Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-29
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

the sultan's bodyguard of fusiliers
seized Abdul Hamid and hurried hin
from the Palace
NIohammed Rechad Effendi, heir ap
parent. was at once proclaimed sui
tan and Installed on the throne.
What disposition has been made OF
ihe fallen ruler is not known but 1t
Is believed that he has been conveyed
10 a fortress prison.
This coupe de etat of the consti
tutionalists was unexpected as the
generals commanding the victorious
forces gave out interviews all day
stating the the fate of the sultan
rested with parliament.
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 26-
Tewfik Pasha, grand yizier, this morn.
insNfansmitted TO the sultan the res
ignatlon of the entire cabinet and com.
mnnicated this fact TO parliament.
Constantiuople experienced last
night the effects of the state of the
seige declared yesterday The capital
resembled a city of the dead. No
one was allowed in the streets after
O'Clock in the evening and the carry.
ing of arms by civilians as well as
the publication of news likely to ere.
ate disquiet. are strictly prohibited.
No one knows today whether the
deposed sultan is dead or alive.
CoNSTANTlNoPLE. April 26.-
Word has reached here today that
massacre is going on at Latakai The
latest news from the scene before the
Information of the massacre was that
the Franeh battleship. Jules Ferry,
was en- route for Latakai having been
ordered there from Beirut. Ten thou.
sand Christians have been surround.
ed at Deuteruyl and they cannot he
rescued. This is an Armenian town on
the coast
NAIROBI, British East Africa, April
'2G.-After a brief hunting expedition
at Kapita Plains. Theodore Roosevelt
and his party broke camp and started
-I2r e.ib ranch of Sir Alfred Pease on
The Athi river yesterday.
'N''H''Nit spent part VI NtSitIudy
sorting his kit, while Kermit and sew
eral of the men went to try their luck
with rifles. An old settler who seem.
ed to take a liking to Kermit offered
to show him a likely place for good
sport They succeeded in bringing
down one buck.
Roosevelt's first hunt was favored
by fine weather and he enjoyed the ex.
perience immensely. He bagged two
wild beasts and a Thompsons gazelle.
Roosevelt was somewhat disappointed
as he had been anxious TO secure
Grants gazelle for the horns of which
are much sought after for trophies
The hunt lasted several hours.
KANSAS CITY. April 26,--A fire,
which for Il time threatened the build
ing district in The heart of Kansas
City's principal business district early
this morning, resulted in the total de-
struction of the Ridge building, four
story brick and stone business and
Office structure on Walnut street near
Ninth.
The fire was discovered at 3 O'Clock
in the basement of the building Fed
by old wooden floors and partitions
the blaze spread within an incredibly
short time to every part of the interior
OF the building and the efforts of the
iiremen were devoted principally to
saving of adjacent structures, includ-
ing the six-story building on Main
street, owned by the Ridge estate,
which also owned the burned building
The total loss is estimated at fully
a quarter million. The entire stock
of the Olney Music company. one OF
the occupants of the building, was
destroyed. The insurance is said to
cover considerably more than half OF
all the losses.
Only one person was in the building
when the fire was discovered, and she
was taken out unhurt
The Bank of Commerce was among
the buildings threatened.
KANSAS CITY, April 26.-James A.
Patten, wheat king. was attacked by
Rev j. L. Thompson. pastor of the
Forest Avenue Christian church. in
his sermon here last night
THE wheat king says it is his busi-
ness to buy and SELL" said the min.
lister. such business success as his
in Germany or France would end him
to prison. 1t is said that this country
is content with a lower standard OF
commercial morality than France OF
Germany.
"a day of judgment will surely
come for those who make game ol
public hunger. And If the price ot
bread continues to go up there is nj
doubt but riot and bloodshed sin ou
great cities would have followed.
ut is a shameful condition of al
fairs that will permit one man or sc
of men to corner the poor mans ne
oessities."
CHICAGO, April 26.-More than 10
Chicago girls, pretty, yivacious AM
fairly well to do want husbands-tha
is If they can find the right one.