The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-25

the Taxim barracks alone 1t is believed
that 1000 or more fell. The private
houses within the line of fire suffered
greatly. One of the heaviest losses 80
the parliamentary forces occurred
through the misuse Of the white flag by
the bcsieccd Tasch Kischla barracks.
For more than an hour the macbiue guns
OF tho attacking party poured hail of
shot into the garrison and then tho de-
Tenders hoisted the white flag Infan
try moved forward in the open and the
gun fire was suspended. When these
battaIions were within 400 yards Of the
barracks, iho guns behind the walls
opened up deadly fire on them, twen
ty.seven being Killed and eighty
wounded.
Spectacular Scenes.
in ono quarter some 60OO or 1000
troops were engaged In the conflict, but
with the terrific exchange OF shots few
were killed. Half the
Salopiki chassuers who were brought
from the country districts several
months ago and placed IN the 1ildiZ
garrison by the committee of union and
progress, and who took prominent part
in the recent mutlny. fell fighting in or
near the barracks where they murdered
most Of The officers only ten days ago.
in the pockets Of some of the dead
were found large sums OF money ~
gold winch il i assumed was part OF
the price Of tboir lovalty.S
The ambassador. Mr.. Ieishman. do
clared that the conduct Of the Ameri.'
leans during the fighting, and while he
was arranging To send them of on
steamer. was splendid. They displayed
tho keenest interest in the strange bat
tic and every woman displayed the
greatest PLUCK, There was no tainting
and 10 Mysteries.
At noon the battle ceased and precau
tIonary measures were immcdiatcly
taken by the victors 10 insure the safe
ty Of the residents
Result Satisfactory.
No disorders. of any kind occurred
during tho afternoon and no looting WAS
permitted, General satisfaction seemed
10 be felt at the swift change TO Con-
stitutional order.
Should tho sultan remain in Office, IT
will oulv be in a nominal way His al
lowauce will be greatly restricted and
he Will have no means for further agl-
tatjop, should his mind turn again in
this direction. 1T is credibly reported
that the sultan had distributed within
recent days &2,000,000 (Turkish) to the
troops
The question of his deposition or his
execution can hardly hc considered
possibility, He has been tried, it is
true. aud condemned in the committee
of union and progress as Enthusiastically.
but it is authoritatiyely stated that he
Will be allowed to remain where he is
for the present,
Two Sides to Question.
Modern political ideas supported by
an army of 10000 from the European
provinces arc opposed to his ruling, but
the Asiatlc provinces, backward and
confirmed in the Mussclman faith, re-
main yet TO he rcckonrd with. Even
European Turkey has only a thin Ven
ecr OF education and culture. and it Is
believed that the old order is likely to
have another chance before many
months. For the present the Constitu
tionalIsts have won clever victory,
everything having been carried out so
that in this city Of nearly 100000 poo
pie order was maintained, while the
most severe engagements were being
fought in certain section. Noncombat-
ants were secure
The city never was known 10 be so
quiet before as it is tonight, and it is
generally believed that once the mill
tary situation is disposed Of, an IN
vestigaiion viii bc made as TO the nu-
thors OF the recent events and the
question OF lHp lUTOns VIII dc. cOnSlu-
cred.
1t is intended TO clear Constantnople
of tho entire old garrison. the majority
OF whom VIII be sent TO Salouiki.
Schcfket Pasha came into the capital
at O clock in the afternoon He Wis
tied all tho constitutional outposts and
forces III the city, and was acclaimed
and cheered wherever he went.
Some Americans Wounded
Several Americans were wounded
during the fighting, including Frederick
Moore and Harry G. Dwight, both cor
respondents. and Alexander A. Guardo-
ulo, the FIRST dragoman of the American
embassy. Moore g wife, who is an
English woman. is caring for him at
the French hospital.
Rifaat Pasha, the minister of foreign
affairs, inquired personally of Embas-
sudor Leishman regarding Moore s con
dItion, and expressed regret that an
American should have been injured.
Moore was wounded while watching
the operations through field glass. Bv
his side stood Greek taking photo
graphs. The two men probably attract.
ed the attention OF the Turkish marks.
men, The bullet tina; passed through
Moore S neck killed native behind
him
Dwight, who is magazine writer.
was under fire for some time. He was
f-nntiuuaI ,p Dao. r..