The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-01
NEW CABINET FOR
TURKEY IS FORMED
Mehemmed V Drives Through
Streets of Capital in Truly
Democratic Fashion.
ABSENCE OF ALL P0MP
Is PARTICULAR FEATURE
Searching Parties Digging Up
Grounds of Palace in Hunt
for Abdul's Gold.

CONSTANT1NOPLE, April 60
Tewfik Pasba finally succeeded in form
ing a new cabinet TO preside over the
reluctantly
The ministry follows:
Grand yizicr-Tewfk Pasha
Minister of the interior--Ex Grand
Vizer Fcrid Pasha.
Minister Of war-Salah Pasha.
Minister Of hnance-Rifaat Beg.
Minister Of narine-General RIA
Pasha.
Minister OF foreign affairs-Rifaiat
Pasha.
Sihcik-u -Islam-Zia Eddin Effendi.
Minister of pious foundations-Mah
moud Ekrem Bey
Minister of public instruction-Hak'
ka Bey.
New Sultan Appears.
Mehcmmcd V drove through the
streets in democratic fashion today on
his way 10 the mosque TO offer UP the
regular Friday prayers. The pomp that
attached 10 the function during thc
reign Of Abdul Hamid were altogether
lacking and the subjects of the new
sultan seemed TO appreciate THIS aud
accepted it as evidence of the begin
ming of a more lcnicnt rule.
Report from Saloniki that Abdul
Hamid would be court martlaled was
denied here.
IT is reported that the police have
made numerous seizures Of arms, am
munition and bombs which were to have
been used in fanatical outbreak,
which General Schefket's timely occu-
patton of the city prevented. Search
ing parties arc digging in the grounds
Of the Yildiz kiosk for treasure sup
posed to have been buried by Abdul
Hamid.
Prays Nearly an Hour.
Mchcmmed Y, the sultan of Turkey:
clad in khaki uniform and accom-
panied by a suite of half dozen of
| ficials Of his household. drove through
ConstantinopIe from the Mosque of
| Stsophia today, who're the new sovereign
prayed for nearly an hour. This sim
! phcity is taken as an evidence of the
| democratic tendencies OF the new ruler.
! HIS ma jestN entered Stsepilia through,
| the sultan door. which had not been
opened in twcntysix years. the last
occasion being when Abdul Hamid took
! Rudolph. The crown prince of Austria,
10 the mosque. The moment tic sui
tan stepped out of his carriage into
| the red carpet leading into the build
| ing u priest in black robe cut the
throats of two rams, and the sacrihcisl
| blood flowed almost 10 the feet of the
new ruler.
As Mehemned was leaving the palace
today two brothers. Greeks, Frustrated
themselves and tried to kiss the sui
| tan S feet. Mehemmed recognized them
as his former jewellers, whom Abdul
! Hamid denounced as spies, and as be.
| ing over-friendly to him Abdul Hamid
| MI innrpI bn fNyn n TPare' i'm.
prisonment in the fortress of Castamds
ard recently they were released. Me
] Y cWncd 5 face lie up1wlth pleasure as
lfe ra,seoi, the men 10 their feet ano
el braced th7m, saying, "1ou are my
brothers,
work OF Relief.
Rev. w W. Peet the representative,
here Of Inc american board IL com.
missioness 10 foreign missions, who is
managing nc iEork OF relieving ne spf
ferers from hf.s mass1eres ~ As;atT3
Turkey from G&lacia. has shipped
twelve tOus of 10, aud 10000 pounds
of rice TO Al dana. ", Peet has rccc.red
$1,000 from the American Red :, 9ss,
$11O0 from the American >oard o. Tor
cign missions and S2T5e f,Vm tbc Sc
cietv of Friends OF Armenia. 80 saJe
he needs from Sl5,0C9 90 S2c,a0i e.ofs
for his immediate requirements. F,1.
\ letter from Tarsus written by -.
Thomas y. Christie of Hartford, ~onLrN
dated April 20, says;
Graphic Description.
Il estimate that there were one
thousand dead i'm Adana and Tarsus and
800 in ncichboring towns, but | begin
TO think this estimate is too low for the
country districts. Our bankers, Shaker
Boutros for example, has farms south
east of Tarsus and had cighty-one men
at work upon them. one Greek ana
eighty Armcnians. The Greek came In
with the story that every one OF the
eighty Armenians had been killed;
From Kosolock came n similar tale.
never would have believed men cspa-
bic of such cruelties, the sight OF which
| saw Sunday morning AS the train
on which ! was riding moved through
the VINEYARDS, the gardens this side
of Adana. they reminded me of Shiloh,
Of Coriuth. of Vicksburg, of Atlanta;
Here were bodies lying where they had
fallen. There was heap OF ten OF
twenty piled up like cordwood-l sup
nose in preparation for burial. In
Adana carloads were being dumped
INTO the river in the long street lead.
inu M from the station | counted
thirty in the quarter of a mile | traV-
orscd over the city that had not been
removed. ~.
..Therc were two whole days of bIt-
fer street fighting, of massaeres OF the
dcfenselees and of burnings. Our great: