The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-28
SULTAN DEPOSEO;;
/ BROTHER IS RULER
Mehemmed-Reshad Effendi Be-
comes Thirty-Fifth Sovereign
of Turkey.
TERRIBLE INDICTMENT
AGAINST ABDUL, HAMlD
Martial Law Relaxed, People
Celebrate Victory Of the
Young Turks.

CoNSTANTINOPLE, April 27.-Thc
Reign of Abdul Hamid III. ended today
with his deposition and the accession
of his brother, Mehemmed- Reshad Eff
fendi, as Mehemmed V.
The name is variation Of Mahomct,
ID being considered inappropriate to as
ume the precise name of the prophet.
Mehemmed Y. is the thirty-htth soVcr-
eign of Turkey, in male descent OF the
house of Osman, the founder of the en-
pire, and the twenty ninth sultan since
The conquest Of Constantinople.
The two houses of parliament, meet
inc as a national assembly, approved
1he decree Of deposition. which was
read by the Sheik ~ul Islam, chief of the
Ulemas and supreme Judge on ecciesl-
astical questions. The document recites
that Abdul Uamd IS acts were contrary
io The sacred law and set forth long
Hist of crimes, the whole making ter
rible Indictment The assembly chose
,Eeshad as sultan and appointed com
n;ttees to notify the dethroned soVcr
sicn and his successor The firing of
I0i guns announced TO the waiting peo-
ole that new sultan had been pro
Manned.
Simple Ceremonies.
The ceremonies connected with The
ransfer of the power were simple. Inc
,owly chosen ruler came from his palace
N Ga]ata through streets hned win
.roops and cheering thousands and TOOK
he oath at the war Office. lie then
3roceeded 10 the parliament and later
vent to the Dotmabagtsche palace as
-ead of the empire, when for so many
Hears he had practically been pms
'ner.
~ Martial law was relaxed tonight and
he people gave themselves over to
zelebrating the victory of the Young
Turk party and the end of Abdul Ham
k1's reign. Many buildings were fIlu-
,fuated and thousands Of rounds were
zhyfully fred by the soldiers. General
nod humor prevailed everywhere The
r,estion Of the new cabinet has not yet
zxecn settled. but il is thought Ahmed
ztiza will be grand viZier. while some
r,f his associates will probably be Him
iashs, the former premier, as munster
~ the interior; Djevad Bey, as minister
finance, and Rifaat Pasha, as minis
~ of foreign 1ffaIrs.
New Sultan Chosen.
u The Sheik -uIIslam. supported by AL
srie principal personages Of the hlgher
1rturch administration, issued the tetNa,
. the decree Of deposition IS called.
Informed Mehcmmed Reshad Effen-
t,r that he was chosen sultan by the
e i'll of the church; parliament, the army
f--I0 Tnp people ~ dluiOHbNhN' ''''' ""
.rye God and keep the sacred law, as
tymmuuicaied by the prophet. This
r. eshad humbly promised 10 do.
EttThe fetva was prepared last nght,
18th Abdul Hamid and his brother,
M rince Reshad, being Informed early
day. The Shcik-ul.lslam, II is said,
I, .rsonaIly visited the sultan and read
h = him tLe decree. He informed Abdul
l}tnt the question having been put IN
dlgnonicaI form before the ShclIS,ul-
\ Llam and his associates as 10 whether
ulbdul Hamid had not forfeited the
III tht to rule over the faithful, they
htyd decided "yes.
~ abdul bowed his head. saying:
siptIt is the Will Of Allah.
dtf Sentiment Unanimous.
>At secret meeting Of the national
assembly the decree was read. III de
Jared that Abdul Hamid J /. must alb
p>sate or be detbroncd. The assembly
,shesitatingly shouted:
D. tft Dethrone him.
hi Two senators and two deputies there.
|tff <on visited the palace at Illdlz and
w. communicated to the sultan the assem-
rln<,s resolution. Abdul IamId replied: ::
%tsI expected this; il is fate. Ny
sJ41p wish is that the lives OF myself
rhr,i family NAV he s8teguarded aud
rrEtyst | NAV reside at The palace OF Che
9ssphan. as l wish TO die where | was
h5 "A similar deputation proceeded to the
~ aba atsche palace in Galata and
,a51formcd Mehemmed Reshad Eficndi
n - the nation s wish. lie replied that
"a u bowed to the will Of the people.
n fI.ater the assembly debated the mo
~rtintous question Of Abdul Hamid 5 tu'
sn.z<re residence. The suggestion that nc
fFtL allowed to travel abroad was strong
-fst opposcd on the ground that 1t might
.te<ase complications II was finally de-
n lad that he must remain IN Constan'
81 yople. s
~ '<tt $50 in the afternoon salute
h VI twenty guns announced inc dc
HI f,frture of Mehemmed Reshad TO the
fr raskerat to swear fidelity 10 the con,
1,sffution. Had his succession followed
fD 81 death Of the sultan this ceremony
fnld have occurred al the Top-kapor
Mace. where the relics Of the prophet
tIH preserved but as the succession en-
<>ohd as the dethronemeut Of the ruler
n|Y ceremony was held at the wal
NpThe Sultan elect came by boat across
Rosphorus 10 Stamboul. He LANDED
,7r the Sublime Porte and thence pro
r(P.feded TO the Seraskcrat in Il closcf
AZ ~ erriage. A large detachment of cav
" '5ly acted as an escort, and carriage
II t/staininp his sons and his suite iol
~ ged.
s1f3 Troops lined the entire route, com
> r.5'sing' regulars and vclnntcers Of al
~ \ fiouaIities of the empire, and enthu
.r6 +.ctic crowds acclaimed the new ruler
~ <fmed Ria, the former president o
~ = 4 chamber of deputies and, Genera
<rY.hefIket and his officers received Nc
~; .:nn,ed Reshad at the portals Of th
re/r Office. All kissed the prince
&}nd. He was plainly dressed and NJ
- '.1rcd happy and radiant, He wa
N 4 '1ered bv the entire cabinet into th
"a f.est hall. where had assembled fin
"A l/')resentatiyes of the nation and stat
r ~ Initaries, civil, military and eccles
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