Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-17
BIsMARK' S COUNSEL.

BIsMARK's COUNSEL.
The London Telegraph Of May l1th,
publishes dispatch from Vienna which
says it is believed that Prince Bis
marck's counsels to Count Schouvaloh
we're pacific. He informed the latter
that he would do all IN his power to
bring about an understanding,
GERMANY DECLINES
4 Berlin dispatch Of the 11th states
that the German government has de-
clined the invitation from the United
States to attend the international coin
age congress.
COUNT sCHoUvALoFF's MISSION.
The New York Heralds st. Petersburg
correspondent telegraphed on the morn
ing of the 10th that Count Schouvaloff
will not arrive in st. Petersburg before
Sunday, having spent a day in Berlin in
order to hold an interview with Prince
Bismarck. 1t has been confidently
hoped that he brings the means of Sc
curing peace; yet the emperor, who
knows i'll advance his mission, said on
Wednesday that he did not see that
any end Of the complications was
probable. General Ignatiett is eS-
cuded from the councils of the en-
peror at the formal request of Gort-
schaEoh, whose health is growing better.
The venerable chancellor is ex-
ceedingly jealous Of his young rival, and
there has been very bitter feeling ex-
listing between the two men since lgna-
tief overrode the chancellur's order re-
garding the San Stefano treaty.
The second division relates solely to
the Asiatic compensation which it Is
proposed shall be reduced to mini
mum.
The third division relates to the
straits question and will be arranged
hereafter.
A HARD DIPLOMATIC ROAD TO TRAVEL.
A Vienna correspondent writing on
the 10th inst, and commenting on
the hope OF peace revived by Count
Schouvalofi's expected arrival at
st. Petersburg and the increased
friendly character of the pour
parlers, says: Notwithstanding way
out of the difficulty seems at last to
have been found, egress is neither short
nor easy. 1t is, after all, nothing more
nor less than solving the most vital
questions-thatis is, doing in great meas
TIRE the work of the congress itself. A
certain nervousness therefore exists, it
being instinctively felt that the present
may possibly be the last effort
to arrive Mt u pacific solution.
fEhn ,n,,,l;,,,, e III
longer relate to formula for con-
gress, but to the merits of settlement
in the East, and if irreconcilable an
tagonism should result on one or more
points, it would go far to prove the use
lessness of further endeayors to bring
about an understanding. Beyond this
is the questioned guarantees, to-wit: The
pledge that Russia will really make the
concessions she promised, and security
that England will demand nothing
further 1t would form q dangerous
anomaly to leave the armed
forces of the two sides face
to face, while they have automatically
agreed The withdrawal, therefor, Of
the British fleet and the Russian army
seems to be the natural corolary of any
understanding. This scheme is now
preached, not in the old form rs securi-
ty against accident, but in connection
with guarantee for the fulhllment Of
an agreement to be made. England is
credited with the initiative in this re-
pect.
GLADSTONE DESPERATE.
The London Times of the 10th inst,
criticising the speech made by Glad
stone ON the 9th inst, to the deputation
Of the witch liberal association at How
ard, in which he denounced the govern
eminent in violent terms, says his Ian
guage was so reckless rs to entirely
overshoot the mark. 1t reads like II
speech prompted by desperation. The
Times also says it believed the govern
ment on the whole is acting wisely in
the present crisis, and the fact that
Gladstone cannot arouse the country by
wholesale denunclation o the govern
ment, the London newspapers, fashion
able people, and educated society, into
some expression of opinion to the con-
trary, shows the country does not dis
sent from the governments policy.
ENGLAND's PREPARATIONS.
London advices of the 9th say that
rs Il result Of the mobilization of the
army and military services $1,000 sol
diers have taken their places in the
ranks. The laboratory department at
Woolwich arsenal, hasrceeived IN order
for $4,000 casks to contain each As
pounds of biscuit crackersto be carried
on pack saddles. Fifteen hundred tons
of preserved meat has been received
from the United States, principally from
Chicago.
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