The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-08-30
THE. GRAND VIZIER.
HOW HE Is SELECTED By THE SUI
TAN AND INSTALLED.

One Of the Most Striking Scenes Connected
With the Turkish Court-No One Knows
Who Is to BE Named Until the Last Mo-
ment-An Impressive Prayer.
The ceremony of manning the new
grand vizier is one Of the most impress
i've sights imaginable, and as 1t has
seldom if ever been described an at
tempt to convey some idea of it may no
be without interest. 1t was toward 4
o'clock ON Saturday afternoon that the
servants commenced to carry out from
Dieyad Pasha's rooms at the sublime
porte his books, papers, pens and other
private parapherna!ia. This was the
first intimation given to the world that
the grand vizier had fallen. Shortly aft
erward troops filed up the hill and lined
both sides of the road from the landing
stage at Sirkidjy to the doors Of the
porte. The news spread like fire under a
wind, and by 3 o'clock all preparations
were completed for the reception Of the
new occupant of the principal Office in
the empire. In the great council cham
Der the scene was unique in its quiet dig
nitv. The room was crowded with all
the high officials present and past, and
though an hour or two previously none
there had even guessed what was about
to happen each one took his place ST
lently and regularly, without confusion
or mistake, awaiting the advent Of the
still unknown chief.
At the head of the hall small vacant
space was left, around which grouped
the present ministers and those who had
previously held portfolios. As each came
in he paced slowly up the carpet with
II short salute. As soon as he reached
the end all present returned the teme-
na'a with a sweep of the hand to the
ground, breast and forehead. This
rhythmical greeting, accentuated by the
movement Of scarlet fezes in unison
with open hands, given in silence, and
in the dim, curtained light of the coun-
Gil chamber, defes adequate description
by the pen.
And then the newcomer returned the
salutes separately, beginning at the left
hand side, round the square Of his col
leagues, subordinates and superiors, and
one more candidate for the vizierate
was effaced, for nobody knew upon
whom the choice of the sultan had fall.
en-. Many names We're whispered round,
but as their owners entered the circle OF
greeting their chances were seen to be
extinguished. One after another they
followed on, till by a process Of reduc
&,or, - hocar,n a Question Of on lv fyx-n n,
three, all the rest of Turkeys statesmen
and all her greatest pashas having al
ready trodden the carpet and taken theil
seats of expectation. Then from the
windows could be seen a small process
sion winding up the ascent. In from
were two horsemen, he o. the left a lit
tie man we'll known to all the watcher
in the chamber, and ON the right tn
Sheikh nj Islam, shining in the sunligh
with his robes of pure white and gold.
In the passing Of a breath the nam
Of Ketchuk Said f1uttered round tn
ROOM, and a few moments later the new
grand vizier. who had already thric
gone through the same ceremony, Wa
standing in the center Of the ministerial
group. There he drew from bis breast
green silk bag, and extracting from j
the imperial hiatt he pressed the parch
ment to his lips and forehead. The dar,
bearded sheikh repeated this homage t
the words of his imperial master, an
the haiti was handed to the evrak mu
diri, or keeper of the archives, who rea
aloud that his imperial majesty the SUI
tan, knowing the devotion, we'll proved
Of Said Pasha, intrusted to him tn
duties of grand vizier, and that, havin
full confidence in the piety Of the Sheik
III Islam, he prolonged his term Of OF
fee, being anxious in all things for tn
best welfare of his people, and might A,
mighty God bless their efforts towar
that end. Then again a wave Of swee1
ing hands and bending heads WEI
round, and the sheikh, in full, dee
tones, offered up a prayer for the sulta
and the empire. In a moment the cOul
Gil chamber was transformed into q no,
place, and the politicians, pashas al
scribes, with upturned palms, SCENE
to have forgotten for a space the wor,
and its vanities. 1t would be hard
lmaSlne anything more striking tha
this prayer, amid such surroundings III
on such an occasion.
With it terminated the investitur
The new grand vizier adjourned to h
oom with his ministry for coffee al
perfunctory cabinet council, and lat
on the old and new viziers and mi
listers repaired to Yildiz to pay the
first or last respects to their lord. Mea
while another hiatt had arrived, chan
ing the occupant Of the western wing
the porte, for Said Pasha, who has be-
minister for foreign affairs for nj
years, was hidden to vacate his fam
lar chair in favor of Turkhan Pasha.
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