Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 26, 1909, Page 1

VOL. LIL—NO. 98. ~ NORWICH, " PRICE TWO CENTS. SULTAN'S FORGES ALL SURRENDER| Martial Law Prevails in Constantinople--Order Maintained with Strict Hand ABDUL HAMID PRISONER IN HIS PALACE Yildiz Garrison Surrendered Sunday to the Constitution- alist Troops—Sultan to ba Dealt with by the Parlia- ment—Soldiers of Yildiz Garrison Prisoners in Hands of Macedonian Battalions. Censtantinople, Aprfl 25.—Abaul Hamid's 10ign as an absolute monazch s over. Tae forces of the comstitu- tionalists are in full possession of the capitol after fierce fighting following wn attack which began about 5 o'clock Saturday morning, and in which the wttacking troops used artillery. The total number of the killed is probably some §,000. Yiidiz’s Garrison Surrendered Sunday. Constantinople, April 25.—The Yildiz garrison surrendered today to the cot- stitutionalist forces. The commanders of these battalions began sending in the!r submission to Mamhoud Schefzet Parha last night, and the whole of the troops prote:ting the palace gave their formal and unconditional surrender shertly after dawn. Niazi Bey, who is velled the hero of the July revolution, §s nuw in command of the garrison, Sultan Remains in Paluce. Suitan Abdul Hamid has been per mitted to ren nhe Yildiz Kiosk, where yesterday wit his ministers he awaited the outcome of the struggle between his loyal troops and the army of investment, each hour bringing to him word of a fresh disaster. It has been stated, €ince victory rested with the constitu- tioimlists, that t sultan hinself gave orders to Fis men not 10 resis Whether or not this is true, It can ba eafely sald of the troope within the capital that they made a stubborn re istance at all points and the losses on | th sides are exceedingly heavy, for | &he length of time the engagement was in progrees. Constantinople in State of Siege. A representative of the commawder n ohief of the comstitutionalist fofces §s sutherity for saying that the sultan will be dealt wih by the parliament wnd that there will be an adequate in quiry inte the sovereign's alleged com- ®hofty in the recent mutiny. Up to the Present the ministry has not been dic- slved, but Constantin,ple and & num Por of other places have been declared in a state of siege. Martial law pre- wails and while there is some uneasi- mess among the people order has been intained with a strict hand. The ast garrisen to surrender was the altmieh artillery barracks in Scutari, ®pposite Stamboul. Threat to Blow Up the City. Four thorsand men stationed there with a hundred guns threatened ®iow the city into ruins, but to General Schefket ordered up sixty bir | guns and several batteries of machine | urs to positians which comman: E i3 steamed out of rangs of the nield rieces ®nd prepared for action. The corn- mardor of the harracks there ‘pon sul mitted and the artillerymern will bpe Darched out, as the trcops of tre otk garrisons already have been treated wnd made temporary prisoners with- out arme, to awalt transfar to outly Wistricts. Terrific Fighting Saturday. Followlng yesterday's terrific fght Ing, in which it is estimated £,000 were siain, the city took on an aspect of strange quiet towards evening. There vas some fear that there would he Tirther fighting Auring the. night, for the forces of General Schefket were etrongly posted close to the palace. But beyond a few scattering shols there was nothing to dfsturh the peae; of the city. The investing trocps w re the Yildiz garréson would remain lcyal € the gultan and continue the rtruggle to the end. Fortumatcly the officers ecommand of these soldiers saw hopeiessness of resistan2s ana (here mas no opposition when various com wmanders laid down their swords and gave over their detachments to the ®irongly entrenched “enemy.” Martial Law Proclaimed. Th proclamation of martial law in Constantinople and environs was fol- lowed by a circular note which was sent to each of the foreign ambassa- dors. It read: T have the honor to inform your ex- ellency that in view of the circum- siances a state of siege begins todav in the capital, Ismid, Tchekmedje, Tcha- talja, Gebize, Kartal and Beyoc (Signed) RIFAAT (Mirister of Forelgn Affairs.) Evacuation of Yildiz Quarters. The evacuation of the quarters pround the Yildiz Kiosk began early #r the morning, . The soldiers of the arrison were, made prisoners and heir places were taken by Macedoni- an_battalions Memdouk Pasha, commander of the surrendered palace guards, came slow- v out of the gate. He was allowed to !m;, his sword, but was attended b officers whose swords were missing. Memdouk Pasha paused to ta with the correspondents. “It is the will of Allah,” said he, “we have done our duty.” What Will Be Done With the Sultan? The question is now being asked by every one: “What will be done with the sultan?’ This inquiry was made directly to Colonel Hamdi at the headquarters of Schefket Pasha. the commander of the Second and Third a1my corps, and he replied: ‘His majesty's relation to the events of March 13 will, I understand, be considered by & commission of nota- ble men sitting privately. The en- deavor will be to arrive at a just esti- mate of his majesty’s position. This is not a civil war, but a punitive ex- pedit Our task is to cleanse the army—from sedition and bring it to 2 proper state of discipline, to find, try and execute those who have mur- dered their officers and devised and Jed the rising against the authority of the state. We shal] courtmartial the suspected persons and execute those that are condemned, who will number possibly fifty, possibly two hundred.” Enver Bef, 'one of the leaders of the Young Turks, when asked how mili- tary men regarded the sultan, replied: ~#We do not have an opinion on that gubject. The sultan is in the hands of the parliament. The army is the instrument of civil authority and the army's mission in this affair is to up. hold the civil government.” SBULTAN FORCIBLY REMOVED. Report That Mehammed Reschad Ef- feadi is Installed in His Place. London. April 25—The Dally Tele- graphts. Vienoa correspordsnt sends the it *11&1 was taken out ain within the walls of ks and the cruiser Medijiel | forced, however, in the fear that | and that Mehemmed Reschad endi was installed in his place. special despatch says that few of the inhabitants_of Constantinople aware of how dangerous a crisis was passed through last week while the town was in the hands of the muti- nous. soldiers. It is stated th | mutineers clamored ~ for _money threatened to loot the Buropean qua ters. In view of the urgent need, t government . succeeded in Lorrowing 1/$1,000,000 and was able to pacify the | men. BRITISH SHIPS ON THE SCENE. Are Adequate to Protect Americans as Well as Englishmen. Washington, April 25.—While condi- tions in the near east conmtinue to be alarming and unsettled, the state de- partment hag been given assuranc by Great Britain through the Ameri can embassy at London that her on the scene are adequate to protect Americans as well as English subjects. Further advices today from the Lor don embassy contain the information that after a consultation with the Brit- ish foreign office, Russia has sent an | expedition from the frontier to Tabriz for the relief of foreign nations. It is 180 stated that the British represent- atives do not regard the situatfon as serious as the American legation has | indicated | A despatch from the American em- y at Constantinople ted one o'clock today, says { after severe fighting the city is in complete con. trol of the constitutional forces. The despatch says the dragoman of the American embassy, a Turk, has been slightly wounded, and that Mr. Moore, the newspaper correspondent, is resting easily. No other Americans have been injured, The department has been assured by the embassy of the safety of two American women named Webb, about Whom some inquiries were made. Trouble is likely to continue in the provinces, it is said HOTEL GUESTS FLED Fire B-oke Out in Battery Pzrk Hotel, Asheville, N. C. N. C., April i n the laundry room Ashevil which broke ou of the FBattery Park hote o'clock this morning hundred guests to clad only in night garment During the excitement after the ¢i:- here at 4 ding covs of the fire the electric lignts went out, adding to the confusion. Tt fire was soon extipguished, the damage amounting to only & few hundred doi- lars, mong the guests were Mrs, Var Wyck, wife of former Judge Augustus H. Van Wyck; Mrs. James Osborne, wife of a prominent New York lawy« and Mme. Olice Fremstad of the Me ropolitan opera house T Kenilworth, the other largc tourists' ho was also destroyed fire about two weeks ago, escaping in their night NEW YORK IRISHMEN AND ITALIANS IN RACE RIOT. Itali n Saloon and Grocery Wrecker— Wholesale Clubbing by Police. New York, April Irishmen and Ital —Fifty or more ns were involved in a fierce race riot at Tenth aven nd " hirty-second street tonight and order was not restored until an Italian loon and an Italian grocery store ha been wrecked. Thi combatants