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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

oopulace once began rioting one of the darkest pages in Turkish history would De written. Nfazf did his work so thoroughly that late this afternoon it was declared that there was no danger of an uprising by the fanatica1 Mo 
 Maxim Pasha was supposed to be the leader of the garrison forces but lays fighting. Aside from the de- struction of all the barracks of the city but little physical damage was inflict- ed Scores of buildings, including the Belgian and Russian legations, were riddled by bullets.
 Special from United PressA
 ConstantinopIe, April 24-Con- stantinop1e has fallen After a night of the bloodiest fighting be- tween the loyal and fanaticaI sol- diers forming the Sultan's guards, and the Eoung Turks under the commay4 of Cheftek Pasha, the gar>-son of the Yildiz Kiosk sur rendered to-day. It is estimated that 1000 soldiers were killed in this fighting and thousands wound ed The garrison fought with the widest courage and the survivors did not surrender until their bar racks was destroyed by the oppos- ing artillery and the garrison itself practically exterminated.
 The foreign population is in no immediate danger. Two foreign CTS are reported to have been kill
 ed. Frederick. Moore, a foreign correspondent of the New York Sun is among the injured, having
 been shot while trying to take a
 sDfr of C<o e.
 The soldiers mistook his camera
 for a deadly machine and fired
 upon him. There is the gravest
 danger of further bloody massacres.
 The entire Mohammedan popula-
 ton of Constantinople threatens
 to rise up and seek revenge for
 what they consider the Christian
 victory of the Young Turks and the
 danger that confronts their relig-
 ion- The investing army of Young
 Turks is far too small to combat
 the fanatical thousands should they
 begin rising as there are nearly a
 million fanatics in Constantinople
 and the territory immediately sur-
 rounding.
 The Young Turks followed up tht a heavy column of their own soldier. around the palace, thereby making tht Sultan their prisoner. The Youns Turks leaders are now in conference over the Sultan's fate His deposition and possibly his execution. is momen tarily expected
 The heights surrounding the Yildi, Kiosk are strewn with the dead of tn, ten hours fighting while the Pers quarter bears grim evidence of tn, Ferceness of the struggle The Tacl kichla and MatchhA barracks in tn, Pera quarter, whe<& e large force O troops barrieRded 1P6lves. were tn scenes of tsA dery E1fing and tn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
So Says Former Governor M'Lean in Tender and Eloquent EuIogy at the Bier of the
 Late Governor George 1. Lilley.
Imposing Ceremonial of State Funeral Marks the Services at Hartford and in Waterbury Military Forces of Connecticut March With Muffled Drums and Dirge Music to Last Resting Place of Chief Ex ecutive.

voice was. drowned in tumult of cer-I sure and abuse. Single handed he hada the courage to try to reach the ;truthi which never hurts an honest mn or honest men and the only door that led to the whole truth was closed by thoso who had the power to close it and de- feat his purpose. In the opinion Of some men of honest intent he made al grave mistake and the censure he rel ceived was justified. In the opinion of other men of equally hontest intent this one failure should have been ana still may be his crownfng achievement. :.
 He gladly accorded to his disfnter-t ested critics absolute honesty Of pur-. pose and they will now as gladly bd as just to him. Two days before hid strength failed him he said to ma q do not expect to live very long, but F God gives me length of days shan devote them to the punishment of chicane and the prevention of ex9 travaRance in the use of the money of the people,
 By his deeds and words he gave hin life to wisdom and to duty. We mourn to-day because that life was precfoua and useful and we think it ended all too soon for him and us. And yet Wa. know his death hSwas not the sacriaca
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
WOMEN'S MISSION
 CLOSES TOMORROW
Mems Mission Will Open Tomorrow Evening at 7:45- Question Box for Those Interested.

Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 at St. Mary'S church will take place the solemn closing of the women's mission which has been so successfully con- ducted during the week ending by the Paulist fathers. Moran and Walsh. To- morrow evening at 7:45 will witness the opening of the mission for the men of the rarish which will conclude the Sunday afternoon following. This aft ernoon and evening the women of the parish will go to confession. There will be no special mission service this evening but the church will be open for confessions and silent meditation.
 A feature of the mems mission will be the question box and all whD care to are invited to ask any question con cerning Catholic belief or practice. These questions will be answered each evening one half hour before the mis- sion services. The hours of masses next week will be announced to-mor- row. At all of the masses there will be special sermons by the mission fathers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Total Deaths 5000

Owing to the scattered nature of the fighting it is impossible to estimate the number of killed. The total death list will probably reach 5000 besides an enormous number of wounded The worst of the fighting was in Pera. which is the European quarter and the residential district of the well to do natives. All the embassies, the big hotels and the business of Constanti- nople are in the Pera quarter.
 The Rue Grand De Para which is to Constantinople what Broadway is to New York. was turned into a shamble by the battle. The soldiers fought up and down the entire length of two miles, Corpses lined the street from end to end and the gutters ran with blood. Many fashionable houses along the thoroughfare were struck by the bullets though so far no casualties have been reported from among the residents. All the barracks of the city, dn which the Reactionaries made desperate stands were the scenes of carnage. All of them were reduced by artillery fire after the Young Turks had met with repulses. The barracks are now but heaps of ruins. under
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
(By Bysnatius Moschopulous, Staff
 Correspo1dent, United Press As

(Fy Bysnatius Moschopulous, Staff
 CorresporBdent, United Press As-
 sociation.)
 .Constantinople, April A.-Turkey to- day sacrificed the lives of from 2,000 to 5000 of her fighting sons to preserve a. constitution which was won six months ago in bloodless revolution After a. fierce battle between 5000 re- ueious fanatics or Reactionaries, SUD- porting the Sultan, and probably twice the number of Young Turks. inspired by the love of political and constitu- tfonal liberty, in which several thou sands were killed and wounded, the Sultanss soldiers surrendered.
 The Sultan himself is now a prisoner fin his palace, the Ydldiz Kiosk, with his fate still in doubt His depOSl- tion is certain
 Haiid Bey, probably the most import ant and authoritative member of the Young Turks party, declared to the United Press correspondent after order had been partially restored:
 s'We are extremely anxious that no personal injury come to the Sultan but it is impossible to expect any of our men to remain loyal to him.
 The React1onaHfes are responsible for todayss bloodshed, which bodes ill for the future of the Sultan. The Young Turks had intended to occupy .In Reactionardes started the trouble last evening when a detachment of them who had attended the Sultan on his trip to and from the Mosque returned to- the DaOude PaSha barracks and found them occupied by a detachment of the Young Turks who had stolen a march on the Reactionaries during the slAtterss absence. The ReacdonaT1es fired on the Young Turks.
 This was the commencement of hoS- ti1ities though the real battle did not begfn until 5 o'clock this morning, from which hour until the Taxlm guard house crumbled under the ire of a. Hotchkiss gun at noon, the fight ing ragged throughout the city. De spite the fact that the greater part Of the fighting was in Pera, or European quarter of the city due to the fact that .fhis section was directly in the path Of the Young Turks, hundreds of deaths have been reported from the entire vicinity. The Young Turks ,conducted their fighting with deadly precision and simply overwhelmed the ISultan's troops whose courage finally failed.
 As soon as the white flag had been .run up over the palace the Young Turks set themselves to the task of re- storing order in the city with the same beautiful precision and effectiveness they had displayed in their fighting.
 All the foreign residents, embassies and properties were effectively guard ed both during and after the fighting. , 9o far as known not an American res fdent of the city suffered in the least. Ambassador Leishman as soon as the garrison had surrendered. made hur- Tied trip of investigat ton through the j citv visiting the hotels and American touarfers but he found no cause to call for official action.
 Cheftel Pasha was in command of fhe Younx Turks. He himself is not . Younr Turk. but he led them in the flffle because Niazi Bey. their chief I @9nSrn1. took upon himself the task oi 1 11fxu11inx the city without the zone oi I 5S~277E to frexenf mob violence from S'SS11l7 'I o1 .s sTS - fcored fhn< if the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Last Spark Smothered

