Evening star., 1909-04-29

Macedonian gendarmerie. The Governor
Of Saloniki asked the general YESTERDAY
to move out. saying that "a guest wa
coNsTANT1NoPLE April 2s.-Tht
former ruler Of the empire. Abdu
Hamid II, the despot Of a generation. ].
TO be kept prisoner in the villa Allatinf
q large residence with walled grounds
fate awaits him; he is not to be tried
for treason. as has been widely reported
here: he is placed above the law. prob
ably to pacify the more fanatieal OF those
he ruled. But he must in future reside
far from his beloved Constantinople.
posed sultan in European Turkey. re.
mote from the capital. His household
will be administered for him upon gen.
erous scale. His life will be safeguarded
as he earnestly besought when notified OF
his dethronement.
Travel by Night.
Abdul Hamid with eleven women Of his
harem and two Of his younger sons two
eunuchs and comparatively large num-
Der of female servants, was taken from
the Yildiz palace last night and started
under an escort to Saloniki
In the circumstances Of Abduls de-
portation were combined elements OF
melodrama and farce. with q pathetic
tInCtuTe- FOf IL lS SalQ .lnat OF tnS eleven
ladies. four are the wives which the holy
law allows him. and five-his daughters.
At the Stamboul railway station. to
which the party proceeded from Yildiz
Kiosk in steam launches. train de luxe
of the utmost privacy waited at mid
night; troops from Saloniki barred all
but the privileged few from the en-
frances to the terminus.
A line Of carriages drove into the sta
tion at 1:30 am. From the first alight-
ed Abdul Hamid. in shabby gray suit.
white waistcoat and dark overcoat
artificial color-brown-was now nearly
white; his restless eyes had no express
sion.
The soldiers stood like statues; they
turbed the funereal silence. The former
sultan mechanically touched his fore
head: the officers saluted In return.
Abdul Hamid. followed by his two
sons. mounted the steps Of railway
carriage. Hating on the platform. he
politely helped the ladies up the steps.
Outing for the Harem Women.
The women who are to share Abdul
Hamid's exile wore semi-transparent
wells. which half hid and half revealed
their beauty. They wore magnificent
evening wraps. which. parting as they
climbed to their car. showed rustling
silk fiounces, silken hose and exquisite
shoes.
Two eunuchs and six lackays entered
the harem car and drew together the
silk curtains on the windows. In q rail-
way car for the first time in their lives.
they whispered to each other. Inquisi-
tive. almost delighted by their tempo
rary freedom. they opened the curtains
Abdul Hamid came TO the platform
and asked for a drink Of water for his
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deep, sudden sound OF the signal gong
made the harem beauties start. and at
once the train was of. bearing away
Europe's last and worst despot.
The railway officials had given secret
orders that the train was to make no
stop between Constantinople and Sa-
loniki.
The Allateni villa was formerly the
residence OF Gen. Count Robelant. the
italian ofncer who early last year was
appointed chief Of the international gen
'."rn-erie in Macedonia.
After sultan's Wealth.
The constitutionalists would like to get
back part OF the great sums Of money
that the former sultan is supposed to have
abroad. not only because the government
is In need OF the money. but because it
is desirable that he should be deprived OF
the recourses for another coup d'etat.
Speculation places Abdul Hamids wealth
at anything between $25 900 and $500.
100000. Referring to the deportation Of
Abdul Hamid. Gen, Schefket expressed
the opinion that this measure was abso-
lutely necessary in the interest Of future
peace in the empire. Abiding to the re-
port that the Albanians might attempt
to rescue the former sultan, the general
said he was convinced that the Albanians
would remain quiet. On the completion
OF his mission, he concluded. he would
Carassa E6endi. q member Of the depu-
tauon from the national assembly which
yesterday conveyed the fetva to the Yil-
dis Palace. tells q graphic story Of the
dominion Of the boundless power OF the
padishahs.
When the deputation arrived at the pal
ace the scene was one OF utter desoia-
ton The investing army had cut of
the water. gas and electric supplies and
had stopped the ingress Of food. so that
all the palace officials already were suf-
fering from hunger and panic.
While waiting TO- be introduced to the
sultan the members OF the deputatiou
carefully examined their holsters and pis-
tolls and. according to Carassa. had Alb
dull Hamid shown an armed hand he
would have been shot on the spot. After
much delay the unwelcome visitors, sur
rounded by twenty black eunuchs, were
ushered into the sultan's apartment.
Sultan Is Told.
There stood the sultan's son. Prince
Abdur- Rahim. Presently the sultan en-
tered in bewildered manner.
He was dressed somewhat negiigently
as though his clothes had bean hastily
donned. in civilian attire. His arms huns
at his sides and his hands trembled.
After silent salute Essad Pasha pro-
nounced In slow tones the decree OF
deposition. The sultan shuddered. There
was a painful silence. followed by m
equally painful colloquy lasting quar-.
ter OF an hour.
Abdul Hamid appealed for his life and
for the lives OF his family. He protest
ed his devotion TO the people and his In.
nocence In recent events
The youthful prince burst into tears
After vain efforts to restrain his feel.
inss he retired behind screen, where
he broke into bitter sobS.
For moment tears tYenbled in the
sultan's eyes. Then he supplicated the
soldiers in attendance to swear that they
would not take his life.
The deputation brought the interview
to q close. Abdul Hamid humbly saiuted
them AZ they departed
Enver Bey. the Young Turk leader, In
an interview. declares that the convic-
tion IL forced upon him that Abdul Hamid
was responsible for the recent mutiny
He thinks that all danger OF rising In
Anatolia in support of the ex-sultan has
now vanished.
Like Gen. Shefket. he wishes to Danish
the idea that the army OF occupation
is the army OF the committee OF union
and progress. He says that the army
and the committee are united only In the
sense that each has In view the same