Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-14
Old TURKS CONTROL,
CAPITAL IS QUIET
eEMsLANcE OF ORDER RESTORED
IN coNsTANTINoPLE AFTER
RloTlNe.
YOUNG TURKS COMMITTEE
Rule ENDS DIsAsrRousLY
Faction Recently Put Into Power An
tasonizs the People and Soldiers and
Mutiny Follows = Troops lmprison
Officers and Maintain Discipline
Without Them-upheaval Expected.

Constantinople, April 14-Constanti-
nople is quieter this morning, after the
exciting occurrences of yesterday and
business is being gradually resumed.
A majority of the garrison, however,
still occupies positions in front of the
chamber of deputies and the war Of
fee, where they await the formation
Of new cabinet.
The night, however, was one of
alarm, and the troops celebrated the
overthrow of the young Turks by fir
Ing continuous rifle volleys. This
alarmed the entire population of the
city. People, ignorant Of the cause of
the firing, thought a fight was going
on.
rioting yesterday include Nezim Pasha,
ministers of justice in the late cabinet,
who was mistaken for Ria Pasha,
minister of marine, and was killed;
Ria Pasha, minister, who was wound
ed, and Sadik Pasha, who was killed.
There was also several casualties
among the troops. The sultan granted
practically all the demands of the riot
< GUS troops.
Events Not Surprising.
The events of yesterday surprised
nobody in Constantinople. The up
heaval was expected as the result of
recent developments and the increasing
of the dictatorial methods of the COM
mtttee of the union and progress. The
incentive to the movement appears to
have emanated from the recently formed
Mohammedan league. The efforts Of
this organization were aided by a gen.
i eral order from the commander of the
Afrst army corps insisting that the
troops must fire, when so ordered by
their officers, even upon theological
teachers and students when these in
dividuals participated in demonstra-
tions. The issuance of this order in
y famed popular opinion, and the SOL
diers, under direction Of nom commits
stoned officers, revolted They seized
and bound their commissioned officers
and marched to the mosque of Saint
Sophia, where they voiced the de-
mands that since have been acceded to.
Discipline Without Officers.
Notwithstanding the absence of COM
missioned officers, the troops observed
splendid discipline. Deputies arriving
at the house of parliament were
saluted by them, fact that showed
the movement was not hostile to the
constitution. There was a certain
amount of desultory firing during the
day. but it was mostly into the air.
When It was learned that their de-
mands had been granted, the mutineers,
headed by a band, marched to Yildiz
kiosk for the purpose of acclaiming the
sultan. They requested his majesty
to repair to Stamboul and wear the
green turban" in order to testify to
his respect for religion. On their way
to Yilbiz kiosk the troops were cheered
by the people with cries of Long live
Mohammedan religion" CONSTANT
nople was in a state of panic all day
long and business was at standstill
Old Turks in Control.
The old Turkish conservative ele-
ment appears to have obtained the up
per hand for the present. The rule of
the young Turks committee of union
and progress has been upset, and many
members Of this committee have dis
appeared from the scene Of strife. AL
med Riza, the dethroned president af
the chamber, and several others promi-
nent in the party are reported to have
fed the country. In accordance with
the demands of the mutineers, Ismail
Kemal has been elected president OF
the chamber, but only sixty deputies
were present at the ceremony.