New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-20
THE SULTAN VERY Ill
His Heir Present at King Ed
wards Funeral TO-DAY.

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gporular interest has been TO such an ex-
.srt ynouopolize6 by the death of Edward
IN and tie accession 10 the throne or
.-oo-Ee X :hat the very serious Illness of
10 sultan OF Turkey has been allowed TO
-,sss relatively unnoticed. Yet he has been
:, :ne point OF death. and although there
has been some improvement in his condi-
.,an. Il Is evident that his reign, which
c-lv began & year ago. is rapidly drawing
.. q close Frue the disease OF measles.
which was officially designated as his NAL
,5v x not serious in Itself. but. Il is quite
alarming in a rather stout and prematurely
aged man of sixty-six. who Is afflicted with
hardening OF the arteries and with Brights
a,sesss IN an advanced degree The COM
,ss,atfon OF Brfght's disease and measles
#, led for time 20 a temperature OF lo5 and
pulse Of ITO. from which II VIII be seen
that his life may be said TO have hung
fo- time in the balance. The affection
n the kidneys. as well as his obesity, had
.,s origin IN the fact that during the great
CT part Of the more than thirty years reign
~ his brother. ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid. he
was kept a strict prisoner in his palace
ard never permitted 10 wander beyond
The precincts Of the very small park by
which il vas surrounded.
The next heir 10 the throne, Yussuff Tor
Josephe Izzedine. is representing to-day the
Sublime Porte at the funeral OF King Ed
ward He is the eldest son or the late
Sultan Abdul Aziz. who was deposed in 1876
and Immediately afterward driven TO sui
eide He is therefore a first cousin OF the
r!eseut Padishah- The fact that he, rather
thar the sons Of Abdul Hamid or the reign
ing Sultan. should be next IN line for the
throne IS due TO the religious and civil
lsv-s which for hundreds OF years have
determined the succession of the reigning
house Of Osnan The Padishah's own son,
Zla-Eddine. a man now thirty years of age,
IS only ninth in the line Of succession
The heir apparent is q small man His
stature IS extremely abbreviated In fact,
10 IS not SO tail as King Victor Emmanuel.
and when ne ascends the throne viii en-
5gv the distinction of being the shortest
ruler in Europe. He is more than fifty
Years old. bnt. unlike the present Sultan,
Is in excellent health and condition He is
on very good terms with the Sultan, this
icing something altogether new in Turkish
history. Heretofore the heir apparent has
a1vays been treated by the occupant of the
throne as an object of grave suspicion and
has frequently been kept in close captivity
pec.any barred from intercourse with for
eiEners- During the recent visits OF the
Kings Of Bulgaria and Of Servia to Con
ktartinople the Turkish heir apparent took
r rroninent part in all the festivities, and
IT every important ceremony invariably Oc-
cupies z position on the steps Of the throne
nv the Padishah's side.
He IS also on friendly terms with the
Young Turks. and while talking English
French and German f1uently, nearly all his
knowledge OF foreign languages, foreign
rour-ies and foreign affairs has been de-
rived from books. For Z long time he con-
tented himself with one wife, but owing 10
her childiessness subsequently took three
others The fourth one alone has presented
lin with any issue, namely, girl, who is
lis only child. He is extremely fond Of
music and OF flowers, especially roses, and
bOtk his residence and the gardens by
which il is surrounded show Z cleanliness
znd care and an orderliness which are al
together un-OT5entsL