The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-13
OVER The OCEAN.
The Franco China War and its Post
bilities--British Apprehensions
of Russia--China's Fight
ing Ability b
Continuation IOf the Dynamite Trials
The Lnyincibles Vindicated--
Famine il Asia Foreign
News Notes.

sia's position in the east, and the feeling is in
no way allayed by the possibility that Eng
land may in the end become involved, dipio- |
matioally at least, in the new complication Of
affairs between China and France. Atten-
ton is particularly attracted to the peculiar
condition of affairs in the east by the cars
announcement that Russia neither needs nor
desires any acquisition of territory Lord
E. Fitmaurice states officially that Russian
troops to the number of nearly sixty
thousand have been massed as nearly as
possible III a controlling position on the
BORDERS of Armenia, SO as to render a
descent over trans Caucasus into Ar
menia easily successful, both by land and by
sea- The Russians have systematically en-
Outraged emigration to Armenia, where the
native Christians, with their intense hatred
of Mohamnedanisrn and Of their Turkish
rulers, will revolt at the first excuse, and do
anything in their power to secure independ-
ence, or failing in that, gladly submit to
Russian rule The riotous uprisings near
Erzeroum continue, and they have spread so
rapidly that almost all of Asia Minor is
in feTTnent, and Turkish troops have
Eeen sent to Van, Erwan, Zei5oWn
and other points. The English gov
ernmont has positive information that the
Turkish government believes that an extern
sive conspiracy exists, and has adopted the
extreme measure of opening all letters from
Armenia which pass through the Turkish
postof1fce in the effort to secure eliminating
evidence against the leaders. The cars pa
ciic statement cannot be reconciled with the
fact of, massing troops to such an extent
Lord Fitznaurice's statements are looked up
on by certain members of the diplomatic
corps here as intended largely to influence the
porte in the east, so as to prevent anything
like the direct interference Of the English
government, which might otherwise become
necessary.
fff A VOICE FROM VIENNA
VIENNA, June 12 --Adviees from. the east
say that England's position may become one
of extreme embarrassment in the case of an
open war between France and China grow
ing out of the Tonquin affair. China is in a
POSITION to fight as she has never been before
in modern warfare, while France, difficult as
her position would be in a country nearly
three months distant by her best means of
communication, would still be able to eStab
lfsh with her gunboats a substantial blockade
of the Chinese ports. Such a blockade
would reduce England's colonial trade at
least S150,000,0O0 per annum, and
would produce correspondingly an enormous
deficit in the Indian budget. This would be
a serious matter to the English government,
and the Afigemeine Zeitung, which may be
assumed to speak with ministerial authority,
says: "a serious breach between the western
powers is unavoidable if France persists in
her policy of expansion in Eastern Asia. ,
China has a large army, disciplined and
largely Differed by Europeans. The service
| is equipped with Krupp guns, The soldiers
are armed with breech-loading rifles, and the
fleet includes two ironclad men-of- war, one
monitor and thirty gunboats, Austria is by
no means Indifferent in the matter, and, from
the tone Of the political papers, would not be
sorry to see France get into genuine trouble
with England as well as with China over the
Anam matter.
FRANCE
PARIS, June 12-The trial begins to-day Of
the Marquis de Rays and seventeen others,
charged with manslaughter in that they dis
patched four old sailing vessels to the Island
of Port Breton, Oceanica, with emigrants
| most of whom died ON the passage, or after
! arrival from hunger and disease. They are
also charged with fraud in the sale of imagin-
airy land in Port Breton.
| The Paris Temps maintains that if a con-
test occurs between France and China before
| the Chen Yuen is ready for sea, the vessel
must be detained by her German builders
until hostilities have ceased. 1t is the inten-
ton to take the Chen Yuen to China under
the German flag and manned by a German
crew.
GERMANY.
| BERLIN, June 12-After witnessing the
| trial trip of the Chen Yuen, the new Chinese
iron-clad just built at Stettin, the Marquis
Tseng, on the part Of China, had an audience
with Count Won Hatzfeldt the minister of
foreign affairs. The latter had just previ-
ously received Baron Won Brandt the Ger
man minister to China, who recently returned
from Pekin. 1t is stated that Brandt has
proceeded to Paris. The whole affair is sub
jeet to much comment here Prince Won
Hohenlohe, the German ambassador at Paris.
is expected here shortly.
BERLIN June 12.-The government Church
bill has been referred by the lower house of
the Landtagto a committee of 81, and the
house has adjourned.
THE WAR CLOUD sUBsIDING.
LONDON, june I2.-The correspondent of
the Exchange Telegraph company at Paris
tiationsbetween France and China are pro-
crossing favorably
THE DYNAMITERs ON TRIAL.
LONDON, June 12-Tl1e trial of the men
concerned in the dynamite conspiracy was re-
sumed this morning. The steward of the
steamship Parthia, on which DR. Gallagher,
I. Bernard Gallagher and AAsbaugh sailed from
New York, in March last, was cross-examin-
ed by Ansbaugh, who ELECTED that no more
connection apparently existed between him
(Ansbaugh) and either of the Gallaghers than
) between him and the other passengers
The boy employed in Whitehead's shop at
Birmingham refused to swear that Wilson
was one of the men who visited his employer.
Some servants in a hotel at Birmingham, and
other witnesses from there, however, swear
they saw Wilson leaving town with trunk
J noticeably heavy.
After the policeman concerned in the arrest
of tho prisoners had given formal evidence,
the court adjourned.
Precautionary measures on an elaborate
scale are being taken to prevent the rescue of
the prisoners while being conveyed to and
J from court Twelve mounted policemen with
drawn swords surround the van containing
the prisoners, and policemen with revolvers
ride inside the wagon. The streets are also
cleared to allow the rapid passage of the We
, hicles.
, In the house of commons to-day, Ire
yelyan, chief secretary for Ireland, said the
body of jury, the Dublin hotel keeper, whose
death it was reported was caused by poison
administered by Irish hvincibles, had beer
exhumed, and no trace of poison discovered
Mr.. Wballey, liberal, has resigned his seal
E In the house Of commons for Peterborough, OF
V account of financial enterprises requiring his
( presence abroad.
1 ASIA MINOR.