The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-12
TEI.E.GRA.PlEHEIIC.
To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
RUSSIA.

FOREIGN NEWS.
RUss1A.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. II. In conse-
quence of the i'll health of the Empress.
the Gear has declined all tenders of attend
auce Of special representatives from the
courts on the occasion of the 25th ami
versary of his accession to the throne.
ENGLAND
LONDON, Feb. 12.-The steamer Con-
stance, coal laden from Cardiff for Malta.
foundered in gale on Monday last. of
Lands End. The. crew were drowned.
except two men. who were rescued by a
steamer believed to be found for America.
The Times. says the war vessel which
the United States naval department to be
asked by congress to dispute with Ameri-
caa contributions, will be received 10 Eng-
land as freighted not only with food for
Ireland, but with a message of good will
from the American to the English nation.
The Mansion House committee.
has a letter from Archbishop Glib
bons. of Baltimore. expressing sympathy
for the sufferers. Total subscriptions TO
the Mansion House fund, e55.000. Grant
f24, 5000; $4,000 have been received from
DktcpduCs 11doeA dllas duQ 1LOOO AAOu4 OOA
bay.
To motion for second reading of the
Irish volunteer bill, Biggar, home rule
member for Caran, handed the clerk the
following amendment: THAT 10 view OF
the fact that government prosecution is
hanging over several earnest and true
Irishmen, for advocating 10 a temperate
manner an amendment of the iniquities of
the land laws, it is not desirable to put
such power into hands of the executive as
is proposed by such bill. and that it be
read second time, this day six months.
IRELAED.
DUBLIN, Feb. 12,-The Mansion House
Committee has addressed the editor of the
North German Gazette soliciting subscrip-
tions.
FRANCE
PARIS, Feb. l2.-The total expenses
and loss of resources to France from the
Franco German war, were 13, ,939, 900, 900
francs,
AUsTRo HUNGARY.
PEsTH, Feb. IA letter from an
officer in the German army to an officer in
the Austrian army states that, notwith-
standing the denial by the commander of
the 5th Prussian Corps. the affair between
the Russian and Prussian officers at
Kalisch. Poland, about a month ago,
really occurred very much in the way
reported by the newspapers at the time.
GERMANY
BERLIN. Feb. I2,-The North German
Gazette says: ''Germany's army is her
weapon of defence, and not of attack. We
would be very glad if the same could be
said with certainty of the armies of our
neighDors,
The session of the Reichstag opened To-
day. The speech from the throne states
that the relations of the government with
all foreign powers are peaceful and friend
ly, and confidence is felt IN the melDte-
nance of peace through the Iabors of the
Berlin congress. which has been upheld.
and the stipulations of the treaty OF Ber-
lin executed, in nearly all their points.
The empire would sedulously and uDself
ishIy. apd conscious of its own power, con
;ipue 10 participate 10 endeavors 10 secure
a lasting peace for Europe in consOnanec
with the pacific disposition of the people,
and with that object would enGeagor to
procure the cooperation and guarantee OF
powers similarly disposed. TIE principal
measures for legislation anDounccd ia the
speech are bill for establishing biennial
budgets, a new military Law, proionga'ion
OF the law against s0cialists, and for c
c0mmerciai treaty with the South Sea
Islands The speech justiErR the military
law as g measure of security, made neces-
sarv by the increased aTm&a.cists al!
neighbcring countries
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