The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-19
BEYOND THE BRINY.
Baker Pasha Gets a Big Boost.
American Steamer Wrecked on
the Seine. -,4
General Reorganization In Turkish
T Affairs.

GENERAL REORG IMITATION.

Turkey. .... .F-
GENERAL REoRG .NrzArr0N.
Rational Associated Press to the Star.
CoxsrAHrINoPLK, Nov. 1S.-Tlre Porte off,
cially announces to-day that the Sultan has
finally sanctioned the project Of the stat
utes for an administrative reorganization Of
Turkey in Europe and Asia. reorganiza.
tiOn of the ministry, and III all branches of
the public administration. The Porte SAYS
the efficacy of these reforms will be speed.
lily and publicly proved by certain and
brilliant facts
BAKER PAsHA's APPOINTMENT.
CoNsrANrNoPLE, Nov. 18.-The Sultan
has appointed Col Valentine Baker, late of
Her Maize TVS service, and having the title
In Turkey OF Baker Pashs, to be Superin-
tendent Of the Execution Reforms In Asia
Minor, promised on the part of Turkey in
the treaty of Berlin. Col. Baker, during
the late war between Russia and Turkey.
displayed admirable qualities as a strate
gst, and still more distinguished himself
by tile excellent manner fl which be super
intended the railway and commissary ser
vice. This appointment, as representative
of England's interests in the promised re-
OF Asia Minor, is not alto
gether due to the pressure brought to bear
upon the Porte by Sir Austin Layard. for
the Sultan is attached to Col. Baker and re-
cards him with much admiration and atfec-
tion. ++
AMERICAN STEAMER WRECKED,
PARIS. Nov 19.-The steamer Alabama,
from New York for Rouen, with wheat
while ascending the River Seine during a
thick fog, struck the embAnkment and will
be total wreck. The loss will amount to
i 800 600 francs. The crew barely escaped
with their lives.
Russia.
THE czARINAs HEALTH.
LONDON, Nov. 19-The correspondent OF
the Daily News at Berlin says lie learns that
the Czar will not 60 to Berlin, and that the
Czarina's health is very critical.
Great Britain.
BIG STRIKE ENDED.
LONDON, Nov. 19.-T Q strike Of 1000
reeleB of the York-street Spinning Com
pany, at Belfast, for an advance Of wages,
has ended. . .,..
LONDON WOOL SALES.
LONDON, Nov. l9-The Sheffield iron
trade continues to improve. At the open
ing of the London wool sales last night the
attendance was large and bidding very
spirited. The sales show an advance of 10
per cent. OH nlerinos and II per cent. on,
crOss-breed woods. eH
THE PITCAIRN PEOPLE
Admiral Horsly's report to the Govern
ment on his late visit t., Pitcairn is at hand.
He praises the kindness of the people of
San Francisco for sending suitable presents
10 the islanders. w.. ~,fl.
COLONIZATION IN CANADA.
LONDON, Nov. l9.-Thp visit Of the
Princess Louise to London has for its OBJ
ject the colonization of Mant 'ba and
Northwestern Canada. A company has
been formed, under the title of 1.-THE Lake
Winnipeg Land and Colonization Associa-
tion." to give aid and information to emf
grants. v Aj'. "t"a '" @."
- All, YOU OLD RASCAL.
Sir julius Benedict, the eminent mu-
eician and composer, who was born No
vember 9th, 1894. will shortly be married.
spain.
THE APPROACHING TUPTIALs.
MADRID, Nov. 19--Her Majesty the
Queen of England has commanded Lord
Napier. Governor aud Cummander-in'
Chief OF Gibraltar. together with two aris-
tocratic attendants. to attend and repre-
sent her at the wedding of King ATOMS"
ard the Archdnchess Christine. The
Queen and Prince of Wales will each send
costly presents to the royal bride. The
Cortes will suspend its sittings during the
wedding festivities.
DURAN SLAVERY.
The Cuban Senators and Deputies will
support the Government bill for the aboli-
ton Of slavery in Cuba.
Foreign Flashes.
The spinning mills at kircaldy, Scot
land have begun work OH full time.
At Dewsburv, In Yorkshire. two persons
we're killed and thirty injured by the fall
of a gallery at political meeting last night.
The village of vitznau, at the foot of the
Rigi Mountains, Switzerland, is threatened
with destruction. A wall If rock behind
the village is showing signs Of falling.
A letter from Smyrna reports splendid
fruit crop. and ten million kiiogrammes of
figs arrived there from the interior, the
greater part of which will be sent to Eu-
rope and America.
The former Confederate cruiser Shenan-
doah is sunk off the Island of Socotra, In
the Indian Ocean. The date OF the disas-
ter is unknown. Most of the crew were
drowned. The Shenandoah belonged to
the Sultan OF Zanzibar
The Indians.
National Associated Press to the Star.
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