Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-11-13
A THOUSAND MOSQUES,

and the beautiful Turkish marine villas,
together with the numerous and splendid
palaces of the sultan which line the Bos
phorus on either side as far the eye can
reach rejecting their image in the
mirror of the deep or creeping up the
crested mountain and tracing their out
line in the expanse of the blue and
cloudless sky.
Entrauced by this magnificent spectacle,
the majesty of nature crowned with all the
grandeur of art, one can but feel as if all
the faculties of their soul were insufficient
fully to embrace its glories. You hardly
retain power to breathe, and almost appre-
bend that in doing so, it might dispel the
glorious vision leaving the whole form but
delusive dream. with eyes riveted on
the expanding splendors, one begins at last
to realize that this is Constantinople with
all its grandeur spread before him, and he
comprehends that he is at last in the domain
of the magnanlmous, much-beloved, and
all powerful sovereign, his imperial majesty
Abdul Homid Khan H. Our attention
was attracted directly over the bow of our
ship toward the palace of Eolmabagh sheh
This splendid building with its lofty
marble columns and flights of stairs, its
harmony with the surrounding scenery, its
vast extent and its bright white color shin
ing out in brilliant contrast with the deep
blue of the Bosphorus, forms most strik-
ing feature, causing momentary concen-
tration of ones thoughts. This was for
merly.a favorite residence Of the sultans,
but the present sultan has never taken up
his residence there.
We landed at Vop-Lauc The streets,
so narrow near the quays, presented to us
many novel sights. The passing crowd
seemed to have no common sympathles,
jostling each other in silence; women veil
ed in long caftans, men with green turbans,
Bostanjis, Jens and Armenlans, encounter
Greeks, Albanians, Franks and Tartars.
Amid the many novelties which struck US
on landing nothing surprised us more than
the silence that pervades everywhere. The
only sounds one hears by day are bread,
fruits, sweetmeats, etc, carried In large
wooden trays on the heads of itinerant
vendors, and at intervals the barking of
dogs distm bed by the foot of the pas
senger, lazy, ugly ours of reddish
brown color, with muzzles like that of a
fox. short ears, and famished look, who lie
! in the middle of the streets and rise only
when reused with blows. Adjoining Top
LAUGH is the quarter called Gaata, also
bordering the. port. This is the principal
seat of commerce. In 1916 a mercantile
company vas established here by the
Genoese, which so rapidly increased in
Importance as to obtain from the Greek
e.nperors the privilege to be governed
by the republic, and of being fortified by
walls and towers which remain today.
The Geneese repaid his indulgence with
ingratitude, and the Latin colony termln-
ated with the Greek empire.
The quarter browning summit OF the
promontory above is called Pera. Here Is
the headquarters of diplomacy, and is in
habited by Franks, the name given by
Turks to all Europeans who are judged by
the laws of the nation of the ambassador
by whom they are protected. The am
bassador. the foreign ministers with the
charged affaires of the smaller powers also
the consuls, reside here
IN THEIR FINE PALACES
in the winter. and occupy splendid villas
on the Bosphoru- during the summer. In
Pera are situated the principal hotels. we
repaired at once to apartments, and mad
scarcely taken glimpse OF the extensive
view commanded from our windows over
the STEAMBOAT (the ancient Byzantium) and
The Golden Horn, where the immense
naval ships of the Sultan are lying at
anchor. before card WIS handed US bear