The Young Turks smothered the last spark of resistance at noon to-day by capturing the Taxim guard house which had held out the longest of any After many repulses from the guaEd house the Young Turks brought up a Hotchkiss gun and ridd1ed the builJ- ing. The garrison with but fifty sur- vivors remaining, finally ran up tae white flag and the firing ceased.
 The Taxim guard house is in the El- ropean quarter and the defenders swe pt the main street of the quarter with a constant fire of bullets until the Hotch- kiss>gun began it's deadly work.
 The Young Turks have already beg un removing the grim signs of the bat tie and they are restoring order with marvellous ce1erity. Every effort is being made to reassure he public Martial law has been declared and the Young Turks have proclaimed that the lives and property of all the citizens, except the ringleaders in the uprising who have been condemned to death, will he protected,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Deaths and Funerals.

Mary, the nine year old daughter of Paul and Annie Rouge died this morn ing at the home of it's parents 72 Booth srteet after a brief illness with pneu- monia.
 Mary Elizabeth Mullaney. wife of Patrick Kiernan of 564 Broad street, died at the Bridgeport Hospital Thurs day evening after an illness of four weeks with diabetes. The deceased was well known resident of the South End and is survived, besides her huS- band by eight children, among them Mrs. Guy Cottre1f, Mrs. August Brier- nan. William, Thomas, Christopher; Hugh and Patrick Kiernan. She is also survived by her father and one -~other ---S sis+
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
NATIONAL BANKS
 TALK CONSOLIDATION
Plan is to Have Institution
 With Capital of $1,OOO,OOO

A enovement is on foot to bring about the consolidation of two of the city's national banks and the outlook is that the plan will be carried through so that Bridgeport will have an insti- tuition with @ million or more capital that will be one of the largest in the State.
 Frank N. Benham, cashier of the Bridgeport National, was out of the city today, and O. H. Brothwell, cash fer of the City National, said there had been no official announcement of the consolidation plan and that President Charles G. Sanford of the bank was the only one who could talk on the matter.
 The Bridgeport National Bank is the oldest in the city, having been incor- porated since 1906. It's president is Thomas B. DeForest, who is one of the oldest men in the city engaged in active business affairs. It has a cap ita1 stock of $215, $50, and surplus and profits of $280,0
 IContinued on Second Page.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
American Legation Safe

The only foreign building to suffer great damage was the Belgian lega- ton, the grounds of which were oc- cupied by a group of Reactionary sol tiers The legation building was rid dled but fortunately no one was hurt. The American legation is now sur rounded by a guard of Young Turks. There is still grave danger of a fam atical uprising. There is absolutely no danger from the soldiers as the last element of stpength of the Reac- tionaries has been crushed. As the foreigners have been largely in sym pathy with the Young Turks the lat ter are treating them with every con- SideratiOn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Fatalistic Turks

The fatalistic nature of the Turkish people was never better illustrated than in numerous instances today of the utmost indifference of the people to the fighting that was in dangerous ly close proximity to them. As soon as the markets opened trading con tinued as usual, many believing that they could die before their appointed time, regardless of what takes place in the meantime.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Blamed For Battle

Special from United Press.)
 Vienna, April 24.-Constantinople dis patches lay the blame for the bloody battle in the streets of the Turkish capital on the Reactionary soldiers who resisted the Young Turks occupa- tion of the city when they knew the odds were overwhelmingly against them. By this resistance, they are believed to have Jeopardized the Sul- tan and to have made his deposition certain.
 The Young Turks had planned a peaceabIe occupation of the city but the moment the Reactionaries fired on the Young Turks the latter sent word to their officers outside the city to rush in the troops without further de- lay. st
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Ambassador Griscom
 Flies With Wright
(Special from United Press.)


