Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-06-26

THE OPPONENTS OF RUSSIA.

SACo0 wac again pUO%pOucu ycStCIu8y,
because the plenipotentaries who were
to open the discussion were not Ieady
with their proposals. The powers con-
tinue to act in groups, but not neces-
sarily in a hostile sense. Austria and
England from one point of view,
and Turkey from another, oppose Rus
sia's claims, and Germany, France, and
Italy adopt the mediatory attitude.
There can be but little doubt of
thorough understanding between Eng
land and Austria, or of the likelihood
of its continuance during the entire de-
alterations.
BIsMARCK's DIPLOMACY.
A London special under date of June
10th says Prince Bismarck has at once
brought the congress face to face with
the chief difficulty it has to overcome,
for however pregnant the Asiatic
question may be with import
ant consequences, nothing compares in
immediate importance and uncertainty
of its ultimate repulse with the proposed
reorganization of Bulgaria. The ques-
ton is simply whether Europe or Rus
STA shall exercise preponderant infu-
ence in European Turkey. The con-
gress could not deal hastily or rapidly
with a question so important and 80
complex. It's delays and frequent ad-
journments, so far from suggesting un-
favorable issue, only show that the con-
gress is a real, and not merely formal
assembly land that it will enter thorough
ly into the questions submitted to it.
The truth is, it would be impossible to
bring together body of such power
full statesmen merely to ratify fore
gone conclusion. The balance of opinion
pronounced at the congress will be
quite distance from the views of par
ticular states. Andrassy still insists that
the Russian occupation of Bulgaria
shall cease on the conclusion of def
mite peace. An authorized contradic-
ton is given to the report that the
Turkish plenipotentiaries had been in
structed to withdraw from the congress
and declare that Turkey preferred to
abide by the terms of the treaty Of San
Stefano, if the congress voted to grant
autonomy TO Epris, Thessely, Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
LEGAL TENDERS.
In the house. to-day, Mr.. Southland
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
following BILL that on and after the LIST
Of October, 1873, legal tender notes shall
be received at par in payment of GUS
tom duties, which was agreed to and the
bill passed-yeas 1853, nays 81. aa
NATIONAL NOTES.
Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the
rules ard pass the bill to release nation
al bank notes and substitute treasury
notes for them, which was rejected
yeas 100, nays ia. The result was
greeted with applause on the republic
can side.
THE BERLIN CONGRESS.
A Berlin dispatch of the 18th inst.
avs that the session of the congress of
powers, contrary to expectations, was
mainly given to general conversation
on the various aspects of the questions
at issue, and the interests Of the various
states. No plenipotentiary present
made any official statement, and no
formal proposition was submitted. In
fact, it was almost entirely a dia-
logue between certain members of
the congress. Neither Lord Beacons-
field nor the Turkish representatives
said single word. The session was
opened by reading the minutes of the
session h Cd last Thursday, after which
Prince lhna1tk mentioned the appli-
cation Il thitherto vassal states
Roumania, Servia, and Montenegro
and the kingdom Of Greece, to be ad-
mitted to seats in the congress. No
delegate present made any formal mo-
ton to deal with the question, but all
present said something in desultory
way, as people speak of thing con-
demned beforehand. Greece, being the
least concerned, was almost the only
one of the claimants spoken of, and the
conversation stopped there. Although
nothing was definitely decided, the
general understanding was that the
Greeks shall obtain hearing before
the congress, but nothing more. After
this conversation the congress adjourned
10 400 P. NJ. on Wednesday next.
A GOOD UNDERSTANDING.
A cable special from Berlin of the
10th says the rlenipotentiaries have
already had sufficient social inter-
course to enable them to understand
one another and to form a pretty &C
curate estimate Of the result of congress.
Count Andrassy is the most active of
the diplomatists present. He has finally
arranged the Austrian programme and
submitted it Individually to most of the
members of the congress. Lord Beacons-
field expressed his entire approval. NJ.