Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-27
ABDICATION OF
SULTANCERTAIN;;
CHURCH INSISTS
SALUTE TO NEW RULER IS Ex'
PECTED FRIDAY
CABINET PRESENTS RESIGNATION
- TO GRAND vizlER
While Hamid May Be Deposed, Gov
ernment VIII Furnish Him
Palace and Liberal
Allowance
tBy Associated Press;

fix Pasha, the grand vlzler, trans-
~ mitted this morning to the sultan
the resignation of the entire capinet
and communicated this fact to pariia-
ment.
The deposition of Sultan Abdul
Hannid appears now to be certain ana
the 101 guns, saluting Monamfneo
Rechad Effendi as the new ruler OF the
empire, probably will be heard pelore
the next selamlik Friday.
The dlgnitaries of the churcn care as
little for Abdul Hamid as does the
committee of union and progress, put
TIE higher clergy are seeking TO cuIp
the agitation OF the enthusiasts OF the
Mohammedan league.
A caucus of senators and deputles
today determined to make an eiloIe
to try to compel the sultan TO apdlcate
under the ecclesiastical law by the
terms of which decree may be issued
by the Shcik III Islam pronouncing the
sultan incapable of ruling.
A canonical rescript will be demand
ed on the ground that the sultans su-
premacy. is harmful to the church,
contrary to the sacred law and UNJUST
to the Turkish people.
The program is that demand snail
be made for the abdication of Abdul
Hamid simultaneously from the nlgn-
est court of the church, from the ma
tional assembly and from the military
chiefs. The sultan will be offered
palace and liberal allowances.
The constitutionalists have no Wish
to oppose ecclesiastical authority, nor
TO undertake the tasks of progress
without the support of a majority OF
the Mohammedan wise men.
Heir Apparent inexperienced
Mohammed Rechad Effendi, the heir
apparent to the throne, has lived pfac-
tically a prisoner for twenty-five years
in the large palace and gardens not far
from Yildiz Kiosk. Since the July
revolution however, he has OFTEN peen
in the streets looking from the car
riage windows upon the scenes IN tle
thoroughfares which must have been
strangely interesting to him. He is
gray-haired and not very strong. Hei
Is 65 years old and we'll educated, al
though inexperienced In the affairs or
the world.
This afternoon witnessed the hnal act
in the siege of Yidiz Kiosk, Gen. Schet-
ket commander of the constitutional
4 lists. oyeraweing the Albanians INTO
Nsurrender This force, composed or 700
men. was stationed in the Imperial
palace The Albanians did not hght
last Saturday, but persistently refused
TO lay down their arms.
of Macedonians and six field pieces
were placed in a prominent position
above the palace. Other guns were dis
5osed over the neighboring heights,
while the troops commanded all the ap-
breaches. , a..
The red flag continued, however 10
lv definantIy until 2 o'clock when the
Watchers saw it dropping slowly down
he fiagpole, making place for the white
oxen Of surrender A few minutes
hter crowd of fugitives were seen
,ouring down the dusty road leading 10
seshimtah, where they were fastened
/ npether with ropes and conducted
'nsSer a military escort to headquarters
Of the committee of inquiry.
Degraded and Dismissed
Tahir Pasha, one of the commanders
of the Yildiz garrison, has peen de-
graded and dismissed. Numerous 9TH
or otficials of the palace have been dis
missed. while many women OF the sui
tan's harem have been sent away.
General Schefket has established his
headuuarters at the war ONCE, to-
gether with the courtmartial under the
presidency of Khursid Pasha, the grand
master of artillery, distinguished and
able officer. Three commissioners OF
inn,liry have been established. The
military authorities are anxious to ter
inmate as quietly as possible military
activity everywhere.
General Schefket issued a proclama-
tion tonight announcing the instigators
of the recent crimes would be exter-
minated as the worst enemies of the
country, in accordance with the unani-
nous Wish of the nation, and that
measures would be taken to prevent
the propagation of subversive ideas.
The proclamation concluded with the
assurance that peace would be main
tanned and the people would remain
To Withdraw Troops
When the court-martial trials are
concluded, the commanding general in
tends to withdraw his troops and quar-
ter them in the barracks in the outside
precincts. leaving the security of the
CITY itself in the hands of the gen.
darrnerie from Macedonia, for which
purpose already $50 trained men are
available.
There was an imposing ceremony to-
day, which was attended by $500
troops, when 800 >Salonikans were bur-
led In a common grave at Shisli Top
hill, now called Liberty hill. Enver
Bey Selah Eddin and others made STIR
ring speeches, declaring the men had
died for liberty and the constitution.
A hodja, in offering prayer, referred to
the army as Imperial but was
promptly stopped by the officers, who
objected to the word Imperial" and
suggested "Ottoman" instead.
In addition to brief official account
of Saturdays operations, according to
which the extent of the losses is un-
known, General Schfket issued state
ment in which he pointed out the err
roneousness of the idea that any rela-
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