The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-06


physician. who has abundant oppor-
tunities for studying his case" told him
that the Sultan is the victim Of neuras-
thenia. which Is form of insanity. and
that his psychological condition presents
@ most interesting problem. for his symp-
toms are complex and vary materially
from time 20 time" He has become a
rnonomaniac on the subject % assassina-
tion and self-preservsuon.
lie sleeps only two or three hours out
Of the twenty-four. and then only when
somebody IS reading to him or some or
chestra or musician is performing iu tine
next room. Darkness lrigh,ens h-n.
Therefore 4 light IS always burning iu
his chamber and someone always sleeps
there. ae IS alwayz restless and awakens
1T the slightest sound When he aw,dses
he wants someone 90 talk to- and there
is always n man there IN whom ho has
confidence for his purpose. lie sleeps in
g detached chamber and Il IS said that
the walls are Of steel. -Four or five SEN
tincls slowly pace She corridors during the
entire night and 81 thu regular measure
Of their footsteps is Interrupted che sui
tan wakes and inquiries the cause In
order 10 prevent conspiracy detail
for this purpose is made from a-anE the
subalterns Of the different regiments
about the palace every night The names
are drawn by lot few momsHts before
the hour and no one knows ~ his sciec-
tioa until he receives orders 70 report He
does not retire before midnight and IS al
ways up bv $50 clock. re eats simple
Things and very little Of them. General
Horace Porter once dincd with tire sui
tan. and All he ate was American corn
bread and soup Stnl he has cerem0nious
dinners every night. and. as q Formally
each course IS placed before the Sultan
f,y the chief butler before 81 S. served %
the guests. but he never touches IT. All
IFS food is specially prepared sud The
chef is watched al the time that b. may
not poison IT,
The sultan subsidies the foreign press
10 the extent * Syla.la9 a year. After The
armenian outrages the SUN was made
s. ge.ac The largest part - this goes -
Germany. for The Kaiser fs DTS hesf
friend ard &c keers the Kaiser SD god
huuor 70 have the German papers agree
win bis actiuns toward the Sultan
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