The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-05-22
Osborn's Story OF Turkish
Troubles

Chas. >. OsDOrnt tresn from ION
stantinople. the hotbed city Of the
trouble in Turkey, entertainingly tells
Of the first days firing. and of the up.
rising of the cunning of the deposed
sultan, and OF the mysterious Mr..
Mayer, who was for short time
passenger on the boat that took Mr..
and Mrs Osborn TO safety. Mr. Os.
born, with his wife. stood on the
bridge OF Galata while the bullets flew,
until an avenue of escape lay open.
He has two of the bullets which fell
between him and his wife before they
had a chance TO fee.
when we arrived in Contsantinope
there was no outward indication that
revolution would break out in the
city before dawn. said Mr.. Osborn.
although there had been internal
trouble predicted ever since the sultan.
with such apparent willingness, gave
his consent to the movement Of the
Young Turk party, last June When
we were awakened by the bullets fly
ing around the hotel the first night Of
our stay there we were at first Of the
opinion that there was some sort of a
Turkish celebration going on, aud then
began TO realize that we were in the
midst Of an uprising that might prove
most uncomfortably interesting to us
before we might be able TO get away.
1--WE had just come from witnessing
some OF the trouble in Servia, Bulgaria
and Romania, and on the Austro- Hum
garian line. where we had gone TO tell
the truth. for one reason, because IL
was.the scene OF interesting negotia
tions that commanded the interest of
not only Europe, but Of the whole
world. / was glad of the opportunity
to study the affairs Of the Balkans at
first hand. The affairs of these are
always difficult for an American to nm
derstand FROM there we went down
into Turkey from the frying pan into
the FIRE. we came TO believe
One day an editor of one of the Tur
kish papers who had exposed some OF
the plans OF secret order in the army,
was murdered on Galata bridge A
bout the same time the London Times
came ont with an editorial referring
10 the order. and said IL was great
menace to the Young Turk party and
government The murder OF the editor
and the exposure OF their plans by the
newspaper correspondents made the
order inclined TO act at once. They
cut all wires. and beat back troops that
opposed them. and the fight ut Galata
bridge was the result
1.-THE town WAS overrun with sol.
diers, who had thrown TO the wind the
teachings of their Koran, and had be-
come drunk on mastic and douzoico
After sweeping aside all opposition the
troops went over the town searching
for the Young Turks. upon whose
heads there was set a-price. All night
and day long firing was kept up. and
for dual purpose. that OF intimida-
tion and OF exultation as well The
greatest danger at that time was that
fanaticism would bring ABOUT the mas
sacre, rs in Mersina.
After five days Of this excitement.
we were enabled 30 leave the city, we
took the frat available boat Bayern.
OF the North German Lloyde Steam
ship company. AS we steamed into
the sea OF Marmora we were signaled
by a fast motor boat, the boat Of the
German. ambassador, and several men
were put on our ship Among others
there was one who enlisted our atten.
tion from the first He was known on
the shipboard az Mr.. Mayer. but he
was none other than Ahmed Ria,
president Of the Young Turks parlia-
ment They were going n bit OF the
way with us. that they might escape
with their hives. We landed the fugi-
tives at Pieareus and II was their In.
teption 70 20 back across the country
and rejoin the Young Turks troops
NJ Snlonika