The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-04
SITUATION Is
BEWILDERING
New Turkish Cabinet
Resigns.
OUTCOME IS UNCERTAIN
Thirteen Civilians And Soldiers
Hanged IN Constantinople.
The bodies were LEFT HANGING In the
streets and viewed ny One Hum
dred Thousand Of the
Population.

Constantinople, May s--Thirteen civ-
ilians and soldiers sentenced by the
military courts to death for murder.
were hanged in different parts OF Con-
stantinople at o'clock this morning
Major Ylssef. his. son. and three
other men who killed the Syrian Dep
uty, Emir Mohammed Arslan. of the
Parliament. were executed on the spot
where they committed the crime. Five
others were hanged at the entrances OF
the Ministry OF War; and three men at
the Stambonr end OF the Galata bridge.
Upon the breast OF each criminal had
been pinned q large placard In Turk
ish, setting forth the sentence OF the
court.
Around the foot Of the gibbets on the
bridge, the early morning buying of
fruits. flowers and vegetables pro-
ceeded as usual, while the bodies were
In full sight of the great crowds that
made their way over the bridge be-
tween STEAMBOAT and Galata.
Major Yussef was commandment OF
the irst battalion OF the 7th Regiment.
Among the on-commissioned officers
executed was Hamdi Binyechar, q SER
geant In the 4th Battalion of the sa-
loniki Chausseurs. The men executed
on the, Calata bridge were guilty OF
the murder OF Lieutenant Elissam. Ma
jor Yussef was the man who. after
the murder OF Deputy Arshlan, made
his way to the House OF Parliament
and denounced the members for acting
against the laws of the. Koran. Yechar
planned the details OF the revolt OF
April Ia and was sycic and pyscic die
Aator for the two days following. The
other eleven men worked under Yechars
Mourad, editor Of the newspaper Ma
zinl. is being tried by court martial
today. -.
the Sultan.s fermin confirming the sem
fences at each place Of execution and
priests prayed with the condemned men
for two hours before their executions
The bodies were left hanging until
3 O'Clock this AFTERNOON and were seen
by at leafs 100000 of the population
of the city.
Documentary veidence has been dis
covered among the records OF the tele'
graph of1ices here OK. the knowledge of
the constantinople authpritiss that
massacres bad been piahnea Tor the
Adana district and that they were 70
coincide with the Political events here.
other papers have b<en found indi.
eating also that the conspifatofs az the
palace acted In the Suitar's name IN
preparing the military mutiny Of April
IL Lists Of houses with notes on the
kind OF loot TO be found therein were
discovered on some Of the prisoners
now In custody. The arrangements In.
cIuded a general massacre of foreign-
ers in Constantinople, including the d.
plomatic representatives,, on April IL.
The Turkish cabinet resigned today /.
The political situation is bewiidering
and no one can tell what the outcome
will be.
This latest ministry was organized
April 80 with Tewfik Pasha as Grand
Vizier. -,
The Sultan has requested Tewfik
Pasha TO consult with his colleasues
and reconsider his resignation. al
though there is much opposition on the
part of the members OF Parliament 70
the composition of the cabinet and 70
Tewfik Pasha himself. as y y , con.
'sidered that the ministers are too crosse
ly connected with the old order.
The cabinet may face the chamDer,
however, in the hope Of securing a
majority.
Il is stated that the Sultan contem-
plates making tour OF the Asiatie
provinces OF the empire.
Since the deposition of Abdul Hamid,
there has been daily exodus Of the
women OF the imperial harem from the
Yildiz Kiosk Yesterday forty-five
carriages. each containing two or three
women ana today fifteen more were
seen proceeding TO Stamboul. 1t is evil
dent that the total number, of fair
prisoners IN tHe palace must nave Deen
prodigious. Palaces have been set
apart for their accommodation, but in
the present condition of the country
their fate is pathetic.
In the chamber Of deputies a tele-
gram was received announcing re-
volt of Druses, fanatical religious
sect of Syrians. in Hauran, district
of Syria, east of the upper Jordan.
Troops have been ordered to proceed
there at once