Evening star., 1909-04-26

Enver Bey,
One of the Military Leaders of the Young Turks.
up to last night 1900 such persons have
been apprehended.
Casualties Not Great.
The last burials of the men who fell in
the fighting of Saturday took place last
night. The dead number about 800. Men
in hospitals do not reach the total OF
800. Five thousand troops were taEen
prisoners.
one body of prisoners marched past
Schefket Pasha's headquarters this morn
ing on their way to camp in the country
They were in no sense downcast, but
We're smoking cigarettes and chatting with
animation.
4 few prisoners have been shot in at
tempting to escape.
An artillerist who was awaiting exami-
nation at Schefket Pasha's headquarters
was knocked down today by soldier IN
one of the constitutionalist regiments.
The soldier was dragged away by his
comrades, but he called out in explana-
tion of his act:
That rascal killed four officers"
The men suspected of instigating the
mutiny of April Ii have been separated
from the main bodies of prisoners and
will be tried by cOurt-martial
1t is rumored today that prisoners are
being shot in the country beyond the
Sweet Waters Definite assurances were
obtained at Schefket Pasha's headquar-
ters that no executions yet had occurred.
although considerable number was
probable
Two hundred of the sultan's Albanian
soldiers stationed at the imperial palace
at Yildiz persistently refuse today to sur
render their quarters, which are adjacent
to the main gates of the palace inclosure.
Although these men have not fired on
xhnt~ .to oCt Vnf. IN h
nit and be disarmed Is annoying to
Schefket Pasha, who is arranging to at
tack them and force their surrender un-
less they will do as he desires
May Attack Albanians.
The correspondent repaired to the scene
of this threatened trouble.
''Some of his majesty's children are
disobedient," remarked the officer COM
manding the approach to the gates OF the
palace in reply to q question. I'VE have
placed battalion of Macedonian volun-
teers within close range and we are
awaiting only the arrival of artillery be-
fore making final demand for surrender.
If this is refused we must attack
The Macedonians referred to were be-
hind series of long terraced walls be-
tween 800 and 400 yards from the AL
banian barracks. Their cartridge belts
were full
AS the officer was speaking a number
Independent position, were arriving on the
scene in cabs and carriages to have
share in the final engagement.
The Scutari artillery barracks. which
yesterday threatened to lombard Con-
stantinople, were fully evacuated during
the night. The men who were In the
barracks are prisoners and camped last
night in an adjacent graveyard.
Sultan May Keep Throne.
BERLIN, April 26.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger
telegraphs that he learns the Sultan of
Turkey will be allowed to remain upon
the throne. but on condition that he give
guarantees against relapse to absolut-
ism.
These conditions are as follows:
The walls of the Yildiz palace to be
razed;
The barracks at Yildiz. quartering about
200nO men under the immediate orders
of the sultan, also are to be raZed;
In the future there will be stationed at
the palace guard of 100 men only, to
b. changed daily and supplied from the
different regiments of the garrison all
terna ely. in order to make 1t impossible
for the. sultan to bribe them.
rhe sultan must pay the expenses of
the expedition from Saloniki from his
private fortune. and. Furthermore,
invested abroad, must make a gift to the
nation OF $2JO.COO.O .O0O as the basis of the
financial regeneration of the empire.
Enver Bey Talks of Victory.
The correspondent sends also an inter-
view with Enver Bey one of the military
leaders of the constitutionalists, who said:
"Our satisfaction with our victory is
overloaded by the loss we have sus-
tanned. About 100 men have fallen in
Guiding eight officers.
After fighting for hours we reached the
long-desired goal The Yildiz garrison
gave up its arms voluntarily.
We have decided to leave these troops
at their posts as they are now perfectly
harmless. There will be no further dis
turbances. as we are masters of the sit
uation."
Asked what would be done with the
sultan. Enver Bey replied:
That does not concern us soldiers
Now that our work is done the govern
ment must conduct negotiations with him.
We are wholly at the disposal of the
government. and must follow it's direc-
tionS.
Il am convinced that everything will
be moving normally within two. or three
weeks"