, 1880-01-31
AN IMPERIAL DRAMA,
unwritten History Of the Fal! Of
Sultan Abdul Aziz.
Murder Of a Guilty Stlltana In Her
Toilet Chamber.
Hussein's Rsvenge-Dethronement, tho
Denouement Of a 1ova Story.

ab!es mc to lny before yo,. III The most conf
pete manner tho rral cAt,Sc which led to the
deposition md death Of the Int Sultan 4AAtnl
AZiz Khan. Ills full was tho direct result Ut
m Imperial crime, which tnnk place III tho
lntnco itself, nrtl wns tuht,ittcd by tllB soy-
rrcten's own i.auti. Tile facts at,Mt 10 to
set forth liaye never been made kilown to MY
ono outside Of tllc 'unlctliotu enioit,1,ue Ut
the late Sultan. 't'l,ey are taken directly
frtm tho tits uf eye-wittrsscs, ind ro pnins
have been spared to nyuld falling into ANY
rxnggcratlo.,. They will r,lnblc the renticr to
fol7n u,l npinlono Of tho customs nf tho Oreua,
l!aEen,-s,ill sealed nsp,lnst alI iteas uf nln-
eriI civilization. To better appreciate tic
events Of tl!is startling drama, It is necessary
to briefly slntcll tho appearance aMl cl,ar-
actcf Of the 1Ate S,tltan.
AHDE1, .tzlx.
Abdul AK wns stout, heavily built nsni,,
possessing IIcrclIean strength. His nyes
were large md deeply shaded BY long, dark
eyebrows anil eyelashcs. Ills c,nnprxIn,
wns swartl,y. The sole .,nnrk Of recognition
with which lie tleigneA' tn acknowledge tho
lnost humble satutnton was n short, express
siDhlcss, liked gaze, l,lacconpantrd ly the
slightest inclination Of the ieal or other
gesture. His llcnrinK WAS mt without dig
nlsy. and Mt times dll not lack grandeur,
f'cil. 1gi,aticlT, wllcn comparing tho tlcuiSul.
Inn to Ills Lwu Successors, remarked Tint Ab-
tlul Aziz was the "1.nst Of the MoIicans."
T1n loved all tlat WAS prlnce!y, null could ito
nn.hing slna!l or shabby. Everything about
him WIS on II grand scale and In excess. Any
Thing mediocre was deemed Incompatible
with Ills dignity. Ills generosity WIS unly
ca,lafed by tho pro,llgality Ut tho nncie,t
eaiipl!s: llis personul courage, deserved y
bis ,,atural disposition lad lecn cultivated,
instead Of hcilig sarpetl md rrrr1Mctl by thu
Incrctricf0us education Of the iulrel nrtf lni-
nee, the second sofl ut the Sultan MnMu0lid
yfea wS h9yS t s a ts ad role n,n. Gf ea, w4 SOY y:
ploitei for the benefit Of Ills uubr!ded vicrs.
caprtces, mid extEuvAgnnt fDllpS, Which
l,aste,etl tic Ottoman Empire to anarchy
md brought the monarch hi!nscif tn ,lesr,l;-
stacle which might bur the road tu ils de-
Hlres. llle women Of tho hare,n called him
their t'Aslan " t1.ionhand he uften gayo way
to Violent rlsslo,l hllu fcr0ctty wllrlt would
1872, with lls own llar't!s, hn threw Neyres
1'asha, his Grand Chamberlain, from the top
Of the grand staircase IN the Palace of Doln!ts
A TURKISH NERO.
His daily pastfntB WIS cock.ligltIlr and
.s"".Ht, 1't' "'eH. tASA VtilEis
Co1nl!ats were often arrangcll between lins
md tigers. 1le ilnL nll enormous IRON cuge
parttioned into three separate compart-
ments. Meach compartment huge Bengal
Ing food. Wien tho tiger had attained tho
reluisit degree Of feFncity u young llyo
lamb would be given To the tiger IN the Mil
tllo compartment: As aoon ns this tlgrr was
hasliy assoflted In ;'esonrifg the !anll' tftc
most terrific ,co1nbat ensne,l between tho
lilf,rlntca will beasts before the Sultnn
comfortably RECLINING upon hlvar. lie
enco Ef,aatSe! that 'lothi,'g caused h!,9 such
XIII vnt Aml Ay;z " a,,rc,, o sEMt a,, u 1'Hr "1.
