The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09

/, mob of the lowest menials in Constan-
inople-scavengers. In the delibera-
! tlons the leading part was taken by
| Scutarl, man Infamous even in Con-
stantinople for his brutality and un-
scrupulousness.
All Shamil demanded life for life.
J Nothing less than the death Of the
project, he declared, could atone for
the loss of the Kurd and the insult done
the Behr Khans. By his vehemence he
carried the more timorous members Of
Redvan IS death was unanimous.
! Abdurrezzak, the suave and polished
master Of ceremonies, the adept in all
the intricacies of oriental etiquet,
lost nc. time in carrying the sentence
into effect. He ordered one of his
servants, who had taken part in the
fight against the scavengers, to make
der of Redxan. This man engaged
three other Kurds to help him and they
were taken into Abdurrezzak service
at fifteen midiidies ($12.50) a month.
Assassins are cheap in Turkey.
- Redvan had a country villa at Guez
Tepe, village in the Scutari district
with a station on the Anatolian railway,
way from the train to his villa rather
than in Constantinople. The sparser
population, and the fact that the local
troops were under the command of Ali
Shamil would. it was thought, render
the commission of the murder easier.
The four Kurds were despatched to
Guez Tepe after Abdurrezzak had pro-
and money, and had personally pointed
out Redvan to them and given them
their instructions.
| .- TIsod Do1ioo cri.s
It was no secret that the Bedr Khans
had, sworn vengence to the death
against Redvan. 1t is probable that
thru his police spies he obtained some
thing more than an inkling Of the pre-
else nature Of the plot against him. He
appealed to the palace for protection,
but the sultan still frowned upon him.
Then, Turk-like, he resigned himself
to- his fate, after making his will and
disposing Of most Of his property:
One evening, just after he had left
the train at Guez Tepe and was on his
way to his villa, he was set upon by
the four Kurds. To make sure of his
death, they fired nine bullets into him
before they took to their heels. APP
parently they had made no special
plans for their escape, depending on the
influence Of the heads of the Bedr
Khans to get them off scot free. They
lodged in one of the local guardhouses.
Ali Shamil tried to induce the police
officer in charge to release them. Fail
ing il this, he exercised his authority
as military commander of the district
to get them lodged in the barracks.
Then he provided them with good fare
and cigarets and told them they
needn' It worry bit, he would see them
Of course, the sultan heard of the
Relying on the strength and influence
| OF the Bedr Khans to secure his i'm
munity. the master Of ceremonies boldly
avowed his responsibility for the MUIR
der. He acknowledged that it had
orders and his only regret was that his
official duties at the palace had pre-
vented him from avenging in person
the insult that the project had put upon
him.
| Feared Bedr Khans.
There followed a severe struggle be-
| tween the Bedr Khan faction at the
palace and the rest Of the imperial en-
tourage, as to how the matter should
be dealt with; Abdul Hamid, has
enemies enough in his domain and he
by taking any decisive steps against
house so powerful as that of the Bedr
Khans. He summoned council of his
principal ministers With one accord
they urged the necessity of taking
vigorous action to vindicate the suprem-
acy Of his own authority. Otherwise,
they pointed out, his own prestige
would suffer irretrievably, and the Bedr
Khans would be regarded as the real
rulers of the empire.
This decided the wagering Abdul
Hamid Convinced that relentless
with promptitude. Three days after
Redvan Pasha met his death, Abdur-
rezzak, Ali Shamil and all the leading
members Of the Bedr Khans were ar
rested one night and lodged on board
a ship. The four actual assassins were
tried and hanged, Their defense throws
society in Turkey eve were ordered
to kill Redvan Pasha, and if we had
not killed him. our master would have
killed u.s.
Meanwhile the leaders Of the Bedr
Khans were conveyed to the fortress of
Tripoli. where they /sre tried in secret
on the double charge of treason and
murder, and all save one were con-
demned. But before Ali Shamil was
executed he gave sensational exhibit
ton OF the savage that lurked beneath
ization. While undergoing examina-
ton in the presence of his Judges, he
sprang at the procurator general and
killed him like a weasel by biting him
in the throat.
-, And all these tragic happenings re-
suited from Ahmed Aga s refusal to use
his "pull' to lay down a stretch Of
new pavement in front Of Abdurrez-
Zak's housed