New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
TWO THOUSAND KILLED.
Manu- Turkish Priests Dragged from
Mosques and Shot.

London April 26-"The Standards" CONSTANT
nople correspondent estimates that two thou
sand men were killed in the fighting in the CAPT
tai Yesterday and that the losses were heaviest
on the side Of the Constitutionalists, who did all
of the attacking and offered good targets IN the
open During the conflicts the mollahs and
softas fearing the vengeance Of the people
everywhere sought refuge in the mosques
where they were caught. and many of them were
killed. At the time of the surrender, the cor
respondent adds, the Sultan had with him, be
sides the Grand Vizier and the Minister Of War
two Of the nearest heirs TO the throne, Me
hernmed Reschad Efendi and Yussef Izzeddin
whom he had detained as hostages.
It is reported from Rome that about eighty of
the softas and moIlahs who took refuge in the
mosques were found TO be armed when Trey
were captured and were placed against the
nearest wall and shot.
Another dispatch says that few Of the in
habitants Of Constantinople are aware Of how
dangerous a crisis was passed through last
week, while the town in the hands Of the
mutinous soldiers. It is said that the nutineers
clamored for money and threatened TO attack
and loot the European quarter, In view Of the
urgent need. the government succeeded in Dor
rowing 81 100000 and was able to pacfy the
men.
Whoever may have been responsible for the
mutiry the dispatch ADDS. it is indisputabIe
that the reactionists made most of their oppor-
tunity and an officer is authority for the state
nent that certain mollahs urged the men to
murder all their officers. The latter, accord
ingly. prepared to don disguises, which they
would have been obliged to use. II the Salonican
army had not arrived.
No Turkish newspapers appeared in Constan-
tinople to-day. The deputies attempted TO hold
a sitting in Stamboul but no quorum vas pres
ent It is believed that Parliament will resume
its sittings tomorrow.
The city is animated this evening thousands
visiting the scenes of the fighting. The Taxim
and Tasch Kischla barracks were especial OBJ
jects of interest on account of the visible effects
Of the bombardment. Many of the guardhouses
in the barracks still fly the signals of surrender
in the shape of a white towel, shirt, or rags
hung from the windows The tramway and cab
traffic has been resumed. Groups Of the in
vaders both regulars and volunteers. are seen
everywhere, and the whole city presents a mar
tial appearance. Communications by land and
water have been cut off to prevent the escape
Of those compromised by recent events. house
toulouse search is proceeding and many arrests
have been made. Otherwise order prevails
everywhere.
AS evidence of the thoroughness of the
Salonicans, it is learned that the workmen who
were responsible for the white flag treachery at
the Taxim barracks yesterday were called out
Of the ranks and shot on the spot Tewfik
Pecha and Edhem Pacha returned TO their
homes from the Yildiz Kiosk this morning
Another dispatch from Constantinople saws
that the Sheik-ul-Islam, in reply to the cues
ton whether the Sultan would be forced tc
abdicate. said that the question Of deposing the
sultan had not Yet arisen.