Mgetl painting, aui WA Himself botil musicja,, %
Inv avn a't,s +, ter sscssn ,;''ns An! an Afx Il,
thH,r i, ia,c sG 1noItnr s1';np pkS nYS n nt y
cr,,tilt nrfIsts nf ,n"r;t p,mtr,. oist. nn,l ,
its Charms for tl's snirIt % rap.hIS BIZ oiika iii
Of Of extTeias tenlcTness ter st towar I hs I,1no nr,e
brutajitv toWnrtl those Whom la he,1x,n! .!tos. ~
In III 'u;ns II" ,'arnr m9 r,,,,' II , y, nv.
Tnjf'lE iii" En1ss @ Mnihur' my wiz st1 na'i ,na's
pafiy known AZ ihnt ~ tha II. n .s,,a1"r,I p1'.,I'
cnts 10 Tic S,.ita,, n mrs4ne whch l,nM,,'.,,r,j
10 dispieasn % hfnl. %fi ASi, wen ntnspp upciEn tra
s csat 10 an 1 h,s tsc a eyea ,u T E"s
y fnn feana sg Sc is y sny n FIJI II, g VIII ldIe M
fvro % ht II" act,stn;,e,l ny III III M MIrlsts tsH a ~
FMs"s Il, 10 I'M, ni"re h, s ;,t H,t'istis =, - G
nsyn srn,, -. ~ IL et 1it,,, tHru, m,,i , .at y K
r. liz, au,t IN oni ,,s;nt,'t,n,,t c, ~ Sst ~,
ivstr,namt. au' cr..ats @ sisstnt,. W. EHpGts MY
~ ca,,ricn Inuuai,, ns i na1 niens,lto
thts II lroy ~ tAT! Aasa n !tss lsn
v,f,r, ti,a " i,.t ~ H. so,,a @ - ''Haetef H. 10
Wah,nn,,i ,sin,,nso,1 s,su HS Ernt :" FLU oA,..
n ~, lni, of t.l;im III n',,,ts h"Aes TMs
Hnvnr t',o anrn,s r. ~ S Msem.s ut Y VIZ
for H. ,.o Mn,n"r .! ~ Etv SoL l,Se
nhml ngts ,;a ~ ua,u ,o GNSS ss, 81 t''o laIl oi
nrnnrr,11ee. 1eE T., tnu nnl;' pN'"c'plc app!les-
o"sf e'ts@ 60 5sn'"e'
=, hlastEf IN THE 1tAnEM.
ln 1876 the Sultan Abdul Axix lsatl five
5eglsi,',nte wives, known l,y the l,afiu az
busch k!iR!!ccn. The order Of rrpredellcn
Of these Indies IL determined by the date ur
marriage. Tho first l}ascll khuteeu II thp
hne llrst narrlctt etc. At tho commence
nent OF thu year tho third l}asch kiutluc,
itied. Tho f0nrtt, tte, became tlle third. Nu
Rasu up lIcr former llnre to /. itftlI, tic nno
neekl ee!ehfAtetl III tlN most fragile lllNNller
1liese tiiree women. by rnnrl,tilGc tta, re-
nhtatkao!e .h 10 1c purely nccitle,,ln nll died III
tl!o aaiho year, islta eAtlt M l!.H tllree nrel.-
Hea Ill ie!ll llle plare q Tlllnt 'snscll k4a-
hsel!' NV tnoslnF VI Matl!l!n!lt lllrlns Hl-
HSeilt tne ihVniit sun ut AENl!ll +A2lx, WNA