 Rome April 24-King Emmanuel and United States Ambassador Gris- com were interested spectators at three flights made by Wilbur Wright in his airship this morning. On the last flight Ambassador Griscom accompan- jed the aeronaut and was shown the management of the machine. King Emmanuel congratulated Wright on the success of his airship and, after the American Ambassador had been taken as a passenger, expressed great regret that his position would not all low him to accept the 'aeronautS invf- tation to be passenger on the third flight. All of the flights were suc- ceSSful,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Decisive Victory

Especial from United Press)
 San Stefano. April 24.AThe entire Young Turks army completed it's en- try into Constantinop1e early today and is now in complete control of the Reactionaries. Estimates of the kill ed vary from 1O0O tS ,00O. Fighting still continues, though it, is belated. Danger now lies in an uprising of the people who have become convinced that the life of Sultan Abdul Hanlid is in danger and are threatening to att tempt his rescue from the palace where he is the prisoner of the Young Turks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Wheat Futures Drop
 eWay Down Today
snecial from united PressN

Especial from United Press.)
 Chicago, April 24.-All wheat futures again dropped suddenly at the opening to-day. May opened at $1.191z; July at 1Os1k and September at 991s.- This is decline from yesterdays closing of 25s cents for May. 1A for July and 2A for September.
 May wheat at 10:3o went to 11s. and July to 107A-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Town Clerk Gives Dog =.
 Owners Extra Hours

The office of the Town clerk will be open. beginning Monday evening, from g o'clock in the morning to o'clock in the evening" for the benefit of those who own dogs and who work in factor ies or who are otherwise engaged so that they cannot attend to the regis tration of their animals during the day season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Sultan Takes Refuge

Special from United Press.)
 St. Petersburg. April 24.-A telegram from Stambule today says that the Sultan has taken refuge aboard a Ger man ship in the harbor. The report lacks confirmation and is in contra diction to authoritative Information that the Sultan is q prisoner of the Young Turks, in his palace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

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  palace itself attacked
 
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
AMERICANS RETREAT
Special from United Press.)

Special from United Press.) New York, April 24-Cook's Tours agency here to-day received a message from it's Constantinople correspondent stating that the party of American tourists, that arrived there April 21 left hastily to-day for the next point of their voyage, Athens, on account of the fighting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
Bloodiest Fight of Day Waged in| Grande Rue DePera, When Reg iment Drove Before Them And Destroyed Hundreds of Reace| tiOnarieS.

Battalion of Despots Troops Make Desperate Stand Be-
 fore Belgian Legation, Which Is Riddled By Bull lets-One Post After Another Stormed By Revolu- tionists Under Cover of Machine Gun Fire-Young Turks in Complete Possession of Ancient Capital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

miracle is that more Europeans were not killed.
 All the shops in the vicinity of the fighting were barricaded as were all the residences in the neighborhood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

WANTED MLAN-Must be willing to learn and capable of acting as our
 representative; no canvassing Or so-
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
RENGALs ACcEPT,

The Bengal Jrs., accept the cha1-I lenge of the Oriole. Jrs~, for a game at the F1ate, Sunday, e z:30 p. m. VI Steele. manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

wANTED.-Women to haste lace cor
 sets in factory. Learners taken The
 Warner Brothers & Co.,, Atlantic and
 Lafayette Sts. U g dso
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

BARTENDERs' UNION, Local z56:
 Meeting Sunday. April 25. 3.30 D. n1
 A full attendance is requested. J.M- ,. Sears. Sec. U B b%o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

Circle, No. 94s. e.
 O. F. of A., At Woodmen of the World Hall, Wall street., April 26 19O9 Refreshments. Tickets 25l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

wANTED.-A man capable of earning $2,000 per year for local business di- rectory work-pleasant and perma- nent position. Address, Ideal Direc-. tory Company, Zion City. Illinois
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

