New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-29
FoRTIFYING CoNsTANTINoPLE.
BAKER PAcnA ALREADY AT woRX-THE ASIA MINOR
REFORMS.

BAKER PACHA ALREADY AT woRX-THE ASIA MINOR
REFORMS.
CoSsTASTIsoPLE, Monday, Oct; 2s, 1878.
Baker Pacha has commenced work on the
Chaaja lines OF the new Notifications of Constants.
nople.
THE EAST ROUMELIAN COMMISSION.
The East Roumelian Commission has held Its first
meeting at phlippopOls
THE REFORMS IN ASIA MINOR.
The reforms sanctioned for Asia include mounted
police under foreign instructors with partly foreign
administration of appeal partly foreign and for
minor foreign inspector in each vayet dis
triet. The European system of taxation. under
European administrators will be expcrmentally ntro.
duced in or two vllayets, and thence extended
successful The officials at the head OF the financial de-
and the governors OF provinces are 10 be APP
pointed for five years, and will be hremoydble except
for cause.
TURKISH CURRENCY DEPRECIATING.
Messrs Layard and Fousmer, the British and French
Ministers respectively recommend safvet Pacha, Grand
Vzier constitute commission OF foreign merchants
and bankers to devise plan to stop the depreciation OF
the currency. but the sultan has refused his consent
One hundred pasres III gOld cost 3iI III paper Inc
depreciation OF the currency continues.
THE PORTE COMPLAINS OF RUSSIAN SCHEMES.
In circular TO the signatory Powers in regard TO the
new rebellion south of the Balkans, the Porte describes
the condition Of the Mussulmans in Bulgaria aud ROu-
mea as ntolerabe and declares Russia cooperating
with the slayOnlc Committee at Sophia and aiming at
the establishment Of new independent state. The
bassador note to the same effect IL Gala on Russia
to put down the rebellion.
AN ANII-RUSsIAN PROTEST PROPOSED.
PARIS. Monday Oct IS. 1873.
The statement, published in the FhgU}d 0ioman
newspapcr) yesterday the effect that England has
taken the initiative in proposing protest against Rus
sas delay executing the Treaty of Berlin that France
l. perfectly in accord with England and that probably
Italy and Austria, between whom relations are now
very cordial will Join in tho protest, l. believed TO be
correct The Observer yesterday published what was
probably semi-Ofical note to the same effect
WHAT THE BULGARIASS ARE FIGHTING FOR.
The Vienna AbeHd Post says that the Bulgarian nsur
rectlon is rapidly extending. The insurgents gre now
advancing on Sores. On the other hand some
Individual bands have been defeated, and the
Mahometan is rising all sides To assist the
Porte and moreover, considerable forces have been
dispatched from SalOnca 10 the lnsufgcnt territory.
The Of the uprising is unquest0naby 10 realize
the idea Bulgaria reaching to the kgean sea- In ac-
cordance with treaty of san StefanO. H. therefore,
has more than local Significance and touches questions
of undoubtedly European character
TIE RUSSIANS STILL ADVANCING.
Russian troops from Rustchuk. Shumls and Varns
continue to arrive at Adrianople and elsewhere in
Eastern ROumeia.
sPnnce Labano, replying TO the note OF the Porto V
regard to the Bulgarian instruction assured the later
that the Russians have taken part in the Bulgarian
uprising Macedonia which is merely series OF acts
of brgandage by Bugarans and Turkish deserters pos
sessing political character Tegrans received az
Vienna represent the revolt as very seriousI