The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
ABDUL HAMID'S
BLOODY SWAY
NEARLY ENDED
Old Ruler Awaits Fate in Pal
ace Surrounded by His
Family
Festive Spirit Rules CONSTANT
nOpIe at Release From
Despotic Rule

trains throughout the day to aecommo-
Gate thousands more than the regular
trains could carry, who were anxious to
see the advancing troops.
The powder and cartridge works, just
beyond, are strongly held by the con-
stitutionalists. who took possession of
them last. night The extensive fac
tories We're IL. operation. all the chin
neys smoking.
AT san Stefano. about eight or ten
miles from the city. Colonel Chalib Bey.
commander of the advance guard, had
his headquarters in the railway station.
He said that as Yet no orders had come
TO him indicating when the city was TO
be occupied.
The members of the san Stefano club
have offered their building TO General
Husni Pasha as his headquarters. while
some Of the rich Constantinople mer-
chants with villas at that place are pro-
viding the troops with unlimited
cigarettes. sending them by the 10000 to
every company.
City Gay and Animated
Constantinople tonight was gay and
animated. All the cafes were brilliant
and crowded. Political talk was going
on at every table in the most open
fashion. Strange and wild stories were
being told with every indication of
being believed, principally about the
sultan, terror of whose spies being
raised. all tongues were unloosed. AT
one Of the tables ii was related that
the sultan was half unconscious and
had been moaning for hours through
out the day. Another tale was that he
had implored first one and then another
Of his palace favorites TO devise means
to save him.
Extra newspapers in Turkish, Greek.
French and German appeared during
the evening.
United States Sends Warships
WASHINGTON. April 2o.-To afford
all protection possible TO American
citizens and their interests in Turkey
hte administration has decided TO dis.
patch a special cruiser squadron to that
country.
This was decided upon by the cabi-
net today. 1t was explained that this
action was not taken because of any
particularly alarming news, but as
precautionary measure. The moral ef-
feet Of the presence of American war
vessels viii be very beneficial, it is
pointed out
The squadron will consist Of the ar
mored cruisers North Carolina and
Montana, now at Guantanamo. Cuba.
under command Of Captains Marshall
and Reynolds respectively Their i'm
mediate objective point will be Alex
andretta, on the Mediterranean coast
Of Turkey, close to Tarsus and Adana
where serious trouble has occurred.
MaSsacres Continue
PARIS April 2O.-The minister of
marine has advised that the French
cruiser Jules Michelet has arrived at
Pireus and that the cruiser Victor
Hugo has gone direct TO Mersina
A dispatch from Mersina says mas
sacre and pillage continue in the in
terror and that the authorities are
either Indifferent or concerned in the
slaughter.
There appears TO have been a plan to
eNterminate Armenians throughout An
atolia. a plan directed by some occult
influence in the capital People of po-
sition here, says the dispatch. We're
dufy fOrewarned weeks ago and great
indignation is expressed at the callous-
ness and incredibility of Europe
Authorities Armed SIayers
LARNACA, Cipris, April 2o.-Advices
received here from Adana by way of
Latakis, Syria, say that the massacres
began in the markets at Adana Wednes-
day morning The Armenians retired
heir e,r-fo