The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-07
SURRENDER OF THE PALACE.

loNbRNi April ~ The Daily Tpl-
cgraph's Vienna correspondent tcle.
graphs that the sultan was taken out
~ the palace by force late tonight
and that Mchemmcd Rechad Enendl
was Installed In his place.
CoNSTANT1NoPLE, April 2s.-The
Yildlz garrison surrendered today 10
the constitutionalists. The command.
ers of these battalions began sending
notices NJ their submission 10 NAH
moud Schefkct Pasha last might and
the troops protecting the palace gave
their formal and unconditional sur
render shortly after dawn
Sultan Abdul Hamld has been per-
mitted to remain within the walls OF
the Yidlz Kiosk. where yesterday, In
company with his ministers. he heard
the story OF the struggle between his
loyal troops and the army OF invest
ment, each hour bringing word OF
fresh disaster. 1t has been stated
that since victory rested with the CON
stitutIonallsts the Sultan himself gave
orders to his men not To resist. Wheth.
err or not this Is true. II can be safely
said OF the troops within the capital
that they put up stubborn resist
ance at all points. and the losses on
both sides are exceedingly heavy FOR
the length Of time the engagement
was In progress.
Parliament to Deal With Sultan.
A representative of the commander
in-chief OF the constitutloralist forces
Is authority for saying that the Sui
tan will be dealt with by the Parlla-
ment and that there will be adequate
justification In the sovereign's alleged
completely in the recent mutiny. Up
to the present the ministry has not
been dissolved, but Corstantirople
and other places have been declared IN
n state of siege. Martial law pre-
walls and order has been maintained
with a strict hand,
The last garrison to surrender was
the Selimieh artillery barracks in Sou
tart. opposite STEAMBOAT. Soldiers sta
toned there with hundred guns
threatened to blow the city into ruins,
but General Schefket ordered UP sixty
big guns and several batteries of ma.
chine guns to positions which COM
manded the barracks and the cruiser
Medjidich steamed out OF range of the
field pieces and prepared for action.
The commander of the barracks then
submitted.
Sultan's Troops Evacuate Yildiz.
The evacuation of the quarters
around the Yildiz Kiosk began early
in the morning. The soldiers of the
garrison were made prisoners and
their places were taken by Macedo-
MAN battalions. Had the Sultan look
Cd 10 x,,fp 90 ut
favorite yellow and white pavilion,
he would have seen at dawn sentirels
thickly scattered in the grounds be-
fore the palace and the Bosporus end
the gates of the canal. through which
the barges pass from the Yildiz toy
lake to the Bosporus.
Later, in front of the main gates of
the palace, rows of eunuchs set
watching the movements of the Off
GERS connected with the transfer Of
the guardianship of the Sultan's per-
son. Memdouk Pasha commander of
the surrendered palace guards, came
slowly out of the gate. He was a.
lowed to keep his sword. but was at
tended by officers whose swords were
missing. Memdouk Pasha paused to
talk with the correspondents.
ut is the will Of Allah" said he.
I'VE have done our duty"
Sultan Orders Resistance - Cease.
ut was through me-" remarked one
Of the chamberlsins OF the court,
that his majesty sent the message
to Memdouk Pasha not to resist All
of them said his majesty, still are
my children. I do not wish any more
hlnDn shed Whap tha
the command not to resist, there was
no resistance and the affair was
ended"
The Sultan summoned the Grand
Vizier, Tewik Pasha. and the Minis
ter of War, Edhem Pasha. to come
to him when the guns first began to
sound yesterday. They remained with
him throughout the day and received
bulletins OF the disaster from time to
time. The Sultan's bearing is de-
scribed as troubled, but he was out
wardly calm and was considerate and
courteous toward his aids and others
who came in contact with him.
What VIII Be the Sultan's Fate7
The question is now being asked by
I everyone, "What will be done with
the Sultanf" This inquiry was made
| directly to Colonel Hamd at the head
quarters of Schefket Pasha. He re-
plied
His majesty Is relation to the events
of March 18th will, ] understand, be
! considered by the committee of notable
men sitting privately. The endeavor
will be to arrive at just estimate of
his majesty's position"
Colonel Hamdi added that neither
General Schefket nor any of the four
principal subordinate commanders had
seen the Sultan.
Two Hundred May Be Executed.
But we are told,' said he, "that
his attitude has had nothing to do with
the deplorable occurrences. lie is and
has been for the Constitution. This
is not civil war, but punitive expe-
dition. Our task is to cleanse the army
from sedition and bring it to proper
state of discipline; to find, try and exc
cute those who have murdered their
officers and devised and led the rising
against the authority Of the state. Wa
shall courtmartial the suspected persons
and execute those that are condemned,
who will number possibly fifty pos
sibly 200"