Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-27
Foreign News.

LONDON, March 23.-A special
from St. Petersburg says rumors are
in circulation that Russia has demand
ed that the British fleet quit the sea of
Marmora Immediately The cores
pondent has reason to believe that these
reports, although exaggerated, are not
entirely y unfounded, and that Russia is
making or is about to make represea.
tations in regard to the British feet.
Minister Layard's opposition to the
embarkation of Russian troops at Buy
ukdere has caused great irritation. An
inspired article in the Journal De St.
Petersburg attracts much attention.
1t points to continuance of the feet
in the sea of Marnora, in defiance of
International law, and asks if it is not
time to ask England what she really
wants. Europe should call England
before her judgment seat and summon
her to reenter the sphere Of interna-
tlonal law by quitting the straits and
formally engaging not 10 return.
oemi-othcial hints are given that If
England does not wish to attend the
congress it will meet without Ter. In
connection with the foregoing intelli-
gence it should be stated that rumors
were circulating in the lobbies of Par
llment last night that the tone in Erg-
lish official circles is decidedly war,like.
A dispatch from Athens says all ad-
NIT that Greece should decline to take
part in the congress if only offered con-
sultative voice.
A Belgrade special reports all Aus
trians in Servia liable to military SER
vice have been ordered to return home.
A telegram from Vienna received in
Paris states that Roumania has refused
to receive independence at the hands
OF Russia, or permit the passage Of
Russian troops through her territory,
during the occupation Of Bulgaria.
A Paris correspondent hears that
Russia has forced Turkey to acquiesce
In a secret agreement, according to
which Russia would assist Turkey
against Greece, an English combinations
or against the entry of British fleet
to the Bosphorous or Dardanelles,
largely diminish the indemnity and
guarantee integrity of the remaining
Turkish territory, receiving in return
directing power over The revenues of
the Porte.
A special from Berlin says the Rus
sian naval attache here, who is leading
authority on torpedoes, has suddenly
been ordered home.
BERLIN, March 23-The North
German Gazette says it is evident that
Russia regards war with England as
inevitable, and knows she was never
better able to wage it than now.
The proceedings of the recent ses-
sion of the Wisconsin Legislature. are
thus summarized: There were intro
duced in the Senate 2l5 bills, 26 Joint
resolutions, 80 resolutions, 7 memorials
to Congress, and 29i petitions, memoir
ials, etc There were introduced in
the Assembly $40 bills, SO joint reso-
lutioDs, 80 resolutions, Il memorials te
Congress, and 476 petitions memorials,
etc. Of these, 1l6 Senate and 225
Assembly bills passed agd became laws
There also passed 6 joint resolutions
and IL memorials to Congress. The
Governor vetoed one Assembly and
one Senate bill, both city charters, and
allowed one or two unimportant bills
to die by not signing them. Should
the committee which is now supervia-
ing the revision of the statutes finish
their work before the 28th day of Nay.
the Legislature will be called to meet
in special session: to act on the revis-
ion.