New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
rvTHRoN1NG A. SULTAN.
-nrNoNIEs OF DEPOSITION AND IN
: .,.c1-pArION AT STEAMBOAT.


uhe'' oor has been brought to close. For
prese". 100 tho Great Powers come to the con-
ro' o"' &c homeless to look for any reform
clusio" .,o,,e as long as Abdul Hamid re-
al O' ~ chrome or for any cessation OF the
mains ga ord rassacres of his Christian sub
pe'>' I'm those of his lieges who profess the
Jec'S' foith no matter whether they be-
MAJ .,e "Old Turk party or to that which
'o''e ,.o,, ..young Turkey. are equally dis
SUI" u.,tb his Government and resolved to
s" ,a ~ his reign. The Padishah is thor
Pu r.ora Of this and. inasmuch as 1t Is IN
o"e. ,,o that the Sheik-Ul-Islam should take
oisPN ort in the removal OF any Sultan from
'' I've he has taken the precaution or in
u, that principal ecclesiastical digni'ary or
va -, ~ the palace. where the Sheik has
.' ,o,a;ned a close prisoner ever SINCE
,osor,nt,on by one who was at Constantnople
two when Sultan Murad was deposed.
Ne Younger brother. Abdul Hand, the pres
~" rrnsror. placed upon the throne IN MS
CIV ga Of the methods and procedure on tha' &C.
49,. which is likely TO be repeated at STAN
., ., any moment within the next three
-.,s NAV prove of interest to the readers OF
~. rr,hune The whole affair is entirely diner-
-. from, anything Of the kind IN the Chrlsuah
orarchical countries OF the Ola "orio' rof' 4"
A.. arst place there is no popular parliament u
w.. legislative sanction to the deposition OF a
o.. nor Is there any such thing asa corona
.,r for his successor.
d.nosition of the Sultans ABDUL AZlz anu
,,,-.d was brought about entirely by the Min
-. NJ the day acting in conjunction Win the
cx.uITl-Islam and II is probable that 'he same
--.,.aure will be followed In the case OF Aooui
rru the people at large playing no roie "ha'-
...,., IN the affair The Ministers VIII submit 10
a.. sheik- Ul-Islam a species OF ABSTRACT ques-
a., In the case OF Murad the ShelK was asheu
-hsther Sultan who. by reason OF MS mehtai
,rArn,ties was unfit to pray was not uhnt u
r,hsr Abdul Az!z was deposed the Sheik
was requested to state whe'her "ui'a" ""o
snandthrift and tyrant was not UNIT to
.ar,njs.er government over the Followers OF the
n-orh.t The Sheik Of course. according to pre-
v,ous arrangement declared In each instance
,,o, the reasons put forward were sufficient TO
a,soualify any Padishah from occupancy Oh 'he
chrome Furnished with a document to TINS
-. ~. Minister, having previously made
.u,e Of the military. will proceed to inform the
60. =, b,s denosition and his person Will be
,,mediatelv secured the last two ottoman
.orareigns having been at once conveyed ny
watsr under strong escort 10 some out-o1-the
-o,ao. bevond the city boundaries). and
thereupon his successor VIII NC 'i'0 -
succession to the throne.
TWO PARTS TO THE CEREMONY.
The inauguration of the new sultan may oe
divided into two parts. the one cohsu'u'i"e "''
enthronement while the other. winch TAXES piaOe
a.,. or two afterwards. is known as the "Cere-
,,ory NJ the Sword" The former OF these two
t,rc,,ors is as follows: The new Sultan is driven
old which
,nav he described as the citadel Of the capital
and the ancient seat Of the Government par
,,,,,nr Of the nature of the Kremlin in the days
,.,,on Tho Cars of Russia held their Court at
Moscow 1t Is triangular in shape and nearly
three miles in circumference. was buiit Dy
Mahomet II. who conquered Constantinople. and
occunies the site OF the ancient Byzantium IL
&c sbut in by lofty walls with gates and towers,
end the interior space is irregularly covered with
detached suites of apartments. baths mosques.
kiosks gardens and groves OF cypress without
snv manner of order the buildings having been
erected at different periods according 10 the
tastes Of successive Sultans. The principal en-
trance is the so-called Sublime Porte from which
the Government Of the Ottoman Empire takes It's
name. 1t is very high. and semi-circular IN us
arch covered with Arabic inscriptions. ana kept
nv fifty porters On either side OF the gateway
there is a niche where the heads OF state oiieh-
ders are publicly exposed
It Is through this archway that the new sui
tan drives On alighting he Is conducted 10 one Vi
the principal State apartments OF the selarhih'
There he remains, while in an adjoining ROOM OF
rather hall the Grand Vizer with the SheiK-Cl-
Islam at his side. addressing all the Assembled
diRn,taries Of the Empire. solemnly announces
that by virtue Of a ,cree Of the Shek-Cl-ls'aH'
the one Sultan has S,en deposed and the new
one Amounted to succeed 1. his place. AS soon
n he has finished speaking the "Fetvah- Emeni
or Grand Notary Of the Sheik-Cl-lslan reads
the ecclesiastical "Fetvah." or sentence OF de-
position Of the old Sultan. and IL Is only "heN
he has concluded this that the new sultan II
ushered In TO receive the homage OF all present
each one according TO his rank approaching MIN
in turn and reverenty kissing the hem or MS
"stamboulIne" or single-breasted frock coat
The new Sultan thereupon repairs 10 the
sanctuary Of the Seraglo. where the Hirikai
Shereef or mantle Of the Prophet Mahomet. u
deposited. Prayers are offered by the Sheik-Ci
Islam. the Padishahs act OF recognition IS Tao
by the Grand Vlzier. and then the Sultan appears
on the dais or platform OF the great hall know
as the Ortakapou. and seats himself on 'he
golden throne of his predecessors. surrounded by
the uemas or clergy. who intone the so'e"'
chant Of proclamation. Military bands strike w
the imperial anthem. and all present cry
"Padishah Emerez bin yashi" that is to say
Long life TO the Sultan" which brings th's po'
ton OF the ceremony to a close
THE REAL CONSIDERATION.
The real conservation OF the Sultan. that Is u
say the function known as the ceremony u
the Sword" does not take place until Gay VI
two later. and until that is completed the fao'
shah Is not really entitled TO either the tempoia
or the spiritual homage OF the Faithful. MY owl
knowledge OF the affair Is limited 10 WHAT
could from one OF the tribunes or s'ano
erected outside OF the exquisiteiy peau'n"
mosque OF Eyoob. for unbeliever Is perm'''e'
10 cross its threshold. In the case OF the preSen