Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-10
Foreign News

BERLIN, July Wit yesterday s
session of the congress the problems
presented by the reorganization Of
Turkey y-in-Europe have been solved
with the difficult exception of the
border provinces of Greece. One
scheme of settlement proposed is to
offer Greece some rights of supervis-
ion and control over West Roumeia,
that is Thessaly, Macedonia and Epir~
us. AS Austria will be interested in
Bosnia aud Herzegovina and possibly
in Northern Albania, by thus extend
ing the influence of neighbcring states
over adjacent provinces tie congress
mi sht remove the cause Of future wars.
1t is believed the congress will
have completed the discussion Of the
principal questions to be decided by it
by the end of the week. 1t will only
have next week to formally sanction
the decisions of the committee of sec
ond pleuipotentiares, presided ever by
Prince Ii ohenlohe, which commenced
series of Preliminary deliberations on
June 29th.
It had been decided that Servia
shall retain Nisch, but not Novi Bazaar,
the kopavnlk deGle forming the west
ern trontier of the new territory. The
The Servian delegates declare them
selves satisfied Montenegrlns are
dissatisfied, especially at obtaining
nothing on the south Antivara is to
be declared a neutral port, but open
| to Austrian men-of-war.
The Journal de St. Petersburg
scouts as absurd the supposition that
the congress will permit Turkey to op
pose its decisions.
The questions of the navigation of
the Danube aud war indemnity were
discussed in congress to-day. 1t
seems the latter is not definitely set
tied and there is some doubt concern
irg the former, which, however, is at
least on the point Of settlement on a
basis OF existing regulations namely,
that navigation shall be politically un-
impede1 and shall be controlled by a
mixed scientific commission.
1t is said Austria has proposed the
neutral boundary be carried much
farther up the stream than at present,
and all fortifcatons on the banks be
razed. Discussion on these proposals
was postponed. On the indemnity
question England, France and Italy
refused to recognize priority for Rus
sia's pecuniary claims. Russia dis
claimed the intention of claiming
priority or exacting territory instead Of
money.
| A Berlin correspondent says the
congress, in view of Turkeys absolute
inability to pay the indemnity, de-
clined to take any action and left the
matter for private settlement between
Turkey and Russia
The Daily Telegraph says Prince
Bismarck warned Russia against ex-
acting territory instead of money in.
demnity, the amount of which, how
ever, he declared matter for settle
ment between Russia and Turkey.
Another correspondent states that
the indemnity question which was ad-
journed will probably be referred to
the commission. The plenipotentiar.
les clearly recognize the importance
of the question and will not allow it to
be settled separately. Discussion will
be resumed at another sitting.
There will be no putting off the
congress to-day. 1t is possible by
Monday the last sitting will be held,
and the treaty be signed on Tuesday
or Wednesday.
Roumania asks for the harbor of
Kavarna on the Black Sea as an ad-
ditonal price for acquiescence in the
session of Bessarabia The congress
probably will not object if Russia does
not.
LONDON, July 2.-DispatcLes from
Constautinope speak Of the warlike
movement appearing among the Mus.
sulman population. but certainly not
against Austria, dreaming only of re-
covering the provinces invaded by
Russia. The tanatical portion of the
Turks would readily yield Bosnia and
Herzegovina to Austria on condition
that that power at the same time
would occupy Servia and Montenegro,
SO as to leave the hands Of the Porte
free to wrestle with its chief antagon-
ist.
A Vienna correspondent states the
council yesterday decided to place
three additional divisions on a war
footing and call out the Croatian re-.
serve. in consequence of Vaccinations
of the local Bosnian authorities against
the occupation by Austrians. The
occupation, however.will not be imme.
diate. 1t is hoped the Porte may be.
come more conciliatory and all oppos-
ition will thus be obviated.
LONDON, July At appears that
Pope Leo, after first making friendly
overtures to the Emperor of Germany,