The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-19
IT is TOTTERING.
New Turkish Ministry Is About
to Fall.
Macedonian Troops Demand Abb
dicatiOn of Sultan.
YOUNG TURK TROOPS
Have Concentrated Outside i'll
Vicinity of COnstantinOple
And Are About to March on
YiIdiZ Kiosk.

London, April i9--"The Macedonian
troops intend to enter Constantineple
today and enforce their demand for
the abdication of the Sultan. The new
ministry is tottering. 1t is believed
adequate steps have been. taken to
guarantee public ORDER
The foregoing statement was re-
ceived in London today in a code mes I
sage from Constantinople. 1t was
sent by the local agent of a well known !
banking Arm.
Marching in COnstantinOple.
Constantinople, April 19.-It Is ex-
pected in Constantinople today that
the main body of troops loyal to the
young Turks that have concentrated
outside of Constantinople, Will oeglh
soon to march across country on
Yildiz Kiosk, with the object OF rorc-
Ing the abdication of the sultan.
~ The troops loyal to the young Turks
= continued their advance on Constan-
here that they soon will occupy
Makrikeny, a town ten miles from the
capital.
TWO advance guards preceded the
main body OF soldiers; one Is com.
posed of 800 men. half of whom are
officers, while the other numbers
1000 men. These two columns are
expected to occupy Pera and Galata.
the foreign and official quarters or
Constantinople. as soon as possible IN
order to protect foreigners in the
event of rioting. Many of the troops
in Constantinople favor the young
Turks and resistance is hardly ex-
pected.
Priests Were Whipped.
Vienna. April IA dispatch re-
ceived here from Constantinople says
the priests sent out to parley with the
young Turks at TchatalJa were
whipped and driven away.
The leaders of the young Turks
forces have issued orders that the
lives and property of all foreigners
and Christians in Constantinople be
adequately protected.
Germany Sends War Ships.
Berlin, April ia German German
squadron composed of the cruisers
lin has been ordered to Constan-
tfnople.. The vessels sailed this after
noon They will be Joined in the
Mediterranean by the cruiser HAM
burg. which accompanied the Imperial
Yacht Hohenzollern to Corfu when
Emperor William went to Corfu for
his vacation.
Turning Against the Palace.
Berlin. April 19.-In dispatch
from Constantinople the correspond
cnt of Lokel Anzeiger says:
.'The situation is extremely serious.
A general massacre can be prevented
only by the speediest success of the
Saloniki troops. The Liberal Union
lists at last understand to what pur-
pose the Yildz Kiosk used them, and
as a result they are partly doWncast
and partly incessed against the
palace The sentiment of the troops
in the city IS turning stronsly dSdihs'
the palace.
"The movement of the troops Loyal
To the Young turks to Tchatalja ap-
pears to be proceeding with the great
beforehand in exact detail. Tchatlja
is the key to the girdle of fort1fca'
tions around the capital. Four mill
tarv trains arrived there Sunday
morning Mukhtar Bey is in command
of the advance guard of thu
Salonikins When a deputation O
pacifcation from Constantinopl'
greeted him he asked gruffiy;
"'Have you brought the head o
+he old man? We cannot negotiate 81
long a you come without that head.
sSThis deputation, consisting o
b. thirty men. wanted to proceed t
Saloniki but it was compelled to re
turn here Mukhtar Bey threatene'
to give orders to have them shot i'm
mediately if they attempted to ge
into touch with the soldiers.
"The troops which .. ar arrived -, a
der the command of Niasi Pasha pro
ceeded last night to Kutchuk an
Tchekmedje where it is believed the
will await the coming of reinforce
ments. They will then embark o
vessels and avoiding Constantinoplt
march direct to Yildiz Kiosk. Man
officers have deserted their command
and Joined the Saloniklns.
s'Isset Pasha. chief of the genera
staff. went with ten officers yesteI
day afternoon to Kutchuk. an
Tchekmedje ostensibly to pacify tn
soldiers, but persons well informe
saw the real purpose was to transfe
the entire general staff TO til
Salonikins."
The foregoing dispatch to the Lok;
Anzeiger came out of Constantinop
by way of Smyrna. The Turks
warships stationed at Smyrna al
loyal to the young turks.
The volunteers in the villayet
Kossovo number so 900, Albania h;
Furnished 10 900 more and Salonil
600 The committee of Union ar
Progress has accepted an offer fro
Bulgaria to organize a militia f
emergency purposes. A milita1
writer in the Lokel Anzeiger says
will require two or three weeks Fl
the young Turks to transport Il
FRONT of Constantinople but that Il
defeat of the third corps before
y concentration is impossible. tt
sultan will have time to NAL
preparations to meet the Salonikins
Killed Estimated at 1000.
Constantinople. April 1s.-The Amer
can vice consul at Mersina. John De
has. reports that the disorders
Adana are quieting down
The two American missionaries,
NJ Rogers and Mr.. Maurer. were kill
Thursday afternoon while attempti
10 extinguish fire in the house of
aged Turkish woman. They We're ST
dead. The missions at Adana a
Tsrsus are now receiving adequate pl
lection. Mersina is anxiously await