Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-19
HAS ABDUL HAM|DQU|T CRUISER GALVESTON
Vague Rumors That Turkish The Attorney Generals Opn
Sultan Has Abdicated ion on the Case
GENER ALLY, DOUBTED GOVERNMENTS POWER
eEIGRApE OF CAN UNDOUBTEDLY
CRISIS AT CoNsTANTINoPLE SION
Wei
form Of
fol- Not Consider
Vague Rumors That Turkish
Sultan Has AbdiCated
GENERALLY DOUBTE
BELGRADE HEARS NEWS OF
CRISIS AT CoNSTANTINOPLE.
servian Capital Preparing Gala Wei
come for New King-Delegat1on
Gone for Him.

NEW YORK, June ia news agency
reported today that there had been re-
volt at Constantinople, and that the sui
tan had abdicated
LONDON. June 19.-Numerous kilograms
have been received in London today from
Constantinople, but none of them make
mention of any unusual occurrence in the
Turkish capital.
The foreign. office here has heard nothing
of any trouble at Constantinople.
BELGRADE June 19.-Leaf1ets are be-
Ing sold on the streets today containing
reports limiting in mysterious language at
a political crisis at Constantinople, ana the
abdlcation of the sultan. The source OF
the reports is not given, and well-1nformco
circles dlscredit them but they nave Gre
ated much excitement in Belgrade
The following notification was gazetted
today
1.-The Russian minister here has informed
the minister of foreign affairs that ne Will
enter into relations with the Servian gov
eminent today, as the car hao peeh
pleased to recognize Prince Peter Kara
georgevitch as King of Servia.
AS Foreign Minister Kalievics officially
visited the Russian legation today the lot
NAL rplatlOnS appear " nave pSSh NAASN
resumed A..
The streets of Belgrade are beginning 10
wear a gay aspect. They are decorateu
with flags and Venetian masts nave peeh
erected from the palace to the raiiroao s'a-
ton
Will Be Pensioned.
The position of the regicides under the
new king is freely discussed and 1t Is gem
orally expected that they will be promoted
and pensioned and then gradually re-
moved Any slight of them, however, would
be hotly resented by the army. which Is
master of the situation.
The newspaper correspondents who came
here from Sofia have been recalled 1ney
say there are indications of serious trouble
in Bulgaria.
The recall of these correspondents leads
those who are Intimately conversant with
the Balkan situation to anticipate a recru-
descence of the revolt in Macedonia.
They consider ii possible that the revo-
lutionary committees have proclaimed the
autonomy of Macedonia and say 1t Is quite
possible Bulgaria will openly favor and AID
such a line of action.
The best informed people here regard the
whole Balkan situation as being most seri-
GUS and they think that unless the great
powers act quickly and decisively there is
danger of general conffagration
Gone to Meet King.
a deputation to meet King Peter started
his morning for Geneva.
Three sisters of the late Queen Draga
also departed from Belgrade for Vienna.
The provisional government has offered
the diplomatic corps places at the railroad
station on the occasion of the reception of
King Peter, also expressing the desire that
they appear in uniform. The diplomats
have not replied. pending the receipt of in
structions from their respective govern
mentS
The provisional government is very short
of funds, and has been unable thus far to
raise money in consequence of it's status
not being legalzed.
One dispatch which was filed at Con-
stantinople at 400 o'clock this afternoon
not only does not mention any trouble
there. but announces the departure of H.
Il. Smith, president of the council of the
administration of the Ottoman public debt.
for London. to attend meeting here of the
Ottoman bOudhOlderS.