The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-21
Constitutional Army Is
Now at Gates Of
ConStantinOple.
SULTAN HELPLESS IN
THE YILDIZ KIOSK
Ten Emissaries from Palace
Shot for Trying to Influence
lnsurgent Soldiery.
FEAR THAT FANATICS
MAY CAUSE TROUBLE
Thousands Leaving Capital, but
Peaceful Solution Believed to
Have Been Arranged.

LONDON, April 2I.-A specinI dis.
patch received here from Constantfpo-
pie snys that a definite agreement be-
tween the government and the Commit-
tee of Union and Progress has been
concluded.
Abdul Haniid is to remain as sultan
of Turkey, but the present Cabinet will
resign immc cdiateIy.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 21.-Ten
agitators. who were caught among the
Constitutional troops trying to under
mine their loyalty to their commanders,
were executed by shooting at San Ste
fano today, after a summary trial by
courtmartial. Forty other men have
been arrested by the Constitutionalists
during the last few days on similar
charges.
While the advance guard of the Con-
stitutional army is at the gates of tho
city. it has not started to enter
Peaceful solution Arranged.
Peaceful solution has been PRACTICAL
ly arranged. The Council of Ministers
has been in session under the presi-
dency of Tewfik Pasha the grand
yizier, presumably to discuss the de-.
mands of the ConstitutionAlists, but
no announcement OF the outcome of
these deliberations had been made
it Is probable that n detachment of
COnstitutionaIists will come into the
city tomorrow and cncircIe yildis
Kiosk, where the Sultan Is, and there
remain until IL is determined whnt dis
position is to be made OF his majesty.
Leaving the City.
Fears of possible rioting became man
ifest today. and as result many peo-
pie are leaving the capital by any and
every means possible.
The First Army Corps, which garri-
sons Constantinople, has been com-
pletely won over to the constitutional
lists. Various units of this corps. in ac-
cordance with the demand voiced yes
| terday by Husni Pasha, the command
ing general of the army of investment,
are today taking oath not to mix in
politics and not to Interfere with the
measures adopted to punish those
guilty of starting fthe revolt of last
week
Exceptional measures arc being
taken to preserve order within the cap
moving through the streets, but in
spite of this the public is distrustful of
the troops. The men guilty of the dis
orders of a week ago are deserting and
are making their way by rail and on
foot into Asia Minor
warships OF City.
| a notable development in the over
night situation was evidenced by the
| anchoring this morning of several
Turkish warships in front of Yildiz
Kiosk on the Bosphorus. As the Turk
| ish fleet has been doubtful element
| in the situation because the officers and
crews have been largely devoted to the
| Sultan, it is presumed that these
changes are in the interest of the COM
mittee of union and progress
Turks Also Leave.
Hundreds and possibly thousands Of
well-to-do Turks are leaving Constan-
tinople today with their families. Most
of them are going to the provinces to
be safe against possible fighting in the
city. Steamers to Black Sea ports,
especially the Roumanian and Bull
| garian vessels have had to refuse to
take more passengers. and the Turkish
craft for points down the coast are
leaving with scarcely standing room.
insanity of Sultan.
Most of the soldiers in the garrison
sympathize with the invading army, as
do many of the naval men, but 1t is
feared that some fanatical sailors may
open fire, which would endanger the
whole city. The report is current that
the Sultan will be deposed on the
ground of alleged insanity, as the Mo-
hammedan law does not recognize the
deposition of the son of the prophet for
other reasons. The Sheik ul Islam is
said to be preparing proclamation to
that effect.
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