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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
FEAR AMERICAN VOLCANO.
People in New Mexico Greatly Excited
Over Phenomena,

Albuquerque, N. M, June 3.-Deputy
United States Marshall M'Keehan has
just arrived from the west and reports
that the people OF Grant are greatly
excited over the appearance of activ-
ity in a volcano few miles from that
town.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
DIR. BARRoWs DIES.
President of oberin College Expires
of PIeuro-pneumonia.

Oberlin. O., June 3-After nine days
illness with pleuro-pneumonia, John
Henry Barrows, president of Oberlin
college, died at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. He was 55 years of age. DR..
Barrows was organizer and was pres
ident of the worlds parliament of re-
ligions held during the worlds fair.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
THOMAS coNcANNoN DIES.

Was an Old Resident of the City OF
8 keokuk.
Keokuk, June 3.Thomas Concan.
non, an old resident of this city, is
dead from the effects of cancer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
STORM IN IOWA.

!cloudbursts and Tornado Causes Elk
tensive Damage in Several Parts.
Dubuque, June 3.-A tornado neal
Louisville yesterday killed farme,
named Ward. Many barns and wind
mills We're wrecked.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
CHILDREN DIE IN RIOT.
Soldiers Charge Mob and Fatalities
EnSue.

Vienna, June 3-There was a fur.
Their strike and more riots at Lemberg,
Galicia, last night during which a de-
tachment of Huzzars charged the mob
1t is reported that several children
were killed and number of persons
wounded during yesterdays riots have
died.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
oTTuMWAN A BANKRUPT.

Railway switchman Alleges That He
Cannot Pay His Debts.
Keokuk, June 4.-William "A. Park,
of Ottumwa, railroad switchman, has
filed a petSion in bankruptcy in the
Office of the clerk Of the federal court.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
ARMY SURGEON DIES.
Passes Away at His Home in califor.
MIA

San Diego, Cal. June 3.-Col Dallas
Bache, surgeon in the United States
army, retired, is dead at his home in
this city. For a number of years he
was chief surgeon of the department
of the Platte with headquarters at
Omaha and later at Washington as as
sistant surgeon general.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
PROBE STRIKE.

OUTVTdUU 0IatS DUeTU OI VTUIlTdlIOil
Looks Into Labor Troubles.
Denver, June 3.-The state board OF
arbitration today began an investiga
ton into the building trades strikes
which has kept $4,000 men in idleness
for more than a week despite the refu.
sal of the contractors to agree.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
lowAN A SUICIDE.
Insurance Agent Takes His Life {
DeIayan, Illinois,

Delavan, ILL.,, June 3.-David Crom-
we'll general agent of the bankers
life insurance company of Des Moines,
is dead in this city He took lauda,
mum. He is said to have been finan-
cially involved.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
FRENCH PREMIER OUT.
Formerly Presents His Resignation to
the Cabinet,

Paris. June AT the cabinet coun-
ell, held at the Elysee palace today at
which President Loubet presided, Pre-
mier Waldeck Rosseau formally pre-
scented his resignation to the cabinet.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
CAPTURE ALLEGED THIEF.
Liberty of One James Howard is Cur
tailed by Officers

Mason City, June 3.-(Special.)-
James Howard, who broke jail at ALI
son July 10, 1901, where he was con
fined on the charge of horse stealing,
is under arrest in this city.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
IOWA WoRkMEN STRIKE.
Muscatine Hodcarriers Refuse t.
Work at Old Scale.

Muscatine, June (SpeciaD For
ty union hod carriers struck this
morning in this city for raise from
20 to 22h cents per hour. Building
lis almost at a standstill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-05
WORLDS FAIR BONDS SOLD.
Issue Of s5,ooo,ooo Is Taken by Local
Financers.

st. Louis. June 3.-Local flnanciers
have taken the authorized issue of S.
100000 worlds fair bonds, paying 1
cent above par
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19

For long time we refused
to sell candy, on the ground
that it was bad for people
to eat SO many sweets. Then
We thought better-decided
that if people must have
candy they should have the
best and purest that could be
made.
Candy made in clean we'll
lighted places.
Candy made Of the best
materials.
Candy sold for only a rea-
sonable profit over the cost
of making.
Nothing goes into our
candy that we are not sure of;
nothing that is cheapened in
any way.
Take chocolates, for in
stance-for chocolates are the
backbone Of the candy bust
ness.
At first we bought the best choco-
late we could find in America; then
we heard Of a better in Germany and
got that; next we tried Prenet choco-
late, which we believed still finer; and
now we use kind made specially for
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19

