Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-24
'irst Appearance in Public Since
Beginning Of Revolution.
BY THE PEOPLE
He is Given Ovation on Way to
Weekly Service.
DAT LINED WITH CHAIN MAIL
Avenue over which Sultan Walks IL
Freshly Coated with white sand
and Lined with Troops
Four DeeD.

CoNsTANTINoPLEI-A ss-It is re-
sion of national assembly held at San
Stefano yesterday $50 deputies voted in
favor of the deposition of the sultan.
The sultan appeared upon the streets OF
Constantinople today and was greeted by
the people with cries of alteration. With a
mask-lilSe countepance and his head sunk
between his stopped shoulders he aclxnowl-
edged the salutations of the throng by
curt mods.
The occasion of his masjesty's appear
ance was his regular Friday visit to the
White mosque outside the walls Of Yildiz
Kiosk, a ceremony known as the Selamlik
1t was the first time the sultan had been
seen i'm public since the revolutionary out
break of April 10.
on the word that the Selamllk would
occur today the people in great numbers
made their way to greet the sultan. From
the gate of the palace enclosure to the
mosque the broad driveway was lined on
either side by the picked regiments of the
army. Every point of vantage was occu-
pied by the soldiery and the mosque was
completely surrounded by them. Regiments
Of cavalry filled a nearby open field.
Walks over white sand.
The avenue leading from the mosque to
the palace gate, freshly sprinkied with
white sand. that the sultan might have an
undefiled path TO his place of worship, was
lined four and six feet deep by the troops
OF the empire. Back Of the soldiers the
people gathered in dense throng. At noon
the gates were thrown open and the sultan
appeared in his customary victoria Hs
drove the short distance to the mosque
and at once entered to say his prayers
After the completion of his dsvotions n.
returned by the same way he came and
disappeared through the broad portal into
the guarded precincts of his palace.
AS the sultan drove by the terrace M
white stone used by distinguished visitors
to watch his passage to and from the
mosque, he looked carefully to see IL any
of the ambassadors were present. None
was there, however, they had. by COM
mon consent, agreed TO remain away. The
terrace was occupied by a large gathering
of foreign visitors and junior members of
the various diplomatic missions.
His majesty's customary uniform. thar
of a field marshal. was covered today by
an old gray overcoat that he has not
worn for years This garment Is commonly
believed to have lining Of fine steel mail
and his majesty certainly looked thicker
through the body today than he does when
he Is receiving in the palace.
Victory for Young Turks.
Ihe Young Turks have won another VIC
tory over Sultan Abdul Hamid, but whether
the sultan will remain as sovereign of
the empire is yet to be decided although
he has offered to place the affairs of gov
ernment entirely in the hands of the min
listers responsible TO Parliament
Tewfik Pasha the grand vizier. TODAY
arranged compromise with certain in
fluential constitutonslists and this was
approved by the sultan personally. but
doubts exist whether this agreement will
be accepted by the majority OF the COM
mittee of union and progress or by enough
of the military group to carry it into
effect.
In addition to promising to withdraw
himself from administrative activities the
sultan agrees to change In the per-
sonnel of the troops guarding the palaee
and the replacing of the Constantinople
garrison by troops from the corps which
has practically been investing the CITY
for four days.