Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01

ayes to nays. The house then took
up the senate bill for repeal of the
bankrupt act but adjourned before q
vote was reached.
Foreign News.
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
A Vienna special of April 25th states
that the feeling there is that war be-
tween England and Russia is inevitable,
but that Austria will maintain an armed
neutrality. The negotiations for with
drawal OF the Russian troops and the
English feet from the vicinity OF Con-
stantinorle might have been successful
but it was found that, should the con-
gress prove "a failure, Russia would be
unable to resume her present military
position from the fact that Turkey
would have powerful army of not
less then 100000 men defending the
approaches to Constantinople. No
means could be, devised for guarantee
ing that the Turks would allow the Rus
slams to reoccupy the present lines,
and therefore the negotiations are tenn
porarily in allegiance. It has been
simultaneously necessary to arrange
the terms upon which the congress
should meet. and to settle the line Of de-
marcation In case of the withdrawal of
the troops and fleet, but since England
insisted upon her original demand
for the submission of the whole
treaty of San Stcfano, and since Russia
has shown no signs of yielding on this
point, there is little reason to hope for
any agreement. Russia and Roumania
are already on the verge of hostilities,
and there is severe fighting going on in
ROumelia between the Russian troops
and a large body of Turkish irregulars
SO that the situation is not very prom
ising for Russia. Even if the congress
should meet, it does not insure the GER
tainty of peaceful settlement, and the
opinion is gaining ground that war be-
tween Russia and England cannot be
avoided, although many weeks may
pass before hostilities begin.
BOTH SICK.
London advices say the illness of both
Prince Bismarck and Prince Gortscha-
kof cannot fail to affect unfavorably the
negotiations for meeting of the congress
on a compromise basis. 1t is even stated
that all efforts at mediation have failed,
and that there is less hope of a peace
able solution OF the Eastern question
than there was two weeks ago.
HORRORS OF BULGARIA..
Pera correspondence of April 24th,
shows that the Mussulman instruction
is formidable. 1t engages 10000 Rus
sian troops, and extends over an area
of 10000 square miles from between
Tartar Bazardjik and phillippopolis to
Gumuldscina and Tchermen. The in
surrection was caused by the intolerable
oppression of the Russo bulgarian
regime, and was brought to a head by
the abduction of Turkish women
by Bulgarians. Cannon and musketry
firing are heard daily near Tchermen.
A sanguinary and indecisive engage
ment was fought near Demotica on the
18th inst, in which the Russians lost
500 men, including 8 officers killed.
The commander of Demotica has asked
for reinforcements, and 1900 infantry
and two sotnias of Cossacks have been
sent from Adrianople. The demand
for reinforcements greatly reduces the
garrisons ut Adrianople and Philip
popolis.
TAKING VENGEANCE.
The situation in Bulgaria is regarded
rs very significant, and some papers
believe it may accelerate the course of
the negotiations. 1t is manifest the
Bulgarians are taking terrible revenge
for the Turkish outrages of '76, and the
whole country may fall agai, into an
archy and bloodthirsty reprizal. The
Musselmen are goaded to despair
10y the tyranny of their former vic
Tins. The country is full of refugees
from scattered armies and dis
banded garrisons of Turks, these fern
nucleus of insurrection, and they are
joined by inhabitants of Mussulmen
villages and carry on guerilla warfare
against the native Christians and Rus
sian troops, thus, though peace is nom-
inally established in the East, anarchy
reigns in Bulgaria as it did before the
war. The Insurgents are not fighting
for Turkey against Russia, but say they
are only fighting for their own lives and
honor.
RUSSIAN VIEWS.
Advices from ST. Petersburg, under
date of April oath, state that the sugges-
ton for preliminary conference has
been adopted in principle. An agree
ment seems assured in regard to the
time required for the withdrawal of the
Russian army and British fleet to
Adrianop.e and Besika Bay respectively.
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