The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-23
Parliament Members and Leaders Of
Army Decide That Sultan Must
Name Richard Effendi
as His Successor.
WILLING TO ABDIcATE
Abdul Asks Only Guarantee of Per-
sonal safety-Army Expected
to Enter the City Some
Time Today.

by BytsantiuS Moschopolous, Staff
Correspondent of the United Press.l
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23-
Generals of the beseiging army sent
a formal demand today for the surren-
der of the palace gard and SIX
Thousand soldiers, and threatening to
use force to abdicate the sultan at the
point of a bayonet. AS result of the
conference outside Constantinople last
night between parliament members,
and leaders of the army, it was decid-
ed the sultan must name Rechard Ef-
fendi his successor. The entrance in
to the city is momentarily expected. |
Orders have been issued that the army i
commit no excess when they enter the
city. The sultan indicated his willing !
ness to abdicate if his personal safety
is guaranteed, saying he has had moth /
ing to do with the uprising, and ask
ing a trial before being summarily
dismissed
4 1t is reported in the city tooay that
Abduls mind has weakened percep-
tibly the last few days and he is no
longer mentally responsible. The re-
port, however, is received with due al
Elowance, insanity or treason being the
only grounds by which the deposition
of the sultan can be forced. Shiek
Ul-Islam, Mohammedan high priest,
is preparing religious decree approv
ing of the sultan's deposition. The
whereabouts of Effendi is still mys-
terry. and his disappearance may yet
develop a sensation. The fact that
nothing has been heard from him for
several days leads some to believ, he
has been assassinated. Mutineers
still in the city are threatening dis
orders in European quarters of the
city. They were driven to desperation
by fear tnat they would be executed
by the Young Turks and have already
iassassinated number of reactionary
leaders
The first case to be handled by the
! humane society will come up for
, trial in the superior court this after
noon at o'clock, the case being one
!, of cruel treatment toward child by
parent.
The society has also noticed that
, the cages in which a number of ami
male of the ZOO nRand park are
! pent up are too small entirely, not al
i lowing the enclosed animals or fowls
i enough room in which to run or
S move about The park attendant was
V spoken to about the matter but he is
:. not invested wit hthe power to make
larger cages for the animals. The
s society will speak to the park commits
f sioners about the matter and see wha
|. can be done.
n A number of teamsters have beer
S spoken to about beating weary ami
S mails drawing heavy loads and mucl
e good has been done since tae forma
It es have been reported to Office
> John Leindecker who is keeping hi
d eyes open in the interest OF the mor
It humane treatment of animals and chill
e dren and all cases reported to him ar
IS looked after at once.
= Report Caused Panic.
- A panic was caused in the Galat
p quarters this afternoon by repor
that an attack will be made by th
Young Turks before night. All tn
shops are closed and many people ar
"a in hiding Troops finally Gained tn
AZ people. assuring the Galata and Per
r quarters they would not be moleste
az even if an attack was made. Thes
III quarters contain large portion of tn
~ foreign population
"a "a sultan's Sens Captured.
"a GENEVA, April 23-The youn
~ Turks commission here received a di
p' patch from Stamboul today Stain
that two of the sultan's sons have bee
captured by beseigers and that tn
soldiers have trained the artillery o