The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-25

Su1Uan'S EaVOr1Ce BOOK.
His favorite book is AIachiaveHTs
The Prince. It is his manual OF state
craft. He has proved past master Of
the sly Italian school, adding TO il his
own insidiOUs Oriental genius. By
ruse he elm bed to power. and by il he
has kept himself alive and unhanged.
He sometimes surrenders to force, but
only to win back the advantage late,.
Z profound calculator. he is never at
the end of his expedients. He always
evolves some new jugglery to dodge a
peril and some of his escapes seem like
miracles. The lie of a troublesome
subject counts for nothing, and the HOT
Of his blood is a soothing bath Tor his
Quivering nerves. Policy or fear of re-
verge may prompt repentance. He
takes care to appear gentle and good,
so that his people may believe IN his
reserve treasures of tenderness. He
seeks sympathy. and often poses as
the victim OF malice and ingratitude,
which he can do with a COnvicinS sin
cerity. He makes his coarse voice soft
and caressing, ana wins hearts by his
seductive charm. he combines all the
telling points of the Oriental and Eu-
rOpean politeness. He is especially al
fable to foreigners, who are forever
filed with eXtraVagant praise OF 50
gracious a pOtentate.
Although Abdul Hamid Outdoes
most persOnages of history either in
cunning or cruelty, his predominant
trait is cOWaTdlce- Hundreds of in
stances are recorded of his weakness.
His magnificent palace of Y1ldJz is q
monument to lis fears. It is assassin
proof, bOmbprOOf, earthquake-proOr,
fireproOf. miceObe-proOf and water
proof. Architects and engineers are
constantly building and rebuilding H.
The entire domain is surrounded by an
immense wal thirty feet high, and the
pick of the II oops of his empire guard
il. The private residence Is inclOsed
by an inner wall twelve feet thick
The walls of the suitan's dwelling are
lined with armOr plate. 1t is even said
that "A mysterious passage connects
with ten secret bed cham DerS, forming
an intricate labyrinth. and that no one
but mis- body servant knows in which
apartment the sultan sleeps during any
particular night While ne has cleo
trio lights and telephones in his own
apartments. they are forbidden in Con-
stantinople Balloons are also tabOoed.
lest one should pass over the palace
and drop an explosive therein.
Is Cowardly Ruler.
His daily. programme is a journal Of
f his coWardice. After a cold bath at 3
T o'clock, he takes his coffee and cigar
I cites, both of which must be made in
/ his presence. lie dimes alone his at
/ tendants generally being requested to
taste Of the contents of each sealed
/ plate received from the imperial kitch-
en- before their royal master does so
His sleep is unquiet and nervous. He
frequently awal1es and calls aloud for
company He is afraid Of the dark
and often goes forty-eight hours with
out sleep Fearing ntagiOn, he never
touches a document until it has been
disiLfected.'
DOrys tells anew the story of Abdul
Hands accession. giving details Of
how he depOsed his brother, Mourad
who is still kept q prisoner in one Of
the sultaI's palaces. over quarter
Of million helpless Armenians were
slaughtered practically by the sultans
order during the disturbances two
years ago, and hundreds of Turks who
were deemed dangerous by their ruler
have been put TO death directly or or
dered into exile, only to die mysterious
" on the voyage.