Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-05

only wish is that the lives of myself
and family may be safeguarded and
that may reside at the palace of
Cheraghan. as l wish to die where
was born
A similar deputation proceeded to
the Dolmabagtsche palace in Galata
and informed Mehemmed Reschad Eff
fendi of the nations wish. The newly.
proclaimed sultan replied that he
bowed to the will of the people,
Later the assembly debated the mo:
mentous question of Abdul Hands
future residence. The suggestion that
he be allowed to travel abroad was
strongly opposed on the ground that
it might cause complications. It was
finally decided that he must remain
in Constantinople.
At $3.50 in the afternoon salute of
81 guns announced the departure Of
Mehemmed Reschad to the Seraskerat
to swear fidelity to the constitution
Troops Line the Route.
The sultan-elect came by boat
across the Bosphorus to Stamboul
Troops lined the entire route, com.
prising regulars and volunteers of all
nationalities of the empire and en-.
thusiastic crowds watched the process.
sion and acclaimed the new ruler.
Ahmed Ria, the former president of
the chamber of deputies, and Gen.
Schefket and his officers received
81 h. -
the war Office. All kissed his hand.
When the assembly deputation ar.
rived at the Yildiz, the fetva of the
Sheik-ul-Islam was handed to Ali
Djevad Bey, first secretary, for com.
munication to Abdul Hamid, who in
an inner apartment was guarded by
Is eunuchs. The deputation was then
ushered into his presence and the
spokesman said: "YOu no longer
reign over u.s.
Abdul Hamid gave deep sigh of
relief upon being informed that no
designs were entertained against his
life.
Had Ruled Thirty-Three Years.
For SO years Abdul Hamid H., thir.
ty-fourth sultan of the Ottoman en-
pjire, has held the powers of Europe
at bay and with consumate political
skill he has maintained most ,of his
empire intact from foreign encroach.
ment.
Last July the sultan was compelled
by the Young Turk party to grant a
constitution to the empire, and sew.
eral months later Turkey entered, for
the second time in her history, upon
an era of popular government. April
1S there broke out at Constantinople
a military revolt against parliament
and the cabinet. This movement has
been generally ascribed to the machin:
tions of the sultan. - al.s.
Abdul Hamid was born September
%, 1912. In spite of his long reign,
little is known of his personal charac.
ter. His predecessors had been auto.
Gratis, but he is described as having
brought on Turkey degree of despot.
ism such as the country had not ex.
perienced in many generations. He
lived within the precincts of the i'm.
perial palace of Yildiz, shut of from
his subjects by triple line Of walls,
in mortal fear of his life.
Massacres Charged to Him..
The Armenian massacres of 1896
and 1896 were laid at the door OF
the sultan, but whether he directly
fostered them or not is not known.
Mehemmed Reschad Effendi, young
er brother Of Abdul Hamid, was born
November 3, 1914, and is, legally and
according to the Mussulman law, the
successor of Abdul Hamid.
Massacre Death List Increases.
Beirut.-Latest advices received
here show little Improvement in CON
ditions throughout the disturbed re
gions of Asiatic Turkey. Every day
adds to the sufferings of the refugees
and to the death list. A dispatch from
Adana says the fires have been extin
guished, but there is great fear of fur
ther incendiarism. The American
mission buildings, the Catholic Sis
ters' school and one Gregorian church
have been saved. The Jesuit and Ar
menian Catholic and Protestant
churches and schools have been
burned: Twenty thousand persons are
destitute and there are few supplies
OF any kind. Doctors have been sent
to the town from Beirut and Tarsus
Hadjin Is still besieged. All of the
American missionaries in that town
were safe Monday night. No direct
word has been received from them.
America Satisfied with Chance.
Washington.-Prompt recognition
will be given to the new government
of Turkey by the administration when
official news of the order of things
in the Ottoman empire reaches Wash.
ingtOn.
Pastor Dies In Church..