Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08
Foreign News.
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/ St. Petersburg advices under date of
| May Ord says the Agence Russo annour1-
ces that intelligence continues to be re-
ceived of an improved state of pour
parlers through Germany as informed
larry for the simultaneous withdrawal
from the vicinity of Constantinople, as
. we'll as OF, negotiations with Austria
concerning her, special interests The
principle of a direct exchange of views
between London and St. Petersburg on
questions interesting England have been
agreed upon. s{"'1olt "39t<+ff T.
d, d RUSSIA TAKES THE INITIATIVE.
The Political Cores pondence states that
the revival of negotiations between
Russia and England relative to Con-
gress is due to the initiative of the
former. The negotiations will be based
upon larger concessions than hitherto
acceded to by Russia. taTg 80 s4a
h9o5ea nl nToDLEBEN. is nao14
| A special from Constantinople of the
3rd inst, reports that Gen. Todleben
has resumed negotiations with Admiral
Horribly in regard to the details of the
withdrawal, He has also resumed ne
gotiations with the porte for the evacu-
alton of the coded fortresses, but as yet
without result, Safvet Pasha declaring
that the Russians have not carried out
| the San Stefano treaty. fartsni eas
LAT ST. PETERSBURG. EoE a So
/ A ST. Petersburg correspondent tel
egraphing under date of May
3rd says that it, is not prob
able that any thing in the shape of
d an ultimatum will be sent to the porte
for the present at least, although there
may have been some such intention a
little time ago, when 1t was believed
/ England had determined on war and
was merely endeavoring to gain time.
Extreme skepticism in regard to pacific
assurance of some of the British min
listers seems to be diminished. Russia
! is not likely to do anything to precipi-
tate the crisis as long as a reasonable
chance for a pacific solution remains.
Ira. THE CONGRESS AGAIN. ''''
| An associate press telegram of
May End from Vienna say the
/ government again expressed conf
ldence in the prompt meeting of
congress, and is again urging England
to accept the congress. A telegram
from St. Petersburg announces that an
Imperial ukase has just been issued, or
dering the. formation of 48 fresh battal-
ions in addition to the 48 called out a
fortnight ago. Three new artillery
brigades with IA guns are also forming
Mr.. Cross in his speech at Preston,
last night, said the government were
not going to communicate to the public
their proposals in regard to the eastern
question before the meeting of the CON
gress.
ANOTHER TALK.
ST. Petersburg advices under late of
April End, states that negotiations be-
tween London and ST. Petersburg by
. way Of Berlin have been resumed
Nothing is made known about their
progress. It is rumored an ultimatum
has been sent to the porte demanding
an evacuation Of Shumla and Varnay
within a certain time, and Prince Lo-
bruoff Restoffski has been appointed
ambassador to Constantinople.
i INDIA TROOPS OFF FOR THE FRONT.
A Bombay telegram of May End
states that the I'd detachment of troops
sailed yesterday amid great enthusi-
asm.
| '.@i' ~ A SERIOUS POSITION.
| Constantinople adviccs under date
of May LIST, says that the Rus
sian position in front Of Constan-
tinople is confronted by Turkish
army which is superior to anything
| hot f1,a hoI I'D
at one point throughout the war-an
army, according to the lowest esti-
mate, numbering 10000 men. The
IMussulmans' insurrection also appears
to be growing serious. 1t involves not
only the whole northern half of Rhod-
ophoerang, but according to- one ac-
count is spreading 10 the, Balkans. The
! insurgents are endeavoring to gain
Estragetic points which shows the exis-
tence of a directing head. ~ ~" q, go
- GoRTsCHAKoFF's ILLNESS.
A. Vienna dispatch says, accounts
concerning Prince Gortschakofps con-
dition, represent that he is worse
again. He is very weak and above all
sleepless.. .9lsI o. 3s4aHem eH liza
]u@7ro5 -z9 DETERMINED aYedi .ba
q A correspondent at Petersburg
writing under date Of May list about Rus
sia's demand for Bessarabia says: Let
no one deceive himself as to what is COM
ling. A desire to recover Bessarabia is
tonly a symptom wish peryading the
/ entire Russian nation TOT destroy the
Paris treaty. 1t is not so much Bess-s
arabia welare, striving for. "a What we
aim at is the c8nCellinp of this treaty.
whether the, Bulgarian frontier re-
mains as defined in 1.-The treaty
tof San Stefano, whether the
FGreek element ], is allowed more
1 scope, whether Servia is aggrandied.
whether Austro-Hungary is conceded
the temporary or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tion of Bosnia and Herzegovina All of.
these, are ofgcomparatiye indifference
| to. the Russian nation. Whether. the,
rearrang cement Of Turkey is regulated
fby a congress. conference or war, the
demands for the restoration OF 2Bessa-
rabia will always be- pushed with the