The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-29

ity OF supplying the zapeh with ammunition Tor their
sniacr rires, and by the substitution OF Mime muzze.
leaders taken from the arsenss 10 which they had
oeen consigned as useless since the Crincan war
GERMAN YgxLixo.
Berlin contributes to the general alarm. the Daily
Necs publishing this morning telegram from It's cor
respondent there, announcing the that Coun-
ell OF Ambassadors constantinople has agreed 10
recommend thar all the ladies OF the diplomatic corps
should be sent fihc city-at board the
vessels that may be and eventually, II danger
continue, TO their respective countries other places
OF safety
uSPoPuLARirr or TIE SULTAN
have dwclt Sufficiently long upon the influence ex-
erted upon tho Christian soourners In Turkey by the
exciting events which now convulse the East and
must turn to the effect produced upon the Turks them
selves rho Salonca massacre has stirred up a tur-
MOL In Islam such as has not been for many
year. and Is In some OF its features quite unprecc-
denied Reference has already been made to the
Sofas and the preparations they made for imme-
date action They practically supreme In
Constantuope, and II would not 30 TOO much
TO say that the dcstinIes OF the Empire lie In their
hands For some time past the commander Of the
faithful has becn most unpopular with tho Mussumans
Of constantinopIc They believe he is sacrificing Tur-
ment is fast running thcr country Some indeed. go
further and blaming the Sutan's faults and ollies.
declare that the change be oGectua must be radi-
cal
Ever since January, when the trade was issued
showing disposition to place all religious dcnomna-
tcns on equal basis, the Sofas has been dscon-
tented with the government and tho acceptance Of
the Andrassy note added to tho III feeling
Tho hatred of the Sofas for the Grand vizicr
Mahmoud Pacha ranges them under the leadership OF
Husscin Ami Pacha, Dervsh pacha and the OF
young Turkey" They wanted to throw diplomacy 10
the winds by waging immediate war with Montenegro.
sorTAs.
Tho news from salonca tho signal for political
demonstration such has rarely been in STAN
bouL Five hundred. soitas-soon the number grew to
2,500-mc;, say the accounts published London
day, in mosque and agreed upon programme and
platform They decided demand the disiE issal Of tho
Grand vzicr the Sheik ul Islam, and the Minister Of
War, and proceeded in a body to the palace. Their
conditions presented to tho sultan with in
tmation that necessary stronger would BIO
adopted. 1t is almost incredible that tho who
enshrncd Ia the feelings Of the people Of Islam the
highest parsonage upon earth, in whose presence
may stand erect before whose glance all eyes must
be turned to the ground should have accepted die
tates Of clanloring mob For hour II is said, ho
tho Sofas and acccdcd 10 their demands The Grand
Vzicr aud the Sheik who had incurred tho hatred OF
the great majority OF Mussulmans as 'Russians,'
traitors to their country, who had bowed
down Turkey beneath the fcct of Ignaticu,
dsmissed Tho Sultan. in terrible
fright had to Kiosk above the Palace OF Tcher-
agSn. and teegraphing rantcaly for troops, but
The Sofas, having gained their object, quickly dis
persed Emboldcned by success, II - said they now
propose TO second petition the sultan.
his way TO the Mosque and should Il be refused they
PULL HIN orr MS HORSE
In thus acceding to the demands OF the most ianat
cal portion Of tho Turkish mob says the correspondent
govern. The sostas, whether conaciousiy or
Of the Janissarss 'r Tue only defence ' which
the Sultan could offer for giving way TO them would be
that, knowing their numbers and their influence he
could do nothing else Tho capital contains 1t tho
present time only 600 regular soldiers; the rest
Rsdts and recruits Turkish officers hero openly state
that they do not expect in OF outbreak that
they viii be able control the latter These recruits
swept for tho most part from Asia Minor full OF
hand be only too happy to obey the sonas,
and at once perform religious duty in killing
The su.an ma s1a we'll have ns
refusal dismiss the three obnoxious Ministers would
Tor such the and the Rcdits may Do regarded
would act with the Sofas. Mobs Of these latter have
during the past three days been marching about STAN
bout demanding the dismissal Of MahInouo. Threats
have hcen made against the Christians generally and
two or three murders have occurred which the police
do their utmost hush up Al the last moment before
this let err the Sofas still the streets and
are masters Of the situation Constantnopc is fact
In revolution
RUSSIAN INFLUENCE
Everywhere the cry Is raised against Russian infu-
ence, and for o national parliament. AZ the Baazet
Mosque large number OF Soilas gathered. and when
the reader came prayer for the Sultan there
arose shout OF '.Slopl" What will DO the end OF all
this 1t impossible 70 predict.
REVOLUTION
is easily checked, and the Sotas commenced
ono which may dethr0ne Abdul Aziz ana place Prince
Murad, tho heir. upon the throne.
SITUATION
Is summed up In special telegram to tho London
Times thus
Yielding tho petitions and demonstrations Of the
Soas the Sultan has appointed Mehcmcd Rushdi
Grand vizier Husssn AVN War Minister, and ABDUL
Kcrim tiaic War Mlnlstcr) GcncraiIssimo. great
revolution IS thus accomplished. This Is the hrst
instance since the time OF the Janssaries that
Sultan has yielded to popular pressure. Tho Scftas
have become power In the state
SUPREME CRISIS.
/. Given then, tho scethng discord in Stamboul tho
rcprcssed fury OF religious and political fanati
cs the presence OF the fleets Of tho great Powers OF
tho world, and underlying ALL tho secret and silent
Vaccinations Of tho Colossus Of the North u will be
how truly burning the Eastern question has bo-
como. Who can predict the results Of the seemingly