agricultural
depression throughout the United King
dom is pursuing its la5ors. La the mean
time a serious deficiency in the usual
crops in some parts of Ireland has render
ed necessary, special precautions on part
of government to guard against the calami
ties with which those districts were threa-
tened. With this view they have called
upon the authorities charged with the
duty OF administering relief, to make
ample preparations for the distributions
of food and fuel should such step
become necessary, and they have also
stimulated the employment of labor by
advances on terms more liberal than those
prescribed by existing law. feel assured
you will give your sanction to the course
which has been adopted, where it may
have exceeded the power entrusted by
parliament to the executive of the govern
ment. A proposal will be submitted tC
you for providing the funds required fol
these exceptional advances on the security
of property administered by the churct
temporalities COM missioners.
She asks that Gods blessing may direct
their labors.
Lords Beacons6eld and Salisbury were
| not present, The Queens recep.ion by
| the crowd in the streets was very enthu
siastic Seats to view the royal procession
fetched heavy prices. There was the
usual search for Guy Fawkes in the cellars
| of House of coulm0ns this morning
The weather to-day is 6ne. The Royal
procession to Parliament House took place
in accordance with the programme The
| Queen arrived at the House OF Lords al
ten minutes past two, Upon receiving
the copy of the speech from Lord Cairus,
Lord High Chancellor. her Majesty hand
ed it back to him. and Lord Cairus then
read the speech The ceremony lasted Is
minutes.
General Roberts at Cabul. replying to a
telegram sent by relative says, INC
body was executed unless convicted ol
participating in the attack on the British
residency.
The morning journals agree in the opin
ion that Irish and Afghan affairs will re
ceive large amount of attention at the
coming session of Parliament.
SCOTLAND.
GLASGOW. Feb. 5.-The steamer Sta att
of Alabama is fast aground in the river.
FRANCE.
PARIS, Feb. 5.-Isaac Adolnhe Crem
ieux, life senator, is seriously ILL.,
| French missionaries In M0sul give {
painful account of the ravages of famine
| in Mesopotamis and Kurdistan where
Christians, Jews and Mahomedans all
suffer-
GERMANY
BERLIN. Feb. 5.-Count Won Armir
| formerly Prussian ambassador to Francs
and convicted of treason in 1876, but wh(
has since recided at Florence. Italy, il
seriously i'll in that city. His SOD has gon'
there in haste.
| The bill for the purchase of Rhivis anc
Berlin. and Potsdam and Madgeburs
| Railways by the government was read th'
second time in the landtag yesterday,
Rear Admiral Batsch, commander o
| the German Squadron at the time of t6'
collision by which the Grosser Kurfurs
was sunk. has been promoted to the ranl
OF Vice Admiral
AUsTEIA
| VIENNA. Feb. Sit is considered Ger
tain that Won Stremage, minister of jus
! tice, worship and education. will resIRI
and Baron kriesgan be made minister o
| education as q reward 10 the right fnl