Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-22
TOday's Telegraphic News
Trouble In Turkey.

London, April ga report emanat-
ed today from the st. James Club, the
headquarters OF both Eoglish and for
eign diplomats, that the sultan is ex-
pecled soon to flee TO Paris.
Vienua, April 22--The reports from
Turkey. while still conflicting, generally
tend 10 indicate that the agreement report
edto have been reached yesterday bet
the sultan and The Young Turks, was null
lifted at the last moment as result OF the
snlan receiving encouragement from
Berlin.
An Increasing number Of the Young
Turks are today demanding that the
sul an abdicsle. The besiegers maneu-
vered all night, and sre today reported
to have placed their guns in such a
position as to attack the Yildiz Kiosk
with the minimum Of danger to the
rest of the town.
Five thousand soldiers are guarding
the sultan's palace, and they baVe been
aroused to fansticism through an sp-
peal 10 their religious faith. Should q
fight occur, tho Yildiz Kiosk is sure to
be the centre of 1t. The defenders have
sworn to die before surrendering to the
Young Turks.
The Young Turks have prepared a
list of between 200 and 300 leaders OF
the mutiny, who will be executed If
found. Most of these leaders have fled
from the city and are in hiding in small
Turkish and Asia Minor towns.
Reports from the Monastir district of
the Albanian revolt are still vague. The
whole Of northern Macedonia is affected
and nearly ten thousand Albsnians are
up in arms sgsiDst the action of Young
Turks.
Smyrna April % Disorders through
out Asia Minor are being greatly in
creased by fugitive soldiers and priests
from Oonstsntiuople, who are finding
vent to their terror by ravsgiug the
country, burning villages and murder
ing defenceless people.
Yesterdays estimate OF 10, 900 dead,
which doubled the number previously
given out, is now declared too small. :
Constantinople, April22.-The sultan
is declared to day to be on the verge Of
a physical collapse from fear and anxiety
In the hope Of gsining favor with the
Young Turks, the rabble Of CONSTANT
nople has started what amounts almost
to systematic campaign of assassination
of leading reactionaries.
Sofa, April % The Young Turk
detachment today crossed the Sea Of
Marm6ra. occupying the Asiatic side OF
Ooustantinople, thus completing the in
vestment of the city. They have already
invested the Asiatic shores across from
Oonslautinople.
Smyrna, April, 22-Missionaries In
Hadjin, among whom are FIVE American
women, are in danger today, according
to a message received from Miss Lam
bert, one OF the Americans. All of the
surrounding villages and large part Of
Hadjin have been burned, The message
says: "rhe bloody riots reported yester.
day 10 Antioch, Birediik and throughout
Aleppo, we're renewed today, while to
the ives. of Alexandretta the situation is
the worst since the trouble began. The
rioters at Ayss, on the western coast OF
the Gulf Of Alexandria,, broke into the
jail and released more than 400 prisoners
who Immediately joined the mob In the
work of murder aud pillage. Five thous-
and people sre homeless at Tursus,
where 200 people have been slain and
800 houses burned. Kirikan, southeast
of Alexandrelta has been destroyed.