The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-04


was as quiet as If it never moved.
| Firing had ceased and every one
was in their houses Cannon were
| placed on the bridge, some pointing
| to the Stamboul side, others to the
Galata. All was done very quietly.
| Every once in a while a large num-
| Der of prisoners was marched across
the bridge, and would pass by the
Bible House. They were all placed
in the Seraskeriate grounds, as this
place has very high walls it can
easily be watched, the streets being
wide all around it. After four o'clock
we all came over to Gedik Pasha.
that is, all of our party that started
out in the morning. We took the
ladies and we started out on a sight
seeing trip. When we reached the
bridge, guard told us that we could
go any where that we wished and
that we could pass the bridge which
we did, being allowed to look at the
machine guns on the bridge. We
passed conveys of prisoners being
taken to the Seraskeriate but other
wise there was nothing visible. 1t
did seem very funny not to be push
ed from one side to the other by the
crowd which is usual here. We
came home and had a good nights
rest feeling that We were more
safe than we had been in some time.
On Sunday I went to church but
found that we were not to have SER
vice as it was thought best not to
hold it in the present condition of
affairs. We, instead OF coming
home. went up to the TaXim and
Tashkishla barracks, there we found
that the reports were true that there
had been some cannonading and
considerable damage had been done.
The sight that pleased us most was
to see the Macedonians moving in.
Their OK carts were there and they
were piled full of traps. On our way
back we met long line of pack
horses and cannon and behind them
was an auto cannon. 1t had been
running around through the streets
wherever it was needed. The bal
anCe of the day went by with little
or no news also Monday but Tuesday
was filled. About noon Mr. Peet re-
turned from the embassy and said
abdul Hamid is no more. We are
to have a new sultan inside of an
hour and the ceremony is to take
place at the Seraskeriate grounds.
We mad better all 60" | had been
sick in bed all day Monday but had
dressed and gone out on Tuesday,
fearing that l might miss some
thing and my work was falling on
Mr.. Peet, who has more than he
ought to have to do without mine,
too. Well, we went and at about
three o'clock the bugles commenced
to sound and up the street came a
large number of infantry surround
ing two carriages, closed, contain
ing the sultan, Rechad Effendi, the
brother OF Abdul Hamid and who as
sumes the name of Mohammed V.
Before the arrival of the imperial
cortege the members Of parliament,
the ambassadors, the Sheik III Islam
and many other important person
ages came 1t was all very inter-
esting.
Many had feared that Abdul Ham
id would not abdicate without much
force and bloodshed and that fetva
would not be Forthcoming from the
Sheik I'll Islam but the hand of Prov
idence seems to be with these young
men. In the night before they had
entered the palace and had gained
control sending the eunachs to pris-
on and the ladies of the imperial
harem to some Of the palaces on the
Bosphorus. The capture of the
sultan is rather a dramatic affair
one seldom seen.
This was the way it affected him
He was afraid to account for his
deeds and tried to put them off by
saying, "Why do you want my life?"
There was no reply. Still trembling
rle proceeded, 81 have reigned for
thirty-three years but / have done
i'll to no one. Why do you want my
life " No reply. 81 made war with
Greece. Why do you want my life?"
No reply. For thirty-three years
/ treated my brother Mamoud, well.
And another sultan would have kill
Vu DO WHY wv you NohI my
life?" There was still no reply
Another pause longer and more la
bored in which the sultan whined
pitifully "Only let me live I will do
what you wish me to do"
He has been taken to Salonica
and the city is well rid of him. His
home on the Bosphorus is to be
turned. so they say, into park This
is the end of him, let us hope
Dear friends, can I tell you what
his great and one Of his most re-
vengeful acts has been. In order
that he might again come into pow
er he organized that meeting of the
week before and has caused the
burning Of one of the most prosper
Gus cities in the Turkish empire,
gave money to bride men that he
might be safe and that they might
kill off all the leaders which have
so recently sprung up and are sur
prising the world by their GOODNESS
Of head. The affair in Adana, the
killing of all those people, the burn
ing Of that beautiful city was enough
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