Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-16
EV0LUTI0N IN
TURKEY BRINGS
ABOUT REF0R MS
LIBERALS SUCCEED IN THROWING
OFF YOKE AND CELEBRATE
WITH FIREARMS.
MINISTER OF JUSTICE SHOT.
Nezim PaSha Is Mistaken Cor Ria
Pasha and Killed by Troops
Night One of Alarm.
THE UPHEAvAL WAS EXPECTED.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April I4-Con-
stantinople was Queter this morning.
after the exciting occurrence of yestry-
day and business gradually is being re-
sumed. y majority of the garrison.
however. still occupies position in
front of the Chamber of Deputies aud
the war office, where they await the for
nation of Il new cabinet
Inc night was one of alarm. The
troops celebrated the overthrow of the
party i'll power by firing continuous rih,
HoAeyS. This alarmed the entire city
The people were ignorant of the cause
OF the hiring and thought Il fight was
going on.
Sultan Grants Demands.
The Sultan has granted practically all
me demands of the riotous troops, name
~, the adoption of the Shcro laws as
the basis for new laws; the dismissal of
the grand viZier, the ministers of war
and marine, and Ahmed Ria, president
or the Chamber, the latter to be replaced
by lsmail Renal, provisional leader of
the Liberal union: the removal from Con-
stantinople Of Hussein Jahid chief cdi-
tor of Tanin, and of Rahmin, and Jayid.
deputies from Snloniki; the appointment
or Lohrab, an influential member of the
Liberal union, to be vice president of the
chamber of deputies, and finally the re-
m0Val OF the officers of the Saloniki bat
talionS of Chausseurs
The casualties resulting from the riot
ing of yesterday include Nezim PaSha,
minister of justice in the late cabinet
who was mistaken for Ria Pashu. min
lister OF marine, and killed; Ria paSha,
munster of marine, who was wounded,
and Sadik Pasha, who was killed There
were also several casualties among the
troops.
No One Is Surprised
The events of yesterday surprised no
body i'll Constantinople. An upheayal
was expected as result of the recent
development and the increasing dictatori-
al methods of the committee of union and
progress The incentive to the move
ment appears to have emanated from the
recently formed Mohammedan league.
The efforts of this organization were aid
ed by a general order from the command
er of the first army corps insisting that
the troops must fire, when SO ordered by
their officers, even upon the theological
teachers and students when these indi-
vlduals participated in demonstrations.
The issuance of this order intlamed the
popular opinion and the soldiers, under
the direction of the non-commissiOned
their commissioned officers and marched
to the Mosque of Saint Sophia, where
they voiced the demands that since have
been acceded to.
Acclaim the Sultan.
When it was learned that their de-
mands had been granted, the mutineerS.
headed by a band, marched to HildM
kiosk for the purpose of acclaiming the
Sultan.
COnstantinOpIe was in a state of panic
all day long and business was at a stand
still
No definite announcement of the forma,
ton of new cabinet yet has been made.
and as result there is some Teawaken-
ing of the public anxiety. The attitude
Of small detachments of Turkish marines
who are circulating through the Euro
pean quarter is causing growing appre-
henSiOn. The men appear to be in an
ugly mood and they fire their rifles every
few yards.
Ahmed Ria, the dethroned president
Of the chamber and several other men
prominent in the party are reported to
have fed the country.
III accordance with the demands of the
mutineers Ismail Renal has been elected
president Of the Chamber, but only
about sixty deputies were present ut the
ceremony.
By O'Clock this afternoon the situa-
ton had become worse. Other detach-
ments of sailors had come ashore to join
the mutineers. The panic among the
diers, accompanied by religious students
and the dregs of the population, are
parading the streets of Pera and STAN
bout, the two principal quarters of the
city, with fixed bayonets.
No Christians have been mOlested.
Rapid fire guns have been mounted on
the STEAMBOAT bridpp