The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-04

sober, she was in danger Of her life when
ever, as happened nearly every night,
he had taken a little too much to drink.
His fury az the assault On his house and the
death OF his servant knew no bounds, and
he determined 10 revenge himself on Red
REDvAN FALLS mt n
Those who know Turkey do not need
TO be told that no public inquiry was hold
In connection with the ARRAY at Shiehli,
and more OF those conceUped were called
upon to answer. before the courts for the
part they had played In It. In Constanti-
nople IL Is not the custom TO worry such
IMPORTANT people az the Project OF the city
OF The ma ster OF ceremonies about such a
ert1e as the death Of a servant. A report
on the subject was, however, presented
20 the Sultan, and, thanks in all probable
tty TO the influence OF Abdurrezzak's friends
end relatives. this report was very unfavor-
able to Redvan. His Majesty was much
incensed against the Project, and il may be
wal alarmed by his audacity in employing
an armed band at no great distance from
the imperial palace.
For some weeks Redvan was In deep dis
grace. At one time II was Intended to send
him into practical exile as Governor-Genera
OF Bagdad; but, hanks to the intervention
OF his mother, who, through her friends In
b harem q considerable influence with
the Sultan, he was allowed to retain his post
in Constantinople, although he did not sue
coed In RegaintnH the imperial favor.
As soon as it became evident that Redvan
would not be punished Abdurrezzak called
together a family council Of the Bedr Khans:
The most powerful member Of the clan and
III Leading spirit in the deliberations was
Ali Shamil Pasha, the military governor Of
Scutari, a man Of 40 education but OF great
force OF character. By his brutality he had
esta blished something like a reign OF terror
In Scutari and was feared even by the most
influential courtiers at Yildizl where a large
faction, chiefly composed OF Kurds, was de-
voted to his interests Men who offended
him. even in~voluntarily, found themselves
shows the audacity Of the man that among
those who suffered in this way was no less
a person than Djemil Pasha, the Sultan's
surgeon-in-chief and a personal f~avorite OF
his Majesty. whose only ohence was that
he was unable to come when summoned one
night to attend one Of Ali Shami's family.
II was probably due more to his influence
than to that Of Abdurrezzak that the family
council decided to make the project Of the
city pay with his life for the insult offered
to the Bedr Khans.
PLAN TO KILL HIM
Abdurrezzak Immediately too steps to
carry out this sentence. He ordered one Of
his servants who had taken part in the fight
ing at Shishli to make the necessary prepa-
rations for the murder Of Redvan and to
engage accomplices This man found three
other Kurds to help him and took them
into AbdurrezzaR's service. Redvan
Pasha had a kiosk or private residence
at Guez Tepe. a village in the Scutan dis
trict with a station on the Anatolan Rail-
way; and 1t was decided to kill him on his
way from the train to his kiosk, rather than
in ~Constantinople. The sparser population
and the fact that the local troops were under
the command Of Ali Shamil would, IL was
thought, facilitate the escape Of the muir
derers. The four Kurds we're despatched
to Guez Tepe after Abdurrezzak had pro-
vided them with revolversl cartridges and
money and had personally pointed out
Redvan to them and given them their IN
structions.
At first it was proposed that they should
rent a cafe opposite the station in order
to watch the projects movements and lay
their plans, but the cafe was not to let and
they had to take a private house As theywere
afriad that the suspicious OF the police would
be aroused unless thay bad some regular
occupation, they suggested to their master
that they should dea i'd c~ontraband tobacco.
Abdurrezzak agreed to this n supplied
them with the necessary mall capital. To-
bacoo smuggling ia a most serious offanse
according to Turkish law. and the Govern
ment constantly assures the Reggie COMPANY
that IL does all It can to suppress the practice.
Nevertheless, the pretence OF being en-
gagged in this illicit business was sufficient
to secure the Kurds from the attentions OF
the police.
In the meantime the position Of Redvan
was pathetic in the extreme. He appealed
to the palace for protection, but without
effect. and accoring to his friends he re
signed himself TO his fate and made the nec-
sary dispositions OF his property.
As IL there were not bitterness enough in
the conviction that there was no escape
from the net which his iI~nplacable enemies
were drawing round him, his daughter,
who was married to the son OF the famous
Edhem Pasha, the hero Of the Turco-Greek
war, brought fresh trouble upon him by
running away With a Circ1ssian lawyer
and going to live with him at Ismid. She
returned, indeed, to her fathers house after
a few days, but the adventure, was a
great grief to Redvan n caused hin to
fall into still deeper disfavor With the Sultan,
who has an intense dislike to scandals OF
this kind.
Before the unfortunate Project had re-
covered from the shock OF his daughters
misconduct the blow which the Bedr Khans
had prepared fell upon him. On the eve
ming Of March %, as he got OF OF
the train at Guez Tepe and was about to
make his way to his kiosk, accompa MED
by his son, he was set upon by the four
Kurds, who fred nine shots into him before
any of 1.-THE spectators could interfere. Red
van died almost Immediately. His muir
derers bolted, but with the police after
them, and were arrested after a short
pursuit and lodged in one OF tho local
g~uardhouses.
Early next morning Ali Shamil. who, OF
course, was aware of1what had taken place,
came to their rescue. He tried TO induce
the police officer in charge to release
them, telling him that he knew them and
that they were not murderers but only
tobacco smuRglers. When this had no
effect he made use OF his authority as
military commander OF the district and
took charge of the men himself. He had
them lodged in the barracks and old them
he would stand by them.
them lodged in the barracks, supplied
them with cigarettes and refreshments
and told them not to be afraid, as he would
stand by them.
SULTAN STRIKES n BEDR KHANs.
In the meantime the Sultan had been
informed of the murder, which came as a
great shock to him. Although he had for
some time past Withdrawn his favor from
the Project, IL seems clear, in spite. OF
rumors to the contrary, that he neither
expected nor desired his death. II Is m
possible to say exactly what occurred at
the palace; but according to all accounts
there was a heroe struggle between the
Bedr Khan faction and the rest Of the i'm
perial encourage over the steps which ought
to be taken.
It is aid that at first the Sultan hesitated
to believe ia the completely Of Abdurrezzak
and cent a message asking II he knew any
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