Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-22

PARIS, April IA special dispatch from
Constantinople attributes the failure OF the
Young Turks to insist upon the abdicaton
of the sultan to fear that their troops
would not support them in demand for
the public deposition of the caitiff, as well
as unwilingness on the part OF the Sheik-
ul-Islam to sign q decree pronouncing his
majesty guilty OF treason. A compromise
between the committee and the sultan is
predicted. The committee is insisting that
the first army troops be sent to the prov
inces and that the Constantinople garrison
and the city gendsrmes be placed under
their orders
CONsTANTINOPLE. April n. 1880 p. m.
The advance guard of the constitutional
army has arrived at the outskirts of the
city. The cabinet will meet this after
noon and proclaim martial law at capital.
The administering of the oath to the
troops still in garrison is proceeding today
in accordance with the demands OF the
constitutionalists. Furthermore. the authors
Of the recent upheaval are bins sought out
and arrested.
A cabinet meeting was held this morning
to consider the proposals made by the
army of investment.
In some quarters It is believed there Is
an increasing possibility of arriving at an
understanding which may result I'm recon
cilistion between the young Turks and the
sultan. 1t was even declared in official
circles this morning that the pourparlers
between the government and the consti-
! tuition army promise settlement.
It is alleged that the army no longer In
eists on the withdrawal of the present
ministry and the reinstalIatlon OF the
bnt inf in ifs
mand for the punishment OF the authors
of the recent trouble
Advance Guards at Gates
The lines of the constitutional army are
| drawing closer and closer around the Tur-
lIish capital today and the advance guard
OF the Macedonians is practically at the
gates OF the city The actual advance into
the city. however, has not yet begun.
Negotiations for a peaceful settlement
are proceeding with high hopes OF success,
and there are increasing evidences that
there will be no encounter between the
army of investment and the frat army
corps within Constantinople.
| Everything is quiet at the Yildis palace
The sultan Is outwardly calm and is await
| ing developments
The first army corps, which sarrlsons
Constantinople, has been completely won
over to the constitutionalists. Various units
of this corps are today taking oath to
! obey their superiors. not TO mix in politics
| and not to interfere with the measures
adopted to secure the punishment OF those
guilty of starting the revolt of last week
Civilians and some OF the foreigners to-
day express fear that at the last moment
there may be resistance or that some of
the soldiery will get out of hands, and as
! hoe hao pr.1..
immediate neighborhood of YildIz Kiosk
is deserted This apprehension Is added 10
by the fact that the sultan has made no
| statement as to his intentions
| IL is realized that a majority OF the
garrison is moro than favorably disposed
towards the Macedonlans, but. neverthe-
| less there may be a repetition Of the ex-
| cesses of last week the part of In
dividual soldiers. The men guilty OF dis
orders of a week ago desertinE and are
making their way by rail and on foot into
Asia Minor.
warshipa Face Palace.
notable development in the overnight
| situation was evidenced by the anchoring
| today of a number of Turkish wArships
In front OF Yildiz Kiosk on the Bosphorus
The vessels that have taken up this sig
nificsnt position are the battleships Messu-
dieh, Assar-I-Tewfik. Hamidieh and Ned
jin-I-Chevket and the torpedo cruiser Ped
boland.
The new minister of marine who took Of
flee yesterday is General ImmAn. He was
transferred from a command In Asia
| Minor. One Of his first acts was to change
the commanders and parts of the crews OF
the vessels now anchored off the sultan's
palace. As the Turkish fleet has been a
doubtful element in the situation because
the officers and crews have been largely
devoted to the sultan, II Is presumed these
changes in the interest OF the commit
tee OF union and progress. Two cruisers
and twelve torpedo boats are still in the
Golden Horn.
The oriental express came in from Paris
and Vienna today sixteen hours late. de-
layed by trains bearing munitions os war
to the army Of investment. The few pas
sengers on board said all stations within
thirty miles OF the capital were occupied
by detachments OF the third army corps.
Exodus of Europeans.
The express, which three times a week
gives the easiest and quickest method Of
reaching the capitols of Europe will leave
this afternoon with every place taken
chiefly by tho wives and families OF Euro
pesns. In addition hundreds and probably
thousands OF well-to-do Turks are leaving
Constantinople with their families today
Most OF them are going 10 the provinces
to be safe against possible fighting in the
city. Steamers TO Black Sea ports. sspe-