Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
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loads Of conspirsss. ss,htehch he vo,
l''n' there, too. the gates 70 might bear
4 IA be passed by the crs his Sery doc
Mn assassins might Turk. AT, ssn.Ing
>GtreG. from the dangerous waterman '
" slli'Towned so many Of those re".,A
N\PN dispieasure has fallen. Nobo,
hin Napproach his gates. for he sur
cvenS <&eS with thousands OF troops n
himselfW paid In his own empire.
ones VEN ssured by ceaseless favor
loyalTy is b Syou wish TO convince
presents. II " .-lity OF his seclusi IN
self OF the reaS &Nrds the gates Of
up the hill town got far before n
You will not have Mi is forbId
ing cry Of "YasakN later the ple
reaches you. A secondN a rattle ,
a sentrys bayonet andW use. and
lock OF his rifle bid you pam hi heslt
appear to show the slighteS NJ, an,
the next morning Will probabN >o,a
lying stiff and cold in some renN ~
OF Galata, having obviously been IN
a midnight brawl by some of the hun
scum with whom the city swarms-c
man added to the thousands OF unexV
plained mysteries Of the Ottoman capital.
For uppermost in the mind of the Sultan
at every moment of day and night is his
dread of assassination. The water he
drinks is brought from a safe distance in
sealed casks His food is prepared with
unimaginable precautions, and tasted by
others before IL reaches his lips. He
never sleeps I'm the same place for two
nights running. He has a bedroom to which
he ascends by ladder. pulling II up after
him. Whenever he receives a foreigner he
wears white gloves. lest infection should
be conveyed by a touch Of the hand. Let
.t.r l.rtt
tain Minister or officer is plotting against
his life, and that man finds himself in
lifelong exile on the confines Of the en-
pire before he Is much older. | have seen
men tortured shot hung, gullotined. and
heheaded, but have never seen such ter
ror Turk in human eyes as was betrayed
! by this "king OF kings" as he
drove through the ranks Of thousands Of
soldiers on his way 10 pray in his mosque.
IL was the look on the face OF a rat upon
whom the cage-door has just sprung when
he Is lifted up to the light to be examined.
1t IS this same dread that has allotted
their respective uses TO the three floors
Of Yildiz. on the ground floor are secre-
| taries and their offices; above them o.
man Pasha, who held Plevna 50 splendIdly
! against the Russians; the Grand Cham
berlain. and the Chief Of the Secret Po-
| lice; in the ton story live the Sultan and
the favorite ladies Of his harem. When
an ambassador presents his credentials
I he is received I'm an imposing reception
room, he makes his speech to his own
dragoman. or official Interpreter the lat
ter repeats it In Turkish TO the Sutan's
chamberlain, who in low. respectful tones
passes II on TO his imperial master. The
imperial reply reaches the ambassador I'm
the same roundabout way. and then the
visitors are conducted away to be enter
tained with cigarettes, each accompanied
| by a delicate amber mouthpiece, and
coffee, served IN jewelcd cups. when
diplomatists are invited 10 dine at Yildz
It occasionally happens that the Sultan
sits al the same table with them but
more often he sits I'm his own apartment,
sends his guests certain dishes from his
own table as a mark Of special courtesy,
and receives them afterward
Private visitors are treated with much
less ceremony, though they are subjected
to great deal Of inspection before they
actually reach the imperial presence. IL
IS not at all dificIlt 10 secure ar au
dience-ininitely easier, in fact. than in
any other European capital. One condi-
ton only Is necessary-that you be known
as friend Of Turkey and a defender OF
Turkish rule. Any journalist Of position,
FOR instance, who could point to articles
nc had written sympa thzing with Turk
ish views, and who let It be known that
he was prepared to continue on the same
lines, would be quite safe to have his
request for an audience granted. More
than this, If he would send to his news
paper-always supposing n to be one
which the Sultan knew and feared-cer-
tain statements or alleged fact and opin-
Ion which the Sultan would dictate to
MN, representing them as derived from
| his own knowledge and experience he
could have much more than an auelt 20.
a bag OF gold. a diamond brooch for his
wife, Turkish decoration for his button
hole-he would only have 10 drop a yelled
hint, and the thing would be done. But
he would be wise 10 leave Constantlnople
soon atterward, for secrets are not kent
In an Oriental country, and he would
md cold shoulders at the club. In fact.
turkish money smells. and soon betrays
us presence In anybodys pocket. 4 par
ticularly fragrant case occurred a few
months ago. a Continental Journalist
turned up in Constantinople, at once had
long interview with the Sultan, LETT
again Immediately with 600 and a Turk
ish order, and his journal-one Of the most
influential In EurOpe-publishod a long
article poo-poohing the Armenian massa-
ere. and praising 10 the skies the Sultan's
benevolent rule. The French press is
regularly bribed by the Turkish Embassy
In Paris just as IL IS by VI. Blanc. the
director OF Monte Carlo.
ABDUL HAND A HARD WORKER
To DO the Sultan justice. he is a varv
Woodworking man. His Ministers and
creatures are liable TO be summoned To
lhdiz al any hour Of the day or uight.
\ man l know, supposed at llldiz 10
nave certain relations with the English
press. WAS reused QfgIUnfr
Ing by an aide-de-cainp OF the sultan in
Iuil Uniform, and carried of then and
there TO the palace. the messenger barely
allowing him time TO fling on a few
clothes. He was so nervous at this seusa-
tional and hurried summons that he
scrubbed a note 10 me and left IL at my
rooms as he passed. saying that IL ne
returned all right he would call upon me
az noon. All the Sultan wanted was for
him 10 telegraph a long message to the
London Morning Post, couched In terms
OF almost idOtic eulogy OF Abdul Hamid
and the condition OF Turkey. In vain my
acquaintance assured the Sultan that no
English newspaper would dream of in
sorting such an article, no matter who
sent IL. The Sultan only replied, telling
him to alter few words, n necessary
and TO ask in return for anything he
would like. one day / had an APPOINT
ment with the late Grand Vizier at his
house. The hour fixed was at s o'clock
In the morning, and while | was drinking
a cup OF coffee in his ante-room smart
carriage and pair dashed up a palace
officer sprang out. and a minute later
klaml Pasha sent his secretary to me
10 beg me 10 excuse him. as ne had that
moment been urgently summoned TO the
Sultan's presence. Abdul Hamid's within
tiers at any moment, while. on the other
hand they may be unable to see him for a
fortnight on business. which they know
To be urgent For instance when | WAS
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