Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20

Constantinoplc. April 2o.--rhc popu-
l.tion Of the Turkish capital awoko
this morning 10 find the picEets of the
rlnsututionalists forces. who have SUR
rounded the city TO make the sultan
guarantee the continuation of const-
fut,onal government within calling dis
TANGO OF the old walls that lans the
.ity ON the south side The Consutl-
uouaIist lines extend in q. wide semi
.frelo around thrtc-Quaitcrs or the
ritv. Pera. Galata and STEAMBOAT and
sr6ry hour they are becoming longer
An roads out Of the capital arc nc-
gupicd hy the investing forces whose
t,vsIvc-miia front can be traced dis
tuctIv. but movement of the highways
has been practically unaffected except
that uUw and then travellers are stop
red and questioned and some times
taken before the commander of the
nearest outpost.
TROOPS CONDITION FINE.
Several OF the foreign military at
taches On Constantinop.e rode out this
morning and visited friends among tho
Turkish officers who command battal-
ions of the ConstitutioEalists and had
an excellent opportunity tO observe tho
condition OF the troops. They were
amazed at The completeness of the
equipment ana the high state OF effici-
oury of the field telegraph system. tbs
hospitals and the supply trains The
men are wen fed, confident Of ultimate
success and under excellent discipline
Au requisitiOns made upon the people
fls food or animals are paid Tor In
cash.
Tho Italian military attaehc counted
cd machine guns and another military
observer learned of the presence OF a
division Of 60 field guns attended by
we'll mounted trops. At noon yostcr-
day the Coustituuonaliats numbered
about 10000: al noon today they were
moro than $4,000 strong.
The occupation Of the city viii not be
delayed long. II may take place to-
night or the movement may be deferred
for another a hours.
Gen. Husni commanding the army Of
Investment. Says that as ho VIII have
TO patrol a. city ~ q million people in
which there are many dangerous ele-
meuts. be must have at his command
enough men 90 do this work carefully
and wen ana not only To take the city
but TO hold g..
so PREPARATION FOR RESIST
ANCE-
Iu the meantime DO preparations
uo being made within the city 60 Of
fer resistance 10 the army OF Consti-
tuti0naiists. The sultan remains see
Guided in his favorito pavilion 40 Niidiz
NiCsk To All appearances he is show
ing little activity with the exception
NJ Tewnk Pasha. the present grand
Tizior. he has received none of his
ministers FOR As hours, but TewhS
pasha. the calm and tried councillor
~ many a time oi strcss has spent
sd out OF She last As hours with his
Imperial master. He is constantly sum
w1ncd TO the palace. He may just have
returned from a four hour audience
With the sultan 10 his homo im Peid,
which is some distance from the pail
aco. when another mounted messenger
rom his majesty viii summon him
iH further conference
10 IS through Tewhk paslin alone that
tlo sultau's attitude and mind are
made known 10 the other ministers.
DEE officials OF the household and the
foreign diplomatic representatives.
His sublime majesty, TeWhk
Pasha said today. "ls awaiting bone
violently the arrival OF tho Coustitu-
uonal army His rublimlty RS In favor
~ the constitution. of which he is the
supreme guardian"
Cnnftantinoplc. April 2O.-Tt rs un-
dnrstood here that Tcwfik Posha the
grand yizier. Edhom Pasha. the minis
Ter of war and Nazim Pasha come
handing the force iu tho capital sent
iu their designations 90 the sultan late
last night The sultan thoreupon sumo
uOned Hlhmi pasha. the late grand
NITIer. but HIM hesitated % resume
office dis majesty then called IeWfk
Ia-ha 20 The palace and the grand
NizIcr haa been closetcd with the sul-
Tam since an early hour thIs morning
n 81 expected that the outcome oi
This conference which De- taken to
nortend "a momontou7 decision, VIII
Doc announced speedily.
an the forts surrounding CONSTANT
hople. from the Sea OF Marmora GA
the Black sea. are now occupied uA
She constitutional troops and the
soldiers supporting the Young Turks
one advancing upon the capital so
definite Information as 90 when theA
WIZ enter Constantinople o. tO hc had
Two proclamauons signed ny Hush
Iaaha, commanding tnc army ~ lu'
Nrstmont addressed respectively 90 Tho
citizens of Constautlnople and the Dos
tll garrison. were scattered hrnud'
east through me capital today They
Hplain the objects of the ADVANCING
Nf'f tud property uI inr people p|
tHr capital WIFI ho r.sprCtDd
conHtunt.nople April 20--fho ru
mors that the sulHu'H ahdlcauun D.
pndlug are heard porsI ientlr Ion con
sl1ntinople today Accorling to th'
latest report hiH fnFI.H.. M
turn over the thrown providing Dds CON
dilona ar accepted. 1he nature o
,hese conditions, however, is unknown
h la apparent that Tewfih Pashai th'
ilhuu NiEier, has Withdrawn hl
ID o.