Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-26

were dusty, lnshaven and worn out.
He was astonished to see among them
tho of his old friends. Raul Pasha,
formerly commander of a Turkish war
ship, and Euad Bey, who served for
eight years in the Guard Regiment at
Potsdam The latter. was still wearing
his monocle.
Col. Enver's work today consisted In
obtaining the submission of the artil-
|lery in the Selimeh barracks In Scutari.
The desertion of a company or two
from this barracks yesterday caused
the erroneous, report that the whole
command had given In. The comman-
der of the barracks, when called on TO
surrender, sent word to Gen. Schefket:
I'VE have 100 guns here and 1000
men. II we are attacked we will bonn
bard the city into pile of dust"
General Schefket replied In sub
stance:
1--WE viii make you so busy in taking
care of us that you will have no time
to think of the city. Besides, you nave
only 100 rounds apiece for those guns.
The report of the coming lombard
ment spread throughout the city, caus-
inc great urleashess In the forenoon
traffic was stopped on the Bospohous,
the ferries being used to transfer IN
fantry and artillery to the opposite
side. Sixty, guns were placed In posi-
tion and trained on the barracks and
several batteries of machine guns We're
brought I'D. A cruiser, lying in the har-
bor. steamed out of range Of the field
pieces, hut slowed down, when she
1fc.to
guns could reach the barracks. When
everything was ready, another demand
was made for the surrender of the Sc
limleh artillerymen, accompanied pS
the information that it was useless Tor
them to engage against such odos' par
ticularly since the Sultan mad hlmseil
consented to the troops of the palace
Welding. The commander OF the par
racks late in the. afternoon agreed 10
the surrender and the shifting OF the
garrison probably will begin tomofro"
| without a shot being fired.
There is still some disquletude ABOUT
| the city. Long supply trains are coming
from the country districts. these corr
s!stin. Of strings of donkeys each with
two boxes of ammunition slung over Its
back, OK cars, rudely built, filled with
SUPPLIES, herds of sheep and cattle and
some splendid artillery horses and va
rious little ponies. ..,t.
DISPATCHES reaching here from points
| in Asiatic Turkey bring tidings OF Ar
menian conflicts all over the country.
Or ]. M. Balph. who is in charge OF
the missions at Latakia, Syria, teie-
erauhs that refugees are arriving there
from outlying ports of the district VINO
renort massacres and the burning OF
| towns. He also reports that there Is
the gravest apprehension concerning
conditions at Kessab, where Miss Eflle
| Chambers is one of the missionaries.
The Senate and Deputies have adopt
ed resolutions at San Stefano, en-
| bodyine a request to the government
| to order imperatively the local author-
tiles to stop the disorders and to pun
ism the leaders The need of the Arne-
| mans in the Adana district Is the
greatest. Ambassador Ieishman has
transmitted through the state depart
ment the following message TO the ReV.
James T.. Barton, foreign secretary OF
the American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions at Bnston, from
| w. ]. Pcet, treasurer of the Mission
Board here:
"Hapless outbreaks at Adana; native
Christians suffered much loss of life
and property. Their district is In
flames: 49, 900 now destitute. Thousands
| of dollars required daily. They have
bread alone, lack medical supplies. the
four emergency hospitals are already
oyercrowded. Two large orphanages
are required at once. The government
hn yNrp needs.
relief commission has begun work but
funds are needed"
Irnsympathetc and resolute strang-
ers are on guard t"nlght AROUND ,ne
Sultan. as a precaution against MS
friends. He has not been deposed from
his position as ruler, but his subjects
talk openly Of whether he shali remain
even the nominal head of the empire.
The Constitutional party IS supreme
again, but zealots are busy IN 'ae
eastern provinces. striving TO arouse
Asiatic Mohammedanism against inns
dal culture. Small risings are lKely TO
occur east of the Bosphorus, put my
are likely to be put down by resources
of the government more fully than ever
in the hands of those seeking to upli1t
the whole country.
In an interview tOnlSnl TuSHi
sha, the general commanding the divi-
sion of the army of occupation in the
Pera quarter, said:
81 have lost an army corps (mean-
ing the Constantinople army. but have
saved the country the terrors of un-
disciplined soldiers"
Questioned with regard to his posi-
ton at the Yildiz. he said:
All the barracks around the palace
are now occupied, but 1 have decided
fer the present not to furnish guard
for the interior of the palace. because
/ wish to avoid contact by my men
with the palace fusileers to prevent
their contamination by the traditions
OF the old regime
Gen. Husni said that he was agalns5
the idea of permitting the volunteers &c
take part in the actual fighting but
the men begged ardently to be en-
ployed where the struggle was the
fiercest and he felt he must give way
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