The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-26

Constantinople. April 26.-Tewfk
?asha. the grand vizier, this morning
transmitted TO the Sultan the resigna-
Ion Of the entire cabinet and commu-
lIcated this fact to parliament
Constantinople, April 26-The city Is
quiet this morning and is gradually re-
sumnG its normal aspect The dec
laration of martial law and the fact
that tho ConsututioDallsts are In full
control, promise for the maintenance
of order. The question of what is
10 be done to the Sultan In all prob
ability will be determined by parlia-
meDt.
Schefket Pasha. commander of the
constitutional army. is tho man of the
hour. The leading civil members of
the committee Of union and progress
desire him 10 be grand vfzier In sue
ccssion TO Tewfik Pasha, and nc has
beon assured that majority OF par
lament would gladly support a minis
try which resigned today. In reply 10
these proposals. Sohefket Pasha said
the premiership afforded such Splcn-
did opportunity TO assist in the polit-
ical development Of the country, that
he would not have refused to accept
the honor had It come TO him under
any other circumstances, but that he
could not accept 1t while still leader OF
the army. To do so would not accord
with his ideas OF civil and political
liberty of action.
Schefltet Pasha Is an Arab and
comes from Bagdad. He has lived
for eleven years In Europe and re-
ceived his military training in Ger
many.
A court martial today sentenced
FIVE men to death, and they will be
shot this afternoon.
a major of the guard at the imperial
palace of Yildiz has confessed he was
paid $500 10 act with the palace con-
spiratorS.
Tho feeling among the members of
parliament against the Sultan is
strong. Mohammed Reschad Effcndi,
the Sultan's brother. is the favoritc
candidate for the succession.
The parliamentary leaders have de-
cided to act as If there had been no
interruption to the parliamentary sys-
tenn. They will support the cabinet
precisely as before the meeting of
April 13. the day of the mutinous out
break on the part of the local garri-
son There will be a public session
of parliament this afternoon in the
palace of juatice.
Constantinople. April 2e.-Constan-
tinoplo experienced last night the eff
feCtS OF the state OF siege deeclared
yeatorday. Tho capital reSembled
city OF the dead. No one was allowed
on the streets after o'clock In the
evening, and the carrying OF arms by
civilians. as well as the publication Of
news likely TO create disquetude. are
strictly prohibited. The committee of
union and progress has issued a state
ment denying the allegations attribut-
Ing the recent occurrences TO con.
troyersies between the political par
ties. and saying the march of the con.
stitutionalists on the capital was un
dertaken under the statement of thu
committee The statement sets forth
that the tragic events were provoked
by "wretches and vile perSonages wha
were injured by the proclamation, OF
the constitution Soldiers were cor
rupted with money and melted to com
NIT acts of savagery. The holy mis-.
sion OF the army is above personalities
The committee wishes to work for the
general interest and serve the father
land"
The arrests of reactionaries and re.
ligions students continue and It is
estimated that, up TO last night, four
thousand such persons had been ap-
pretended.
The last burials of the men, who fell
last night. The dead number about
300, and the men in hospitals don't
reachfhe total of 500. Five thousand
troopewere taken prisoners.
One body OF prisoners marched past
Schefket Pasha's headquarters this
morning. on its way To camp in the
country. The men were In no sense
downcast. but were smoking cigarettes
and chatting with animation A few
prisoners have been shot In attempt.
Ing TO escape. The artilleryist. who
was awaiting execution at Schefket
Pasha's headquarters, was knocked
down today by a soldier In one OF
the constitutionalist regiments. The
soldier was dragged away by his COM
rades. but he called out In explana-
ton of his act: THAT rascal killed
four officers"
The men suspected OF instIgating
the mutiny OF April 13 have been sep
arated from the main body of pris-
oners, and will be tried by court mar.
tial.
IT Is rumored today that prisoners
arc being shot In the country beyond
the Swcetwatcrs. but definite assur.
ances were obtained at Schefkct Pa
sha's headquarters that no executions
yet had occurred. although a consid-
cradle number was probable.
Two hundred OF the Sultan's Alban.
Ian soldiers. stationed at the imperial
palace at Yildiz Kiosk. persistently re-
fused today TO surrender their quar-.
ters. which are adjacent TO the main
gates OF the palace enclosure Al
though these men have not fired on
any one. their steadfast refusal to
submit and ne disarmcd is very annoy
Ing TO Schofket Pasha who ig arraur-