The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-17
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To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
TURKEY,

TURKEY.
PERA, July I7.-The Turkish press
states the admiralty is negotiating for a
large supply of coal and provisions to fiji
out squadron for the Mediterranean.
CoNTANTINoPLE, July I7.-The Gov
ernor sent troops against the Arabs who
attacked the British steamer Khalifas and
the guilty parties have been arrested.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, July ia correspondent al
st. Petersburg Gays he has reason to be-
lieye the Russian sgovernment determined
some time since to appropriate consider
able sum of money for the enlargement OF
its feet, and it is reasonable to suppose
Parker, of the United States, who is
backed by o powerful American syndicate
is willing to help the government.
Gladstone has remitted fifteen per cent
of the semi-annual rent of his Hawsrden
tenants. on account of their losses from
the exceptional seasons and reduced pri-
ces. He had previously reduced rents in
the same amount in 1879. The weather
throughout the west has been unusually
adverse to business and agriculture. and
in some parts of the country, even disas~
trouS.
1t is believed the Risca colliery explo-
sion was caused by lightning striking
the winding gear ut the top of the shaft.
Six hundred yards Of pit have been ex-
plored up to this morning, and seventeen
bodies recovered.
A dispatch from Rio De Janeiro dated
July lst says: Election riots have occurr-
ed at Victoria, province of Pernambuco.
The military fred on the people and
killed 90 including Baron Escada. Many
wounded.
In the House of Commons last night,
the motion of Briggs relative to the erec-
ton of a statue to the late Prince Imper-
ial in Westminster Abbey, was amended
by omitting words land is calculated to
IMPAIR the good feeling between England
and France" and as amended the motion
was carried by vote of III to ll6. When
the question on motion as amended was
about to be put, Gladstone, Sir William
Harcourt. Home Secretary and other
members of the government lett the house.
INDIA.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Viceroy oil
India telegraphs that in an engagement
between General Burrows force and the
Infantry who deserted from Shere Ali
Jale, the loss of the mutineers was &c
or so, The British loss was one killed
and two wounded. The guns and wagons
taken by mutineers were brought back to
camp.
GkRNANZ
BERLIN, July l7.-An interchange OF
views is proceeding between the powers.
with regard to the possibility of bringing
pressure to bear On the Porte. No def
nite proposals, however, have been made
up to the present time. nor has anything
been arranged in regard to the naval
demonstration by the fleets Of the six
powers. According to private informa
ton from Constantinople. the Sultan has
instructed his council to discuss the collec-
tive note, and submit to him draft of a
reply to it. 1t is thought the reply can
hardly be delivered to the powers before
the beginning of August,
FRANCE.
PARIS. July l7.-Ten Geneva exiles
have published an address denouncing the
opportunists as the cause of their pun
ishments. and urging continued efforts for
the establishment of a socialist republic.
MELBOURNE, July 17.-At a cabinet
council the question of immediate resigna-
ton as result of the defeat of the govern
ment in the recent elections, was discuss
ed, but the ministry resolved to meet
parliament.