The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
REDUCTION In SALARY
FOR NEW LORD MAYOR

marriage member of the sovereign
house OF osman. His wedding TO tha
eighteen year old daughter of the latS
Prince Suleiman. one OF the youngest
brothers OF the present Sultan. OF ex.
sultan Abdul Hamid, and OF the late
Sultan Aiurad. took place ten days ago
~ Constantinople, with much pomp and
ceremony, in the presence OF most OF
the princes and psAncesses OF the reign,
Ing family.
was n mere major. and was on leave OF
absence from his post of military at-5
tache Of the Ottoman embassy at Bcr-
In Although the highest offices were
d'etat. and he could have had the port
folio OF minister or the grade OF gem
eral; he declined everything Of the
ocnelcy, and returned.to his post at Bcr-
lin with his former grade of major.
When Abdul iiamid made the attempt
to recover his autocracy which re-
suited In his deposition. Enver hasten
ed from Berlin to Salonica and assisted
the generalssimo, Shefkct Pasha, in
placing Mahomet v on the throne.
agnin returning quietly 10 Berlin as
The present Sultan. aware OF The
strength OF the Young Turk party,
which. in spite of all that has been
said TO the contrary. still remains the
power behind the throne. and real!x-
Ing the influence over II exercised by
Enrer. even when SO far away as Ber-
self against being deposcd in his turn,
by ailyins the young officer. in matri
monial sense. to his family
When the Padishah thus bestows a
princess OF his house upon one of his
subjects. 1T is Officially regarded as so
great an honor that 1t cannot be de-
clfned under any circumstances. no
matter whether the lady is homely or
good looking, shrewlsh OR good temper
ed. old or young. virtuous or the reverse
at the same time, Enver knew per-
fectly well that men thus distinguished
by the sovereign are always regarded
with n certain amount OF contempt by
the people. and lose much of the pres
tige which they may theretofore have
title OF '.DaTad," which maybe trans
lated as "consort," and has become al.
most term of contempt Moreover.
when Mussulman weds princess OF
master In his own house. IT is she and (
not he Who is supreme, and while she
may often give him cause for jeal-
other wife. or even odaqisque in his
scraglio. Hc Is condemned to mono-
gamy, In spite OF the fact that the
Horan concedcs four wives to the True .
dive Tewfk, namely, FL IIamy Pasha.
found this out to his cost For, married
to one Of the most imperious daught-
ecption. to his having shown some
signs OF admiration for a young girl
among her attendants. that one day She :
caused to he placed before him a sill.
yer dish, on which, when the cover was
removed, he saw the severed head OF
the unfortunate odallsaue
Under the circumstances. It is easy
to understand that although tho
princess afIianced by the Huitan to En-
YER Bey two years ago was but SIX
teen years of age, and beautiful tho
major requested that the marriage
might he delayed for two years, In
order that no might complete his edr-s5
ut for the honor In store for him The
Two years having now elapsed Enverf
Boy was married a couple OF weeks
ago Mt Constantinople to this imperial
princess, whose face nc had never seen
until tho day OF his wedding. h
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