The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-24
SULTAN STILL IS
UPHELD BY MANY

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23.-The
sultan appeared upon the streets OF
Constantinoplc today and was greeted
by the people with cries of alteration.
With mask-like counteuancc and his
head sunk between his stopped shoul-
ders he acknowledged the salutationS of
the throng by curt mods.
The occasion of his majesty's ap-
pearancc was his regular Friday visit
tn the white mosque outside the walls
of Yildiz kiosk, ceremony known
as the Selamlik 1t was the first time
the sultan had been seen in public
since the recent outbreak April l3.
On The word that the SelamliE would
occur today the people in great mum.
bers made their way in carriages and
on foot to greet the sultan at the Yil-
diz kiosk. From the gate of the palace
inclosure to the mosque the broad drive
way was lined on each side by the
picked regiments of the army. Rep
resenting every branch IN the ser
vice all were in their best uniforms,
with the unique trousers and canvas
leggings, trappings of red, yellow, green
and with red feZes or red and green tur-
bans on their heads,
Every point of vantage was occupied
by the soldiers, aud the mosque was
completely filed by them. Regiments
Of cavalry filled a nearby open field.
The avenue leading from the mosque
to the palace gate, freshly sprinkled
with white sand that the sultan might
have an undefled path to his place of
worship was lined fonr and six deep by
the troops of the empire.
Back of the soldiers gathered a dense
throng.
At noon the gates were thrown open
and the sultan appeared i'll his custom
airy victoria. He drove the short dis
y, he .t ON
tered to say his prayers. After the
completion of his devotion he returned
by the same way he came, and disap
pcarcd through the broad portal into
the guarded precincts Of his palace.
Hailed as a Saint.
His majesty's progress was marked
by an ovation, the people as he drove
by saluting him as their master and
saint. His majesty nodded to right and
left as his victoria was driven at slow
pace through the lines of soldiers. and
he carried his right hand at a salute.
AS the sultan drove by the terrace
of white stone that is used by distin-
guished visitors TO watch his passage 10
and from the mosque he looked care
fully to see if any of the ambassadors
were present. None was there, how
ever, as they had by common consent
agreed to remain away.
The usual procession attended the sui
tan from the palace gate to the mosque.
Prince Burrhen Eddin, fourth son of
the sultan, and Tewfik Pasha, the grand
vizicr. drove in carriage with the sui
tan s Youngest son, Il boy of eight, who
was dressed in the uniform of Turk
ish general.
Several of the sultan IS wives in
closed carriages drove down to the
mosque in front Of the sultan. Eunuchs
walked beside the vehicle. Through the
open windows of the carriage the spec
tators caught glimpses of Veiled faces;
AS one Of the Turkish women passed
the diplomatic terrace she called at
| tention Of her companions to the new
Partisan hats worn by the European
women. These carriages turned into
| the yard of the mosque, where the
| horses were embarrassed and the wom
| en- waited while the sultan went within
| for devotions.
a Muezzin in the minaret of the
mosque, whose wonderful voice sounded
clear and solemn above the music of
| the bands and the ringing acclaims of
| the troops, intoned the call Of prayer.
After twenty minutes the SULTAN left
| the mosque. entered ms carriage, and
the procession made its way back to the
palace gate as il had come. The sultan
| appeared a few minutes later at an
open window facing the approaches to
| the gate and bowed to shouts from the
crowd of long life, a long reign and
! happiness TO your majesty
After the function. the 5000 troops
dispersed, some going to their barracks
in the city, while the household bat
talon withdrew behind the palace walls
| The people went back to Constantine
| pie, and in half an hour the vicinity of
| the mosque was silent and deserted.