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The daily sentinel., 1909-05-17

The Crown sells Haywood. Alvin
and Fulton folding go-carts.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-17

Summer tourist tickets to principal
points east. Good returning until
October 81 via the Colorado Mid
land. Phone Junction 116.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
Peculiar Ceremony by Which
q New Turkish Ruler
Is Installed.
copyright, 1900, by the Brentwood compaay.l-

TCopyright, 1909 by the Brentwood Compaayl
No European or American can ever succeed
in fathoming the depths of the Oriental mind.
Sir Robert Hart, who has spent half century
in the service of China, where he holds loftier
rank than that ever attained by any other white
man. confeSses that every year which he has
spent in the Far East increased his appreciation
OF his ignorance concerning the people among
whom he has cast his lot. Lord Croner who after
two successive sojourns in India. first private
secretary and alter ego Of the Viceroy Lord
Northbrook. and then. as Minister Of Finance at
Calcutta, put in more than twenty five years
as de facto ruler of Egypt has made anal
ogous admission with regard Orientals. So,
too. have Lord Curzon and other of mark,
who are regarded as authorities Of international
fame in everything that pertains to the East.
One and all declare that TO a European,
matter what his experience, the Oriental mind
IS utterly unaccounta bic. That is why it is i'm
possible to predict what is going to take place at
Constantinopie, where the situation is changing
from day TO day. Just in the same manner that
the Boxer rebellion in China caught Sir Robert
Hart entirely Unawares, in 1900 so were the
various foreign ambassadors at Consta ntinope
completely taken by surprise by the revolution
airy coup d'etat there last summer. Yet some
of them had been stationed for whole decades on
the shores of the Bosporus for other pur-
pose than TO keep careful watch the doings
and projects Of the Sublime Porte. What the
ultimate outcome OF the disturbances Of the last
week in the Turkish capital and elsewhere in the
ottoman Empire will be it is difficult to fore
see. Any prophecy would. under the crcum-
stances, be mere conjecture. But thing, at
any rate, remains certain. namely, that the Sui
tan will be still further shorn OF his prestige
and authority il indeed he is still alive and on
the throne when this letter appears in print
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

of the law. If the Sheikh is the head of the
clergy. or imaums, he is also the chief OF the
uemas who supply ali the judges, magistrates
required for their maintenance is derived from
the vacoufs. church lands which are enor
nous in extent.
In fact, the "Statesmans Year Book" one OF
the most conservative of standard annual works
of reference declares that at least three-fourths
of the urban property Of the Ottoman Empire
belongs TO the Vacouf. II is no exaggeration
indeed TO assert that it holds most of the free
hold in the fSultans dominions. and is the
ground landlord of the vast majority of the pop
ulation The leases which it grants have all
one TO the effect that if leaseholder dies with
out direct heir, daughter, or grand
child. the property reverts, ipso factn 10 the
Vacouf and cannot be bequeathed TO either
widow or other relatives. OF course, this con-
dtion of affairs virtually prevents the Industrial
and economic development of the country, Of
which there is hope until more modern laws
than those of the Koran and of the Multeka are
enacted. governing the holdings and transfers
OF real estate. and of landed property and other
tribunals than those Of the Sheri are devised to
interpret the new legislation.
1t was because the leaders of the Constitr-
tional party, represented by Grand Vizier
Hilmi Pacha, were known to be '1ntellectuar'
rather than religious, and were credited with the
project of seizing and secuIarizing the Vacouf
property, reorganizing the tenure system and Of
creating new land courts. ~n the place of the
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
FOR THE BUSY MAN

of special taxation and that he entirely salts
fed with the Aldrich plan of testing the revenue
producing powers of the Senate bill during the six
months intervening between its passage and the
beginning OF real work in the regular session or
Congress. about January /, with Il view TO urging
additional revenue-p producing legislation at that
time if the Aldrich estimates proved oversanguine
President Taft said that, while he was not op-
posed to an income per sc, he would distinctly
favor two other forms of taxation preferable
and would regard tax incomes a last ex-
pedient. He indicated that argument thus far
presented in opposition to inheritance tax ap-
pealed to him conclusive, but that II sufficient
revenues could be produced by straight tariff
measure without recourse to special taxation, he
would be deeply gratifed.
president Taft was inclined 10 believe that Mr.
Aldrich somewhat oversanguine with regard TO
the revenue producing capacity of his tariff sub
stitute. and especially with regard to the pos
sble economies to be effected in the adminstratio
of the government. He thought some economy
could be effected in the administration of the army
and navy, bU: hardly much Mr.. Aldrich
thought. However he amply contented, he
said. permit the experiment to be tried, holding
in reserve all recommendations OF special taxation
until next winter"
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
THE WHEAT CORNER BROKEN.

