Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-27
WILL Be LITERALLY PROVIDED FOR
Palace and Allowance to Be Offered
Simultaneous Demands For Abdiea-
ton Will Proceed From Highest
Court Of Church, the Assembly and
the Military Chiefs.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Gun . AN lNOflIr-, ApIil .".-l he
deposition of Sultan Abdul liamid ap'
pears to be certain. and the l0l guns
saluting Mehmmed Recchad Effend
as the new ruler of the EMPIRE will
probably be heard before the next
Selamlik on Friday The dignitaries
of the church care as little for Abdul
Hamid as does the committee OF
Union and Progress, but the higher
clergy are seeking to curb the aglta'
ton of the enthusiasts OF the MOham
medan League. Senators and deputies
who have made inquiry among the
CIemas, find them in different de-
SreeS favorable to the sultans re
moval
Invoke Ecclesiastical Law.
A caucus of senators and deputies
today decided to make an effort to
compel him to abdicate under the &c
clesiastical law. by the terms OF
which a decree may be issued by the
Sheik- Ul-Islam, the highest authority
of Mohammedanism next to the S;h-
tan, pronouncing the sultan incapable
of ruling.
The grounds upon which the issu,
ance of canOnical rescript will be
demanded are that the sultan's ST.
lremacy is harmful to the church.
contrary to the sacred law and un-
just to the Turkish people.
The program as agreed upon at the
caucus Is that a demand shall be
made for the abdicatiOn OF Abdul
Hamid simultaneously from the high
est court of the church, from the ma
tional assembly and from the mill
tary chiefs. The Sultan will be or
fered a palace and liberal allowance.
Al Dread the Sheik.
The parliamentary leaders wish to
discuss this program at a public sit
ting before they approach the Sheik-
ul-islam on the subject, for in the
popular telief, it is with this man,
Who lives the secluded life of mys'
terious, semi holy character, that the
difficulty lies He is not likely to
act without giving serious considera-
ton to this important matter. taking
counsel with the principal Ulema and
seeking the opinion of the wisest and
most powerful men in the church.
The cOnstitutionalistS have no wish
to oppose ecclesiastical authority, nor
undertake the tasks of progress with
out support OF the majority Of the
wise, and if they strongly oppose the
atdicatiOn Of the Sultan, it would
hardly be insisted upon at present,
although this is regarded as the sim
Ilest course. to avoid further compii-
cations with Abdul Hamid.
Heir Apparent an Old Man.
Nehmrned Recchad Effendi, the
heir apparent 10 the throne, whs
probably would be selected for the
accession. has lived practically a
prisoner for twenty five years in the
large palace and gardens not far from
the Yild.z Kiosh. Since the July rev.
olution, however, he has often been
in the streets of ConstantinoI1e look
ing out Of the carriage windo0s upon
scenes in the thoroIghfare which
must have been strangely interesting
to HIM He is gray haired and not
strong. to Judge from his appearance.
He is sixry-five years old and we'll
educated. although inexperienced in
the affairs OF the world.
Final Act in Siege.
This afternoon witnessed the final
act in the siege OF the Yildiz, General
Schefkct. commander Of the constitu,
iionaiis;s. ovcrawirg the Albanians
into surrender This force which was
composed of two hundred meI, was
STATIC in the imperial palace. The
A!baniars were not engaged in the
fighting on Saturday. arrt they per
sistently refused to hay down their
arms. General Schcfkc' sen, NJ
strong body of Maccdonians and six
field pieces were placed in promi-
non: position above the palace. Other
guns were disposed on the neighbor-
ing hills. white troops commanded all
the api reaches.
Fug:tives Hoped Together.
The red Gag continued. however. Va
Nv dcantly until hWally the watchers
saw II dropping slowly down the nag
pole. making place for the white TO-
ken of surrender A few minutes Ia
ter a crowd of fugitives were Sccn
pouring down the dusty road. lead
ing 80 Bcsh.mtash. where they were
fastened together with ropes and con
ducied under military cscort to the
headquarters ~ the committee Of IN
auiry. Tho prisoners included domcS-
tics. rnuchs. pages. secretaries ana
practically the entire male staff ~ the
palace. a. well ss be famous fnsstl-
her. tho stoI,cd ptNcrs Of the Sui