The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-08
ALL QUIET AZ MADRID.
GERMANY OFFERS TO WITHDRAW.
HER FORCES FROM zap.
providing Spain VIII Not Occupy 1t Pend.
ing Diplomatic solution-Ed-
itor Stead on TFiel-CiicIs
from the Gable.

MADRID, Sept s. -Dispatches lust re-
ceived regarding the German occupation al
zap state that the Spaniards on the island
had hoisted the Spanish flag, and had low
cred it at sunset for the light, as is custom.
airy with all nationalitiss and that imn7e.
dlately afterwara the German gunboat ran
in landed marines aud sailors ho;staI
the German colors, AMI formally occuniel
the place, despite the protestations of the
Spaniards.
FRINGE Bismarck has offered to withdraw
the German forces from Yap provided
Spain will not occupy it pending diplo.
matte solution Of the question as to SPAN,
claim over the island. Germany will &C.
knowledge the Spanish occupation of Van
provided Spain proves that the Spanish
flag had been hoisted on the island before
the German gunboat had arrived in the
harbor.
The excitement in Madrid over the affair
has quieted down. Everything was tran.
quill Sunday nj INT.
Count Won Halzfsldt in his statement to
Count Benomar regarding the orders that
had been given 70 the German gunbaat
meant that the gunboat had been forbidden
to hoist the German flag where the Spanfsh
flag had already been hoisted He said that
the aisobedisnce OF the commander of the
gunboat would not affect the situation.
The government has saiz3d ami will pros
ecute The Iberia, c. rreoal, Correspondencia,
and Impartial, Liberal papers, besides The
Progress, Globo. and six other Republican
papers, and four independent Journals. for
publishing articles melting an agitation and
ad vocating rupture with Germany. Local
authorities have been oNlored to act vigor-
ously, and sac that all agitation Is supnra ssal
and tn ringleaders arrested throughout
the country. Two hundred and fifty per.
sons have been arrested in Madrid, but tho
majority of them We since been liberated
Many theatres end other public institutions
have been closed
BERLIN, Sept S.-Count Banomar, the
Spanish mini ter here has EXPIRE Led to the
government Spain's rsgrst ut tna in iult4 Of
fered t. iermany by the p.pulace at Mad
rid, and has pr0mi ell on benaif # h. GOV
rrnmNnt that the leaders Of the moo Will be-
iuni hod, aud that Spain will do her utmost
+" Prevent y repetition of the insult This
statement is regarded as terminating tha
incident Rumor, that have reaclaI here
10y way of Pari, tn the effect that Swain Ia,
sont an ultimatum to Germany, are not be-
lievod
PARIS, Sept. S-M. de Freycinet, minis
ter Of foreign affairs, is hurriadlg returnin.
to Paris in consequence of the excitement
| occa,ioned by the Carclines affair. The
Spanish residents at Marseilles threaten tC
attack the German consulate in that city.
The local authorities have taken steps tx
prevent any repetition of the Madrid out
RACES.
| The newspapers Of Paris, on commenting
on the difficulty between Germany and
| SPAIN insist that Prince Bismarck Is trying
to embroil France into the affair
PARIS, Sept S.-La France publishes {
statement TO the effect that a mob had muir
dered the German consul at Sargossa
Spain The report is not believed, and n
information in confirmation OF the story
has bsen received.