How about that wheat corner? Still there
The Patten corner in wheat vas broken in Chi
cago and James A. Patten. credited with making
a profit of 100000 his manipulation of the wheat
market fed from Chicago, seeking refuge in the
isolated New Mexico ranch OF friend The Secre-
tary of Agriculture. Mr.. Wilson. declared that there
was no shortage OF wheat and that ringsters IN
Chicago had robbed the poor men Of the country.
Seemed a pretty duh week outside OF What
you've mentioned Anything else?
Charges against 6, y. u. North, Director or the
Census and his conduct Of the census bureau nave
been filed with the President. who Is contemplating
demanding his resignation and appointing sue
cessor. The charges reflect OF the ability of the
director TO direct the administration of a large
bureau and on the moral toIe of the institution.
and involve insubordination of the director TO his
superior. the secretary of Commerce and Labor. II
is charged that Mr.. North has sought to cultivate
political influence with members OF Congress and
even to so effect the framing Of the census law as
to relieve him Of that supervision which the Secre
tnry under whose Jurisdiction he is placed, would
naturally exercise The President laid the case
before the Cabinet at recent meeting, and secre-
tary Nagel demanded the official head OF the DIrec-
tor Of the Census
Charges that the expense accounts OF several
employees in the clerks Office OF the Court of Spe-
cial Sessions have been padded FOR the last three
port Of George ". Whiteside, Assistant District
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
TENNIS AT LAWRENCE PARK.

The outdoor tennis season began with the warm
weather OF last week. and the numerous courts of
the Hotel Gramatan, at Lawrence Park, Bronx
vile, occupied by players on every pleasant
day. Automobilng is also coming in for a larger
share Of attention, and sixty cars arrived at
the Gramatan day early in the week.
Among the automobilists registered during the
week Mr. and Mrs. William Sloane. Mr.. and
Mrs John Bradley, Mr- and Mrs F. w Wool
worth, Mrs F. Van Lennet, Mr.. and Mrs. F. +.
Grant, Mrs. G. c Hutchinson, Miss Hutchinson,
Miss kimball, Miss Elsa Kimball. Mr.. and Mrs
Z. H. de Coppet, Of Manhattan; Mr. and Mrs.
Fyllys L Ogden, Miss Ogden, Mrs. Charles E Ide
and Mr.. and Mrs William A. Putnam, OF Brook
lyn. dinner party Of twenty was entertained at
the Gramatan on Tuesday by Miss s. Grace Sloane
and one Of thirty-six by Miss B. White Among
the guests arriving during the week were Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Rhoades, Percival c. Smith. David ".
Cromwell. Dean Emery, William A Bates, F. H.
Dunham. Valentine Treat and A. NJ. Hall, jrr OF
New York and Burt Stearns. OF New Haven
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
sHEIKH-UL-IsLAM's POWER.

The man toward whom all eyes are turned to-
day in Turkey, and who indeed may be said to
hold the key OF the situation at ConstantinopIe
is the Sheikh- ul- Islam, Mehmed Djemal Eddin
Effendi who, although owing his office the
highest in the state. to the Sultan. has never
theless the power-the sole power-to depose the
sovereign and 10 proclaim all true followers of
the Prophet relieved of any further allegiance
toward the monarch whom he has pronounced
unfit to reign In word, no Sultan can be
removed nor his successor appointed without &
fetvah. decree, Of the Sheikh- Islam who
likewise prohibit the execution OF any COM
nand OF the Sultan when he considers 1t to be
contrary to the Multeka, legal code based on
the traditional sayings of Mahomet and the
recorded decisions OF his successors having the
force Of precedent
While the Sheikh- ul-I Islam is the highest
ecclesiastical dignitary of the empire he is still
more important and powerful as the supreme
interpreter OF Koranc and Mutekap law
Nearly the whole of Turkish Jurisprudence is
based upon these, and Is administered by the
so-caled Sheri courts, all OF whose decisions are
subjected to revision and reversal by the Sheikh
ul-Islam. The Sheikh. therefore, occupies a posi-
ton something akin TO that Of the Lord High
Chancellor in those ante Reformation times in
England when the keepershp Of the great seal
of the realm was held by preiate, who NJ. oot
only the highest dignitary of the Church but also
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