Girls Suits and Jackets
Second floor, Chestnut street,

N''N ''SSi' >AANStiui stICCtt
No other store in the coun-
try carries as many different
styles for girls as Wanama-
ker 's-we don't believe in UNI
forming people.
There are dozens of things
OF which we get only fifteen
or twenty apiece, and people
who want something differ
ent' know that we have it.
It's not often we can talk
about these things-scarce-
ly enough OF them here
at time usually to advertise.
But today is a lucky day.
Most Of the news is for
girls from 10 to IA, the age
when they need most atten-
ton paid to what they wear.
Talormade REFERS of tan covert. cloth
or dark blue cheviot, lined throughout
with changeable taffeta and beautifully
finished with stitching, $40.
Unlined Norfolk jackets OF blue and red
serge and tan covert cloth, brass buttons,
IS.
Unlined military REFERS of blue cheviot
with gold crest on the sleeve; brass but
tons, IS.
Norfolk suits of gray and mixed home
spun, $40. The skirt is unlined; jacket
lined with satin. Sizes ID to IS years
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
VOSe Pianos
Third floor, Chestnut street,

Some new Vose pianos are in our new
piano rooms, some of them unusually beau
tiful. The makers made special efforts to
favor us at our opening.
We like to talk about the Vose, just as
everybody does who has ever seen and heard
one-this beautiful piano whose graceful
lines are a perpetual pleasure and whose
tones are never forgotten.
But we have never been able to get enough
Vose pianos to supply the demand even
without advertising, and to ask you to a
feast and then say that the table is bare after
you get there isn't the right thing to do; it
isn't business
If you want to see these Vose pianos you
should come promptly-see the new piano
rooms at the same time if you have not
been here lately.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Under-Price Hosiery
iBasementl

LbaSementl
1t you want to be convinced that
good hosiery can be made for little
money look about in the Under Price
Hosiery Store.
We have substituted durability for
hneness--that's one thing that keeps
the price down.
And we buy so much and sell so
much that our prices are almost as
low as those of the biggest whole
salerS.
Far 7U0mcn-
zoe. Black cotton stockings; plain,
Sibhed; plain with white printed stripes or
figures; colored tops with black boots.
G2Hc. Fast black cotton.
ESc or 3 pair for soc. Imported fast
siaci cotton, regular made stockings
2oc. Fast.bIack open work Isle in sew
sIal patterns.
E1y LhiGalen--
Sc for sizes 7 to 6; &C for sizes 81 and
g. splendid ribbed fast-black cotton stock
ngs double knee
T2Hc. Fast black cotton, ribbed.
90 or three pair for 25c. Plain fast black
9s2;on socks.
Ioc. Fast black cotton printed with
phitc.
x2!:c. fast black, tan and unbcached
aston socks.
Sc or three pair for soc Imported as,
Rack cotton. regular made.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Walking Skirts
Second floor, Chestnut street,

Short skirts are necessity for outdoors
going on rainy days. They are needed for
all athletics and are vastly comfortable on
all days, and are thus universally popular.
When you get have it hung well up in the
back, so that it will not drag The flare will keep
the edge out of your way
Our assortment is very large and includes skirts for
all purposes.
They begin in price at So. 50 and go to STA so. The
So SO is of chevot, either black gray, aring the
bottom and finished with of stitching
There's good one at IS; better at S.. 50 and
S. IS and at So there skirts of good quality oxford
melton, lounced and trimmed with clusters of stitching
But the SI2.5o skirt known here as the
Lafarriere, is the most comfortable and
lightest in neutrality-suspicious. the prettiest of
all for dry days
1t fits over the hips and from the yoke fall number
less pleats, somewhat like Highland kilt and very
much like the od-fashioned London shopping skirt
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Basement Aisles

