The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-19

, British vice consul at Adana say fur
| Their trouble at that place Is appre-
| hended. No additional news has been
| received from TarSus or Mersina. "A
! British warship is expected to reach
| Alexandretta tonight and a French
warship will arrive In Mersina tomor-
row.
Izzet Pasha, chief of the general
| STAFF of the war Office, together with
several Ulemas. has gone to the on
| campment of the Salonik troops 10
confer with the officers on the de-
mands which they submitted to the
chamber OF deputies The government
is hopeful OF peaceful solution, al
though some doubt is expressed in
parliamentary circles that the cabinet
can obtain vote OF confidence.
A circular telegram has been re-
ceiyed at the foreign embassies from
General Husni Pasha, commanding the
Saloniki army, In which he says
II have the honor TO inform you
respectfully that the object of the
army corps IN marching on CONSTANT
nople is merely for the re.establish-
red to all true OttomenS and the legal
punishment of the cursed authors oil
the sanguinary disorders, by the re-
action OF which humanity has always
suffered Be certain, excellency, that
the lives and property of foreigners.
the honored guests of our dear faith
crland. will be safeguarded and that
tranquility and security would be as
sured the entire population
The Salonild branch of the COM
mittee of Union and Progress has ad.
dressed a strong worded telegram TO
the sultan, practically imputing to
him violation OF his oath to uphold
the constitution.
Many battalions, 1t is stated, are
showing repentance at their recent
acts. They now declare that they
were misled into believing that the
Sheri laws and the constitution we're
in danger This Is regarded as hope
iul sign.
II Is also noteworthy that the Ian
griage of the Volkan, the organ OF the
Muhammedan league. since yesterday
has been more moderate. 1t
the soldiers 10 obey their officers. 1t
is stated generally that the soldiers in
the capitol arc we'll provided with
money. which they are spending free
ly and this gives rise to suspicion as
to its source.
The telegraphic communications be-
tween Constantinople and Spartaku"
ieh, Tchatalje and other stations
along the railway line are i'll the
hands of the invading army and as
consequence. no further news has
reached here with regard to the ar
rival of military trains from Sa-
loniki.
Order and discipline are being main
tained and all measures have been
taken as though in time of war In
deed the army IS marching with the
regulation precautions
The government has issued de-
NAL of the reported establishment of
a censorship and the temperance of
the spies Of the old government as
we'll as strong denial that officers
OF the committee of union and pro-
gress or the army have been muir
dered
Prominent army and naval officers
have already fled into the country,
while others are still in hiding. A
large number OF the more timid of the
civil population are leaving the city.
Details have been learned of the
lynching OF the commander Of the
battleship Assar-l-Tewfik, whose name
was Ali Kabuli. not Arif Bey. as pre-
viously reported Wednesday night
the commander assembled the re.
cruits before the guns and explained
how they should be fired He then
trained the guns on the Yildiz Kiosk
and the arsenal and instructed the re-
cruits that they must fire at his order
OF they would be annihilated. 1t would
be. however he added, while the crew
was asleep.
The Quartermaster overheard the
conversation. and informed the crew.
| They thereupon seized the command
| er. calling him a traitor. The follow
! ing day they took him TO the war
| Office. He attempted to escape, but
/ was secured and beaten. He was then
taken 10 the palace where 1t is stated.
| the sultan ordered him 10 the guard
house for trial. II was while proceed
tuS ellieu'i 'udl ht WAC ~ uCueu duu
horribly mutilGted.
Over one thousand persons were
| Killed at Tarsus and Alexandretta,
The massacres and incendiarlsm con-
/ tinue The Salcniki army has six
batteries Of machine guns and one
battery of quick firers. They expect
by morning to number 10000 men at
| Spartalluleh.