The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-23
Policy With the Young Turks
Continues
INVESTMENT OF THE CITY
Detachment Of Invaders Sent to Cut OF
Fugitives--Army May Enter To-day.
Reports About Concessions Al
ready Made.

ANHnNhHAAlVFASs AfiA NEpAsH
tons are still in progress between Nazim
Pasha and the commander Of the Young
Turk army that is investing he city,
The points under consideration are the
disarmament Of the time-expired men
Of the Constantinopie garrison, who mum.
Der over FIVE thousand, and the replace.
ment Of the rest Of the garrison by
Young Turk troops firm Salonica. the
punishment Of the soldiers who partici.
pated in recent events and the transfer
ef the policing Of the city from the
present authorities to reformed Mace
DOMAIN gendarncrie.
All these conditions are TO be executed
without bloodshed.
The investment Of the city Is praeti-
oally complete. II Is reported that de.
tacbment OF the third army corps has
CROSSED the sea of AIarmora and occupied
Eskishehr, station ON the Anatolian
railroad. The object Of this movement
is supposed to BE- the interception Of
fugitives on their way from CONSTANT
nople and cutting of communication be.
tween Asia Minor and the city.
The council Of ministers has issued
declaration assuring the citizens that
all rumors Of the sultan's abdication
and other alarming reports are false.
II says that there Il no disagreement
between the troops outside and inside
the city and that therefore a conflict
is not TO be feared.
A leanet was sold in the streets on
Wednesday evening containing a procla.
nation BY the officers Of the feet de-
claring that the navy was in unison
with the constitutionalists II was stat
ed that an agreement 20 this effect had
been signed by q naval delegate and the
Salonican commander at SAN Stefano
London, April 23-The Constantinople
on the Times depicts IN
situation in the provinces He
says the local authorities In Macedonia
refuse to hold any communication with
the central government, and that many
Of the Asiatic vilayets maintain the
same attitude.
The disturbances IN Cilicia ere spread
Ing eastward, and there is reasen to fear
they Indicate wave Of reactionafy IA
naticism and turbulence. Reports indi
cate the possibility Of dangerous out.
breaks in central Asia Minor.
The Turkish cruiser Hamidiclc sailed
for Mersina on Wednesday
Conferences between the leaders Of
The Young Turks and the grand vizier
continue at Constantinople, with differ
mt reports arising IS to the final ont
some Of them. News that seems to
smanate from the Turkish cabinet makes /
L appear that the committee Of union
Ind progress has made great concessions
Ind that an agreement will be reached /
L is even declared BY some that The /
sultan win get the better OF his adver- |
iaries. An ambassador Is quoted as say
ng. "The sultan has got them to quar- |
.eling among themselves and he will +
laYe his own way vet"
On the other hand, It Is declared that
Abdul Hamid has, in order to save his
ihrone, agreed to accept ell the demands
II the constitutionalists These demands
we're that the sultan shall swear on the
Koran that he viii always maintain the
that he viii restore the
Iilmi Pasha cabinet, send the guara
way from Constantinople and place the
eaders Of the recent mutiny in the
lands Of the committee Of union and
progress. The sultan, it was said. show.
d hesitation about accepting the condi.
ion concerning the sending away of the
'onstantinople guard, and the negotia-
ions on this point were Of long dura-
ion.
The Young Turks also insisted that
he salonica army, with the gendarmes
nd the police agents proclaim a state
i siege in Constantinople. II was ex.
'ected that the army would enter the