Evening star., 1909-05-23


But no fight was needed for practically
all the personal guard Of his majesty
about six Observation-Disclosures and were
marched away captive.
and servants took fright and implored him
to give himself up. For they realized-if
he did not-how completely they were at
the mercy of the invaders.
But the sultan had little concern for
those nearest him. His own safety was
the only thing for which he cared. And
as long as he thought he was sure OF that
he was willing to sacrifice any and all OF
his retinue.
Monday night the water and light sup
occupants could obtain no food. The man
who could spend thousands OF liras to
bribe men to stand by him could not get
bread for his household.
When I say household do not imagine a
menage similar to that Of the White
House or the home Of a millionaire. The
last to surrender were his household. 35O
chamberlains, secretaries and aid-de-
camps, 370 wives and female slaves, 16O
children with their attendants, 40 eunuchs,
$50 kitchen servants. 45O gardeners. $50
grooms and drivers and 2JO doorkeepers
and other servants, with 1.45O soldiers
who were among his personal escort.
When these were marched away from the
palace as prisoners they formed a regi-
ment In themselves.
one Of the sultan's closest advisers-a
pasha who had helped connive at the mis-
chief transacted in the palace-was ar
rested and driven through the streets OF
Pera in an open carriage. While full OF
one could but pity him as the crowd spat
on him. soldiers struck him with the butts
Of their guns. knocked on his kalpak and
disclosed a head carried hitherto exult-
antly high, but now bent with shame and
disgrace.
In sharp contrast to this scene was one
in which figured Enver Bey and Mail
Bey. the men who had planned and direct
ed this triumphant campaign. whenever
they appeared the cheers OF the people
were deafening, the ovation ACCORDED
them tremendous.
Sultan Yields to Force.
But to return to the man on whom all
thoughts were centered. Deserted by his
followers, his life in danger II he held
out much longer, Abd-ul-Hamid at last
came to his senses and sent word that he
surrendered, but demanding conditions.
The answer was unconditional sur
render"
And April p saw the proud man, mon
arch Of q great empire for thirty years,
q prisoner in the hands Of his own sub
jeots. The irony OF fate was shutting
down upon him. One Of the commission
Of four who went to inform him Of his
deposal was an Armenian. representing
the race he had SO cruelty prosecuted in
the days Of his tyranny.
At 3 O'Clock on this same day came
the sound which we were all awaiting SO
anxiously. the booming Of the one hundred
and one guns telling US we were no more
under the rule OF a bloodthirsty tyrant
and proclaiming a new sultan. what JOY
among the people. The streets were in
a moment ringing with cries of "Padishah
choke yasha sun''-"Long live the king"
Since Sunday the city had been under
martial law and In the hands of the mill
tary police. For this great event restric-
tions were removed and the public
content.
On Tuesday night the. ex-sultan-with
only eleven wives to console him-was
taken from Constantinople to Saloniki. I
can fancy that the trip to man who had
not boarded a train for thirty years. and
who had such a fear of losing his life
that only once a year-when his religion
made 1t necessary for him to go to
mosque in Stamboul to kiss the prophets
mantle-did he venture outside his palace
grounds, a trip when he whose person had
been held sacred for so long would be
subjected to the jeers and ridicule OF
mon who would gladly take his life if
they could get their hands on him-such
Trip iHust nave oeeh IIdusHt Win to, ioE.
And what ignominy for man whose
rule for 30 long had been supreme Sue
ceeded by a brother whom he had kept a
prisoner for twenty-five years-for fear
Of being deposed by him as he-Hamid--
had deposed first his uncle. Aziz. and
later his brother, Mourad-exiled from q
palace where he seemed Ito possess Alad-
din's lamp. surrounded by every luxury
the mind can picture and with thousands
to do his bidding, now taken as a prisoner
to a place selected by his captors and
dictated to by those who . short time