Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29
FORMER SULTAN
IS A PRISONER
Will Be Kept Inside Walled
Grounds on Height near
Saloniki.
CONSIDERED ABOVE LAW
VIII Not Rc Put on TrinI-Ha- Four
wives nnd Five Daughters with
Hint ConstitmtionnIists Want
to Get His Noncy-Capital
to He Purified.
CONSIDERED ABOVE LAW

| Constantinople. April 2S.-The for
mer ruler of the Empire Abdul Ham
| id II is to be kept prisoner in
large house with walled grounds on
Il height overlooking Saloniki. which
has lately been occupied by the rtal-
| ian comma nder Of the international
gendarmerie He is not to be put on
/ rial. as has been widely reported ia
| Constantinopie for he Is considered to
! be above the law.
It was thought wise to keep the de-
| posed sultan in European Turkey, re-
mote from the capital His household
will be administered for him upon
generous scale and his life will be
| "a afeEuarded as he earnestly besouRht
when notified OF his d"thronemcnt
Abdul lamid. with four wives. ave
daughters and two OF hts younger sons
wn Euuuchs aud comparatively
largo number of female servants. was
taken from the Yildiz palace last night
and started under an escort to Salon
( Xxi Thc party prorerded by steam
way and a special train. on which
! they were placed. left at three o'clock
| in the morning.
| The constitutonalists would like to &c,
| back part of the great sums of money
that the former Sultan il supposed to
! have abroad. not only because the
government is in need of the money but
because It is desirable that he should be
p,
coup d'e,at. Speculation places Abdul
Hamid's wealth mt anything between
So1.plo,Ooo and s2D DCHoNN
/ 1t was mentioned with pleasure to-da Y
al the palace of Mehmed Y that the
American ambassador was the first ~
/ he foreign representatives 20 com
/ municate his good wishes to tho newly
proclaimed Sultan. The sultan sent his
, compliments and thanks to Mr. l.eishman.
| expressing plea aSure that the reprcsen-
{ tatiVe Of the United States was the first
to congratulate him
SEVERAL. CONDEMEED To DEATH.
The city t. illuminated tonight. and
general rejoicing continues, Although this
was holiday court martials We're held
ami several of the principals in the
mutny of the troops were condemned
the walls If the city and shot Prince
.sa hah Fddine the nephew of the sultan.
aho was arrested on suspicion Of beng
Implicated IN tie rising. has been lib
Grated and his release has caused good
/ Impression.
The huge square inside tho ratings Of
tie war office presented an unusual
scene this afternoon. Thousands Of sold
iers or the late garrison We're seated
! cross-legEed in companies in a great
| senli-circle willie officers made tho
rounds and picked out those suspected
of active completely in the n,utinY. The
| mon however. We're cheerful. They chat
/ Ted and smoked and appeared TO hear
'hc.r disarace lightly. Tie iiluninations
to-niSht are extensive. all the embassies
ard legations helm hung with lights and
! decorations.
Mahmoud Schofket Pasha. command
| ing the forces. in an interview to-day
int!mated his intention to purify the
capital of all subversiVe elements and
to establish a salutary example to the
army He said that he would have no
! half measures but would Thoroughly
| clear up the situation. For this purpose
The state of seige would be prolonged
! FOR probably a month. although It would
he relaxed somewha, in the European
| quarter very soon.
NEW Sl'I.TAN'S METHODS
Mehmed was attending to his court
| duties to-day receiving various officials
at Dolmabagtsche palace where he has
taken up his quarters in "A plain and un-
| ceremonious manner. Access 10 the palace
| is easy and the Sultan's conversation is
| familar. the whole being in striking
| contrast with the conditions that pre-
vailed at the Yldiz The absence of
| troops at the palace is marked and only
| Il few policemen are on duty at the
entrance.
Most OF The volunteers will leave for
| their homes tomorrow after being en-
/ tertained al a farewell banquet outside
! the city walls.
HUNGER IN THE PALACE.
Carassa Efendia. a member Of the
| dcputation from the National Assembly
! which yesterday conveyed the fetva to
| the Yildiz palace, tells graphic story
| OF the dramatic scene which closed six
| centuries dominion Of the boundless pow
er OF the Padshahs, When the deputa-
| ton arrived AT the palace the scene was
| one OF utter desolation. The investing
army had cut off the water, gas and
olecti1c supplies. and had stopped the
| inFress OF food SO that all the palace
| officials were already suffering from
hunger and panic
While waiting to he introduced to the
| sultan. the members of the deputation
| carefully examined their holsters and
listOls and according 20 Carassa. had
Abdul Tlamid shown an armed hand he
| would have been shot dead on the spot