Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-08-28
FOREIGN NEWS.

INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS.
A Stockholm dispatch of the 2lst
says the international congress for the
prevention and repression of crime, in
Guiding penal and reformatory treat
ment, assembled to-day M. Won
Bjornstjerna, Swedish Minister of For
eign Affairs, was elected president, and
the Rev. DR.. Z. c. Wines, of the United
States, honorary president. The mu-
nicipality of Stockholm will entertain
the members of the congress to-mor-
row.
THE BLOODY BATTLE OF sEROJEvO.
A dispatch from Vienna, dated Aug.
Goth. gives the following particulars of
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. Tegethotf. Gen.
Tegethoff 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 Immediately advanced
considerable distance IN the direction
Of Seroevo. On Monday Gen.
Tegethof's force formed in an
attacking column against the northern
side of Serojevo, and opened a cannon
AIDE against the castle. At 6:3O in the
morning, 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
7:30, 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 1890. when the in
surgents' cannon were silenced, and the
Austrian infantry advanced in a swarm
Gen. Phillipovich says fighting of the
most horrible kind ensued, which last
ed until 1890 T. NJ. The troops were
fired upon from every doorway and
window. Men and women and sick
and wounded insurgents in military
hospitals participated in the incredita-
BILE scenes of the widest fanaticism. 1t
was only owing to the good discipline
Of the troops that the town was not
more seriously damaged; as it was,
many houses were burned. The losses
unfortunately were not inconsiderab!e.
The insurgents fled in all directions, es-
pecially towards Garasda and Rogatica.
At the close Of the fighting the imperial
flag was hoisted and saluied amidst the
cheers of the Christian population.
THE INTERNATIONAL MONTEREY CONFER
ENCE.
A Paris dispatch of the Goth inst. says
at the sitting of the international none
tary conference, Mr.. Groesbeck ex-
planned the position of the United
States treasury, showing its advance to-
ward resumption of specie payment.
All the delegates explained the mon
etary condition of their respective coun-
tries. Goschen said that although
England has a gold standard she IS
greatly interested in the matter Of silver
retaining its monetary condition. He
believed the world would remain divid-
ed into two parts, one having gold the
other double standard. He maintain
ed there was no harm in this being the
case.
The Swiss representatives supported
Goschen's views.