The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-11
TURKEY TALK.
Radical Reduction in Official
Salaries.
4 Pranco-L o-Lorillard Exploring
Expedition.
RepOrt Of the Mansion. House Re-
lief Committee.
RADICAL REDUCTION OF SALARIES

Turkey.
RADICAL REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
iatonal Associated Press to the Star.
} CoNsrANTINopLE, March ia scheme OF
domestic economy which has been for some
time under consideration has at last ma
tured in the issuance OF firman to-day by
the Sultan reducing the salary of the Grand
Vizier from 4S, 900 per month to f2OO per
month and the salaries of theother Minis
ters in proportion. This decided and radi-
oal step has created much excitement in
Official circles, but 1t is generally approved
q necessary preliminary to an abatement
Of extravagant expenditures. A measure
Of which the country stands in
pressing need under the present ar
Management Of the Diyan Of the Sublime
Porte, the Grand Vizer is no longer the
influential and important dignitary he once
was
The Sultan says it is his purpose to cut
of vigorously all items of cost whose ex-
Sstence has burdened the annual budget,
and to get rid, as rapidly as possible, of all
purely ornamental expenses which have
hitherto rendered Turkey mere monetary
tpOthold on the Exchange of Europe.
Ireland.
/. MANsION-HOUsE RELIEF.
DUBLIN March 1.-THE Mansion-house.
Relief Committee says muni6cent contri-
buttons continue to flow in. There was re-
ceived yesterday the sum of $4,000 from
Brisbane, 81 200 from Adelaide and 81, 900
from Sydney, Australia; f3O0 from Nelson,
New Zealand, and f6OO from Launceston.
Had it not been for the Australian contri-
buttons the operations of the Committee
would have long since ceased. The sum OF
stOO has been received from the Bishop of
Ottawa Ontario; f2O6 from Wilmington,
N. G.. and ell from East Palestine, Ohio.
A letter has been received from the Irish
Relief Committee of London. Ontario, ad-
vising the dispatch of provisions thence to
Liverpool.
One hundred and four grants were made
yesterday. This is the largest number that
have been made in one day.
The subscriptions now reach the sum of
a1O9, 900, Of which f54, 900 is on hand.
THE LEFT GETS DESPERATE.
PARIS, March 11.--At meeting Of the
Bureau of the Left Groups of the Chamber
Of Deputies yesterday, resolution was
adopted refusing to accept anything less
than the passing in its entirety of clause
+ seven of Mr.. Ferry's Education Bill. The
majority of the Senate have resolved to ac-
cept no compromise on the bill.
FRANCo-LoRIELARD MOVEMENT.
PARIS, March 1l.--Pierrc Lorillard. Of
New York, in cooperation with the
Erench Government, has arranged an ex-
pedition for exploring antiquities of Cen
trail America and Mexico. Lorillard con-
tributes the principal cost, $4,000 Char
nay. the French explorer. will probably
accompany the expedition in April, in
company with a scientist from America,
who is not yet decided upon. Whatever
objects and monuments are found will be-
come the property Of The French Govern
ment and form museum.
Austria.
EVERYBODY Is GLAD.
VIENNA, March u.-,All the members ol
the Diplomatic Corps have tended theil
congratulations to the Emperor on the
betrothal OF Archduke Rudolph to Princes.
Etephania Olothlda, of Belgium.
Italy.
POLICE SEEING BANNERS.
ROME, March 11.-During the Mazzin
demonstrations in this city yesterday th'
police seized and destroyed several Irri
dentist banners.
Germ any.
THE KING's GRANDMOTHER.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE statue of Queer
4 . I.amsia, of Prussia, was unveiled yesterda,
in the presence Of the Emperor and tn,
whole Imperial family and thousant
spectators. The city was gaily decorated il
1 honor Of the ceremony.
Russia.
FATAL FIRE AT MOSCOW.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 11.-Seivartafa
\ ky's weaving works at Moscow, were de
stroyed by fire on Monday. Twenty pei
sons were killed and thirty wounded.
Great Britain. X
THE EFFECT ON CHANGE.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Stock Exchang
showed the effect Of the approaching dissc
lution Of Parliament yesterday in a shar
decline in consols and most home secur
ties on the theory that general electio
means an increased demand for money. ]
Is calculated that the expenditures of car
didates will be more than f2.000, 900, whic
must mainly be withdrawn from Londo
and sent to the provinces There was
severe panic in water stocks, as dissol.
tion Of Parliament is practical abandon
ment of the bill introduced in the Hous
of Commons by Mr. R. Ashton Cross HON
Secretary.
HOME RULE ADDRESS.
IoNpoN. Marcn 1.-THE Home Rule Cor
federation OF Great Britain have issued q
address in which they accuse Lord Beaconl
field Of encouraging the Irish to act ILL
eally in order to drown their disaAectio
in the blood of the people.
MARQUIS or HARTISGroE's APPEAL.