The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-30
YOUNG TURKS MEET
EMERGENCY BOLDLY
Two Hundred and Fifty Persons,
Including Second Eunuch of
Palace, Executed.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 29-The
Constitutionaists have lost no time IN
bringing the conspirators in the recent
rising to trial. The military court sit
ting in the war office today condemned
about 250 prisoners to death and they
were executed.
Nadir pasha, the second eunuch of the
palace, whose sentence was pronounced
Yesterday, was hanged at dawn on the
Galata bridge and his great body was
viewed by thousands.
& The national assembly. which met un-
der the presidency of Said pasha, de
eidod that the sultan should take the
oath of the constitution within week.
The assembly also ratified the removal
of Abdul Hamid to SalonikI.
The government has decided to send
a commission to Adana to try by court
martial the instigators of the massacres
and the committee is authorized TO act
with the utmost severity.
Authors Of Mutiny.
" is alleged that the chief authors
OF the recent mutiny were Abdul Ham
id s favorite son, Prince Mehemmed-
Burhan Eddine, rear admiral Said pasha,
son of Kiamil pasha, the former grand
vizier, and Nadlr pasha, who were en-
gagged for a long time prior TO the ris~
ing in corrupting the troops. The two
former have fled Asni Bey, inspector
general of the Saloniki police, who was
charged with the transport of the for
rner sultan to Saloniki, relates that when
he arrived at the palace at ! clock in
the morning he found Abdul Hamid IN
Il salon which was Illuminated as though
for a gala occasion by every candle and
torch that could be found in the build
ing. This was because Abdul Hamid
breads darkness; he had always been in
fear of assassination. He sat quite
alone with the exception of two eu
nuchs in a corner in the same negligent
attire as on the previous day when the
deputation from the national assembly
notified him OF his deposition. Being
told that he must depart, he beseech
incly appealed not to be taken to Sa
loniki. lie wanted to go TO the Cher
aghaT palace.
Missionaries Safe.
A welcome message was received to-
day from the town OF Hadnn IN the
province of Adana, where five Ameri-
can women missionaries have been alone
with one thousand refugees, who sought
safety there from bands of Moslems
seeking to put them TO the sword. Had
lin has withstood n siege for the past
eight days and the missionaries have
been sending out frantic appeals for
help.
Today a message reached here from
Miss Lambert, the daughter of Bishop
Lambert, timed 1922 a. MI, which said;
"'With the arrival of the troops the |
disorders in and about the city have |
ceased and we are all safe and we'll |
Lambert
The Turkish cabinet has taken up
the consideration Of the situation i'll
Adana and neighboring districts. The |
new governor general, Mustaf Vlhni |
is due to arrive at the town of Adana
tonight or tomorrow. He has been in
structed to take tho most energetic |
measures to re-establish order and to
relieve the suffering
Adiel Bey, permanent under secretary |
of the state in the ministry Of the in
terror, today said that the government
would make a searching investigation
into the cause Of the disorders and pun
ish the instIgators.
The secretary said the government
recognized the necessity of providing
food, medicine and shelter for the suf
ferers and had taken steps to provide
these and inaugurate other measures of
relief In reply to question as to
what connection existed between the
massacres and the political events in
Constantinople. Adiel Bey replied that
that too was beinp investigated.