suffering left when in Fairbanks street ne met
lawyer from Nome who casually inquired coz
cerninE the wildcat claim ne nad "os sheo IN ti
and without special urgency, 'nfefed MN 49,
his interest in it. 4 ghost Of his old business III
stinct reminded him that there might De lheaI-
ing In this and automatically. n postponed an
answer until the following day he "fen 0i
busy grocery man in Nome. who replied al oiIOe'
Don't sell; we've struck the richest ci"'iii 0
earth"
60 T. u-ss voodbv 10 Fairbanks and good NOR
row 10 Nome where on his arrival, he hurried 10
the once despised wildcat, took one soou IooN
Gown the shaft sad another ct the graVeI plie'
borrowed easy money on his prospects ana sdIeu
away south the next steamer-soneULla uiso !,so
concerting the grocery man, but not affecting the
output Of the claim. ~
To the Northwestern city. with certain aooFess
in his pocket went the man from the North' II
was the right address, too. because oeioLe He
could reach the door, there was fuslIaoe U
short. sharp, joyful barks, and white, shassS
Siberian maIamute had nearly thrown him down
before the door was flung open and the niue "oIli-
an vas n his
The daughter now growing a big girl. was pet
ted and put back IN school, and the man. l44e
woman and the maamute. from whom neither
would part, sailed away again for Nome liner {
they remained long enough take out couple
Of milliors-you will please remember thst 'hls
is true story-and then they started TOT q i"Ns'
long trek OF Joy and pleasure which was 10 en-
circle the globe, Out or the -Noi'h sdIi0H ~
-bree-for the dog must nos be left behind 1hey
came to the Northwestern city, and When the
privilege of keeping the malamute in their rooms
Vas refused they bought a hotel OF theT own
where he could have a suite II he wished IL East
ward on the trains malamute made royal prog
ress II was the drawing room car for him, with
q room OF his OVID and three banquets day al
roval prices II was gorgeous, but II was not
Nome and 1t not home. Malamute DROPPED
and just as they reached the Eastern rim OF the
continent he died-died OF too much prosperity put
loved to the last by those to whom he had been
faithful in adversely, and truly mourned.
The man and the had not the heart to
bury him there an alien shore. so the taXider-
mist called and the faithful dog was carefully
preserved though of the once liquid eyes the
light of love and intelligence had faded forever
Maiamute back alcne, his body consigned
TO the care Of the daughter in the Northwestern
city. The and the woman or this story went
on their way around the world, young in heart
still and with faith and fortune still their friends
And this is the true tale OF the shaggy, white
malamute who will stand guard this summer
amid the pictured scenes Of his old surroundings
there in the Alaska Building Of the exposition at
Seattle.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
POPE AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

The Pope addressing the Union Of Italian Cath
olic Women in Rome, showed strong opposition 10
some 81 their ambitions Those VINO WISH u
make woman the equal Of man in all things he
said and give her the same rights are assurediy
in error. Woman mixed up in the agitauons oI
public life would be the ruin Of the family ana
society Woman should be the companion of man.
at the same time accepting his authority, an au-
thority mitigated by love and nothing more
Because Mrs. Stephen Fl. p. Pel, of No. Easc
6eth street expressed wish that old Fort Ttcon-
deroga on the west shore of Lake Champain, might
he restored ard made TO appear exactly when. on
Nav TO- ITS. Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain
BOYS surprised and captured it, her father Colonel
Robert NJ. Thompson, agreed to pay the cost Of
the restoration.
Theodore Roosevelt and the members OF his
hunting party arrived at Mombasa, East Africa
Judge Ward of the United States Circuit Court.
handed down a decision continuing the temporary
receivership OF the estate of Charles I. Yerkes,
pending the outcome of proceedings brought in
Chicago by Mrs. Mary Adelaide Yerkes. widow OF
the late Charles T. Yerkes. against Louis S. Ows-
lev executor Of the Two hundred citizens OF
Ada nearly all OF them of the better class, ex-
pressing themselves as thoroughly disgusted with
the Justice meted out criminals IN the smaller
towns of Oklahoma took from jail and hanged
four wealthy land owners for the murder OF A L.
Bobbitt. deputy United States marshal
A strange medley OF meteorological conditions
visited New York City on Tuesday, and when the
mercury went up to so degrees at p m the hottest
dav Of the year was recorded. A thick fog that
crept over the harbor Sunday night held on
tenaciously early Monday morning and caused
some delay in traffic Later the fog melted
quickly and clear but exceedingly warm and humid
weather prevailed Governor George Leavens Lllley
81 Connecticut died at the Executive Mansion after
battling with disease for four weeks
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

