Evening star., 1909-04-16
MISSIONARIES SLAM;
ADANA IS IN FLAMES
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the Young Turks. committeesthere has de-
cided TO march on Constantinople With the
Ten Thousand volunteers are expected
by this evening. =
Special CabIegram to The stsr. Z.
ATHENS. April ia dispatch from
Saloniki states that officers OF the Young
Turks committee there are enlisting vol
unteers and . distributing arms among
them. with the view of marching on Con-
Similar news comes from Monastir and
other places.
Joint Naval Demonstration.
MALTA. April 16.-In the event of
civil war or other serious developments
threatening the safety of foreigners at
Constantinople warships will be sent to
Turkish waters from here.
The battleship Ocean could sail at once
Others are being prepared for eventuali-
ties. The preparations thus far are pure.y
precautionary.
LONDON, April 16-An official telegram
received at the foreign Office today says
! that all foreigners and Christians at Con-
stantinopie are being we'll treated, and
/. that up to the present time their safety
|. has not been endangered.
!. The foreign Office also denies the report
:, of joint naval demonstration.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
Il LONDON. April 16.-vienna dispatches
! say that the powers have decided upon a
Il joint naval demonstration in Turkish wa
Il ters. \ British squadron will sail from
4 Malta and an Austrian from Cettare. it
is said
The. British admiralty however. denies
all knowledge of any such plans.
Il VIENNA, April 16-Officiai denial was
given here today to the report that Aus
tria-Hungary is preparing to dispatch war
4 ships to Constantinople for the protection
Of her subjects.
Albanians in Revolt.
BERLIN. April ia local newspaper
today publishes a dispatch from Uskub,
in the vilayet OF Monastir. and not far
from Saliniki, declaring that the AL
banians Of the vicinity are showing signs
of unrest.
Already there have been several
clashes with the authorities A band Of
Albanians at Petch defeated the troops
sent there to restore order, and at one
of the Turkish military stations in the
Albanian country military mutineers
seized their barracks and drove their Of
ficers away.
Famine prevails in Macedonia and old
Servia. Eight thousand families are suf-
fering, the correspondent declares, and
more than 100 persons already have died
of starvation.
Manifesto Allays Unrest.
| CONsTANTINOPLE, April 16.-The
manifesto issued yesterday by COM
mittee of the ulemas. in which the move
ment of the last. few days is declared
to be, in no wise. directed against the
constitutional government, has created
an excellent impression on the public
mind.
The new minister of marine. Vice Ad-
miral AdHemin Pasha. has resigned ow-
! fr1ev IN nn CHI q
ment by the navy. The president of the
council of state also has surrendered
his Office but on account of Ill health.
The minister Of police and other Of
ficers identified with the committee Of
! union and progress have either resigned
or disappeared.
Sailors slay Commander.
Sailors and marines gathered in force
yesterday. seized Arif Bey and dragged
him to the Yildiz Kiosk, the sultan's
palace. There they slew him. despite
the seeming effort Of the palace guard
= to rescue him.
Il Arif Bey, who commanded the battle
ship Assar-i-Tewfik,s was q member Of
Il the Young Turk committee of union
and progress. He ordered his ships
guns trained on the palace when the
present uprising was at its height.
There were other disorders yesterday.
The enlisted men in the navy object
to the new naval minister. Vice Ad-
miral Adgiemin Pasha.
I The new regime is highly alarmed by
! news from Salonica and Monastir. where
the influence of the committee OF union
and progress is strong. Oficials of the
porte have received telegrams from these
sections demanding that everything the
uprising accomplished be annuiled.
Unless this Is done the committee lead
ers threaten to attack Constantinople
with the entire Sd Army Corps. whose
officers are now In communication with
the I'd Army Corps, which recently op-
posed the committee. 1t Is thought here
that the soldiers OF the Sd Army Corps
will be pacified when they learn that the
parliament and the constitution have been
maintained.
Stormy Session Of Chamber.
After a stormy secret session last night
the chamber held public meeting to
elect a new president, Ismail Kemal
Bey's appointment being ony tempo
rary. Dean MAXI Pasha presided. The
resignation Of Ahmed Pasha. the former
president and Young Turk leader. was
accepted without vote.
After tedious balloting no nominee had
votes enough to elect. while the soldiers
third on the list. The election. therefore.
was postponed until Saturday.
The attitude of the deputies showed
their sense OF defeat. Few dared to
| SPEAK. H6 InOFe COURAGEOUS WCt0 stt-
terrupted by the timid, who. apparently,
were fearful that the next attack might
be directed against them.
Ahmed Ria, former president OF the
chamber, whose life the dtscontented
troops sought, has taken refuge In the
French embassy.
Hussein Jakid, editor Of the Young
Turk organ, the Tanin. has fed abroad.
The other members Of the committee of
union and progress are In hiding.
The new minister promptly removed
Mahnweds successor. Yaver Pasha. from
the command of the LIST Army Corps and
appointed Maine Pasha, an able and
popular officer, who was war minister for
time in the kiamil cabinet. Nemdah
Pasha, another able man. has been put
in command of the 1st Division Of the
1st Corps here.
Edhem Pasha. the new minister Of war;
and Nazim Pasha yesterday made the
round of the barracks and exhorted the
soldiers to obey their officers. They were
well received and heartily cheered.
American Interests Safe,
Cave Turkish AmhaSSadnr