The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25
Constitutional Forces i'm Control of Con-
stantinople; Sultan is Virtually
Prisoner i'm the Yildiz
Palace.
WHAT RULERS FATE WILL BE
is PROBLEM NOT YET DECIDED
Attack of the Investing Army Results in Fierce
Conflict, Attended By Heavy
Loss of Life

w CONSTANTINOPLE, April 24.-Thc
unconstitutional forces are in complete
|'.control of tho capital tonight, The sui
|'.fan is practically a prisoner in The
|.Afildiz palace. His formal submission
,'has not yet been given, but he and
|a'thc troops with him are at The mercy
|&Iof the army Of occupation.
Mahmoud Sehcfkct PaSha the com
|,.mapder .inchief OF the invading forces,
desires TO finish tho work without fur
i 'thcr bloodshed he is in negotiation
with the sultan S representatives. aud
has extended the period of grace within
4 which tho sultan must make Ills final
|,ldecisiop The Yildiz kiosk may BE-
|hfushed dunpg the night, for some 5000
iinfaptry are disposed within mile and
|;ia half Of the palace. What dlsposi
rfiep Will be made of the ruler of tho
empire when be is in thc hands of the
Il iCopstituhonalists is unknown 10 the em-
\, E,Ibassies, although thc opinion is held
kim authoritative quarters that he VIII
|tccDtinue as the nominal. constitutional
|toxccptiye. largely responsible To thc
cabinct. 0ho in mru viii trc responsible
|2;to parliament
Situation Still Tense.
|, Complies trs;9mli,v prevails in the
<ity at present bur anxious looks are
|Htast in the direction Of the Nilcliz, the
OF part Of lis garrison 10 sub
|r:uif being tho serious feature ot the
SrituAtion. General Schefket is conceu'
|Itrsting large forces near this point.
|aTroops hnve been pouring in since noon
49,. L,..N ri.
|, IN the neighboriug heights. but 1T IS
f~fesred that the task Of capturing this
stronghold may be ey-
[21remelv difficult. owing 10 It's excellent
|,defensive position and tho thorough
|1preparcdpess of the garrison
VI The other positions already captured
4by the investing army were not pro
ryided with artillery which gave the
rassa lants IN immense advantage SINCE
|fithey were able to shell the barracks
without reply from artillery The lil-
tdiz garrison not only possesses artii-
e.lery. but IL is believed that the neigh
borhood is mined Apparently General
BSchefket and the other leaders of tue
|FSaloniki troops are anxious to avoid
tfurther hloodshed. hence their desire
|5ito give the sultan and his advisers am
|Ffple time for consideration.
r. Attack OH the City.
The sending forward of The advance
fehfternoon 10 within TWO and pe'half
E<Sniles Of The palace forcshadowcd tho
on the city that began at
10 clock this morning. The bridges had
rbeen picketed and small parties OF cav
4 fflry rcconnoitered the ground. After
|z<iesultorv firing, Just before dawn, a
[s1Rtrikinp advance was made IN the south
|frwest part Of Pera. The attacking forces
|. |.spread out in Il long line and made an
|. assault on the Matchka and Tasch KS
4 E<chla barracks. south oT the palace,
4 whore thev met with stubborn re-
sistancc.
~ The invaders continued To advance
hin three columns with the utmost pre-
|,eision and occupied all points OF van.
|q.fapc The volunteers from Gheygcii
= rerpiyed their baptism of fire from Mnt
|ttthkn. but they stood their ground well
and replied with stcadv volleys. Tho
L<strenpth OF the volunteers was over
I EiWhcIming and the Matchka garrison
fsoon surrendered
n; Fierce Resistance offered,
n Almost Immediately the loyal soldiers
|Apin the Tasch kischla barracks. on inc
[6opposite Hill. opened deadly hre, bat
notwithstanding that many Of them tell,
1.-the Saloniki troops did not hesitate IN
r1their advance, but moved slowly and
YycautiousIy. bringing up their machine
|t1puns. which eventually resulted in 81
y lencing the garrison IT,':T There We're We're heaHL
|.,was proceeding, another corps Of Salon
|ttiki infantry encountered n sudden at
|.fack from the artillerymen in the TaXim
n. barracks, but these were only supplied
|f,with rifles. Mukhtar Bey, commander
|tfnf the Saloniki forces. fell dead. and
many were killed or wounded on the
+, first assault.
III Tho fighting in the Stamboul quar-
|xtfcrs occurred at the Porte, whore the
harrison refused 10 surrender. but after
"a sharp fusiadc they were Obliged to
|Sihoist the white flag.
III Many Battle Witnesses
hi There was stiff fighting at the lplik
|I'Haneh barracks, whore the mutinous ar
H(filIerymen who recently arrived from
|.>Tchatalja, were quartercd- Perhaps the
\ most remarkable feature of the attack
(<on. the city was the great number OF
\ people of all nationalities. including
[/inany Europeans. who throngcd the
m Streets Immediately outside the battle
|, |,tsoue. Everybody showed that conf
" deuce had been inspired by the disci-
valor aud friendly courtesy Of the
f<invading troops. particularly the gem
4 ,dHrmes of Saloniki.
The Duniber cf casualties probably
will never he known, but IT IS csti-
" mated far into the thousands, Around