Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
Foreign News.

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LONDON, May "A Vienna dis
patch says: The government has
again expressed confidence in the
prompt meeting of the congress and is
again urging England to accept the
congress. ,,'' Ill.,. - -.
A telegram from St. Petersburgh
announces that an imperial ukase has
just becn issued ordering the forma-
tion Of forty.eight fresh battalions in
addition to the forty eight called out a
fortnight ago. Three new artillery
brigades with IA guns are also form
ing.
Mr.. Gross, in his speech at Preston
last night, said that the government
was not going to communicate to the
public their proposals in regard to the
eastern question before the meeting of
the congress. -
LONDON, May Political demon
stratlons for and against the govern
ment are the order of this week. A
popular meeting at Bradford, Monday,
in support of the government, at which
Claiborne Hardy, the Indian secretary
spoke, was followed yesterday by meet
ings at Manchester, at which John
Bright spoke, and Briefly Hill in op.
position. TO morrow another demon
stration hostile to the government will
be held at Birmingham. The whole
energy of the opponents of the govern
ment In the north and center Of Eng
land will thus be heard in combined
protest against the policy of thecabinet.
At the Manchester meetings eighteen
hundred delegate from Liberal organi.
cations in the North of England were
present. Joseph Chamberlain, Radi-
cal member of parliament from Bir-i
mingham, spoke at Briefly Hill The
speech of Bright and Chamberlain
directly face the issue raised by the
government. They ask the country
"not to chose between the various
courses for asserting British interests
In the east; but to act on the princi-
pie that We have no interests there at
all worth the cost of the war;" They
also further asked the country not to
decide how far it is prepared to main
tain the existing treaties or by what
means existing engagements can best
be reconciled with existing facts. but
to pronounce that the existing treaties
are an utter mistake.
,2 Rumors Of the dissolution of par La
ment are again rife. 1t is said the
Conservative associations have received
secret instructions to prepare for such
contingency. sg4f
"A London correspondents of the
Liverpool Post says he is informed on
trustworthy authority that Lord Bea-
consfeld has resolved on the dissolu
tion, which will occur about Whitsun-
tide. f azart,fl 5el.y 48 g5lls !,
]. 4 Itis stated as the result of private
inquiries made by the government at
various ports as to what steamers are
available for cruisers or for the trans
port Of arms or troops, that about 70
steamers of the first class have been
selected and will be commissioned
when required. One company own
ing forty steamers have offered to place
their entire feet at the disposal of the
government. g
] LONDON May lit is considered
in official circles in London that the
mission of Count Won Moltke to Co.
penhagen is an event of the utmost i'm
portance. It is thought to be, sure
indication of Germany's intention to
act, as Prince Bismark's organs have
already declared formally, in favor of
neu.ralizing the Baltic or forbidding
the entrance of British iron-clads.
The object Of Won Moltke's mission
it is believed here. is to enforce meas.
ures on the Danish government which
will secure the closing of the sound.
Denmark's weakness is so apparent to
all that no one doubts the success of
Won Moltke's mission, as she cannot
afford to refuse q peremptory demand
of that nature from Germany. This
incident may cool the warlike ardor of
the British cabinet, because it proves
that Russia is backed by Germany.
Msny intelligent observers Of European
politics have long held this view, but
most Englishmen refused to believe it.
and the truth is now brought home to
them at moment when any rcced,ng
from the demands already put forth by
tho Beaoonsfield Cabinet would be a
national humiliation. England is en-
tirely isolated. She finds herself con-
frouted by war. with no apparent pros
pect of an alliance except with the
moribund Turk, and whatever Moslem
fsuaticism she may be able to stir up
in her own empire. The prospect now
apparently, is that the British govern
ment will shortly make . movement
toward compromise. This Baltic
incident may now be considered 81
hopeful, inasmuch - it increases the
ahaneas of \ peaceful solution by show