Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-04-30

that Abdul Hamid, the deposed Sultan
of Turkey, is dead. The troops upon
entering the imperial palce last night
found the Sultan unconscious in an inner
room of the harem and it is said that his
death occurred soon after.
CONSTANTINOPLE April N.-Ab-
dull Hamid IL, Sultan Of Turkey, was
today deposed from the throne of the OF
toman empire by his subjects for his in
reference with the progress of popular
government under the constitution grant
ed by him last July and his brother Me-
hemmed Reschad Efendi, now occupies
the throne.
The change was decided upon by the
national Assembly without dissenting
voice and it was carried out with the ut
most rapidity. The Sultan is now
prisoner in the hands Of the Young
Turks and carefully guarded by his cap
tors.
The decree of deposition was issued
by Sheik- Ul-Islam, through the regular
form prescribed by the tenets of the
MOhammedan faith.
Sultan Spirited Away.
It is reported here that troops under
command of Young Turk officers en-
tered the imperial palace of Yildiz last
night and took his majesty prisoner
Later. closely guarded, he was removed
to the Cheraghan palace, on the BOs-
phorus, in Asiatic Turkey.
A salute of 40 guns fired at 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon announced to the
waiting populace of Constantinople the
change Of SultanS.
The news of the deposition of Abdul
Hamid and the selection Of his brother
to succeed him caused great excitement
throughout COnstantinople. Crowds at
once began to gather in the principal
squares and thOrOughfares and around
the imperial palace of Yildiz in anticipa-
ton of the proclamation of new Sultan.
Another Revolt Rising.
Fifty Turkish officers have been ar
rested at Erzeroum by their troops and
dispatched under escort to Trebizond.
The exact significance Of this action is
not vet clear, but it is feared that it
means the beginning of a revolt of the
provincial troops against the Young Turk
officers.
The written declaration of the Sheik-
Ul-Islam authorizing the dethronement
of Abdul Hamid reached Parliament
house at 1910 o'clock Five minutes
later Parliament pronounced the deposit
ton of Abdul Hamid, and at 1880,
forty minutes after the receipt of the de-
cision of the head of the CHURCH the ma,
tional Assembly invited Mehemmed
Reschad Effendi to succeed to the throne.
Mehemmed Reschad was proclaimed as
Mehemmed Y.
Among those who have been arrested
under orders of the military dictatorship
are Prince Sabah Eddne, nephew of
the Sultan and all the members of his
fn1 1Jy hoC hoa laoG Of
the Young Turk party, and his apprehen-
sion is taken to mean that he has fallen
under suspicion.
Interior Trouble Alarming.
PARIS, April 27.-La Liberte publish
es a dispatch from Constantinople today
saying that although Schefket Pasha,
commander Of the Young Turk forces, has
announced his ability to restore order in
Asia Minor, the latest reports from be-
yond the Bosphorus are alarming. The
whole of Anatolia has been given over
to the passions of the mob.
The French battleship Verite is at
AleXandretta and the cruisers Jules
Ferry and Michelet are patroling the
coast.
How New Sultan Looks.
LONDON, April pa person who is
we'll acquainted with Mehemmed Re
schad Effendi, the new Sultan of Turkey,
gives the following sketch of him.
He is tall and well proportional, but
inclined to stoop. His features are reg
ular but he has hooked nose like that
of Abdul Hamid His eyes are blue and
his hair and beard are light red His
manners are very gracious and easy, and
he is exceedingly generous and kind
He is not at all fanatical, but is sincere
ly religious.
He plays unusually we'll on the piano,
and is great admirer of classical music
Like the deposed Sultan, the new
ruler of Turkey is a good craftsman, and
he sketches well. His wives are both
highly educated and are the daughters of
distinguished pashas. They dress at
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