Stir ps of embroidery seconds Of edging
and insertion, AZ, S and 6-yard lengths,
at half price of iirsts
Housekeeping linens, slightly soiled, one.
third of.
Odds and ends OF women's neckwear
for half price.
Odd lots of boys clothing one.third to
one-hall off.
Artificial flowers. isc and age.
Satin-back black velvet ribbon, No. / to
No. TO- zoe piece to &c yard.
Nomen'S muslin drawers, 25c-worth
$50.
Wom"n's Isle gloves in white and colors,
ISc and 2oc.
m"n's l"mbSSin gloves, 4sc.
Women's silk waists. broken sizes and
slightly soi ed Sa.75.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19

us, with all the good qualities of the
different chocolates we tried, and none
of their defects.
All its native strength and
richness is left in-that's what
makes our chocolate candies
so good.
One man spends all his
time inventing new candies
for us-half a dozen fine new
6oc candies come out every
week.
But we are not trying to
make unusual novelties SO
much as we are trying to
make good. pure, old-tash-
toned candies.
Our 6oc candy is the best
you can buy no matter how
much more you pay-we
couldn't give you better if
we charged Soc pound for
it-but we'd make more
money.
And our zoe and soc can
dies are just as good at the
price as the 6Oc.
Tile zoe special canay for
this week is silver and gold
cocoa-date pufs. Delicious.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Light w eight Bed
Clothing
Third foor, Thirteenth streeu

Third floor, Thirteenth streeu
A splendid supply of all
the right kinds:
DimiU or AHenaaIe bedsb,eaas-
Single-bed, 81 Double-bed, SI.25
Extra large, SI.35.
The ne10 @imiLy or piqne sbreads-
Crib size, CSC Double bed, SI.so
Singlc-bed, SI.2s Extra large, So
Crochet sb,eads fo- full-size double
beds:
81, SI.2s and 81. so each.
Fringed, $3.50, SITS and s2.25 each.
Narseflles and satin irish sb,rads-
81 and $3.50 each.
Sumner 6kankefs-
Light weight; cut apart and bound
Single bed, So, 1878 and S. pair.
Double bed, 1915, IS, sc and 81 pair.
Extra large, So. SO, SO, 81 and $3.50.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Rain=COats and Rain=Capes
Second floor, Chestnut street

Ral~-eoah $40, SIS, $3.50 up to $50.
R@an-fabes, $3.50 and SIS.
The g,oria rain-coat, or what we call the
cache Pine, is the newest The material
is precisely the same as that which covers
umbrellas, but it is lined with a thin sheet
of rubber, SO light that there seems to be no
weight to it, and next the rubber comes a
pretty lining of fancy silk.
The regular rain-c of Venetian covert cloth
broadcloth and cravenette. These have, however be
come real ranyday coats and they seldom seen
when the sun shines.
The rain-capes remind you Of Becky
Sharp and the costumes of her day. They
are loose, and really meant tor the evening
very picturesque; some have hoods, and
some just two little military capes.
Page Of the Spring Catalogue tells OF rain
proof garments besides those above mentioned They
are well illustrated and fully described You can order
by mail if you wish.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Shop in the Basement

If you are looking for bargains or things att
httle prices
Remnants of silks and dress-goods usually sit down to
the basement counters.
The UnderPrce Hosiery Store is there with inexpen
sfve stockings for every member of the amily.
The Easement Ribbon Store is overowiuq with bright
Spring ribbons third less than usual
And IN the OnderPrice Carpet Store all kinds of
odds and ends for about half price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19

Fancy colored garter lengths, SC
and loc.
Fancy colored garter lengths,
silk, I5c.
Fine isle side carriers, with run
Der button, women's and chill
dren's, b ack and white, Sc a
pair.
Fancy color frilled side carriers,
mercerized, I5c pair.
Fancy irlIl hose supporters, Ioc
pair.
Fancy color silk frill hose sup
porters, 25c.
ltook-on hose supporters, fancy
color silk, soc, Csc.
Plain hair-pins, &c a package.
Steel point hair-pins, Ic for two
papers.
French hair-pins, Ic a paper.
Fancy hair-pin cabinets, con-
tanning assorted hait-pins, &c.
Fancy hair-pin cabinets, contain
ing $50 pins, &C; 200 pins Ioc.
Fancy hair-pin cabinets, con
tanning 100 hair.plns and min.
cushion, Sc.
Curling irons, SC.
Kid hair curriers', SC.
Gas attachment for heating curl
ing irons. &C.
Side combs, imitation shell,
heavy Quill top, a and AZ
inches long, &c a pair.
Safety pins, open both Sides,
nickel or black, &C a dozen
Hat.pins. white or black heads
card OF 3, &C.
Pearl lace-pins, &c a dozen.
Card O assorted darning needles.
lc.
Darners with handles &C
Fancy colored crochet silk. &C.
Porpoise shoe la,ers &C a nair
Cotton corset acers, &c a doz.
Linen corset lacers extra fine
quality, 1 wards long &C each
Black mohair braid skirt bind
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
For Dressnnaking

