The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-14
CONS IA Mt IN 0PL LIE
STREET SCENE OF
BLOODY RIOT
Troops Defy Government of
the Sultan
SEVERAL OFFICIALS KILLED
Demonstration Made Against Parlia-
ment and Members Forced to Send
in designations.

CCAieNNaiNAhcPANs app hC
troops of the garrison made a violent
demonstration yesterday before the
Parliament building against the COM
mittee of union and progress and the
government. They demanded the dis
missal of the grand vizier Hilmi Pas
ha, the minister of war and the pres
ident of the Chamber. The outbreak
was caused by an order issued to the
troops to the effect that they must
obey their officers under all circum-
stances, even if called upon to shoot
down their coreligioniSts.
The mutineers as the first move
seized all the officers of the commit
tee of union and progress and held
them prisoners Only a few of the
troops refrained from taking part in
the demonstration. The latter which
were chiefly aTtillerymen and cavalry.
are massed at the war ministry. They
| have orders to fire on any one APP
preaching the building Deputies
were escorted TO the Chamber in or
der that they might vote on the ques-
ton of forming a new cabinet and APP
pointing new president, but owing
to the Easter holidays it was impos-
sible to form a quorum.
Deputy Emir Arian was killed Re-
ports of the killed place the number
as high as seventeen and the wound
ed at thirty or more. There is a re-
port current that the minister of JUS
tice, Refik Pasha, has been murdered.
that the minister of war taken prison
er by the mutineers. This, however,
has not been confirmed.
The cabinet met at the Porte early
in the morning and after a long con.
sultation the ministers sent in their
resignation to the palace. A new min.
iStry is being former. The latest ru-
NOR is that Tewfik Pasha who was re-
Gently appointed ambassador to Great
| Britain would be the new grand vizier
with Edhim Pasha minister of war.
Edhim Pasha was the Turkish com.
inander in the Greek war and as he
proceeded from the Yildiz to STAN
boul, he was greeted with cheers
from the troops.
The sultan's principal secretary
read to the Chamber an trade announ-
cling that his majesty had accepted
the cabinets resignation and that a
new ministry was in process of for
| nation. Measures had been taken.
the trade continued, to preserve order
throughout the country. 1t announc.
ed that the mutinous troops had been
pardoned and that they could return
to their barracs and the people to
their occupations. The trade was re-
ceived with enthusiastic cheers for
the sultan.
The government had information of
the intended movement and adopted
defensive measures. Officers were no
tilted to be prepared forcigly to dis
perse meetings on Monday night and
Mahmoud Mukhtar Pasha, comman-
der of the First army CORDS, issued
a rigorous order to fire upon the at
taches of the mosques and civilians
if necessary.
IL was this order, as already men,
toned, that led to the mutiny
AT dawn the soldiers led by n cor
poral and Kurthodja, a member of the
Moammedan union, seized the Par
lament house and the telegraph Off
ces. They cut the wires and arrest
ed several officers. They captured
the bridges which they swung open
for an hour to prevent movement
from Pera, suburb on the north side
of the Golden Horn They then killed
the officers belonging to the commit
tee.
Later in the day Deputy Arslan on
entering Parliament was attacked by
troops and MORALLY wounded. Soon
after this the minister of justice was
killed while on his way to Pera by SOL
diers. The minister of marine, who
was with him was wounded in the leg
by bayonet
At four o'clock Ismal Renal Bey
and five deputies went TO the palace
and urged the sultan to call Kiamil
Pasha to form cabinet as the only
means to savethe situation.
Laie at night sharp firing was re-
sllmed in the STEAMBOAT, Galata and
Pera quarters, but this appeared to be
only salutes in honor ofthe sultan who
had proclaimed pardon for the mutt.
neers.