The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-20

Constantinople, April 2O.-The pop
dlation OF the Turkish capital awokt
this morning TO find the pickets OF the
constitutional forces. who have sur
rounded the city TO make the Sultan
guarantee the continuation of consti
tutional government within callinl
distance Of the old walls that flank
The city on the south side. The con
stitutionalist lines extend in a wide
sem.-circle around three-quarters of
The city. Pera, Galata and Stamboul
and every hour, they are becoming
longer. All roads outside OF the cap.
ital are occupied by the investing
forces, whose twelve mile front can
be traced distinctly, but movement
OF the highways has been practically
UNAFFECTED except that. now and then,
travellers are stopped and questioned
and sometimes taken before the com
mander OF the nearest outpost
Several of the foreign military at
taches in Constantinople rode ont
this morning, and visited friends
among the Turkish officers. who COM
lnand battalions Of the constitutional-
lists, and had an excellent opportunity
TO observe the condition of the troops.
They were amazed at the complete
ness OF the equipment and the high
state of efficiency of the field tele-
graph system, the hospitals and the
supply trains, The men are we'll
ted, confident of ultimate success, and
under excellent discipline. All requi-
sitions made upon the people for food
OF animals are paid for in cash.
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m;1chine guns and another militia
observer learned of the presence of a
division of sixty field guns attended
by well-mounted troopers. At noon
Yesterday. the conStitutionalists num-
bered about 10000. at noon today they
were more than $4,000 strong. The
occupation OF the city Will not be de-
Iayed long 1t may take place tonight
or the movement may be deferred for
another twenty-four hours.
General Husni. commanding the
army of investment, says that as he
Will have to patrol a city OF mil
lien people, in which there are many
dangerous elements, he must have at
his command enough men TO do this
work carefully and well, and not only
TO take the city but to hold 1t In the
meantime, no preparations are being
made within the city to offer resist
ance to the army of constitutionalists.
The Sultan remains secluded in his
favorite pavilion at YildiZ Kiosk To
all appearances. he is showing little
activity With the exception Of Tewfik
?asha, the present grand ylzier. he has
received none Of his ministers for
forty-eight hours; but Tewfik Pasha,
the calm and tried councillor Of many
3 time OF stress has spent thirty out
Of the last forty-eight hours with his
imperial master He Is constantly
summoned to the palace He may just
have returned from four hours aud
!cnce with The Sultan TO his home in
pera. which is some distance from the
palace, when another mounted mes
senger from his majesty will summon
him TO further conference.
1t is through Tcwfik Pasha alone
that the Sultan's attitude and mind
are made known to the other officials,
representatives.
His sublime majesty, Tewfik Pasha
said today, is awaiting beneyolently
the arrival of the constitutional army
His Sublimity is in favor OF the con-
stitution. OF which he is the supreme
guardian.
Constantinople, April 20.-It is un-
derstood here that Tewfik Pasha, the
grand vizier, Edhim Pasha. the minis-
Ter OF war. and Nazim Pasha. com.
manding the force In the capital, sent
IN their designations to the Sultan late
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