ever allowed 10 cross its threshold. tnat - p
served the sword or scimtar of Osman' tHs
founder Of the present Ottoman dynasty "
which Abdul Hamed Is the thirty-fourth eul'AA
The investiture OF the Padishah with this u1s.
honored weapon the symbol Of military CIV"
and religious supremacy in Turkey. takes uh'
nIace OF the coronation of kings and emperoIs j"
christian countries. II is performed n0t ~
the Sheikh- Islam. but by an old Mevledl II.
wish. who bears the title of Shereef OF Aon'eD%
and who comes for the purpose from tha' G."
In Asia Minor.
TIE ancient prerogative enjoyed by the me-
Iedi Dervishes OF Konieh. OF girding the sNoi'
Of Osman on the new Sultan. dates back 20 ~
devs when the capital Of the empire was a.
Konieh-that is to say. prior even 10 its trshsls
10 Broussa The Shereefs Of Konieh haVe
sort of shadowy claim themselves 10 the dishiS
of Padishah, but on the accession 20 the ths0"'
Of the new Sultan the Shereef sOlemnly =
nounces all rights that he may possess IN ia'0'
OF the monarch.
After the investture has been completed u.
Sultan rides in procession through the streets y
the capital 10 the Mosque OF 81. Sona. tn0S'
least in dignity coming first. and the Sul~N
usually on snow white horse. last Of all No'
until prayers az the Mosque Of St soma hsV'
been offered up. is the Sultan considered as cav
ing been duly seated. and consecrased as con-
mandsr Of the Faithful E4-AIIAS@
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
Constant Reader Tells What lie
Missed in Last Weeks Papers,

"How's the tariff debate getting on IN the sen
ate?" asked Busy Man
Substantial progress on the tariff Dill was nINIe
tbap CIT, of the eighty-one paragraphs in Sched-
,Ile A-chemicals oils and paints-were agreed
TO. In debate Senator Aldrch declared that the
Republican party had made no promise TO revise
the tariff downward This was in reply 70 senator >
Dolliver and Nelson. Republicans VINO IN,
A., r,,-,siope Of the Senate substitute. The Presi-
dent indicated that the Senate substitute for the
Pavne tariff bill met with his approval that he
was not disposed to urge the adoption Of any FORM
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
KILLING OF CHARTER REVISION.

The killing of the charter revision legislation vas
directly charged TO the politicians of both parties
by William NJ. Wins. chairman OF the Charter Re-
vision Commission Mr.. Wins said the only pos
sible expana for the failure Of the Legislature
TO do something the wish of the politicians TO
let the election pass first and then into charter
revising so that the party in power at ALBANY
might then determine what the duties OF the ofn-
cials be elected would be.
1T announced by the receiver for Ennis &
Stoppani that the assets would amount roughly to
$500 900 and liabilities to s1,5o00Oo exclusive OF
money owed to relatives OF members of the hrH
amounting to several hundred thousands of dollars
"A breach made In the great Ice jam which
for ten days has held the lower Niagara River in
its grip and caused damage estimated at million
dollars blast from hundred and fifty pounds
Of dynamite sent tiny rivulet through the east
side of the Jam. At dusk further explosions ana
the ceaselcss grinding Of the floating ice had
hroadened the rivulet TO a good sized stream
Having made several changes. weakening the
measure already wea kened by the Assembly Rail-
road Committee the Senate Judiciary Committee
reported the amendments 20 the Public service
Commissions law desired by the commissions 10
make certain their powers over stubborn corpora
tons At the same time the committee reported
the consolidated railroad iaw it passed the AS
senbly a measure in such shape that lawyers are
expressing the opinion freely that Governor Hughes
him.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
TURN OF FORTUNES WHEEL.

There vas 2 busy grocer IL Nome " no owned
wildcat claim IN which he mad confidence, out
he offered to the man who evidently down
on his luck a grub stake aad half interest in
the claim II he would DO the assessment work #.
SO. life must be lived. THIS a means Of sup
porting IL and that summer nearly passed
at the claim when fresh stampede Fairbanks
vas on. The determined follow it. aud for
q half OF his half Of the wildcat claim lie per-
sua6ed an old man TO remain in charge OF the
necessary work hold 1; With small beat he
made his way through Yukon and Taaana waters
10 Fairbanks and there exchanged the boat for
boiler with shich TO thaw the ground whatever
claim he might wish TO prospect. The first day he
made under the boiler ourst ard once more
Fate had dealt A.tn BODY blow. Surely no man
could be completely ruined than this one.
NoN. right here the place where Fate de-
cided 20 drop the game absolutely There was
nothing 70 be done. and fun in
prosecuting so easy victim. So Fate did drop the
game and Fortune tcok = hand instead.
The who had lost everything except the
lsfe which. apparently. he could lose-possibIy
aecsuse # was OF little Value-was numb. Dis
zslSr seemed 70 be acting the special agent cf
the gois who would destroy him. he vas list
sesss wondering IL he had even the power Of
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25

