The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-28

4 his way to his new post t. begin operations /
! is believed that the French minister at Pehii
and the Ghf9lese minister at Paris will shorI
receive thetr passports.
FRENCH CoMsIANDER KILLED.
/ PARIS, Hay Is An official Telegram
| from Tonquin states that Captain Riyiere, til,
commander of the French forces at Tonquin
/ was killed while making a sortie from For
| Hanoi and that Captain Deyillefs was danger
| ously wounded. General Bonet has been or
| dered from Saigon to take the place of Captain
| Civiere.
THE MADAGASCAR WAR.
The government hos sent dispatch to AID
mral Pierre eoInrlimenting him for the cap
tnre OF MaJnnga, Mad gasear.
| LONDON, May 26.-ft is believed the
| minister of foreign affairs has sent commun-
/ ication TO the French government expressing
surprise and regret ut the aston OF France ta-
ward Madagascar
special meeting of the Madagascar com
mittee will be held shortly to consider the sit
uation.
The minister of Marine has informed the
committee on the Tonquin credit that the
French commander has been ordered to resist
the Chinese If they attempt to enter Tonauin.
CALCULATING THE CHANCES.
LONDON, May 26.-The Cologne Ga
&ette has published an article which attracts
much attention. Ii points out that Germany,
Austria and Italy can muster 3IS battalions
Of infantry, 20 sqladrons of cavalry. and a..
400 feldt guns, while the forces of France and
Russia amount to ], 339 battaions of infantry
90 squadfons of cavalry, and 4, $40 field guns
but 1t says that the last two states can only on
/ crate with divided forces fripartite al
lance can thus outweigh the whole remainder
of Europe. a.i
,1ss. RUSSIA. h
LoNDoN, May 26-The Times cores
pendent at Moscow says that the imperial
manifesto to be issued on the day of the coro-
nation will grant an amnesty to all Polish ex-
lies willing to submit to police supervision for
two years No other political prisoners will be
pardoned
Moscow May 26.-It is understood
that the imperial manifesto, which willie pro
mulSated tomorrow, viii announce that no
change will be made in the existing state of
things in Russia. The Poles who Will
be pardoned viii be required to promise un-
swerving fidelity and submission TO the
emperor The DEGREES of suppress
sion against, various newspapers will
not be abrogated, although it as believed a
partial par amnesty and other acts of ciemency
Will be subsequently announced The mani
festo Will announce the remission of A large
number of penalties for non-politioal offenses
lines and arrears of taxes due from the poorer
classes.
hJActhhOIh, nIdN zO--In9 Swedish
ministry has resinged In consequence of the IN.
feat III the diet of the army organization bill
GERMANY
BERLIN, May 26.-The vatican in it's
reply to the note of Prussia, complains tina.
while its request for explanations relative 60 |
the jurisdiction of bishops and the training of |
priests was unanswered, Prussia suddenly |
made new demands The vttiean declines 70 |
consider any new proposals until an agree |
nent Is reached on the matters first mooted
BERLIN, May ga law student here |
has been shot and killed in duel A eantain
and lieutenant in the army also fought a duel
IN winch eleven shots were exchanged and the
lieutenant was mortally wounded I
RoUMANIA. -
BERLIN, May ga private telegram
'ecelyed from Bucharest states that a plot to
heot fhe king of Roumanfa at the onenipe of
ne session OF parliament has been discovered, |
MI number of persons implicated in the plotI
re said to have been arrested
-az~# IRELAND
"CoEK, MAY 26.-PoIicemen sim occn-
Y the Office of The Kerry Sentinel, at Tralee.
lken possession of on account of a seditions
otlce published last saturday. but the publ
alton of the paper has been resumed
TURKEY.
CoNsTANTNopLE Mag 26.-General
Wallace, United States minister, has lodged n i
rotest with the government against the imno-
itIon of an ad valorem duty of s per cent on
nports into Turkey.
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