Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-31
THE TURKISH SITUATION.
RENCH HSCHOOLLAWS
A NEW RAILROAD.
THE GENEVA REG Alta.
THE MARINE CITY DISASTER
CRIMES, CASUALTIES &C.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Turk iSh Eifrp finn


patch to the Times says: The Sultan would
yield Immediately to the wishes OF the powers.
II ne beiieNed they We're about TO use coercive
measures, but, unfortunately, in the Official
world. the conviction Is gaining ground that
the extreme limit to which the powers are pre-
pared to go Is q harmless naval demonstration.
ara mat In no case viii physical force be en-
ployed. For the present, there Is little hope OF
conciliatoIy attitude being brought about by
pecunlaIy necessities. For the last three
moGths the government haS been receiving
considerable sums from the sheep tax. and for
some months hence the 1.-THE revenue Will prob
ably enable 1t to meet pressing demands.
AlbaDia's Determination.
LONDON, August 31.-The Manchester Guard.
tGnS DulcgnO correspondent says: Albanian
recruits PIE arriving here daily In small num-
Dels. There are about $500 now here. The
their determination to hold alo0f The Ma.
hometan leaders or the present movement ad-
NIT the eventual necessity of yielding to Europe
cut say that Albanian honor requires public
demonstration TO show that they 90 not ield
to the Montenegrins. 1t is difficult to predict
the course OF events. The Turkish officials
openly encourage resistance. RIA Pacha has
thirteen bait elleS at his disposal but according
to the symptoms at Dulcigno and Scutari the
Porte has no real intention OF forcing a settle
ment. II 1t had ft would scarcely permit the
continued Albanian concentration on the Mon
tenegr1n frontier. 1t seems certain that not
only naval demonstration will be necessary,
put that european troops must be landed TO
effect settlement.
Critical Aspect.
inc Constantlnople correspondent of the
DGtg Telegraph says he thinks the Porte will
succeed In settling the Montenegrin difficulty,
but that 1t Will not yield on the subject of the
Greek frontier. The telegraph says A well
informed correspondent writes that he Is con-
vlDced that II naval demonstration takes
place, 1t Will be the signal for general rising
Ihe Albanian chiefs declare that when tie
ships appear the AlbaDfans will enter Monte
negro and retake Podgoritza. RIA Pacha, the
Turkish con- nmandeT, reports that the state OF
affairs Is very critical, and that the Albaniaus
are much excited. Ria PachaS house is guarded
by 500 soldiers.
The French School Laws Modified.
PARIS. August 3l.-The three large Jesuit
schools In Paris have been entirely evacuated,
and the authorities have walled up the doors OF
the chapels OF the establishments. The new
civil directors have already been installed In
the vacant posts. With regard to the other
schools affected by the March decrees It is
unauthorized religious confraternitieS have
agreed upon the terms of q letter which is TO
take the place OF demand for authorization
heads Of Schools viii bind es'Ser &c hod
al0of from political questions and not to take
an attitude of hostility toward the present
order 5 OF things. on the presentation OF this
letter 10 the authorities government viii cOH-
sloer the congregations as legally authorized.
The Withdrawal of Bullion.
LONDON, August 3l.-1eSterday'S withdrawal
OF bullion from the Bark OF England for New
by the difficulty OF obtaining gold from fhe Isn-
pellal Bank OF Germany, IL having exhausted
its stock OF so pieces preferred yesterday TO
avail itself Of the option OF paying its notes In
silver.
Passage of the COnStabulary Bill.
The vote by which the house or commons
passed the Irish constabulary bill last night was
nounced. The government majority was 76.
TWO Englfshmep, Joseph COwen, member for
ewcaSlle-on-Tyne, and Charles Bradlaugh
member for Northampton, both radicals, voted
In the minority. About twenty conSer Vat1veS
supported the government There was no at
tempt at obstruction.
A Weak Cotton Market.
LONDON, August 31.-The Mapchestr- Guar
dian In Its commercial article this am. says
The inquiry for goods and yarns is again slow
and sellers are able to make but poor progress.
The weakness OF the cotton markets tends to
discourage buying.
Steamer Arrived.
LONDON, August 3l.-The steamer Canada,
from New York, arrived of the Lizard yeSter-
day.
The Ground Game Bi.l.
LONDON, Auguft 3l.-Regarding the ground
game bill, which passed its second reading IN
the House OF Lords last night, ft is not thought
that the amendments likely to be adopted In
that body Will be such as the government Will
be certainly ulable to accept.
Employers Liability Bill Passed.
LONDON, August 3I--The House or Lords this
evening passed the employers liability bill as
amended in that body. A motion to reinstate
the section emitting claims to be preferred
against an employer in case OF Injury caused by
negligence on the part CT any person I'm the SER
vice OF such employer was negattved without
division. The savings banks oil was read