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constAntinople. April fs.--The most Important feature of the situation in the Turkish capital today was the re- port that Sultan Addul Hamfd had ab- dicated. It cauaed the greatest excite- ment in the lobbies of parliament and spread with lightning like rapidity throughout the city.
 A rumor of the night of the sultan on warshfp followed closely on thqt of his abdication. but neither could De confirmed.
 Large crowds gathered at the Brit 1nh embassy, where other reports had If that the Sultan had taken refuge and there also were scores of inquiries at the Russian embassy concerring the truth of the rumor that his majesty vas under the protection of Russia on one of It's guard ships.
 At both of these embassies all knowi- edge of the Sultan's movements was denied. and the Turkish foreign offfoe also gave strongt denial to alf of these rumorr.s The abdication of Ab- dui Hamid, however. appears to be mot Improbable and t appears that with in day or two the constitutionaIists may accept as his successor Prince Xusaof Izzedin. the eldest son of the late Sultan, who is second in line. ah they are strongly dispieascd with Ab- dui Hamid's attitude. The palace to- day was under strong guard and even high of7icials were not permitted to en- ter it.
 The advance of the constitutionai forces began fhis afternoon. smali par ties were sent out to reconnoftre and at o'clock in the evening they were within sight of the gates Of constantf- nopie. They encountered no resistence, nor does any resistance seem likely un- less it is at the palace. The headquar-. krn .# AHA. DedeaEatch, and General 7usni Pasha,s forces, which now number between 90, 7. oe0 and 3o.0o0. occupy a ranResof slifiis' about twenty mties from ffle cnnital Every hour reinforcenepta are adding fp thetr nunhsray
 Deputfee Are Esesfsie
 Al 2 secret sitting of the cllasnber vote of conndencs in the. cablnef. and t was unanimously dscfded t6 postpone the dfscuaainn of The &ovefnfnentss program until Saturday which gives the government new leae of fife ur- til then sf
 II was apparent that the chamber was hostile toward the cabinet, owing 10 the fact tiiat many. of the rninisfers were identieid with the old regime. but in the face of the prubability Of criti- cal developments in the next few days the general feeling favored posfpon ins the vote The ministsrs asked leave to defer the statefnent of policy. but after holding council at the porte, they sreappeared at the chamber.
 The grand yizier, Tewfih Paslla. reaa decisraticn explaining that he had assumed oflice from patriotic motives at the moment Of a erfsis, in orsier to save the country and constitution which everybody believed to be en. dangered by recent events. He had been unable tp prepare program, he said. but would do his utmost to cop6 with the situation. He counted upor the support Of the ,deputfes ana was ready to withdraw if fhefr conflsIsnce vas withheld. He concluded. hv an- nouncing the signing of the Turk -Bui- garian protocol =
 It is not likely that the entire young Iurk army will reach the capital for some little time as Husni paaha ana hs. military associates deem if aSvlsahia 70 withhold their advance until thsv are strong enough to win succeas hv overwhelming numbers They hons that the so-caiied reactionarv onnoss- ton will yield without lighting. The bringing up of the reinforcenients is Enyer Bey. The civil direction os sas ar. Fairs continues ct Salonika. at wbsaI, place constant communication Ia n,sf.. tained with Constantinople. s
 The new government at the can,ts, mas been conducting the administra- : Ion or she past week with few or no changes Tn the Dersonnei
 Many Deaa oascers.
 fne war Mlnistrys under Edhaun Pa sha, has been inactive. 'excent fhst ., pointments and promotions have heen made to i'll tho vacanctas ea,taad =, the killing of officers. which it "a es. umated number 200. There have been practically no, preparations ao far as can pc ooserved to resist the advance
 The city appears very auiet. The European and American women are driving about the streets as usual. Ad- nitral and Mrs. c. M. Chester. and Mr and Mrs. Arthur Chester. of New York. arrived here yesterday from Palestine deaths at Adana during the riotinR numbered zoe. among the killed being many Turks. The telegraph lines 10 the provinces, however. are badly in- terupted and details of the naassacres at Adana, Tarsus and other places arc lacking. ,l-
 Even though the rumors of the S,l- tan's abdication are uneonhrmed, they seemed to produce a feeling of distinct relief In Constantinople, and the ai- vance of the Salonika army, which is slow but steady, makes the settlement VI NtAo 4bGotA01 UI h0uIHlStFAIlOn a matter of hours. The general belief is held that the enveloping movement will be completed by tomorrow night or early Wednesday morning
 / The soldiers of the garrison appear to be thoroughly eowed by the advance of the third army corp3 and the oniy cause for apprehension Is the attitude of the fleet. which Is held to be doubs. full.
 Izzet Pasha and other government delegates. who were sent to confer with the Salonikaus, returned today. 5 Izzet Pasha had long conference with the Grand Vizier. All that Is known of the result of the negotiations fs that the saloniikans reiterated the de- nands already made and threatened to send five battalions Into the city for tlie purpose of assisting the authori- ties in maintaining order.
 OGieials Are Paraiyned.
 At il o'clock tonight the Council ot Ministers were still deliberating at the NOrte. Business Of aM kinds is prao-