Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-28
FOREIGN NEWS.
AMERICAN INVENTIONS AT PARIS.

exhibition, and in an editorial article
commenting thereupon, the Times says
the pre-emlnence Of the mechanical
genius of the citizens Of the
United States may be admitted
and is illustrated, not for
the first time, in the exhibition in Paris.
The Times, after pretending to exhaust
the whole secret Of the phenomena of
the inventive genius across the Atlantic,
. finds reason therefor in thc.greater eff
ticiency Of labor here, and the increased
cost and difficulty of hiring it. The
condition Of the Union as an economic
society, drives it's inhabitants towards
inventions, and there, as elsewhere,
necessity may be said to be the mother
of it.
INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS.
A Stockholm dispatch of the Dist
says the international congress for the
prevention and repression Of crime, in
Guiding penal and reformatory treat
ment, assembled to-day. M. Won
Bjornsti erna, Swedish Minister of For
elgn Affairs. was elected president, and
the Rev. DIR. E. G. Wines, of the United
States, honorary president. The mu-
nicipality of Stockholm will entertain
the members of the congress to-mor-
row.
On the 22d, Mr.. Walker, of the Amer
lean delegation, made a long speech.
pointing out the serious consequences
of demonetizing silver. Mr.. Horton
also addressed the conference. He re-
PEELED the accusation that the United
States came to the congress with anti
quated theories, which were only sup
ported by nations having forced paper
currency. He said the point to be
ascertained was whether the DOW
ers considered it advantageous
to concert together upon the
conditions of their silver currencv.
The question was then raised whether
the conference should again adjourn.
Governor Fenton decided there had
never been q more important question
than that under discussion. The
American delegates had crossed the
ocean to discuss it exclusively. 1t
would be greatly to be regretted if this
were not done. The American dele
gates had still many things to say.
Leon Say announced that Germany had
declined with thanks the invitation to
participate in the congress.
Mr.. Walker argued that the gold
standard was condemned by the expert
ence of the last few years. The confer
ence Of 1866 committed great mistake
in proclaiming crusade against silver
for the sake of international coinage.
Only two or three countries were able
to maintain sufficient gold circulation;
the others would be driven to circula-
ton in which silver would preponder-
ate below its nominal value. The
Swedish and Swiss representatives dis
puted Mr.. Walkers argument. The
conference adjourned one week.
ANOTHER AUSTRIAN VICTORY.
Vienna advices of the 22nd states
that General Jevanovich an
nounces that the insurgent positions
before Sholatz were carried by the Aus
TRANS on the 21st inst, after several
hours severe fighting. Several insur-
gent chiefs were killed. The Austrian
loss is 10 killed and 80 wounded. The
Austrians captured 81 cannon at Sera-
|jevo.
.,.. RoyMANIA's COMPLAINT. .a.. ..
A Bucharest dispatch of the
22nd says Minister Cogalniceano
is about to 60 to the various
capitals to seek such modification OF
the treaty of Berlin concerning the
Jews as will avert the necessity of the
/ constituent assembly to amend the Rou-
manian constitution. The ministry
believe that the appeal to the people
will result in their dismissal, and fear
that it will be followed by accusations
and prosecution, such as they brought
against their predecessors. Il
QUEEN CHRISTIANS DEATH.
A Havre dispatch of the 22nd says
Queen Cnristiana died last night al st.
Addresse, near this city. %E//
THE BLOODY BATTLE OF sEROJEvo. -
A dispatch from Vienna, dated Aug.
Goth: gives the following particulars of
a terrible>battle fought by the Austrian
troops against the Bosnian insur-
! gents. The official report of
Gen. Phillipovich shows that the
capture of Serojevo was the result of
the combined operations Of his own
force and that of Gen. Tegethoff. Gen.
/ Tegethof occupied Vizoka on the 18th,
he capturing a quantity of arms and
ammunition, after the engagement, in
which he had 81 men wounded and 4
killed. He imm ediately advanced 9
considerable distance in the direction
Of Serojevo. On Monday Gen.
! Tegethoff's force formed in an
attacking column against the, northern
| side of Serojevo, and opened cannon
ade against the castle. At $50 in the
morning;;g the insurgent artillery re-
piled. : Meanwhile the force of Gen.
Phillipovich divided in two columns
and was favored by a thick fog in eff
fecting a turning movement, and the
column directed against the insur-
gents position on the westward. AT
Serojevo they commenced an attack at
80, but the main column driving the
insurgents with difficulty from their
strong positions, they only reached
| their appointed position on the heights
south of the city at 1870, when the in
1 slrgents' cannon were silenced. and the