The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-28

Constantinople, April 2S.-Abdul
Hamid. the deposed sultan OF Tur-
key. left the capital last night for
Saloniloi. He Is accompanied by eleven
women of his harem.
He was conveyed quietly. under
cover OF darkness, from the imperial
palace TO the station in Stamboul.
Shortly after. he was installed on
board the train that pulled out for
the west.
The special train with the deposed
sultan aboard left the Stamboul sta
due at Saloniki tomorrow, as the run
takes about "a hours,
Enyer Bey, d leader of the Young
Turks. said today In connection with
the departure. that the deposed sui
tan would be tried for mutiny and
murder among the troops.
II is thought that on Abdul Hamid 8
arrival In Salonikl he Will be placed
In the Villa Allantini in one of the
suburbs. This villa was formerly the
residence Of General Robilait, the COM
nander of the Turkish gen d'armes
News has been received today from
Irebizonde. Jerusalem and Smyrna.
ghere the change In the sultanate was
Ireeted with great rejoicing
a holiday was declared today to Gel
pirate the accession Of Mehemmed V.
Half of the people of the country arc
wearing badges of red and white, the
solors of liberty, pinned TO their
coats with a siX-pointed star.
London, April 2S.-Halil Hamid Bey,
me local representative of the Young
Turks. declared today that when Alb
Iul Hamid reached Saloniki. he prob
lbly would have to stand trial on
he charges set forth in fetya depos-
ing him. ~-',,-- - r
"A sentence of execution IS not
probable" continued HALL Hamid
Bey, but he will probably be imprls-
oned Abdul Hamid has, however,
been voluntarily practically a prison
er for years, SO this Will be no great
Illegally Will be confiScated. do not
anticipate serious troubles in the pro-
vince. except possibly in northern Al
bania, where Abdul Hamid recruited
his personal body guard"
Washington, April 2S.-The Turk
ish ambassador, Hussein Kiazim Bey,
today formally notified the state de-
partment of the succession TO the
throne of Mehemmed Rechad Effendi
as sultan Of Turkey, under the title
OF Mehemmed V.
Constantinople, April 2S.-The fet-
va, or official decision of the Sheik III
Islam. and his answer thereto. The
text follows:
What becomes Of an Imam (the
title OF the sultan OF Turkey as head
OF the orthodox faith) who has destroy
ed certain holy writings; who has
seized property In contravention TO
the Sherl laws; who has committed
cruclties In ordering the assassination
and imprisonment or exilcs without
any justification under the Sherl laws;
who has squandered the public mon
ey; who, having sworn TO govern ac-
cording 10 the Sherlat, has violated his
oaths: who, by gifts of money, has
provoked intencine bloodshed and
civil war. and who no longer Is rec
ognized In the proyince?"
To these the Sheik vi Islam has re-
piled;
He r1ust be abdicated or deposed."
Not one OF the Constintlnople news
papers has a good word for Abdul Ha-
mid. whose life and reign are being
held up TO universal execration. On
the other hand. the accession of Me-
hemmed V. is regarded as the dawn
OF a new era. The public is rejoic-
Ing and there has been ordered
temporary suspension Of the state OF
siege until 10 o'clock tonight The
city will be Illuminated. but fires have
been pphibited: The cabinet has
been r8uested 10 remain in office
for some days longer.