The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-02

caslle to study, from Genoa to Bordigbera, all
the lnountain passes, like general making
himself familiar with future battlefield.
Figaro recalls the fact that pleasure trip
apparently led Won Moltke over the st,
Gothari and other passes opening in the rear
of Belfort, on the French frontier The
Italian government meets Bismarck's pro
gfaniine by q reorganization of the Depretis
Cabinet, in the face of the fact that it had a
sure 800 legislative majority at its back. Be
hind all this Figaro argues the there p must be
is also Using Depretis to secure the
reconciliation with the pope which he cannot
himself seem to ask, and is doing all he can to
diminish the strength of France by urging on
its wars in Senegal, on the Congo, in NADIA
gascar, in Tunis, and in Cochin China, and
thus weakening the country at home.
Into all these blunders and traps has the
country fallen, says Figaro 1T is vivi
section, and Austria, Italy and Germany
viii in the end each get its share of our ter
ritory."
THE HANOI FIGHT.
PARIS, June 1.-The Gaulois, in the ac-
count of the attack Of the Annamites on the
French forces near Hanoi, says that Capt
Riviere, on leaving the fort advanced
with $50 marines, leading a reserve Of
ID
too far in the rear to be of any service to
Captain Riviere's advance guard, which was
surprised by large force OF Annamites, and
almost annihilated. On the rear guard ar
irving at the scene the Annamites fled
carrying off Captain Riviere and fifteen
marines, all of whom were impaled the next
day.
IRISH MATTERS.
DUBLIN, June 1.-The ladies' committee to
aid political prisoners sent the following tele-
gram to Gladstone: ave appeal to you, on
the ground of humanity, for the commuta-
tation of the sentences of Thomas Mccartney
and Timothy Kelley, two of the condemned
Phoenix park Inurderers Three lives have
already been taken in atonement for two
We ask for mercy"
Caffrey is sentenced to be hanged June ,,
and Kelley June 0.
No reply to the communication has been
received from Gladstone
The work of the committee in charge of the
luke fund for 1888 is rapidly drawing to a
close The committee has thus far dispatched
1900 emigrants from the counties of Mayo
and Galway.
CASTELAR,, June THE hearing of the
prisoners charged with connection with the
murder conspiracy in the county of Mayo
| was continued this morning An infoImeT
| testified that he received a letter from Nally,
one of the prisoners, containing a plan for
| the murder Of the inspector of police who at.
tackled the mob at Balhna.
LONDON, June 1.-The dynamite conspha-
| tors, DR. Gallagher, Bernard Gallagher, Ans
| burg Curtin, Whitehead and Wilson, against
whom true bills were found yesterday were
| arTaigned in the Old Bailey this morning be
| fore Justice Hawkins They pleaded not
| guilty, and their trial was fixed for the 18th
| instant
| On the 0'Kelley Mclean affair coming up
in the commons this afternoon, O'Kelly
stated to the house that he thought the
| quarrel between himself and McCOan was
| personal affair, and was outside the juris-
diction of the house. He moreover
stated that he cared neither for the
| England, but only for his own honor Nc
| Coan, he said, having refused to apologize
| for language used in his address to his con
| stituents relative to him (O'Kelly), he was
outside of the category of those to whom hon
orable men pay attention.
Gladstone said that O'Kelly should prom
Use not to carry the matter further. If he re-
| fused, he tGladtonel would be compelled to
submit motion in regard to him
! O'Kelly answered that he considered the
matter ended.
This statement was regarded as a sufficient
| promise from O'kelly, and the subject was
dropped.
GERMANY.
LONDON, June IA dispatch from Berlin
to the Exchange Telegraph company says:
Prince Bismarck presided yesterday at
meeting of the Prussian ministry, at which it
was decided to take the regulation of church
matters into his own hands, independent of
Rome, and submit bill in the diet providing
Tor the modification of the May laws
BERLIN, June Count Won Moltke has
returned from his tour in Southern Europe.
He was present in the Reichstag yesterday
RUSSIA.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette
| publishes a letter dated May "a, from the
Nihilist Stpnaik, author of Underground
Russia, in which the writer says the car
was not to be molested at the coronation, be
| cause the syStem Ofattacks to create terror had
been replaced by plans for coup d'etat ard
attempts at revolt.
WRECKED IN THE CASPIAN SEA.
Moscow, June 1.-The Due de Charities has
sent telegram to the Due de Montpensier, as
she representative of the Spanish court at the
coronation stating that he had been wrecked
ID thu Caspian sea, and barely escaped With
Is lie
THE TREATY WITH CHILL
LONDON June The Peruvian charge
| t'atfsiIes in letter TO The Times states TIN I
Gen lgleeias had no authority to conclude a
tleaty II peace with Chill and the only effect
Of the signing of the treaty with him would
x 10 promote anarchy.
CHINA.
Hone KoNG, June l-Trcoa the newly
| appointed French minister to China, passed
| Through here on his way to Shanghai where
he viii confer with Ii Hung Chang, who
| takes command Of the Chinese troops III the
provinces adjacent 10 Tonquiu
THE VATICAN
ROME June 1.-The Vatican has ahan
doned for the present the hope of establishing
diplomatic relations with England