The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-29

|cept the honor had It come to him I'M
der any other circumstances, but that
he could not accep it while still leader
Eof the army. To do so would not ac-
cord with his ideas OF civil and polit-
ical liberty OF action.
Schefka Pasha is an Arab, and comes
from Bagdad. He has lived for II years
in Europe and got his military train
Ing IN Germany. a..
A court martial today sentenced five
men to death and they will be shot
this afternoon.
A major of the guard at the imper-
ial palace of Yildiz kiosk has confessed
he was paid $500 to act for the pal
are conspirators. The feeling among the
members OF parliament against the sui
tan remaining on the throne is strong.
Brother to Succeed Him.
Mohammed Reschadl, the sultan's
brother, is the favorite candidate for
the succession.
The parliamentary leaders have de-
cided to act as il there had been no in
%terruptiont to the parliamentary sys-
TEN. They will support the cabinet
precisely as 1T was before the meeting
of April 13, the day of the mutinous
outbreak on the part of the local gar
rison. There viii be a public session
of parliament this afternoon in the pal
ace of justice.
Like City of Dead.
Constantinople experienced last night
the effects of the state of siege de-
clared yesterday. The capital resembled
a city of the dead. No one was al
lowed on the streets after 8 o'clock in
the evening and the carrying Of arms
by civilians as well as the publication
of news likely to create ~disquietude
are strictly prohibited.
The commission of union and prog
ress has issued a statement denying
the allegations ~attributing the recent
occurrences to controversies between
the political parties and saying the
march OF the constitutionalists on the
capital was undertaken under the in
huence OF the committee. The state
ment sets forth that the tragic events
of the last fortnight were provoked by
"wretches and vile personages who
were injured by the proclamation OF
the constitution. Soldiers were cor
rupted with money and melted to COM
NIT acts of savagery. The holy mis-
sion Of the army is above personalities.
The committee wishes to work for the
general interest and serve the father
land"
5000 Arrests Made.
The arrest Of r~eactionaries and re-
ligious students continued, and II Is
estimated that up to a. night 5000
such persons had been apprehended.
The last burials of the men who fell
IN the fighting OF Saturday took place
last night. The dead numbered about
300 and the men in hospitals do not
reach the total of 500. Five thousand
troops were taken prisoners.
Two hundred of the sultan's Alban-
ian soldiers close to the palace at Yil-
diz persistently refused to surrender
their quarters. which are adjacent to
the main gates Of the palace enclosure.
Although these men nave not fired on
any one, their steadfast refusal to sub
nit and be disarmed is very annoying
to Shefket Pasha, who is arranging to
attack them and force their surrender
unless they will do as he desires.
Plan Another Attack.
The correspondent repaired to the
scene of this threatened trouble. Some
of his majesty's children are disobe-
dent" remarked the officer command
Ing the approach to the gates Of the
palace, in reply to a question. w
have placed a battalion of Macedonian
volunteers within close range and we
are awaiting only the arrival of artil-
lery before making a final demand for
surrender. II this is refused we u
attack"
The Macedonians referred to were
behind a series of long terraced walls
between 800 and 400 yards from the
Albanian barracks. Their cartridge
speaking a number of Macedonian vol
sition, were arriving on the scene in