Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-13
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
ctatements Cabled from the Old
World Centers.
SALISBURY AND THE SEAL TROUBLE

r,s Premier Said To Re Assured That
Arbitration Will Settle the Matter
P,rnen at Work on a Enthusiastically
f,ur Makes a Statement to ParIin n,ent
as to Irish Relief, and Gets a Big
Credit-Iliness of windthorst Euro
pean Miscellany.
LONDON, March 13-Lord Salisbury has
received, it is stated officially, dispatches of
avery satisfactory character from Sir Ju-
Ian Pauncefote, relative to the Benring
ses negotiations. 1t is said that there is
every reason to anticipate that no further
obstruction will be placed 10 the way u
unconditional arbitration, and that both
America and England will unite in an in
ternational arrangement for the protec.
ton of the seal. The British govern ment
is officially represented as being anx-
ious to put an end to the indiscriminate
slaughter of seal in Behring sea.
The Royal Labor Commission.
Earl Derby has signiied his willin yness
to become chairman of the royal commits
sion on the subject of labor. 1t is stated
on the authority Of a member of the cabi-
net that the commission will report before
the close of the present year. Legisl alton
viii then be adopted IN accordance with
its recommendations, and then the gov
ernment will be prepared to go to the
country on the strength of that leyisja-
ton. 1t IS certain that there is no incen-
ton OF dissolving parliament until the
Conservatives have acted upon the Iabo-
issues now before the country.
Parneil in Retirement Again.
Parnesi IS making good deal of mys-
terry over the manifesto which he nroynised
to issue to the world, giving reasons for
his course in Irish affairs. 1t is SAID that
he wishes TO secure the publication of tbs
manifesto in America about the same tine
as the arrival of the deputation which he
has sent to that country. Parnen has
made one of his disappearances like those
with Mrs. Shea when an Irish member
oil parliament who wanted to find Parneu
usually had to seek out Mrs O'Shea and
obtain her intercession for the privilege of
an interview. There is no presum ption
oil that Kind now. Private Secretary
Campbell has disappeared as we'll as his
master, and they are both undoubtedly
engaged on the manif este.
The Relief Work in Irelend.
in the house of commons yesterday Chief
Secretary Ba 'fo1r asked credit of e65,-
81 for tue relief of distress in Ireland.
Every possl'Ia means had been taken he
said, to expedite relief works, which other
wise would not have been begun before
April or May. Eight thousand DE Isons
had been employed and about 40, 900 been
relieved. H. never allowed a state ment
OF actual starvation to go without imme-
date special inquiry and relief if found
true, although many cases of fraud had
come to light. There was no starvation
on the mainland, but great risk Of it in
the western islands
Method of Distribution.
Wherever reliable list of deserving
and destitute families could be obtained,
employment was given on relief work, at
the rate OF seven shillings per week in
money. Where such list could rot be
obtained, the pay was given in supplies, a
stone of meal, valued at eleven pence,
being given daily. This has caused a
dImlnutIon in the demand for relief. The
present roll of weekly wages announced to
$4,000. On February IS the n:mber en-
ployed was 1887, and 921, 159 pounds had
been paid IN wages. John Morley and
IlrE l.