Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-01
ABDUL S AID
HUNG IN SIGHT
Of BIG Gro WD
sUNIcH IN DEPosED suLTAN's
HOUSEHOLD EXECUTED AND
LEFT TO HANG ON BRIDGE; A7-
Dull AND WIVES AT sALoNIkl.
CHRISTIAN QUARTER
AT ADANA BURNING

AL ADANA BURNING
TELEGRAM RECEIVED AT CON-
sTANTINoPLE STATES THAT
MISSIONARIES ARE IN NEW
PERIL-coNDITloNs TERRIRLEI
Constantinople, April 29.-Nadri
Pasha, second eunuch Of the palace
under the regime Of Abdul Hamid
was hanged at dawn today on the
Galata bridge. The body was allow
ed to swing until 8 O'Clock this morn
Ing, and thousands Of people stopped
to look at the great Nubian whose
name was terror under Abdul Ham
i'd. Nadir was executed after the
trial by court martial on the charge
that he instigated the mutiny of the
trrops on April IS.
Sultan and Wome1 at saIonika.
Mersina, April 29.-Two battalions
tan arrived here last night from Con-
stantinople. He was accompanied by
two of his sons and eleven women OF
his harem. The party was escorted to
the villa set aside for their use.
Turkish Troops to Save Women.
{ Mersina, April 29-Two mattalions
. Of Turkish troops arrived here today.
1t is understood strong detachment
will at once be sent to Hadjain to eff
g. ~. to 80 4loo A II xIyr ,,y,
missionaries there, who for nearly a
fortnight have been besieged by q
horde of fanatical Mohammedan
tribeSmen.
Christian Quarter Burning.
Constantinople, April pa tele-
gram today from Adana says the riot
ing which began there again last Sun
day continued two days, that ter
rible fire is destroying the Christian
quarter Of the city and further ef-
forts are being made to stamp out
the Armenian population.
Conditions Terrible at Adana.
Adana, April 29.-Conditions in the
country surrounding Adana are ter
rible. Dead bodies are lying out on
the fields and numberless Armenian
farm houses have been burned.
Bodies Washed Into Sea.
Mersina, April 29.-The river that
empties into the sea here is carrying
down many bodies of men, women and
children. They were undoubtedly
thrown into the river in the country
above the city.
Will Imprison Sultan.
Constantinople, April 20. - The for
mer sultan of the empire, Abdul Ha-
mid II, is to be kept prisoner in a
large house with walled grounds on a
height overlooking Salonika, which
has lately been occupied by the Ital-
ian commander of the international
gendarmerie He is not to be put on
trial, as has been widely reported i'll
Constantinople, for he is considered
to be above the law
1t was thought wise to keep the De.
posed sultan in European Turkey, re,
mote from the capital. His household
will be administered for him upon A
generous scale and his life will De
safeguarded as he earnestly besought
when notified of his dethronement.
Abdul Hamid with four wives, five
daughters and two of his younger
sons, two eunuchs and comparative
Nv large number ,of female servants
was taken from the Yildiz palace and
taken under escort to Salonika. The
party proceeded by steam launches tc
the landing near the railway, and q
special train on which they were
placed, left at 3 o'clock in the morn
ing.
iNpo 1icfc Wi ~
his touching the great sums of money
which the former sultan is supposed
to have abroad, not only because the
government Is in need of the money
but because it is desirable that he
should be deprived of resources fol
another coup d'etat.
1t was mentioned with pleasure yes
terday at the palace of Mehmed y
that the American ambassador wa;
the first of the foreign representa-
tives to communicate his good wishes
to the newly proclaimed sultan. The
sultan sent his compliments an6
thanks to Mr.. Leishman expressing
pleasure that the representative d
the United States was the first to con
graduate him.
The city was illuminated last nigh
and general rejoicing continued.
Although yesterday was a holiday
court martials were held and severa
of the principals in the mutiny were
condemned to death Later they were
taken outside the walls of the cit,
and shot. Prince sabah Eddine, tn,
nephew Of the sultan, who was ar
rested on suspicion of being implicit
ed in the uprising, has been liberated
and his release has caused a good lin
preston.
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