The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-29

Trial, Life Will Be Safeeuarded and
Household Generously Provided for
-Constitutionalists to Endeavor to
Obtain Great Wealth of Former Sui
tan Invested Abroad-Principas in
Mutiny Of Troops CourtmartiaIed
and Shot.
ConstantinoDle. April 2S-The for
mer ruler OF the empire. Abdul Hamid,
viii he kept prisoner in a large
house with walled grounds, on
height overlooking Saloniki it was
learned tonight. i5e Is not TO be put
on trial as mas been widely reported
in Constantinople. for he is consid-
cred above -bo low.
1t was thought wise to keep the de-
posed sultan in European Turkey. re-
mote from the capital His household
VIII he administered on a generous
scale, and his life viii be safeguarded.
as he earnestly besouSht when noti-
ned of his dethronement
Abdul Hamid. with four wives, five
daughters and two of his younger sons,
two eunuchs and comparatively large
number of female servants, was taken
from the Yildiz palace last night and
started under an escorr Tor, Saloniki-
The constitutionalists want to get
the great sums of money that the for
mer sultan is supposed to have
abroad, not cnly because the govern
ment needs it. but because it is desir-
able that ne should be deprived of the
sources for another coup detat. Spec
ulation places Abdul Hamid's wealth
at ANYTHING between $25,000,000 and
5000 100000
1t was mentioned with pleasure to-
day at the palace of Mehemmed that
the American ambassador was the
first of the foreign representatives to
communicate his good wishes TO the
rcwly proclaimed sultan. The sultan
sent his compliments and thanks TO
Mr. Leishman.
The city was illuminated tonight
and general rejoicing continued.
Although this was holiday, courts
martial were held, and several of the
principals in the mutiny of the troops
were condemned TO death Later they
were taken outside the walls of tho
city and shot. Prince Sabah Eddine
the nephew of the sultan, who was ar
rested on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in the rising, has been liberated.
and his release has caused a good I'M
preston.
Constantinople, April 2s.-Abdul
Hamid. the deposed sultan of 1ur-
KEY. left the capital last night Tor
Saloniki. He Is accompanied by eleven
women of his harem.
He was conveyed quietly. under
cover of darkness. from the imperial
palace TO the station in Stamboul-
shortly after. he was installed ON
hoard the train that pulled out Tor
the west,
The special train with the deposed
sultan aboard, left the. Stamboul sta
tion at s o'clock this morning 1T is
duo at Saloniki tomorrow, as the run
takes about "a hours
Enver Bey. a leader oil the Young
Turks. said today in connection WIN
the departure, that the deposed SUI.
fan would be tried for mutiny anu
murder among the troops.
II is thought that on Abdul Hamnds
arrival in SaloniN he VIII be placed
in the Villa Allantini in one OF the
suburbs This villa WAS formerly tho
residence Of General Robilait, the COM
mander OF the Turkish gen armeS-
News has been received today from
Trebizonde. Jerusalem and Smyrna
where the change in the sultanate was
greeted with great rejoicing.
holiday was declared today to eel
ehrate the accession of Mehemmed V.
Half of the people of the country are
wearing badges Of red and white. inc
colors of liberty. pinned 10 lnei'
coats with a six-pointed star.