Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-17
FROM MISSIONARY FIELDS.

lt'N win many thousand sol /
di,rs al around and and In the
pleasure grounds. etc. and one would
suppose that to be sufficient for the oc.
caslon, but not "a. thare wtre others
to be watched. Al the proper nnnent
one ana two Turkish guards. dr1sasI
very plain but neat, took up thrlr mo-
elton at each window loo nur r1om. A
couple even octupl q front seats during
the whole period VI the Visit Al nrsi
! was qu!ie ani1nNhld flO eut.I
crowd IN 90 soa What H. saw avtry wen
and he was credited with coua.Iieftbfa
check 10 crowd q visitor from a f511
position. nut hy close lnrpUrti,n All
the Windows were served alike. u WA
now plain That even the recommended
Euefis were not beyond open sutpiei1n.
hence 10 prevent a possibility 10 foul
play the ladies ana FOfti. mon w.rf All
placed under clos. gu IId.
At gwen signal shat his maiHftv
was ready. the man began his can fir
the faithful 10 como to prayer rhis
brought all eyes toward the palace. ana
In q minute 90 - h. nalesiy. suntrn
Abdul Hamii came aloag ln an omen
carriage moved by two boauilm liant
bay horHCs. acatld wl,h him was Osman
pasha. thu Hero Of pcvn1 Now an
aged man ana Tho auitnn's private
counsellor. The sultan did MT Impress
me a. being healthy looking. Ho looked
tAit WuiN anu mum ANNA M Anu ION
years intervening since 1 hH1 ih pleas.
urc Of seeing him. 40 doIbi biz man
ner of lie ana HE close cunnn mont in
the palace, together with iho many
responsibilities and cares borne hv
monarch whu lives on a perfect vul-
cano. not knowing what moment come
consplrscy may overthrow aim. an
tend ~ axe the man.
~ he drove by he recognized one ur
two persons. but otherwise carried a
rioua expression on hla vlaarn. lir
appears 10 be man of medium hlght
aud build ana looks thu picture VI a real
TURK. Immediately before his carriage
were two mlddle-agcd CANALS. irDsf.l
In blue ana In tn national COSTUME
haggy pants ana short blouse or Jacket.
an heavily embroidered with gold ana
silver. Al the side ~ the horses 500
gru0mr on foot. dressed similarly. only
in red. and then ~ the SIDE % hiH pN-
riagc and behind, ull around ln fact,
was whole army " attendants trlt.
ting along with the pace Of the large
horses. The whole sight for a minute
became quite imposing, whole rrRi-
mtntA riluted. officers ~ hgh rank
| made their ailnams. padiahnh Yaaha.
long live the king. was heard rom the
| troops. and In a few moments the sui.
tan was az the mosque whore Do, nim-
bly, alighicd and soon disappeared la
the beautiful white manor building.
~ the mosque u largo crowd awaited
him. A few sturdy sons % the sunny
| dcaerta of Arabia had been waiting In
| front u the mosque Tor his coming,
and when he appeared they bowed rev.
erently 90 the Tfound In making their
aalaama Others were at the entrance
In front. The sultan entered nt the
elevated entrance 10 the lefl Many
now entered the mosque for services,
which lasted ubou, a half an h1ur.
During the services We could plainly
| hear the chanting OF the boys In the
mosque. a feature quite known 10 the
a. being connected with Mohammsdnn
worship, They, however, sans 1nitc
rwcctly.
with gifts uf various kinds m these
Occasions-sn also upon ihla Many
boxes Of goods containing vnluableH ana
some small articles were carried 20 th0
mosque. and other were sent ilrect 90
the palace In carriages. With some OF
these wcrp sent special petitions For
mcfly. whom more freedom was enjoyed
men and womenicouid be seen runnlnf
\ up TO the carriages bf the sultan or the
I queen and hand Thorn petitions In per-
son, hut this practice Il strictly pro-
hiblted now.
During the half hour intervening tho
services, the guests In our quarters
were politely treated 20 coffee. tea ~
Ice water. a. they wished. People chat
ted freely. there being no f0rmalliiss OF
| restrictions. A number OF American
tourists were In the room. and ihs re-
| mark could not be suppressed that the
sultan was well protected. one v0lun-
/ teercd the news that the sultan was
| called the sick man. while another, who
had some knowledge. insisted he was
b not 20 sick ~ he might be. HIS only
/ trouble was little money 10 got nm-
munltlon ana war supplies, and his
soldiers could live on bread and light
brayely In their old clothes and on
nearly naked feet.
As soon aA the services were over tho
/ troops marched In a sort OF review.
some moved toward the barracks,
/ others who were In the rear. were
I moved 20 the front 60 form a new
guard. Soon the fultan'H oufflugH was
/ being prepared. This time a pair u lnc
/ iron gray horses were the choice. our
/ guards nov took their respective places
I at the windows 20 see that we throw
no bombs or other explosives at his
/ majesty na he passed by.
This time his majesty drove alone
and he IN hia own relnH, lie looked
rather more cheerful and gave this
[ spectators a better Impression % HIM
I self than at the FIRST sight. As do1n a.
The sultan had passed, the ladies of the
hlrom and the visiting harema, uh-
doubtedly his daughters, who are mar
rlod 10 Osman Pasha's sons. drove 10
the palace. The ladies were lightly
yelled. and 20 those whose business II
was TO know. they mlrht easily have
been distinguished whose wives ana
daughters they were, hut as u Ia
crime to know such thlngn here, no one
seemed 10 pass an opinion either Of
/ fhair hnnufy mr. thalr oWuefahlp