The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-31
z O E E IG N.
TURKEY.
THE SULTAN DEPOSED.
His Nephew Succeeds Him.

LONDON, May 3O-12 80 P MA despatch
to the Reuter- Telegram Company of Berlin
says: "a telegram received here from Constan-
tinople says Sultan Abdul Aziz has been de-
throned. and Mohammed Murad Effend,
nephew of Abdul Aziz and heir presumptive,
has been proclaimed Sultan"
The Pail Mall Gazette says private kilograms
state the revolution in Constantinople was af-
fected without disturbance of public tran quili-
ty:
WASHINGTON, May 30.-His Highness the
Grand Vizer has addressed the following tele-
gram to the Turkish Minister;
I'm the presence of the unanimous will of
all the people, Abdul Aziz Khan has been de-
throned today, and his Majesty Sultan Murad,
heir presdmptive to the Imperial throne, has
been proclaimed Emperor of Turkey"
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May Bop. M-The de-
throned Sultan is kept under guard in Akoisque
in the extremity of the Seraglo. The Minis
te.s informed Murad Effendi that he was pro-
claimed Sultan on Monday night A popular
demonstration took place the next morning,
but no resistance was offered to the new regime,
Perfect tranquility now prevails. Both Chris
tians and Mussulmen express great satisfac-
tion at the change. The city will be lluminat-
ed tonight. Festivities continue three days.
PARIS, May 30-Eyening. Temps states a
message in cypher notifying the Turkish en-
bassy here of the deposition, began as follows:
We Abdul Aziz comfortably with the wishes
of the majority of our subjects abdicate." This
was immculdttIy COI1m uulCdt61 10 DQC de
Cazes, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The en-
bassy also received message stating that the
Softas first required the Sultan to reinquish
the title OF Calipb, which rendered him inyio-
liable. The Sultan afterwards abdcated.
LIE Temps adds that the new Sultan is dispos-
ed to remove Hassein Avni Pasha, present
Minister of War, because he favored the pro-
ject of Abdul Aziz to make his son instead of
nephew heir to the throne. Murad speaks
French. This is considered great advantage,
as he will be able to dispense with interpreters
when be receives foreign ambassadors.
News of the revolution is we'll received in
both policical and financial circles. 1t is be-
lieved the settlement of the Eastern difficulties
is thereby facilitated. 1t is stated that the new
Turkish ministry will comprise MidbaJ Pasha
as Grand Vizier, and Sadyk Pasha, at present
Ambassador to France as Minister of Finance
According to reports published in Cologne Mid
bat Pasha and the Grand Vizier were at the
head of the revolutionary movement. Murad
has accepted three of the propositions submit
ted to him, viz: The institution of perma-
nent assembly of notables the abolition of the
Seraglio, the reduction of the civil list to s.
100000 piasites.
LONDON, May 31.-The Standards Vienna
despatch says the succession of Murad to the
Ottoman throne is generally due to to Russia's
instigating Servia and Montenegro to immedi-
ate warfare.
The Standard s correspondent at Rome says
1t is reported that the Italian government has
received an invitation to come into the ar
raDgement for united action in the East.
The Paris Estafette reports that Lord Derby
has informed the Turkish ambassador that
England is prepared to accept an international
conference provided the programme is set forth
beforehand.