Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-16

eltAS AC o1O llOb SSG lIldG
any end of the complications was
probable. General Ignatieff is 1ex-
cluded from the councils of the en-
peror at the formal request of Gort-
schakoff, whose health is growing better.
The venerable chancellor is ex-
ceedlngly jealous of his young rival, and
there has been a very bitter feeling ex-
isting between the two men since Igna.
tletf overrode the chancellor's order re-
garding the San Stefano treaty.
Tke second division relates solely to
tie Aslatic 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 Vienna correspondent writing on
the 10th inst.,- and commenting on
the hope OF peace revived by Count
SchOuvalOff'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 sho.!
nor easy. 1t is, after all, nothing more
nor less than solving the most vital
auestions-that is, doing in great meas
urs 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 at pacific solution.
The sending Of pourparlers no
longer relate to a formula for a con-
gress, but to the merits of a 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 endeavors 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 a 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 corollary of any
understanding. This scheme is now
broached. not in the old form as securi-
ty against accident, but i'll connection
with guarantee for the fulfillment 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
or tl,n h fOf FL. III
of the witch liberal association at How
ard, in which he denounced the govern
guage was So "'e reckless as TO to eefitlrrely et
overshoot the mark. 1t reads like
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 denunciation OF the govern
ment, the London newspapers, fashion
able people, and educated society, into
some expression of opinion to the con-
:rary, shows the country does not dis
sent from the governments policy.
ENGLAND's PREPARATIONS.
London advices of the 9th say that
aS I6SulI Ol IuC U1ODlilZdIIOll vi lllc
army and military services $4,000 sol
diers have taken their places in the
ranks. The laboratory department at
Woolwich arsenal, has received an order
for $4,000 casks to contain each 4S
pounds of biscuit crackers to be carried
on pack saddles. Fifteen hundred tons
of preserved meat has been received
from the United States, principally from
Chicago. .s. d. <,
The dissolution of parliament is not
now anticipated, the conviction now be-
gins to find expression that too SAN
guine view is taken of Count Schama-
lofts journey to ST. Petersburg. 1t
is argued he cannot have mis-
sion from the British government
unless the latter has consented to
abandon the idea of a European
congress, and will treat directly with
the Russians about the special British
interests. 1t is conjectured that Count
Schomolof may have had a personal
object in wishing to visit St. Peters
burg. Ge #.. saes a##.s sAAfHf tf.A-