New-York tribune., 1909-04-30
OVER 200 EXECUTIONS
Young Turks XII Consprotors IN
CamtaI-The Cabinet.

Constantinople April 29-The Constitutionalsts
have lost no time in bringing conspirators in the
recent rising to trial The military court sitting
in the War ONCE to-day condemned about 80
prisoners to death, and they were executed. Nadir
Pacha the second eunuch OF the palace, whose SEN
rence was pronounced yesterday. was hanged at
dawn on the Gaata Bridge. and his great body
was viewed by thousands in the early morning
hours.
The National Assembly. which met to-day under
the presidency of Said Pacha, decided that Sui
tan Mehmed should take the oath to support
the constitution within week. The Assembly also
ratified the deportation of Abdul Hamid to Salonca
II is not expected that the Cabinet will be
completed before Saturday. The difficulty at pres
ent consists in finding suitable men for the minis
tries of finance and interior. Tewfk Pacha. who
will be the Grand Vzier, has sent communication
TO several provincial officials this subject The
government has decided to send commission to
Adana to try by court martial the instigators of
the massacres and the members are authorized TO
with the utmost severity
is alleged that the chief authors of the recent
mutiny Abdul Hamids favorite son, Prince
Mehmed Burhan Eddine; Rear Admiral Said Pacha.
son of Kiam Pacha, the former Grand Nizier. and
Nadir Pacha. who engaged for long time
prior to the rising in corruptng the troops The
two former have fed.
Asni Bey inspector general of the Saonica police.
who charged with the transport of the former
Sultan 10 Salonica relates that when he arrived at
the palace at I o'clock in the morning he found
Abdul Hamd in a large hail. which was tlum-
mated if for gala occasion by every candle ana
torch that could be found in the building. Ihls
was because Abdul Hamid breads darkness; he has
always been in fear Of an assassin. He sat alone,
with the exception OF two eunuchs, In corner IN
the same negligent attire the previous day.
when the deputation from the National Assembly
informed him of his deposition.
ABDUL HAMID PLEADS IN VAIN.
On being Informed that he must depart, he
He y~1n n ed n
go to the .Cheraghan Palace. Finding his suppl
cations In vain he resigned himself to his tate
He entered the carriage in a detected manner and
spoke not another word. Arriving Mt the railway
station. he appeared to be stunned by fear, ana
was obliged to steady himself by grasping the rail-
ing leading into the which by the irony of fate
was a carriage bearing his own monogram. which
he himself had ordered built. bu5 had ridden in only
once for a short trip which had left him with
hatred for railways. This therefore was his nrst
long tourney in the imperial
The body of Nadir Pacha, who was hanged on
the Calata Bridge. which connects Stamboul with
the quarters of Gaata and Pera. was allowed TO
swing until o'clock in the morning, and thou
sands OF the people stopped TO look at the great
Nuban. whose name terror under Abdul
Hamid He was fully six feet four inches tall
Nadir was executed after a trial by court martial
on the charge that he nstigated the mutiny OF the
troops on April I3. He reputed 10 be intensely
ambitious subtle and insensble 10 the sunerngs
of others He was one OF the trio who formed
Abdul Hands private cabinet under the old
regime The other members OF this cabinet were
Izzet Pacha and Fehim Pacha- The former. the
sultan's secretary, is in hiding in London. and
the latter who head OF the Sultans spy sys-
tenn has been assassinated somewhere in Russia.
Nadir Pacha came TO the imperial palace a
slave and grew up in that hothouse OF intrigue
After the departure OF Izzet and Fehim. Abdul
Hamid relied entirely Nadir, who was regarded as
having been the CHIEF conspIrator in the recent re-
beIlon.
Motor omnibuses made their first appearance on
the streets OF ConstantinOple the day when the
constutionalist troops entered the city The vehi-
cles belonged originally TO London COMPANY
They have been well patronized. chiefly on the
score OF their novelty They driven by London
chauffeurs. but the men find the narrow streets
Of the city difficult traverse. Their chief COM
plaint however is Of the sowness Of the people
in getting on and OF The streets Of the city are
in no wav suited TO this form OF transportation.
and as a result the vehicles have had number
~ accidents Yesterday one exploded and was
quickly burned up There was no loss Of life
CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW SULTAN.
Mehmed V the new, Sultan already has received
congratulations from practically all the countries
Of the world on his accession. The kilograms from
King Edward and President Faeres were the first
! 10 arrive Many kilograms welcoming the change
have come from the provinces.
Iufti Rey Secretary General of the Foreign Min
fstrv has been appointed First Chamberlain 10 the
new Sultan; Halidzia Efend. a well known au-
thor has been made First Secretary OF the Imperial
| ChanceIlery and Rems Bey commander OF the
Salonica chausseurs. has the post OF first aid to
! his majesty
Three monuments concentrating the events OF
! last Saturday be erected in the capital by
| public subscription.
Official notice was given to-day that the people
of the city would be allowed TO remain the
streets until 80 o'clock at night.
WHERE THE NICkELS GO.