Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-23

situation at Constanainople was con-
aimed in a code message which set
forth that serious disturbances OF a
revolutionary character had broken out
and tina the situation was grave. This
message was accepted here as fore
ghadowing a dangerous upheavai. Nell
Their the foreign office. the Turkish m
bassy nor the banks with Constantine
pie connections had any further infor-
nation.
1t is known that the situation has
been extremely strained for several
weeks, owing to the great bitterness
between the committee OF union and
progress and the liberals. The liberals
resent the attempt OF the committee
to control public affairs.
The murder of Hassan Fehmi Efen-
di, editor OF the liberal newspaper Ser
besti, on April Z, Is thought here to
have been the climax of this political
feud. The editor was shot and killed
by an unknown man as he was enter
ing his office. A government official
accompanying him was wounded. The
Serbesti had been carrying on a cam
paign aginst the committee OF union
and progress, In other words, the Young
Turks.
Violent demonstrations both inside
parliament and in the streets adjacent
followed the killing Of the editor. The
grand vizier n the president OF the
chamber were obliged to harangue the
crowds outside and assure them that
Justice would be done. The chamber
accepted an Interpolation ~denouncing
the crime as y political murder and
calling upon the government to take
the necessary steps to apprehend the
assassin.
Rumors at Vienna.
Vienna, April 15.-Startling rumors
are current here to the effect that Con-
stantinople is in the hands Of q grave
revolutionary movement.
The Information thus far received Is
meager, but IL Is reported that several
thousand mutinous troops have sur
rounded the building OF parliament and
that the whole capital Is In a state OF
dangerous excitement.
mother dispatch says that the min
istry of war has been occupied by the
fed.
The present grand vizier of Turkey
is Hilmi Pasha. He was appointed to
this office on February IA. in success
sion to Kiamil Pasha. Hilmi Pasha
was formerly minister of the interior,
and before holding this Office, he served
as inspector general of Macedonia. ALI
Ria Pasha Is minister OF wal and ma
rine, and is grand master or artillery.
These and the other changes in the
cabinet hat ook place In February
showed the absolute control of the po-
litical situation by the Young Turks
party or committee OF union and
progress, which virtually imposed upon
the sultan a ministry OF it's own nom
inees.
The committee on February IA pub
,icly r~epudiated any intention to over
throw the sultan or to install a mill
tary dictatorship, but the crisis and its
outcome was then regarded as not
promising well for the stability of the
throne or the success OF parliamentary
government. 1t has been a question
how the moderate elements of the en-
pire would regard this assumption OF
absolute power by an irresponsible
committee.
The committee OF union and progress
consistently opposed Kiamil Pasha,
Hilmi Pasha's predecessor. 1t suspect
ed him OF being too considerate of pal
ace influences and complained of his
slowness In conducting the negotia-
ions with Austria-Hungary and Bull
garia.
on April 3, Kiamil Pasha issued a
statement In which he denounced the
committee OF union and progress, to
whose Vaccinations he attributed the
vote OF censure in the Turkish parlia-
Inent and the consequent downfall OF
mis- cabinet. The irresponsible inter-
ference OF his committee, Kiamii
Pasha declared. had neutralized the eff
forts of the government, and Ii per-
mitted TO continue would seriously en-
danger the future OF the country.