The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-03
LAST FLICKER
OF RESISTANCE
Marines n Kassim Bar
r7<As Mutinied.
A ,0TEsT AGAINST EXILE
feasures Of YiIdiz Palace Are
Being Inventoried.
The New sultan Wa. Given an Ovation
Yesterday when He Drove out
to His Country

Constantinople. May 1.-The marines
In the kassim barracks, which are sit
uated behind the American embassy
mutinied last night "
They refused TO embark for distribu-
ton to the various ports. The marines
belong to the old disaffected garrison
and although they had nominaliy sur
rendered, were in an ugly mood They
were easily persuaded by agitators &c
make a protest against exile from the
capital.
When the American Ambassador, Mr.
Leishman, looked out of his bedroom
window this morning he observed a
battery of mountain howitzers occu-
plying commanding position on a ter
race near the Embassy. Further up
field pieces had been stationed, while
battalions OF infantrys were spread
out through the Turkish cemetery. and
on the. slopes overlooking the Golden
Horn. General Schefket. commander
of the forces, lost no time in bringing
the nutineers to terms. After they
had surrendered he said:
TT was the last flicker Of resistance
After we had disposed several bat
tallions of troops and some batteries
within easy range of the barracks. we
inquired which was 1t to be. obedience
to order. or the fate Of their comrades
in the Taxim arsenal. The white fiaa
was then hoisted on the barracks
II do not blame the men for the
mutiny.S added General Schefket. III
was the work of a few ring leaders
We are now sorting them out for court
martial.
The treasures of the palace Of Yildis
are being inventoried by a parliament
airy commission. Abdul Hamid. thirty
years ago, took the open hillY pas
twres and gradually transformed them
into gardens, among which he con
structed pavilions for himself, bis
wives, his children and the palace IA
vorites. He gathered there an i'm
Inense variety of objects of art and
luxury; OF services of silver and OF
gold. French and Oriental carpets
Greek sculptures taken from the mu'
seums of Constantinople, presents fro n
most OF the sovereigns Of Europe and
gifts from wealthy subjects. Within
the walls Of the palace arc artiheia
lakes, a geological garden. with u spe'
ciaIly fine collection of giraffes, vari-
GUS breeds of camels and rare bfrdi
and an automobile course. The art OBJ
jects taken from the museums VIII be
returned: the furniture. rugs ooree-
lain and Jewels will be distributed to
the other palaces, the new Sultan, Meh-
medw ". taking the choice Of these
for the DoImabagtsehe Palace. which
he is at present occupying A particu-
lar search is being made for the boards
of cash which Abdul Hamid is reported
always to have had on hand. lie as
also great sums invested abroad. None
however, has been found as~vet. al
though the former sultan must have
had at least a few hundred pounds In
the domestic eKcheQuer.
Sultan Mehmed v. has kept himself
somewhat in retirement ever since he
replaced his brother on the throne. He
drove out today to his country house
and was warmly cheered. Large
crowds had gathered to watch his re-
turn 10 the palace, and the Sultan was
given an ovation which seemed to
please him greatly.