, 1881-07-20
THE MURDER OF A SULTAN

.."nM& 1AA"M a"a .s.' .s'..,. .st,,,a ~
=, true aeeotn' ot the ,ecens u.''s ~,
tho 'ntc Sliltan wcrc given to tho world, It |
would hn fund tint thr eurscs aruj,st Mill
"u" wv, ,,,a, ~ % a "Si,,,. I liz r,y }hara i"strl
"s M hnynr o"w "'i f.p,ntiom p INV IN faet wsro the
outcome of tho vlnlent lintrea Of Ml,lhut cit
tc,tuine., by nis lifelong enemy, Atahmo,M
Ne.lein, tho present I'rl,ne Minister uf
men hive played prominent ptrt Ill tIle HIS
tory Of their co,tntry, MhIIat rs tic repre-
sentative Of the liberal and reform party,
N,al,mn,,h % IL ~ M lin ri,nmn,nn Of lint ytciol,s
system or administration" "l!lch ms maue
t!le Turkish Government byworl 1os I'LL
tint Is corrupt a,Hl generally tlisgraccful.
If - rrs"v vs% !, na n ra,ea a,,I s': vn 3 Ncdetn ~
ol turkey MS ofal'ae" s+i"!n.o"" Ncaent"s
n felol,. and whs instrltniertallin eaftl!nE lt'r
lin tlie sobrltliet by which lla Is l,nw known
,'r,n, ~ .,,,,,cs ,n,i liar. .,t ,v,.. ,i,,cujt
rso VI huses '.u 'i'.'' ~ ~ a.S
tor ms .liltit,atel 70 eol,eene,.a tilc 'ioaaso
ss,,. Ife sultan ail',''!!ice,! i Tss by ressoa
ipulatluE llnuilclai uncstluns: PARTLY, this
was H,lt!anbteuly ti,e case No a., other could
stricKcn land 10 tite i,enrIit O himself md tho
Sultan more ably than cillt Mal,noid; hut rs
rcglrds the country, tic ellse Is altogether
different. As there arc .iD records whatever
stnnGoui. Il n,ay never ba knowf low
MulinInul lls.s licnelitul. Or nude the
cunltry beileilt, by this present spell Of
power; hut there are tl'ose, who wlcketl;;
u have 10 light tllrOwn upon the sub
leet. and that tic recent c!lnrecs agalnst
AIldhat and other nun who aro possesseu Of
s!s degrees of 9ssy WSfo j a,s VII,
| mt expose, A!tdl,at n'tH st.me Ut ills co.nc-
cused being the most likely ones IL deteet
anF. crooklti,,rss Of wyhicti Aa''lnon,l, llis
a sSts IT, IL ,s lis Us sisGs as ssss @ se iee,are ss
SSR' ssf .So Mih iha%y S % u % s VIII, Sss ss besn @
three times convicted Of fr!!.!d, alMl once d. d!-
| Sultan hiutsplf, when III Alf!that l'asiiM lie
might tave II mn, wltso Integrity ts ui,tver-
sn'iy aekno%,sEei t. be- ,!nipSasi'1abee, ne m,
Lo',;oS S TMes se'7ss = pisi!!rssi'is aeso!!at ii
| or tho lnte Stutu trfAI. Around tho Ataltu
Eunrd- d-liUllse, situate IN lnrgG opeM spucv
lnnn,edlntely outside Tue Imperial PNrS 0f
other, ami uil persolls not proyIdeu
with o ticket ri pdnissloii were. pre-
vented from upproachlnE the bMiltt-
ntU enough tu obtain tickets foulltl, OIL
| npprouchtnE tho E,lWtti-house, Il larRc, green,
nvn lGnt, Hltl adjoining 1t IL considerable
space iMclosel by II cal,vas screen and cov-
cred with III nwning. Que sidu OF tns tett
was occ.,plel By u hencl! on Which s9s t!lc
lfn,,s, Il, Dnck frock cOnts Il In 1urauN anil
rel tczxcs, presided over By u Eray.hcnltod
ulelnt. cul!e! ,souro,!rl E!feil.li, Ii! i. bIack
ioit of tre Judges ss.t tho Public rruscclttUr,
il,u SecrutNries, ai,tl the sNbnrlltnie judicial
fUlIctIOulrcs, hid behintl them stoad suy-
oraI iluperial Ntdcs.ttt- Cainp mil paiaco
servants, i;eiuw ihc bc,,clI, iii u trench cut
for tlo purpose, sat an cu,ia cfairs tilu' ig,l
prisoners, rs,-Ainl,nO,Rl uld Nalrl l'tsIiNs
thotii lruthrrs-lll.!nw Of tho :siitan}, two Ux
tIu E,lnrtl. i've, urufrS,i,si wrtsll9rs, 1titt Il
laiacu waieltnlaii. neilinl oHrll O TIC pris.
thS tsnt s f,lclnr tha Gci,ch VIVA luft Sps,,
~ 81 tint tic Spectators, scaicI oi. rows
Of eSls o'n ''n!!rr H., in r,,Ss' awntns' ~;
wilnrss tho urocee,iIngs. Xl,ung tlIs
a,i.iisI,cc. eoH,prls,ng uGniii iso ncoi,lc, wcru
tiiu isrsi,i, AlIbnss1st,r W,li othcr 1..ou,i,crj
~ liz ii,im,muiir hmjv nevn,Hi Gfi,l ,1fi;elnl.