Sheri tribunals al indispensable to the prosper
ity and regeneration OF the empire, that he was
overthrown by a revolution, in which the ulemas
as shown by the cable dispatches. took a leading
part. Possibly the Sultan may have encouraged
this belief On the part of the ulemas but 1t was
they. not he who drove Hilmi Pacha from office
The restoration of the Constitutional party In
power. and it's maintenance in office, will depend
on the extent to which II is able to reassure the
Ulema that it has no designs the Vacouf
property nor on the Sheri courts For every
true Moslem looks upon the Vacouf and the
Sheri as indispensable to his faith and as sacred
institutions In fact it Is exaggeration to
assert that all Islam is behind the Ulema in
this matter.
Once the Shelkh- Islam is satisfied on this
point. all opposition to the Constitutionalists on
the part of the Ulemas. the Imaums the Softas
and of all the theological colleges and judicial
and religious institutions will cease as If by
magic for his control is supreme and unques-
toned. and from his decisions there is no ap-
peal To what extent the Sultan is subordinate
to his authority was strikingly shown at the
time of the coup detat OF last summer when
rection that had broken out at Adranople and
Salonica, wished to dispatch troops from Con-
stantnople against the mutineers The Sheikh-
uI-Islam. however pointed out to the Padlshah
at a council of ministers that according to the
Koran and to the Multeka Mosem soldiers could
not be used against their ligionsts without
his fetvah, and this he declined to grant for he
took the ground that the insurgents in clamor-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
FAR NORTH TALE
IN DOGS SKELETON
FAITHFUL IN TINE Or
GREAT STRESS.
MaIamute Feature of Story of Hod
Fortune Succeeded 4dcersity in
GoIdfelds of Nome.
Isabel IL. Raymond.

In the Prospectors Camp. realistic feature OF
fhe Alaska gold exhibit a. the Alaska-Fukon-Pa-
cifc exposition. which opens on June = s'aios
Siberian r1aamute-very mute just nov, poor fel-
low for he mas been a lons time dead. and ii is
only by virtue Of the great love he bore-a love tal
faithful unto death-that mis- body, IN its NE
like presentrnent is there in just such scene as
living, he might often have had his part In
Il is Just tale Of the North that is his-the mala-
rnutes-a tale Of love loss doubt. devotion. ad-
venture adversty. fidelity, fortune. and az the last
victory There was q man who was going 20 Nome
Ii several years ago-and while he fingered ID
q city Of the Northwest, making his preparations
he fell n with-ard fell in love with-a little WlooR'
az absolutely nIce captivating and lonesome h'tie
widow Of doctor who, dying, had left her Z le"
thousand dollars and daughter
They married. The man had invested most OF MS
capital in his outfit for the white North 6ut thel
was small matter: the little woman had some. anu
they were going together. and it would be all his
The doctors da ghter was placed IN scnooI aho tne
two new comrades sailed away for Nome Ihefe
the- made such e home as might be made in those
GAYS. by the tundre-sde, and though theFe was
not much else in il there were love and eornioi" ]"
For household pet and companion the man gave
10 his wife young Siberian malamute-that curl
ous cross between q wolf and dog Whlch Is soIile-
times faithful friend and sometimes savage
enemy This one, as he grew into shaggy "hl'e
symmetry and strength, proved true eoIo' anu "oS
much beloved by both the man and the woman
Then there the Na1de creek ENSI- llio'1
stampede which drove men to the northernTnost
gold field OF the world and half depopulated Nome
The man and the woman, debating but briefly, de-
cided that he shoald take this chance at fortune
wheel Tze purchased with part OF their money a
stock OF such provisions were sure 10 prove
saiable in that far northern camp Of improvements
intending to sled il 70 arrive there when
IL would be needed most and when he could realize
the beginning of their fortunes from its sale he
die indeed. arrive there when il was needed most
but the rest cf It never came true
The woman willingly waited at Nome and busted
herself as best she might with only the faithful
Ynalarute for company but the hours were tedious
end as the days heightened toward the midnight
sun the woman and the dog both missed the man
sorely. Then came the turn Of the year Inch py
inch the slow, long night came down inch by inch
the swift, shcrt day retreated The womans face
turned norThWard often in mute longing for the
nan hidden away in The SHOWS up there, and ta~
dog as the twilight came, would also turn 10 the
north and give tongue 10 long, honesick cry that
pierced the very heart Of the woman.