TO RENT.-First class, 1st story fIat,s 53 Fremont street. separate veranda.., separate entrances: separate laun-s dry: separate stairways. Henry A.. Lambert. S3 Fairfield Ave. Warner Building. U24 Id
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

wANTED.-Women for hand work in factory. Learners taken Good pay and steady work. The Warner Brothers & Co.,. Atlantic and Lafay-
 cite Sts. U g dso]
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24
C0NSTANTIN0PLE CAPTURED BY YOUNG TURKS
 WITH GREAT SLAUGHTER OF SILTAN'S TROOPS

which hundreds of skhe Reactionary soldiers are buried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

SECOND ANNUAL OUTING and f1elds day given by The Nutmeg Club, tot be held at Langenbergers Grove.
 May 2nd. Tickets. $1.0O. Postponed
 from April 18th. U g $50
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

GAN YOU AFFORD a fire without loss If not cover pipes. boilers and furnaces now. Best wormansf1ip and lowest prices Tel. 1328-5. AsbestoS lumber J. Walsh 114 Kossufh 9stf. 246
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

WANTED.-A good square piano suit able for a hall. Steinert's Plano Store. 915 Main street. near State.
 U 22 $50
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

TO RENT-5 rooms. modern improve
 ments Rent reasonable. Inquire If Orchard St. U 22 s<po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

RELIABLE BICYCLES, Pierce. Ra-
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FOR SALE.-Furnished room house at sacrifice. Central location. 313 State St. U 21 u DO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

TO RENT-10 room house, improve ments, Main St., Paradise Green, Stratford from April l. Large lot.s will lease or sell. S. B. Brewster. Arcade. U tf O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

TO RENT.-Fine residence, POP Wash ington Ave, choicest location, large lot, excellent barn, all in Al condi- tion: rent reasonable. s. B. Brew Ster, Arcade. U
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

CASCA-LAxINE TABLETS cure bill iousness and constipation. Follow the direction. U 12 O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

FOR SALE-Farm of sixty-five acres, nearly all ti1lable land. Ten room: house, large barn. This farm is To- cated in Hawleyville, Conn.,. about ten minutes walk from railroad sta. tion James Green. 173 Catherine St.
 U 21 rspo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-24

LOCOMOBIIE COMPANY offers priv ilege of dumping ashes, dirt or any office for permit. LocomobiIe Com pany of America. U A ito
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Evening star., 1909-03-14
Grandson of Southey
Starving in England
Special Correspondence of The Star.


LONDON, March 4, 1909.
literary England has been some
what shocked recently by remark
- ably pathetic story, revealed in
country police court, concerning the
grandson of the onetime poet laureate
Robert Southey. At little place called
Shap, in Westmoreland-the beautiful lake
country celebrated by Wordsworth and
other writers-Charles Southey was
brought up, the other day, on charge
of begging On inquiry it turned out that
this beggar was the actual grandson OF
the poet. Like his grandfather, this beg
gar had taken TO literature, but he mad
fallen on evil days. He was once In pos
session of a comfortable home. but his
wife left him: and then he went on the
downgrade, which the classic poets de-
scribe as descending so easily. Finally,
he stole $50 and went TO prison. On
coming out of Jail. he again followed
literature. but none of his compositions
was accepted and the only lot left for
him was begging. 1t seems to be another
case of an ayenging Nemesis. 1t will be
remembered that the great Southey
was considerable of a prig, and would
have been Mortified to think that any Of
his descendants could have reached the
state attained by his grandson. Southey.
the poet laureate, had a contempt and
hatred foE Shelley and Byron, regarding
both as very wicked young men," 1t
is a curious revenge brought by the whiri-
gig of time that Shelley should have fine
monument at Oxford and be very much
alive in the minds of the present gen.
Grafton. while Southey Should appear to
be almost forgotten and his grandson
should be starving.