The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-26

Col. Galib, inspector general, has
been responsible for the preservation
of ordey and placards have been
posted about the city requesting the
people to continue their business,
open their shops, on which the shut
ters are still up, and avoid accept
ing as true and repeating rumors
prejudicih to tranquility of mind.
The posters advise populace to keep
within doors from one hour after
sunset until sunrise, but permis-
sion will be given by the officers
OF the watch for passing through the
streets on necessary bushes after
nightfall The object IN establish
ing martial law is chiefly to permit
military search of residences for
! fugitives and to bring seditious per-
sons before military courts for trial.
/ The evacuation of the quarters
around the Yildiz Kiosk began
early in the morning. The soldiers
of the garrison were made prison
ers and their places were taken by
Macedonian battalions. Had the
Sultan looked out from the upper
windows of his favorite yellow and
white pavilion he would have seen
at dawn sentinels thicltly scattered
in the grounds between the palace
and the Bosphorus and at the gates
OF the canal, through which barges
pas from the Yildiz toy lake to
the Bosphorus. Later, in front of
the main gates OF the PALACE a row
of eunuchs sat on chairs, summing
themselves and watching the move
ments OF the officers connected with
the transfer Of the guardianship of
the sultan's person.
Memdouk Pasha, commander OF the
surrendered palace guards, came
slowly out of the gate. He was al
lowed to keep his sword, but was at
tended by officers whose swords are
missing. Mendouk Pasha paused
to talk with the correspondents.
= "It is the will of Allah" said ne.
'fWe have done our duty"
= cit was through me-" remarked
one OF the chamberlains OF the court
ALI Bey, "that his majesty sent the
message to Memdouk Pasha not to
: resist. Al of them said his ma
: jesty, still are my children. do
not wish any more bloodshed' When
the sultan gave the command not to
resist, there was no resistance and
the affair was ended"
The sultan summoned his grand
vizier, Tewhk Pasha and the minis
ter OF war, Edhem Pasha, to come
to him, when the guns first began
to sound yesterday morning They
remained with him throughout the
day and received bulletins of the dis
aster from time to time. The sui
tan's bearing is described as trou-
bled. He was silent and outward
ly calm and was considerate and
courteous toward his aids and 9TH
ers who came in contact with him 4.
The question is now being asked
by every one: What will be done
with the sultan?" This inquiry was
made directly to Col Hamdi at the
headquarters of Schefket Pasha, the
commander OF the se,ond and third
al my wi llot anu it l0pilcus
"'Ilis majesty's relation to the
events of March 13, will, I under
stand, be considered by a commits
sion of notable men sitting privately
The endeavor will be TO arrive at
just estimate of his majesty's po-
sition"
Col Hamdi added that neither
Gen. Schefket nor any of the -four
principal subordinate commanders
had seen the sultan.
''But we have been told" said hC
. "by officers of the household that
his attitude has had nothing to dC
with the deplorable occurrences. HI
is and has been for the constitution
This Is not civil war, but a puni
tive expedition. Our task Is tC
cleanse the army from seditlon ant
bring it to proper state of dlscip
line, to find, try and execute thosl
who have murdered their officer
and devised and led the risinl
against the authority of the state
We shall court-martial the suspected
persons and execute those that ar
condemned, who will numba pos
sibly fifty, possibly 200"
Enver Bey, one OF the leaders o
the Young Turks, when asked hoy
military men regarded the sultan re
piled; I'VE do not have an opinion