The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-24
Parliament Acts Under Guard
OF the Army
ABDUL HAND APPEARS
Drives to Mosque as Reports Of In
sanity Are Spread--Young Turks
Returu-Port Of Salonica Army
to Replace Garrison,

Constantinople, April 24.--The report
that the Turkish parliament in secret
session at San Stefano under the protec-
ton OF the Young Turk army, has voted
in favor Of the deposition Of the sultan
is confirmed. The only point left unde.
cided was the time when the deposition
should take place. The sheik.ul. Islam
is preparing fetwa on the subject.
About 200 deputies and nineteen sem
ators attended the sitting, One hundred
and fifty voted for deposition. The main
question now is whether the vote can be
regarded as legal
Sultan Abdul Hamid drove TO the
mosque for the Selamhk, as usual on
Fridays, and he was not paler nor did
be tremble more than usual. 1t is un-
derstood that the terms made by the
government with the Young Turk com.
mittee OF union and progress extend fur
Their than there was any expectation that
they would. Under its terms there will
Be no investigation Of the instigators
Of the recent outbreak
The committee will return 10 power
and probably win keep substantial part
OF the saloniea army in Constantinople
in place Of the present garrison, which
will DO disbanded II is doubtful wheth.
er Hilmi Pasha, The grand vizier when
the outbreak occurred, win return to
that Office
Events in Turkey during the last
twenty -four hours augured in for the
reign Of the sultan, simultaneously
with the report that the deputies and
senators, in session under the protection
Of the Macedonian troops at San stef.
ano, have voted to depose Abdul Hamid
came the other one that the sultan had
broken down under the strain and had
gene insane. II the report Of the sui
tan's mental condition is true, it will
open the way for his deposition IN
this way his successor would come to
the throne In the same way as he him
self did, for Abdul Hamid succeeded Sui.
tan Murad V after be had been declared
temporarily insane. The vote Of the par
lament at San Setfano is said to have
been $50 to 20 in favor OF deposition
This cannot, b brought about, however.
without the formality OF the Sheik.uI.Is-
lams decision This will come in the
way Of fetwa or religious declara.
ton.
The appearance Of the sultan when
be drove TO the mosque yesterday seemed
to contradict the reports about his col.
lapse.
The next step Of the parliament, II IL
said, win be to proteetthelifeofRechad
said, will be to protect the life Of Re-
chad Efendi, the sultan's heir. He is
at present a prisoner Of the sultan in
the Yildiz Kiosk.
AANhAHNaA1SN u Nh tHSStAft Nina on NNe
part Of Abdul Hamid now seems out Of
the question The investment Of Con.
stantinople by the eonstitutionalist
troops Il now complete and there il no
longer fear for the navy, which has cast
its lot with the army. The feet, which
lin the beginning was supposed to be
faithful to the sultan, left the Bosporus
Thursday for San stefano, and there the
commanders Of the ships declared sub
mission to the parliament. Even the
sultan's yacht Joined the other vessels.
The departure Of the feet from the Bos.
porus was cause Of Joy to the Euro
pean colonies in constantinople, for with
its going the fear Of bombardment was
past.