The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-26
Albanian Soldiers Decline to
Surrender and Force Will
Be Used-Are Waiting for
Artillery.
CABINET HAS RESIGNED
POLL TAKEN TODAY OF THE cAE-
MET SHOWS THAT IT uNANI-
MoUsLv FAvoRs AeDicATioN
or SULTAN ABDUL HAMiD.

Constantinople, April 26.-Little in
formation Of q thoroughly trustworthy
character is now obtainable from the
Yildiz Kiosk, where Sultan Abdul Ha-
mid Is held prisoner by the victorious
Young Turks.
One rumor Is that the Sultan has
been deposed and driven from the pal
ace and that Hemmed Raschad Effen-
di had been proclaimed Sultan. It
was rumored also that sheik Ul-Islain
had sent = decree to the commander
lDf the Salonican forces, announcing
the deposition OF Abdul Hamid, but
This cannot be confirmed.
A Disereditsd story.
There was q sensational and gener-
ally discredited rumor that Abdul Ha-
mid had offered $5O,OOOO0O to some
pf the Young Turks party to be allow
Sti 10 reanain a. ruler. with greatly
lnaodtlisd powers. There seems little
1oundation for the story Ia that there
10 no one person who dominated the
victorious legion sufficiently to be able
to guarantee the fulfillment Of any
pact with the sultan, and because Of
the further fact that an offer Of such
= sum from the troubled monafch at
this time Is impossible Of realization.
As Abdul is believed to be In q very
bad state, financially.
Two hundred Of the sultan's Albanian
soldiers stationed at the imperial pal
ace at Yildix constantly refuse today 20
surrender their quarters adjacent 10
the main gates of the palace enclosure.
them and force their surrender unless
they viii do % he desires. Some OF
his majesty's children are disobedi-
ent." remarked the officer command
ing the approach to the gates Of the
palace, In reply to q question. I'VE
have placed battalion Of Macedoni-
m volunteers within close range and
NO are only awaiting the arrival Of ar
tillery before making final demand
for surrendor. II this is refused we
must attack"
Tewfik Pasha. the grand vizier. to-
day transmitted to the sultan. the res
lgnation Of the entire cabinet and
communicated the fact to the parlia-
ment. A poll was taken OF parta-
msnt today which developed that the
opinion was almost unanimous that
the sultan be deposed as matter Of
nocessity. Young Turks agreed that
parliament should settle the sultan's s
fate. A court martial today sentenced
five men to be shot. A major Of the
guard 1t Yildix Kiosk confessed he was
paid six thousand dollars to act with
palaee conspirators. Nine thousand
soldiers and civilians are under arrest.
Terms for Sultan.
It is supposed that the sultan will be
allowed to remain on the throne, but
ON condition that he give guarantees
against the relapse to absolutism.
These conditions are as follows:
The wallis ol Yildis to b rassd: bar
racks at Yildis, quartering about 10000
men, under the immediate orders Of
the sultan. also to be- raxed: In the fti-
ture there be stationed at the palace 3
guard Of 100 men only, 70 be changed
daily ana supplied from different resi-
ment0 OF the garrison, alternately. In
order % make Il impossible for tho sui
tan to bribe them: the sultan must pay
the expenses Of tho expedition from
6alonica from his private fortune; the
sultan. whose fortune is largely in-
vested abroad. must pay to the gov
ernmsnt $1,000 - the basis for the
financial regeneration Of the country.
SULTAN 10 REMOVED.
London, April 26.-The Vienna cor
respondent Of the Daily Telegraph to-
day sends ! report that the Sultan was
taken cut Of the palace by force 1t 3
late hour and that Mohamned Rechad
Effindl was installed IN his place.
The cabinet Is In session today IN
Constantinople, having declared the
city n state Of siege. Save for his
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