The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-29
ABDUL HAMID
IS MOVED
Is Sent to Salonica With
Eleven Harem FayOrites
IN STATE OF COLLAPSE
Rejoicing In constantincpIe Over Changes
Of Rulers--New Sultan's Statement.
He Says That He Stands for
Liberty--Taik Of Cabinet

constantinople, April 20.--At mid
night Tuesday night Abdul Hamid, with
eleven members Of his harem and two
infant princesses, was taken to Saionica,
He Is to live there at the house Of All
latin, a wealthy merchant Of that city,
In order to enable the public to in
duIge in rejoicings over the accession Of
the new sultan the state Of siege was
suspended yesterday until 10 o'clock
last night. The city will be illumina ted,
but the use Of fireworks has been pro-
hibited.
The accession Of the new Sultan has
been most favorably received by the
Constantinople newspapers.
2 Ratifcations OF the Austro Turkish
protocol regarding the. annexation of
Bosnia and Herzegovina BY Austria
were exchanged here yesterday, despite
the grave political crisis.
Dispatches from Jerusalem, Smyrna
and Alexandria report that the accession
Of Rechad has been received there with
general rejoicing.
London, April 2e.-A despatch from
Constantinople to the Exchange Tele-
graph company states that when the
former sultan arrived at Salonica he APP
peared TO be completely broken down
and had 10 be supported by two Of his
eunuchs when he left the train
A detachment Of troops accompanied
him from the train to the AIAtini villa.
where he will be sequseteFed. The villa
at present is the residence Of Gen. Count
Robilant, the Italian officer who early
last year was appointed chief Of the
Macedonian gendarmerie, in succession
to the late Gen. Digengis.
What today concerned the leaders Of
the movement which resulted IN such a
momentous change in Turkey was the
formation Of the new cabinet. 1t seemed
to be the general opinion that Ahmed
Ria would be the new Grand Vizier. He
was expected 70 have as his associates
Hilmi Pasha the former premier, as
minister oaf the interior; david Bey as
minister of finance, and Rifast Pasha as
minister Of foreign affairs.
To the palace Of the Cheroghan, on
the shores ef the Bosphorus, Abdul Ha.
mid was sent a prisoner II was here
that his elder brother and predecessor,
Murad ", remained in restraint for
twenty years after he was deposed. The
National Assembly debated long yester-
day over the future OF the dethroned
ruler. II was decided that he must re.
main in Constantin0ple. The suggestion
that he be allowed to travel abroad was
set aside on the ground that It might
bring about complications There Is
nothing to show why the change In plans
in moving Abdul Hamid was made. II
il reported that he win be tried 1T Sal
oncia on the charges contained in the
fetwa and on which he was deposed.
The disposition Of the successful in
vading army il in the hands 81 Chef
ket Pasha. the commander -in-chief. He
Is reported teo have said that all the
soldiers would be withdrawn from the
capital except 600 Salonia gendarmes,
who viii preserve order. The battalions
Of the Third Army Corps will be quar-.
tered in the vicinity Of Constantinoplc.
The Tasch Kiskea, Taxim and other
large barracks win be seized.