Fine cotton tape, assorted
widths in bundle of six
pieces, sc bundle. $50 dozen
bundles; bundle of IL pieces,
Ioc, SI.Io dozen bundles.
Spring tape measures, SC.
White cotton braid for binding
wash dresses, piece of 9
yards, SC; soc dozen pieces.
Extra fine skirt binding ter wash
dresses, 5-yard piece, SC.
Fancy cotton feather stitch
braid, extra quality, 4.yard
piece, &c.
Skirt braid, 3-ycrd piece, SC;
SOC dozen pieces.
Bias velveteen skirt binding, d
yard piece. ~ inch wide. DC
piece, csc dozen pieces.
Bias velvetecn skirt binding,
extra fine quality, rs inches
wide, 4-yard piece, I2c; ST.
dozen pieces.
Brush skirt facing, 4-yard piece,
rcc; 81 so dozen pieces.
SIX anu Mfe0d--
Basting cotton. SC a dozen.
BastIng cotton, 4oo-yard spool,
&C; 35c dozen.
Sewing cotton, 2oo-yard spools,
ISc dozen.
Sewing cottons 9 cord. 200
yard spools, &c spool; 4oc
dozen spools.
Linen finish thread, Ioo-yard
spools, &C: zoe dozen.
Linen finish thread, 2oo-yard
spools, SC.
Pms ami neealeS-
Best quality English pins, SC
and SC.
Mourning pins, solid heads, SC
and sc box.
American pins, Ic paper, Ioc
dozen papers.
English pin book, SC and sc.
Steel pin book, Ic.
Steel pins, SC paper.
French pins, &c a paper; 75c
dozen papers.
Jet lead pins on fancy shape
block, &c.
Jet head pin cubes, SC.
Safety pin books, &C.
Fancy case containing q papers
of needles and assorted darn
ers, &c.
MitrailleGse needle case, SC.
Tomato pin cushions, &c and Sc.
Tomato pin cushions, cash
mere covered, wool filed, I2c.
Strawberry pin cushions, SC.
Fancy pin cushions, wool-fIled,
lac.
Strawberry emeries, &c and SC.
Aluminium thimbles, sc dozen.
Tape measures, 90 inches, &c.
Tape measures, sateen, metal
tipped, % inches long, sc
and sc.
Pattern tracers, &c.
Finaings-
Light weight dress shields, good
sizes. Sc pair, S5c dozen
pairs.
Whalebone, Sc inches long, Ioc
each. \ a dozen.
Bone casing, Substituted. 9-yd.
piece. lSc; SI.oo dozen
pi eces.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Sl.25 Crepe Wolfe, 75c

Dress foods SALON.
Woven by the French OF all-wool, with
the look of the slk-and-wool wolfe, now so
famous.
There's a kink--a little disturbed look
like the surface of lake when the wind
blows, that is poetic and lovely, adding to
the beauty of the already interesting weave
White, gray, light TAM green royal blue, navy blue
and brown.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Mems Shoes. Sl.9O
Under. Price Shoe Store, fourth a

(Under.Prce Shoe Store fourth floor
Shoes that in the ordinary shoe store
would cost 49,
Half dozen styles - box catskin and
enamel; welted and stitched soes. All sizes.
Mem'S rHsSef shoes, 81. 2,5-worth So
and So. 50,
Rufe' kid and russell caIisNjn; c,mlor;a5.c shapes
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Silk Waists Reduced
Main Aisle

Main Aisle
Any store that sells as
many thousand silk waists as
we do every month is bound
to have a Few OF a kind left
over.
Some that are a trine mussed
from handling.
Some broken sizes.
All such waists are in this
lot-a third to a half of.
S5.75 were S. to So. 50.
S. were 81 50 to Sra.
Colors and blacN-almost all ma
terials and sty!e5
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Sl.7S House Dresses and
Wrap 12Ta, 81

ISrConI IIONr, HI "a iery
Several Styles OF good per
Gale.
Silver gray and light stripes. me
are trimmed with braid or embr lldery;
all are lined to the waist.
Sure to see something YOU
want among them, so if YOU
don't want to spend a dollar
stay away,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
New DimitieS NC
(Main Aisle)

main Aise)
We've never known dimities in SO good
designs for I2Hc-many are copies Of the
imported.
The designs small-many of them little buds and
roseS-Dresden designs (Which becoming tremen-
dous avorites) with borders for trimming the gown.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
WOmen'S Shoes and
OxfOrds, $3.50

