Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-27
Personal Guard to Be Reduced to
Hundred Men.
tUsT MAKE GIFT TO NATION
Two Hundred Fifty Millions from.
Private Fortune for Government.
sCHEFKET Is MAN OF HoUl
Leader of the Army May Head New
Cabinet-sultan's Brother Fa-
vorite Candidate for suc-
ccssIOn 20 Throne.

BERLIN. April 2s.-rhe constantinopie
correspondent OF the Lokal Anzeiger tele-
graphs he learns the sultan Of Turkey viii
be allowed to remain upon the throne but
ON condition that he give guarantees against
a relapse to absolutcism, These conditions
are as follows:
The walls of Yildiz palace to be razed;
the barracks at Yildiz, quartering 10000
men under the immediate orders of the sui
tan also are to be RACED; In the future
there will be stationed at the palace
guard of 100 men only to be changed daily
and supplies from the different regiments
of the garrison alternately, in order 20
make it impossible for the sultan to bribe
them; the sultan must pay the expenses
of the expedition from Saloniki from his
private fortune, and. furthermore, the
sultan whose property is largely invested
abroad must make gift to the nation
OF $25oOOOOOO as the basis OF the financial
regeneration of the empire.
The correspondent sends also an inter-
view with Enver Bey one OF the military
! leaders of the oonstitutlonlists, who said;
"Our satisfaction with Victory Is
overclouded by the loss we have sustained.
About 100 men have fallen. including eight
officers.
After fighting for hours, we reached
the long desired goal. The Ylldlz gar
rison gave up it's arms voluntarily, We
have decided TO leave these troops at their
posts, they are now perfectly harm
less. There will be no further disturb
ances. as we are masters OF the situation"
Asked what would be done with tho
sultan, Enver Bey replied:
"That does not concern us soldiers, but
now that our work is done. the govern
ment must conduct negotiations with him.
We are wholly az the disposal of the
government and will follow its directions.
am convinced everything will be NOV
ing normally within two or three weeks"
schef<et Man Of Hour. ssatJ
[ CoN5rANT1NofLB Aprn 2s.-1Ths city
is quiet this morning ana Is gradually re-
sumlng its normal aspect. The declaration
of martial law and the fact that the con-
stitutionalists are in fun control promise
for the maintenance of order
The question of what is to be done to the
sultan n all probability will be determined
| by Parliament.
Scheflet Pasha, commander OF the oon-
stitutional army, is the man Of the hour.
The leading civil members of the committee
Of union and progress desire him to be
and he has been assured that a majority
of Parliament would gladly support min
! istry under his Leadership in succession 10
the Tewfik ministry which resigned today.
In reply to these proposals Sohefket
Pasha said the premiership afforded such
splendid opportunity to ascertain the po-
licital developments of the country that he
would have refused to accept the honor had
| 1t come 10 him under any other clrcum-
stances hut that he would not accept 1t
while stll leader of the army. To do so
would not accord with his ideas Of civil
and political liberty of acton.
| Schefket Pasha is an Arab. ana comes
! from Bagdad. He has lived for eleven
years in Europe and received his military
training in Germany.
A court martial today sentenced five men
to death and they will be shot this after
noon.
Strong Feeling Against sultan.
A major of the guard at the imperial
palace of Yildlz has confessed he was paid
$500 to act with the palace consplrators.
The feeling among the members of Parlia-
ment against the sultan remaining on the
! throne is strong. Mohammed Reschad
Effendi, the sultan's brother IL the
favorite candidate for the succession.
The parliamentary leaders have decided
to act as If there had been no interruption
to the parliamentary system. They will
support the cabinet precisely as It was be-
fore the meeting OF April 10, the day OF the
mutinous outbreak on the part OF the local
garrison There will be a public session
OF Parliament this afternoon in the palace
of justice.
The committee OF union and progress
has issued a statement denying the allega-
tions attrbuting the recent occurrences TO
controversies between the political par
| ties and saying the march OF the oonstitu-
| tionalsts on the capital was undertaken
under the influence OF the committee. The
statement sets forth that the tragic events
of the last fortnight were provoked by
''wretches and vile personages, who were
| injured by the proclamation OF the consti-
/ tuition. Soldiers were corrupted with money
and melted to commit acts OF savagery.
The holy mission OF the army Is above
personalities. The committee wishes 10
work for the general interest and serve
the fatheriand."
The arrests Of reactionaries ana religious
students continue, and Il is estimated that
up TO last night 1000 such persons had been
apprehended.
| The last burial OF men who fell IN the
fighting Of Saturday took place last night.
The dead number about 800 and the men
in hospitals do not reach the total OF 500
! Five thousand troops were taken prisoners.
YiIdiz Guard Gives Up.
Tho Yildiz garrison surrendered yes
terday 70 the eonsttuuonaiists. The
commanders OF these battalions began
sending in their submission to Nah
moud schefket Pasha last night
and the whole OF the troops projecting the
palace gave their formal and unconditional
surrender shortly after dawn. Niac Bey
who was called the hero Of the July revolu-
ton. is now in command OF the garrison
Sultan Abdul Hamid has been permitted
to stay within the walls Of YiIdiE Kiosk.
where yesterday. in company with his