Evening star., 1909-04-20
SULTAN To SUBMIT
WITHOUT ONE SHOT
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to the palace. The grand vizier has been
closeted with the sultan since an early
hour this morning.
II is expected that the outcome of this
conference, which is taken to portend a
momentous decision, will be announced
speedily.
Steam Up on Sultan's Yacht.
Special Cablegrsm to The Star.
VIENNA, April 20-Dspatches from
Constantinople state that the sultan has
asked the British and French ambassa-
doris to prevent his deposition by the
Young Turks.
There is no confirmation of the report
that he has already abdicated and fled.
Credence is lent to the rumor that he in
tends to fee by the fact that his yacht
is keeping up steam.
Sultan's Death Decreed.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 2o.-The
troops from Macedonia have arrived and
the city Is surrounded.
Trains have been seized and the rail-
way lines to Europe are in the hands of
the Young Turks forces. The officerless
soldiers here are in blue funk and say
they will not fight.
At secret conclave of the Young
Turks party Sunday night they deter
mined that this time there would be no
compromise, but that they would hang
the sultan in front of his own palace.
They Will take no more chances and in
dulge in no mistaken clemency. They are
resolved that now the arch plotter shall
plot no more: that the crowned assassin
shall assassinate no longer.
The completely Of the sultan in the mu-
tiny of Tuesday has been Overwhelmingly
proved. The society of reactionary Mo-
hammedanS. which was the direct agent
of the mutiny. was founded by the chief
eunuchs of the palace and included among
Its members the sultans son, his cham
berlain. and many spies Of the old regime,
all living in the palace.
What is not less significant the mutt
nous troops gathered in ST. Sophia Square
last Tuesday were we'll provided with gold
pieces. Asked where they got the money
they said: Our grandfather gave 1t to
us
These facts are conclusive.
Christians Are Safe.
There is no fear of massacre of Chris
tians here, for the Christians are we'll
armed. No man is so poor that he has
not a revolver, while the powerful Ar
menan secret societies possess an as
founding accumulation of the deadliest
bombs.
Moreover. the Russian Black sea fleet is
at .the entrance to the Bosphorus; a Brit
lsh fleet is stationed at the entrance to
tHe OdIudHciieSs ana the bulgarian army,
despite official denials. is massed on the
frontier awaiting the word from Europe
TO march upon Constantinople.
1t Is q sinister fact that the leader of
the advancing army from Saloniki has
wired the embassies of the foreign ma
tfons here to fear nothing, while he has
ignored the Turkish government, which
he does not recognize. The Austrian
AMBASSADOR conveyed his message to the
sublime porte.
In brief. the demands of the Macedonian
troops are the reinstatement of the Young
Turk ministry. turned out at the time Of
the mutinous uprising, and the restora-
ton or the status quo ante.
Cheftek Is Dictaror.
SALONIKI, April 2O-.The constitu-
,tional army is now at Makrikeni, seven
miles from Constantinople. 1t will not
enter the city, however. until the force
is sufficiently large to overawe all opposi-
tion. to protect thoroughly Pera and the
Europeans. to disarm and guard all re-
dictionaries and to provide against any
The entry will probably take place
Thursday.
Meanwhile the country is under a mill
tary dictatorship welded by Cheftek
Pasha, the commander of the Sd Army
Corps. The Saloniki committee of union
and progress has decided to offer Cheftek
an address of honor. declaring him a
nero ana savior or MS country.
All telegraphic communication with the
interior and foreign countries Is under
the censorship of the committee at Sa-
loniki.
Bulgarians With Young Turks.
Special Cablesram to The Star.
LONDON. April Ca press corre-
spondent at Constantinople telegraphs
that he passed through the lines there
yesterday and returned today, having
seen the army from Saloniki where it
was waiting to advance nearer to the
city.
He says it made a fresh advance this
morning and is now within three miles
of the walls of Stamboul.
Sandansky. the captor of Miss Stone is
in the first line with band of 500 Bull
garians He is employed by the Turkish
officers as screen to intercept and drive
of reactionary Hodjas teachers of the
Koran from Constantinople who might
try to reach the troops for the purpose
of undermining their loyalty.
The Bulgarians say they will dethrone
the sultan. The Turkish officers whom
the correspondent spoke with supported
this assertion. though they said they
would have to proceed cautiously because
of the grave danger attendant upon such
action.
Probably. they said. the abdication OF
the sultan would be demanded after a
Hshed. unless. in the meantime. the sui
tan should flee the city.
There Is little danger Of any outbreak
IN the city before tomorrow when a suffi-
cient part of the Salonikin army will have
entered to police the town.
Ransom to Free Macedonia.
Ellen NJ Stone. an American mission
airy from Chelsea. Mass, was kidnaped
in September. 1901. by a band of Bull
Rarian brigands, led by Sandansky. near
the town of Djumbala, on the Turkish
frontier.
When the United States demanded that
the sultan effect her release he plea
that the Turkish government had no con-
troll over the brigands. Finally Miss
Stones friends and the American public
subscribed the ransom $4,000 demanded
by the brigands.
Miss Stone was relea sed. Last year she
was still trying to induce the State De-
partment at Washington to force the sui
tan TO refund this money.
The brtgands alleged that the money
went into the fund with which Macedonia
vas making Its fight for freedom against
Turkey.
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