The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
THE SULTAN,S DETHRONEMENT.
The Affair Conducted in a very Quiet
Manner-ImpOtent Anger OF Abdul
ALiE.

The Affair Conducted IN n very Qhe
Manner-Impotent Anger of Abdul
AziE.
Correspondence of the Paris Temps.l
Murad Effendi, forewarned by Midha
, Pasha at a nocturnal interview in a ser
wants house of what was brewing, wa:
, very uneasy. Ali this movement o.
troops had not occurred without hi:
perceiving some unusual stir. His agi
tation was extreme. He had warned
Prince Hamid, his brother and friend
to be reedy for any event. All at once
he was told that Hussein Avni Pashs
was there demanding to speak to him
instantly. The War Minister held 8
revolver in his hand. He informed
Murad that the moment had arrived,
and that he must follow him. Murad
hesitated. Hussein pressed him to sci
out, first respectfully then bluntly. The
Prince yielded, and received from the
Minister revolver ready loaded. He
set out, preceded by faithful servant
and followed by Hussein. They soon
reached the quay, where fve-oared
caique was in waiting. They embarked
and proceeded at full speed for SIAM
boul, landing at the vinegar merchants
stairs. There was stationed a coupe
in charge of young aide-de-
camp of Hussein, disguised as coach
man. The Ministry of War was hastily
reached. Murad was received on alight-
ing by the Grand Vizier and Midhat
Pasha. He was Immediately made to
sign decree by which Sultan Murad
ordered the ex-Sultan Abdul Aziz to
quit Dolmabagtscheh with his family
and repair to the Top-Capon Palace.
The aide-de-camp intrusted with his
missive entered the cafque in which
Murad had fed, and went to Dolmab-
agtscheh. There he handed the decree
to Redif Pasha, and conveyed fresh in
| structions to him. The General imme-
diately had the mems part of the palace
occupied by the pupils of the Military
School. He himself knocked at the
| door of the harem. The Chief of the
Eunuchs presented himself very angry,
and asked who had dared to commit
such gross infringement of all rules.
The General replied that Redif Pasha
came to arrest Sultan Abdul Aziz. The
eunuch's anger at what he considered
an act of madness was unbounded. He
roared with laughter, and became Sc
rious only on observing the armed group
surrounding the General.
IN THE HAREM.
Redif, impatient, entered the harem,
followed by the military students. A
few eunuchs tried to cry out and resist
Their hands and feet were tied and they
were gagged. A few moments after
ward Redif, still escorted by the stu
dents, who were sensible of the i'm
portance of the affair and of their
patriotic undertaking, entered the Sui |
tan's bedroom. Abdul Aziz, suddenly |
waking, sprang from his bed. Redif |
sent out his escort and respectfully !
begged his eX-master to dress quickly. |
At the same time he informed him of |
Sultan Murad's order. Abdul Aziz few |
into a passion and broke a looking
glass. His mother arrived with her
hair in disorder. Her nature as a
gained the ascendency. She poured on
Redif all the invectives of the Turkish
language, so rich in insults. The old
General did not even knit his eyebrows.
As his only answer he remarked to Alb
dul AZiz that if he clung to life he must
make haste. This threat stopped the
anger of mother and son. They got
ready and started.
On entering the caique, which was to
conduct him to Top Capon, Abdul Aziz
cursed his nephew Murad. "Had l
known" said he, "what kind of plant
that Murad was, should have watered
him with poison" A few seconds af-
terward he broke out against his two
eldest sons, who were in his caique. To
the first, Youssof, nineteen years old,
he said: 81 made you Marshal and
Commandant of the Imperial Guard,
yet you have not known how to defend
me-" AS to the second, Djellal. who is
fifteen and was an admiral, he re-
preached him with the detection of the
feet. 1t was pitiable sight, according
to the soldiers, that of the Sultan and
his mother unable to support with any
dignity the adverse fortune which they
had themselves provoked by their mis-
conduct.
DAYBREAK.
By this time the dawn had come.
The gates were opened at the War Min
istTy, where a great crowd had collect
ed. They rushed forward to salute the
new Sultan, who returned their saluta-
ton with the grace and kindness of ex-
preston he had inherited from his fa-
ther, Abdul Medjid.
The following characteristic incident
occurred: A general officer was at the
side of Midhat Pasha in the Servile at
titude which Turkish etiquette pre-
scribes in the presence of the Sultan,
the eyes cast down, and the hands
crossed over the breast. Midhat, with
an abrupt gesture, forced the officer to
drop his hands to his sides, saying loud
ly, so that every body could hear him,
So Just stand up like man; we have
now, thank God, Sultan, who does
not mind your looking him in the face"
The Turks, who do not easily liberate
from old habits, and are not
without certain refinement, say that
Midhat's words denote a man of indie
pendent spirit, but a poor courtier. The
ex-Sultan could not endure Midhat, pre-
cisely because he wonld look his High
ness in the face, and twirl his NOUS
-ache in his presence, which is, accord
ing to the custom of the country, high
ly censurable in an inferior
The public criers announced the
change of Government rather curious
ly: "Prince Murad is now proclaimed
Sultan of the Osmanlis. The Sultan
Abdul Aziz is dethroned. May God
guide the former, and pardon the latter!''
.......As to the future the Ulemas and
the intelligent class are expecting large
They all speak of nothing
but Constitution.
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