The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
SULTAN TO MOUNT
HIS THRONE TODAY
Turkish Ceremony of Girding
on Sword to Take Place
in Secret Mosque
Government Takes Measures to
Help Distressed Refugees
of Adana

CoNSTANTINOPLE.M May s.-Review-
ing stands were put up in the principal
streets of Stamboul today in prepara-
ton for the procession tomorrow for the
girding of the sword upon Mehmed "
This ceremony, which corresponds TO
that of a coronation, will take place in
the Mosque Ayuob, the single mosque
in ConstantinopIe which Christians are
not allowed to enter or even to eongre-
gate about the entrance or courtyard. 1t
will last but few minutes, and no
foreign eyes will witness the ancient
rite of the spiritual power consigning
the temporal power to the sultan.
A stand has been erected for the
diplomatic corps and distinguished for
eigners eight or 10 blocks from the
mosque.
The sultan will proceed from the
Dolmagtsche palace to the mosque in a
launch, and from there, attended by the
grand vizier the sheik ul Islam, the
members of the cabinet. the chiefs of
the army, the officers of the two higher
functionaries, will go to the Top Kapou
palace, about six miles distant, TO kiss
the robe of the prophet. The sultan's
train is expected to make a rich dis
play.
Loss OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
The anti Christian rioting in Asia
Minor that began April u has resulted
in the loss of two American lives and
the destruction of American properly
by fire and otherwise, valued at about
Sc. 600. The only loss of life was at
Adana. where Rev. Henry Maurer and
Daniel NJ. Rogers were shot down while
attempting to put out fire that
threatened the missionary buildings
there.
The financial losses have been al
loted as follows: In the province of
Adana. 81 500; at Kessab, should the
reported burning of the missionary
buildings there be confirmed. $4,000,
and in the city of Adana. 81, 500. This
last mentioned loss was incurred
through the pulling down or burning
of buildings attached to the girls
school.
RELIEF WORK TAKEN Up
The government is taking hold of
the relief work in Adana province with
visor. 1t was announced today that
The grand vizier and Ferid Pasha.
the minister of the interior. received a
deputation of the Armenian clergy and
Iaity yesterday. The delegation was
headed by Arscharani. the representa-
tive of the patriarchate, who was as
sured that the government would in
oufre thoroughly into the Adana mas
sacres and severely punish those guilty
of melting them. The minister said
the investigation would be conducted
by a military court.
Ferie Pasha told the delegation that
eight physicians had been sent from
smyrna to Adana and that several
also had gone there from Constanti-
nople.
4 number OF prominent Armenians
met here today and submitted TO the
government the following requests
First. that the murderers of Chris
tians be punished; second. that stolen
property be returned and indemnities
be paid for property destroyed; third,
that the women and girls VINO We're
stolen be returned, and also that men
and women who were compelled forci-
bIv TO adopt Mohammedanism be al
lowed to resume their official faith;
fourth. that the Investigation conduct
ed under the chairnnanship of the gov
ernor general be suspended and that
a new investigation of the disorders
from their commencement be made by
military commission; fifth. that Chris
tians be permitted to participate in
the local police establishment. and,
sixth. that Armenians be allowed to
participate IN defraying the cost, of
erecting a monument TO those who
have fallen in the army of liberty.
The Agricultural bank has arranged
70 loan $4,000 without interest to the
farmers of Adana province, to aid them
in planting new crops.
Security in Tarsus
TARSUS. May 9.-Since the proclaim
alton OF the new sultan there has been
a general feeling of security here
Those in charge of the relief work are
thinning out the dependents by send
ing them into the country. The refugees
wish to return to their former homes
so that they may become self support
ing. Six hundred soldiers are here
guarding the town.