The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-30

Soldiers everywhere, sitting, walking
smoking, talking, embracing Their
friends. The captives, with bowed
heads and bound hands, were carried 10
( Looking toward the barracks, smashed
windows, torn walls, and bullctholcs
spoke of the ferocity of the seven
hours struggle.
| But the thing was not yet over, All
eyes turned toward Yildiz. Troops be-
gan to march through the Grand Rue.
The people applaudod, shouting "Ya-
| shassin aska' Uong live the armyD-
The passing Of Mai Bey created in
| tense enthusiasm, and the people made
| n vociferous demonstration. The Al.
banian soldiers, singing their national
hymns and revolutionary songs, were
followed by the Macedonian volunteers,
Greek komitajis, and others. All sang
the Marseillaise, suited to the OF
tomaps:
HAllons! cnrants de la Turq9ic!
lie Jour de gloire est arrivel
Apres Ia mutt de lyrannie
lie soleil sur vous est leve.
Entcndcz-vous dams nos campagnes,
Dams nos villages declines,
Dams nos cites, sur nos montagnes,
l. appel de freres opprlmesl
Aux armcsl Ottomans,
Formes vos bataillons.
Marchons, Marchons!
y N'oublions pas
Que Dien conduit nos pas!'
4 troop Of volunteers was led by an
old man, gray haired. who had lett
eighty springs behind hlm.
:" But why did You come down here
from Monastir?' he WAS asked.
81 love my country said the old
Albanian. 81 have n son. He is sol
der one Of the chasscurs who were
III Il 1,h
erty. | came down to kill my son, He
is n traitor And he did.
A country with such fathers deserves
liberty. Had Hamid learned that there
are such men in his realm he wouldn't
have dared to incite the wrath of the
nation.
Streets Cleared at Night.
At night martial law was proclaimed
IN the city by SheflSet Pasha, the
commander general of the Constitu
tional army, and the people were con-
fined to their houses an hour after sun
down. Everybody knew that the Yil-
diz was to be bombarded If the sultan
remained persistent. But the Young
Turks were reluctant to shed more
blood. and devised all possible means
to carry out their aims peacefully. In
order to satisfy public eXnectations,
Shefket Pasha issued the following
proc ocamation;
''Thanks to the energetic efforts Of
our brave soldiers. the criminal at
tempts against the liberty of the ma
ton have not been extended. Conf
dence has returned TO parliament, and
peace and order have been re-estab
lished. Traitors and criminals have,
one after another, been arrested and
handed over to Justice, All who have
shed innocent blood will he punished
according TO the sacred law. The enc
mics OF peace and order will disappear
shortly, according 10 the unanimous de-
sire of the nation. All must be con
vinced that hcnceforth it win he i'm
possible for agitators to carry out their
odious malpractices.
Notwithstanding the assurance of
public peace the city passed slcepless
night. The Yildiz will be torn to the
ground ''thc sultan has fled. - and
other reports were circulated. Every.
body knew that the gums were turned
on thc Kiosk from the heights now in
the hands of the Young Turks. But
the night, trying one. went on quiet
ly, and nothing hanncned.
Terror in the Palace.
There was terror in the Kiosk. in
Abdul Hamid S household. The Young
Turks had cut off the electric and gas
lights and the palace was left in dark
ness. The women Of the hsrem walled.
Some Of the Padishah's IS best men and
soldiers abandoned him and a final
tragedy came, according to the story
now being told on apparently good ai-
thority. The harem begged a most IA
yored sultana 10 60 TO the master and
pray hun 10 save them from being
bombarded, and give whatever was de-
mandcd by the Young Turks, The sui.
tana went 10 the Palishah s chamber,
fell OH her knees. and begged his maj
csty's imperial favor. The sultan, in a
melancholy mood. fearful OF his life,
ordered her to go. She is said TO have
replied:
'Padshah! Padishah! There is no
hope. Send n messenger to the Young
Turks and tell them that we are all in
their hands. They are generous. Allah.
the Almighty. save us. For the sake of
Your go wives and many children. hear
me- =;
The poor woman pleaded hard but,
according to the story, pistol was
fired and the pretty sultana fell dead
A story is also current and gener-
ally believed that Abdul not long ago
killed his nine wear old daughter he.
cause she knew "pistol was TO kill
a man.
Early on Sunday morning my car
riage stopped in front of the Yildiz I
must confess il was the first time |
had dared TO be so near the place The
day was bright. Not n boat, not
kaick moved over the Bosphorus Pass
ing through the Beshiktash everywhere
| encountered Salonica soldiers. with
bayonets fixed. Every barrack on my