Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-15

OF war. Troops are expressing their
JOY by firing blank volleys in2essant-
ly.
ConstantinOple, April 1.-THE
troops of the garrison made a violent
demonstration yesterday before the
parliament building against the COM
mittee of union and progress and the
government. They demanded the dis
missal Of Grand Vizier Hilmi Pasha.
minister OF war, and president of the
chamber The outbreak was caused
by an order issued to the troops to the
effect that they must obey their Of
ficers under all circumstances, even
if called upon TO shoot down their CO.
reiigionists.
Inc mutlneers, as the first move
seized all the officers of the commit
tee of union and progress ana held
them prisoners. Only a few troops
refrained from taking part in the
demonstration. The latter, which
were chiefly artillerymen and cavalry,
are massed at the war ministry.
They have orders to fire on anyone
approaching the building and during
the course of the day a number OF
persons were killed and wounded.
The deputies were escorted to the
chamber in order that they might vote
on the question of forming a new cab
met and appointing a new president.
but owing to the easter holidays it
was impossible to form a quorum.
Deputy Emir Arslan was killed on his
way to the house in mistake for
Hussein Jahid. Reports of the killed
place the number as high as II and
the wounded at so or more. There
is a report current also that the min
lister of justice, Refik Pasha, has been
murdered, the minister of marine
wounded, and the minister OF war
taken prisoner by the mutineers.
This, however is not confirmed.
The cabinet met early in the morn
ing and after a long consultation the
ministers resigned. A new ministry
was being formed last evening. The
latest rumor is that Tewfik Pasha,
who was recently appointed ambas-
sador to Great Britain, will be the
new vizier, with Erhim Pasha minis
ter Of war. Erhim Pasha was the
Turks commander in the Greek war
and as he proceeded from the YiIdiz
to STEAMBOAT, he was greeted with
cheers from the troops.
Tho Cn1tq,'c t..-,.-
read to the chamber an trade an
nouncing that his majesty had accept
ed the cabinets resignation and that
a new ministry was in process Of for
nation. Measures had been taken.
the trade continued, to preserve or
der throughout the country. 1t an
nounced that the mutinous troops
had been pardOned. and that they
could return to their barracks and the
people to their occupations. The
trade was received with enthusiastic
cheers for the sultan.
Government Had Notice.
The government had information OF
the intended movement and adopted
notified to be prepared forciblv to
dispense the meetings Monday night
and MahmOud Mukhein Pasha, com
mander of the first army corps issued
3 rigorous order to fire upon attaches
OF the mosques and civilians, if neces-
sary. 1t was this order thai led to
the mutiny.
At dawn the soldiers, led by a cor
poral and Kurt Hodja, member Of the
Mohammedian union. seized the par
lament house and telegraph, Offices.
They cut the wires and arrested sew
eraI officers. They captured the
bridges, which they swung open for
an hour to prevent a movement from
Ferra. They then killed two officers
belonging to the committee.
Hilmi Pasha, the grand vfzier. ar
rived at the Porte at 10 O'Clock in the
morning. He found his ministers as
sembled and learned that nearly the
whole garrison, with the exception Of
four battalions and some artillery at
the war Office had mutinied. The par
lament was now in the hands of the
mutineers, who had surrounded the
buildings and We're demanding the dis
missal of the government. The mutt
neeTs however. were admitting as
deputies. sixty-five Of whom entered
the chamber and spent the morning
trying to bring about a peaceful set
tlement with the troops
Mutineers Gain Recruits.
It was no long before the mutt
neers wre joined by other battalions,
some Of which came from Pera. Hill
mi Pasha fearing to undertake the re-
sponsibility Of ordering an attack on
the revolutionists, proceeded to Yildiz
l<ioska in the afternoon. and rendered
his resignation as grand vizier
Later in the day, Deputy ArsIan, on
entering parliament, was attacked by
troops and mortally wounded. Nah
moud Mukhtar ordered a troop OF
ianciers into the parliament square,
but they fred in the air, only wound
ing one or TWO persons.
Minister of Justice Killed.
Soon after this the minister Of jus
tice was killed on his way to Pera
BY soldiers. The minister of marine,
who was with him, was wounded in
the leg by a bayonet.
At four o'clock Ismail Renal Bey
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