The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-12
MOST. UNHAPPY
MAN ON EARTH
MISERlES OF TURKEYS DEPosED
SULTAN, ABDUL HAND, ARE
STUPENDoUS.
is IN CONSTANT FEAR
Cannot Sleep Because of Hourly Eek
pectation of Betrayal and AS
sassnation--has Allen
ated His Family.

Berlin. Sept. IA remarkable ac-
count of the intense unhappiness of
the aeposed Sultan Abdul Hamid mas
been received from an authentic
source in Salonica, and which states
that the former despot fears for his
own life as much as ever In conse-
Quence OF his apprehension that mis-
enemies aim to assassinate aim ne
carefully avoids showing himself at
either of the windows Of the Villa Al
lantini, wherein he has been inn
prisonea since he was deposed nearly
eighteen months ago. He believes
that he might be shot from without
II one OF his pursuers caught sight OF
him. Neither entreaties nor urgent
advice regarding the danger to his
health from remaining permanently
indoors nor straight medical orders
can induce Abdul Hand TO leave the
louse and take exercise in the gar
den.
He not only refuses to leave the
house, but remains stubbornly on the
first floor OF the villa. He refuses
to descend to the ground floor, beliey-
ing that there is danger of bombs
being concealed in the cellar. Like
wise he refuses 10 ascend to the sec
ond floor, because he fears that tne
villa might be set on fire and that ne
might perish before escape was pos
sble.
Trembling day and night for his
life. the unhappy eXsultan leads
miserable existence He never I'M
dresses and he suffers from insomnia.
His tain, bowed figure wanders dur
ing the night from room to room ami
finally he drops exhausted to tittul
slumber on some tootman, During the
lay time he works as carpenter He
recently completed a large wardrobe
Curiously enough he has az burning
desire to sell it, not so much, 1t ap-
pears. to earn money as to convince
himself that his manual labor car
produce something worth buying
| Whatever the cause may be, he en-
treats his warders for permission tc
send the wardrobe away from the
villa to be sold. Eut this request has
been refused, because the Turkish
government fears that the wardrobe
might conceal within the wood some
undesirable communication TO the ex
sultan's friends.
Abdul Hamid hears nothing what
ever of events happening outside the
walls surrounding the villa grounds
Neither he himself nor his two wive;
nor the servants who followed hin
into captivity are allowed to read the
newspapers.
| Abdul Hands keen wish to ascer
Itain what is happening in the worlC
lied him to attempt to bride one o
the warders to whom he offered
hundred pounds for the latest news
napets. When warders or Officers
speak to him, the ex-sultan tries t.
start conversation with them, bu
they have orders TO listen to his ques
tons, but give indefinite replies.
| Abdul Hamid's first question is
What 10 the people think and sa.
about me?" He has also repeatedl
inquired whether other Europeai
= monarchs nave expressed opinion
about him, If 50, in what way? AM
then he clamors fore details of tn
revolution watch ended in his ovel
throw
Sometimes he sits nour after hou
deep in melancholy meditation re
Gently when the officers on duty cor
, graduated him on his birthday, Abdu
4 Efamid wept AMI said. Il was ono
: great sultan, and therefore you ca
only mock me when you congratulate
| ne in my humiliation. "
Abdul Hamid is intensely lionel.
Abdul Rahim, the only son who TO
: flowed him into captivity, has d.
serted him, declaring his father 5
petulant and nervous that no one ca
4 endure life in his vicinity. Burhane'
. din. mis- favorte son, to whom b
! desired to leave his crown, has r.
s undated Abdul Hamid, accusing hi
Of having caused the death of n
(Burhaneddin mother, because A
. dul Hanid refu sed to summon cor
petent medical men to attend her
her illness.