Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-27
The Funny Side Of a Trip in the
Sultan's Dominions.
PASSPORTS AND TESKERA.
Confusion Linguistic In the orient aud
Its Convenience nj
Ttmes.

A. We left Uncle Sans door last
August he was Just hanging out a
bulletin which read spain has signed
the protocol and NJ course We then
had no fear of being captured ON the
high seas by the plratlcal Dons. be-
Sides one OF the boys carried No. two
or three or four kodao which would
very likely have been let loose on them.
n they had tackled us. Since then
II has been a. hard TO keep track Of
American war news as II IL to follow a
lea through tho dark hours Of his mid
night adventures from under Turk
ish pillow. I Judge from the very
complimentary manner In which the
United states government II spoken "
10 the orient that We must have gotten
al We asked for.
closed my last letter TO the News
Just as reached the city of Constants
hopic. The beauty ~ that great me-
tropolls ~ seen from the outside can
not easily be- uverdrnwn. but nm In.
terror acquaintance with the place re-
minds one Of the popular song. 20
That Chicken" The population Of
constantinopic will reach In the neigh
borhood Of one hundred million. but
only eight hundred thousand ~ these
are human beings and the remaining
ninety-nin million two hundred thou.
sand nrc divided among donkcyr. dogs.
fowls aud insects. While the latter
add but little 10 the general view u
the Turkish capital. yet their influence
" felt e. very marked degree.
From personal experience ! cun say
but little regarding this portion OF the
community ~ my quarters were under
strict regulations.
without doubt. conHtRntinrpl. IN the
capital 81 tho canine Kingdom. The
DOGS life here IL q history " lazlnegs.
waffite. and starvation. His birth
place II the sidewalk and his death bed
IN the street. lie knows no master.
he has no name. be wears no collar In
fine weather he sleeps In the sunshine
aud the dust. aud rainy days his bed u
In the deep mud When II SHOWS he
lives covered with blanket Of nakra
and moves not save when the calls OF
hunger. the passing wheels ~ wagon.
or the club ~ a pedestrian rouse him
merely 20 SHIFT To another place,
MANY Of thcn are flne looking animals
but generally they are poor. iank crcn.
tufrs suffering from mango, war or
poverty.
nut let ua ioox at something else.
licfV cofnca n man In charge ~ u half
dozen donkoyr laden with brick. baskets
Of nand. rocks, wood. etc. ana We must
NNNV Nht iNf MN lifihff you Eut uia
other start some driver gives his coarse
yell and carriage with some gold be-
de'kcd panhn or hirh officer goes past
like tho train for speed aud every
thing In the street barely manages to
escape. Here II n man with an arm.
fui OF now shoes, another with a barrel
Of water ON his back, there ~ one sell.
Ing suits 81 clothes. and next comes q
pedilef 81 vegetables. a beEKnr sits
here ON this stone and now We pse n
rich lady. ycilcd. and clad In silks
OF the most dazzling texture. but look
out A horn tootn In your ear and
You arc suddenly crowded from your
position by "a fellow who runs along
ahead OF the street ear to push pro-
pie on the track. Zee those piles ~
gold nnd silver, "a money changers
stand. Hello. there's fight. Two
Turks are tearing their already ragged
Jackets from their backs but no one
" hurt. Before now you VIII have been
attracted by score VI boot blacks
who VIII charge you only cent for
splendid shine. Are you hungry 4
bowl OF tripe soup, ave cents, or "a hot
baked sleeps head, (ryrH and ALL
'lEht cents; boiled feet. four cents.
plate OF rice tcnlded In olive oil. four
cents; tea with lemon aud sugar one
cent bread and cheese. fruit. etc. any.
thing you want, ana tasty. too. " you
don't see II cooled amidst an this con.
fusion you can hear from the ton NJ
that hiRh minAret the dcyout musuul-
man. nve times "a day. crying In mus
hical tone his monoionouH prayers
Publ what Htinksf This IN what you
would say; Va don't Ind fault with my
story aud vulgar Language. II Isn't
half 70 strong aH the facts would war
rant. Thank your stars. you are not In
that city OF Nth To breathe It's rotten
odora.
There was u general cleaning up soon
hftNr my arrival there, either because
OF real need. or the coming OF the
German emperor.
During the great preparations made
FOR the kniHerH reception IL accidentally
came 10 my ears that "a plot was being
laid for hls maI.Hty'H destruction by
placing mines along the supposed
route Of the iiohcnEoliernn. but the ex-
act location ! was unable a. ascertain.
While IN Germany I visited the ems
pernf'H palace ana although my pre-
nencc there was officially unrccognlxrd
by the pruHHlan King aud notwith-
htnnding the shabby treatment. felt
II my duty Az u cosmopolitan brother
10 Interfere Ia the reception nt Con-
ntantinople. and accordingly He'd TO the
United states consul and Informed him
Of the plot
Soon after I received a note asking
me 10 cali on the German consul and
explain 10 MIN All l knew, ana how I
came 10 know. ~ the uffair. Several
arrests were made shortly afterwards.
but ! can me- ten whether Il WAS my
fault or not. that rome of the members
of that onesided reception committee
were fed ana sheltered az his imperial
majesty Abdul Hands expense, II
such was the ease and Milhclm'H life
has been sawed through my tAttling,
u might De- tho means OF an alliance
between the United States and Ger
many,
Ny lodging place was near tn quay
nj the sailors Rest" an Institution
carried ON by the british and Foreign
Sailors Society. also aided by the
Evangelical church, | WAS entertained
here FOR two months In a most hos
pitable manner by tho proprieturH. Mr..
and Mrs ilairo. who ought 10 be- known
the world over FOR their kindness. l
made friends ON every hand and talked
with HAllols, engineers ana captains,
naval oinciAls, business men and beg
gars. ~. rs, tramps and ministers,
ana began Ia think that MOrmonlsm
wasn't ~ unpopular after all. Hut Ca
my surprise one day was very politely
told by n minister ~ the Free church
of Scotland who WAS acting IN vice
chairman Of the Sailors Rest" COM
mitiee, that | could not advocate the
principles Of MormOnism either within
or without the REST"
He Immediately wrote letters 10 Mr.,
Haire and other members OF the COM
mittce Informing them Of his "oiiiolal
action" They All expressed their dis
gust and one Of them. a minister ~ the
addressed 20 him, for keep sake"
and also ten ghlitinua Ia nasist me IN