The wholesale price
Good shapes in patent leather and kid
skin; heavy sole shoes for walking or out
ing in boxcalf and enamel; flexible soes,
welted and stitched.
W0men's 1'nsSet shoes and oa1oras, $3.50
worth s.. SO and s..
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
soc MOusseline. Csc

Main Aisle
In designs that double in beauty the
instant they're draped
The weave is square-sik way, cotton the other
Usually the plain stuff sells for Soc when printed as
these are, it costs moe
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19

Spring hooks and eyes, 2 dozen
on card, &c, 65c great gross;
and &c card, SI.25 a great
gross.
Collar foundations, &C.
Dress stays, Ioc dozen; sI.Io a
gross.
Fer Me mdfhfRe-
Scw,ng-machine straps, &c
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Many Little Notions
Gross aisle

Dressmaking helps and dress requisites
an infinite number of little things--are in
the sale under price.
Make out list from this list and see how
much you'll get for a trihe of cost-and
every one of the things useful or a comfort
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Bargains i'm Carpets

tBasemeat)
tapestry carpets:
4oc from 6oc, soc from zoe and
6oc from Soc and 85c.
Two grades of velvet car
pet:
75c from 81, Csc from S1.35.
Maae-mb CARPETS - made
from odds and ends of the
seasons best patterns almost
half price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Pure Candies
(Basementl

The Wanamaker name on a candy-box
stands for purity, not price
Our price is for the candy, the materials
and Work-you pay nothing for the name.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19

Chignon combs, soc, SOC,
7Sc, 81. 81. IS, $3.50, SI.75.
Empire combs, 75c, 81, SI.25,
SI.75.
Fancy bonnet pins, soc, soc,
75C, 81, SI.25.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Children's Shoes

900 I UT z77VW ONT E9NZ0T O701p Te0NCe0
10 Ave2agr HaIf-SI SI.20 and S1.A0
Regular Shoe and Marleo
Its the penalty we pay for changing styles
so often
Perhaps it's only the tip we change or the top Of
fhe shoe or 1t may be the lastno matter how SLIGHT the
change 1t means that sell everything before we
get in the new lines.
1t costs us more than a thousand dollars
perhaps, III profit to do this, but we can't
afford to carry odd lines
The shoes range in size from 81 up to size 6 for the
grown-up girl
lcaocrs kdskin, patent leather and enamel
Kinds lace and button; tips some with nacnt
.eather tips Al with oakleather soIes
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Real TOrtOise=Shell Combs
for Half
(.Arcade)

From one Of the best she'll goods
makers, pretty patterns, halt usual price,
Every one who wants combs or hair pins
can get'real shell for the price they usually
paw for imitation
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19

Braid pins, soc and 75c.
Barrrttes, 25c and soc.
Barrcttc combs, CSC and soc.
Side combs, CSC and soc.
Hair pins, CSC, soc. 81.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-04-19
Steamer Rugs, $40

Mems Furnishing Store, Chestnut street,
The best steamer rugs we
ever had for $40.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-04-24

II true that the most extraordinary
precautions are taken for his protec-
ton. He dare not leave the safe soil
tude Of Yildiz park, which is situated
about two miles outside the gates Of
Constantinople and is surrounded bya
double wall. The road from the pal
ace to the BospOrus passes between
these walls and protected every inch
Of the way from the gates of the park
to the wharf on the Bosporus, where,
once year only, he takes a state barge
and Is rowed over to the seragho to
perform the obligation imposed upon
him by his religion to worship the holy
mantle of the prophet on the anniver-
sary Of the death of Mohammed. That
act is required of him. If he did not
perform it the whole church would
rise against him. Therefore for that
day he is compelled to suppress his
fears and appear before the public,
but it would be impossible for an out
slider to get anywhere near him unless
he were highly recommended and
identified.
Some people say that the cowardice
of Abdul Hamid is cultivated by his
ministers and other men who sur
round him, who find it to their person
al advantage to prevent him from 60
ing abroad. So they keep him locked
in the Yildiz kiosk, where they can
control his surroundings and prevent
him from receiving any information
that will be to their dicredit. At the
same time there is no doubt that the
sultan keeps constantly in mind the
fact that % of the q padishahs who
have reigned at Constantinople have
died by violence. Several endeavored
to save their lives by abdication, but
the public never saw them again.