Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-20
Foreign News.
GERMANY BACKS ENGLAND.

Foreign News.
GERMANY BACKS ENGLAND.
A dispatch from Berlin dated
March 18th says Germany upholds the
proposition of England, submitting all
the terms of the treaty Of peace to the
congress, except the question Of pecu-
mary indemnity.
AGRAvE SITUATION.
A special from St. Petersburg
dated the 10th says the official world
here is again entertaining grave appre-
tensions of serious complications. Men
who have considerable influence in
causing or averting events which they
profess to fOresee, say it is by no means
certain that the congress will meet, and
if it does meet it is not very likely to
succeed in consequence Of the Austrian
and English jealousy of Russian sue
cess. A dispatch from st. Stefano states
the Russian guards have been ordered
to embark for home as soon as the
treaty is ratified 1t is uncertain
whether this refers to ratification by
the car or the congress.
A Vienna correspondent writing
under date of March 18th says Russia
has notified the powers that the treaty
will be sent to them Immediately after
ratification, Russia having no reason
to conceal any thing. This seems in
tended to assure England that there is
no secret understanding.
THE VERY LATEST ABOUT THE CONGRESS.
This correspondent Is informed that
England will consent to be represented
in the congress under reserve. The con-
ference will be assembled Immediately
after the treaty is communicated to the
powers. Proceedings will last ten days
or a fortnight; only a few points are
likely to cause serious debate. Austri 4
opposes Russia's assuming the protec-
ton of the entire Greek church. The
Resther Lloyd says England and Austria
have agreed to demand the annexation
of Thessaly, Eperus and Macedonia to
Greece, if Russia persists in the extern
sion of Bulgaria.
AN IMPORTANT RUNIOR DENIED.
The London Post of the 10th
says, in official form. that Rus
STA has neither accepted nor rejected
the proposition for the admission of
Greece 10 the congress. She is disposed
to agree to the admission of the Greek
delegate with merely a consultative
voice. A Berlin special says the
powers have agreed that they shall
each have two representative in the
congress.
st. Petersburg dispatches under date
Of March 10, say that Russia has init
mated her desire that the congress
meet on the 30th Of March, the 22nd
anniversary OF the signature Of the
treaty of Paris. The Austrian govern
ment firmly anticipates the congress
: will assemble on that day. The Anglo
Austrian demand that the whole of the
TurkO-RussO agreement shall be sub
!, mitted to the congress, arises from the
belief that a special and secret arrange
ment have been entered into independ-
ent of the principal treaty.
THE naughty CAR.
The Agence Ralsse commenting on the
Berlin dispatch, intimating that secret az
; rangements had been made between
Russia and Turkey, says Russia is not
so cOntiding as to conclude secret claus
es with Turkey, when she knows that
, the slightest transactions are commu-
nicated to Minister Layard. In regard
to England's claim Of the right to ex
, anime the whole treaty at the congress
and withdraw. from the meeting in Ger
, tain contingencies, the Agence points ou
, that every power will enter the con
gross with full liberty as to the attitude
it may assume, relative to claim!
brought forward and decisions arrived
!, at.
y THE CARS GOODNESS.
n A special from St. Petersburg an
Q nounces the arrival there Of Genera
G Ignatieff and Rouf Pasha.
II A Berlin correspondent states that al
O early meeting Of the congress is n,
J. longer probable. Russia displays M
: particular anxiety for the meeting a
u all in consequence Of England's an(
/ Austria's demands that the whole treat,
n be submitted.
ENGLAND NOT POSTED.
Advices from London, under date O
; March 18th, state that III answer to al
inquiry in the house of commons Thu
: afternoon, Sir Stafford Northcote sale
+ the governm ent had not heard that thu
r Russians were intrenching lines on thu
: peninsula of Gallipoli.
I THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
:, A dispatch from Constantinople re
l ports that the Russians have occupied
! Wekerekeyi, half an hours march from
, Budukdere, on the Bosphorus. They
! also occupy a majority Of the villages
= around Constaninople, and continue ad
. vancing toward the city.
y AUSTRIA.
A Vienna dispatch Of the 18th inst.
e says sitting Of the subcommittee O
Il the Hungarian delegation to-day Coun
S Andrassy stated that the government
l had been throughout dispos ed to re
! cognize the independence but not the
$ neutrality of Roumania. Herr