The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-14
FRANCE WANTS PEACE.
PUBLIC FEELING OPPOSED TO WAR.
importance of the Suez Canal in the At
fair with Observation-Disclosures Tseng In
sists on His Terms-The Agrarian
Troubles in Croatia-Other News.
THE sUEZ CANAL.

PARIS, Sept. H.
The Tonquin difficulty has assumed new
aspect in the discussions of the peace party.
In the event of England's assuming hostile
attitude to France it is feared by the Con
servatives that England may again violate
the neutrality of the Suez Canal by either
closing it to the passage of French troops
or by throwing distractions in the way OF
their passage. The Suez Canal problem, ii
is now seen, becomes increasingly important
in every Oriental question.
PROGRESS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
LONDON, Sept. IA.
The Standards Paris correspondent
states that at the Chinese Legation and al
the French Foreign Office it is asserted that
the negotiations relative to the Tonquin
question are being conducted on both sides
with a sincere desire of arriving at an ami
cable solution of the difficulties. The En-
glish and American diplomatic representa-
tiyes in Paris fully confirm the above state
ment.
MARQUIS TsENG.
Marquis Tseng, the Chinese Ambassador,
in an interview at Folkestone, on his return
from Paris, said China was determined to
concede nothing concerning her suzerainty
over Anam. She did not wish France to
possess territory adjoining the Chinese from
tier. The dispatch of French reinforcements
to TOnQuin would be unfortunate, as 1t
would compel China to boldly send troops to
an adjacent province. The military party is
daily gaining ground at Pekin. Any i'll
considered measures on the part of the
French might be attended with fatal results.
The Marquis said nothing definite had result
ed from his journey to Paris.
THE FRENCH NEWSPAPERS.
PARIS. Sept. IA.
The Debdts editorially expresses the
opinion that the basis of the negotiations
between Challemel-L aeour and the Marquis
Tseng are less favorable to France than the
treaty made by Bouree at Pekin The De
bats also says the Chinese should be given
to understand that the desire of France for
peace has certain limits
The Figaro states that Lord Lyons, the
British Ambassador at Paris, had long
interview with Challemel-Laeo Wednes
day, at which he urged Upon the French
Minister of Foreign Affairs the danger IL
! European commercial interests should wal
result from the Tonquin imbr0glio.
| THE LEGITDIIsTs' ORGAN EXPIRES.
The linton, the organ of the Legitimists
ceased its publication Wednesday. In its
farewell address it says that the papers
mission ended with the death of the Count
| de Chambord. 1t salutes the Count OF
Paris as the head of France, and hopes he
will restore to the Christians the traditional
monarchy. The cessation implies that the
| Legitimists will not support the Count dc
| Paris unless he claims the throne on the
most absolute clerical principles, which is
known to be impossible.
PERu's NEW MINISTRY.
LIMA, Sept. IA.
| The Iglesias min istry is given as follows
| President of the Council and Minister o.
| Justice, DR.. Bariniga; Minister of Foreign
| Affairs, Jose Antonio LeyeFelle; Minister Of
| War, General Osma; Chancellor of the Elk
chequer, DR.. Malpartida.
THE FALSE PROPHETS CAREER ENDED
CAIRO Sept. IA.
Hicks Pasha, who left Klartoum witt
| 5000 men for a campaign against Ell Mahdi
| the false prophet, has teIegraphed the Khe
dive that Ell Mahdrs religious influence !
| broken.
RIOTERS KILLED BY THE MILITARY.
AGfAM, Sept. Ii.
| The violence of the rebels against thu
land owners between China and Petrinia il
increasing. The military force which wa.
sent to the scene of the disturbance wa
compelled to fire Into dense mass of riot
ers at Jakoboyacz, killing fifteen and wound
ing many others
DEAD.
LONDON, Sept. IA
Admiral Sir Richard Collinson, K. C. B.
F. r. G. s., is dead He commanded tn
Enterprise expedition which left Plymouth
in 1850, in search of Sir John Franklin.
DuttOn Coon died Wednesday night, age
fifty-one. During his life he engaged in Lit
erary, dramatic and art criticisms upol
Punch, the Cornhiu Magazine, the Pal
Mall Gazette and the World. lie ais
wrote several works of fiction.