Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-08

A nnitUr OF excitement passed
through ,lo chancollerlos OF Europe
last week. Il was whisperod "Tho
sultan does not 80 10 pray today" FOR
reasons good and sufficient. the report.
following ON the heels Of the reported
lndiapoaltion Of the sick man og Eu.
rope" was received with aonse OF
grim but very real satisfaction here IN
/ l.uadon, where. for some time. the sui
tan has been giving a great deal OF
worry. Tho death of the sultan prob
ably moapa the dismomBermtn % the
Turkish empire. but this may not como
without war and q great deal Of snRrl-
ing over the romalna But for the
present the excitement has died out
for Il Is said "lhe sultan goes TO
pray"
The sultan goes 10 pray and official
Conaiantinoplo guea % watch him.
The diplomats and the reputable visit
ora 20 the Turkish capital. who are
youched f1r BY their respective emhas-
sizes, and are therefore permitted 10
watch the sick man OF Europe" going
20 his prayers. crowd 10 a terrace out
side the white walls Of the Yildlz XII
osk cveFy Friday az noon and watch
an old man, boWhiakerod and poiulnnt
clad IN a long. hot, black coat and y
fez, drive down a hill and disappear Ia
a white nouse. Then a mueazln ap'
pears AZ the TOP Of slender, needliGe
mlnaret. dazzling white against the
hot blue shy. I'D calls Ia n loud voice
90 Allah. The soldiers. who have been
brought from every part Of the empire
90 uno and Feline every foot Of the
way from the palace 90 the church
thcy are the pick OF the Turkish ar
my-reat GA their arms Ia the hot sun
and llght cigarettes; the dogs, the
everlasting. interminahio, NANCY doga
.of Conssantlnople begin lighting and
acnvouging again IA the road lately
travelled and made holy by the head OF
islam, and the people walt The sun
beats down aud the foreign ladies' on
the terrace Try % raise their paras0ls,
but the guards tel them thiH ~ not
allowed The diplomats BET their Tur-
hlah coffee settle and smoke cigar
.cttUs stamped with the blrdlike in-
sigma that u on every iurklsa coin
and postage stamps Wcomors hide
theirs in their clothes 90 show 90
igicnda- and weary. bot minutes drag
on while the old man prays In The
white mosque ana spies pass among
the visitors with ears intent 70 catch
"a word Of the many spoken 90 con-
tempt of the whole proceeding
hugle call brings the soldiers. aud
the spectators OF one OF tno best and
cheapest military vauuevlllce on eartn,
tu attention ana iha old man comes
back up the h.ll. followed hy the best
in his empire, councillors. ministers.
atesmen, generals and admirals in
IA disgusting exhibition OF Bringing
ftfvllity, each one striving to Guido
TIE other ln dolerontial ohelaance,
ciluging, literally nghting among each
other 90 cling in the coat tails Of the
"elck man" aa ho rides on The hlu
back TO MS harem.
This We dismissed with nn cXprOni
sion OF disgust proierrlug 90 crane
our nocka 90 catch a sight OF hls four
faYurlio women. Who follow him in
closed carriages We saw nothing nut
the edge of a Paris gown and a BEL
aWeled hand holding i8n of Spain.
The old man D. $50 afraid of sudden
death BY a subject that be never lets
q Do known just how DO VIII come
hack up the hill $40 has GO the door
of the mosque two or three carriages
and half a dozen saddle horses He
VII call for a horse. only tO send u
away tnen signal for another aud
hnaily make up his mind 10 SO back IN