wc ciubbed by the police an¢ eight rests we: 1 made. Almost cusly another and smal 1 fig: lians themselves in a W, Second street tenement required police inter- ference. The former trouble is said to have started in the grocery store over ay argument by two Irishmen and three Italians. When order had been re stored one of the combatants, Ar Palmo, was found bleeding from 2 wound on the forehead and was moved to the pital. MANY FROM NORWICH Besides Coast Artillery Companies At- tended Governor’s Funeral. Thers was a large number from this besides the Coast artillery com who attended the funeral of Goy ernor Lilley at Hartford and Water- bury on Saturday, while in town thera was a general ceskation of business 1or five minutes after 4 o'clock, stors dou were closed for that veriod and others carried out the general plan so far as possible. ‘The number from here included Con- aressman Higgias, Joseph T. Crutten- den, C. D, Nyes, Tyler Cruttenden, Wil liam H. Breed, Charles Bard, James W, Blackburn, John Donovan, George E. Eliott and many others, Representa- tive Tibbits a>companied the funcraj party as a member of the committee from the legislature to the cemetery. The Coast artillery companies left here at 6.45 and returned at 2.30, turn ing out in large numbers FUNERALS. Mrs. John H, Leffingwell. At 3.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon the funeral of Harriet, widow of John H, Leffingwell, was held from tha home of her son, Silas Leffingwell, at Rast Great Plain, Rev. J. G. Ward, pastor of the Lefiingwell Baptist church, offi- cieting. There was a large attend- ance. Miss Louise Pratt sang two hymns. There wers many handsome floral forms. The bearers were Elisha Fred and John K. Post and Orrin B Leffingwell. Burial was in the West Plzin cemetery, Funeral Director Gager being in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Mary C. Briggs. On_Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock the funeral of Mrs. Mary C. Briggs, widow of Charles H. Briggs, was held from the home of her son-in-law, Al- bert Clarkson, the services being con- ducted by Rev. E. 8, Worcester, pastor of Broadway ~Congregational church. The house was filled with relatives and friends. There were handsome floral remembrances. The bearers were Thomas Wormsley, Mr. Randall, Peter Young and Ambrose Wilson, Several hymns were sung. Burial was in Yantic cemetery, where a committal service was read. Funeral Direcior SCENE IN HARTFORD DURING THE FUNERAT OF GOVERNOR GEORGE LEAVENS LILLEY. Crowds of Citizens on the Capitol Grounds. 'Roosevell’s First Try at Game BRIEF EXPEDITION EVENING AT KAPITI TROLLEY CAR COLLISION AT NEW HAVEN. Cabled Paragrapis. Condensed Telegrams President Taft Gave the First of a éisapueared From Ucean Liner EITHER FELL OR JUMPED OVE! BOARD SATURDAY NIGHT. | Mctorman Probably Fatally Injured— Air Brakes Failed to Hold. members of Senator Elihu Root Was Re-elected | CLAD IN NIGHT GARMENTS.‘ e tonight Cornelius International that it is not thought that he will re- SATURDAY President Taft Is Gradually Making lightly cut and ¥ ¥t happene avenue and Ferry "erry street cars crossed ti Department HON. RONALD E. M. RAMSAY BAGCED TWO WILD BEASTS demonstration The Russian Bureaucracy has decid iptroduction into Russia i avenue in charge torman Sullivan | Was Passenger on Hamburg-American Old Settler Takes Great Liking Salvation Army Kermit—Party Starts for the Athi Steamer Cleveland from New York was smashed of King Vic- Charles Warren Stoddard, for Plymouth—Letter Found in Czbin | markable sk ibule and sustained a cut on the head and in is thought at Hundreds of Russians wvas resurrected 10 was a pas- rg- American Torris Fitzgibbons, the motorman of , was cut about the broke camp and sta Alfred Pease McCarren, democratic Alienists to Tiestify Discussed sengers in the two cars were all more The m st se. e were Albert Stoer ed a fractured rib cuts on the fac Ennis & Stoppani afternoon sorting his Iees cut and went to try Kermit Brings Down a Buck. An old settler who seemed to take Mr. Roosevelt Has Forbidden from giving erning future plans or movements of the party was last seen on § 5 and 6 o'clock. hout the voy Letter Found bringing down one Ex-President Disappointed. The accident is thiusht to hace heen | succeeded in A by the fajlure of the air brikes enue car to hold the Russia and Bulgaria Have Formed Daniel O'R Ramsay's letter, the con- Aetermined until Motorman until Motorman immediately vo wild beasts and a Thomp- , Drs. Manson, Iir joyed the experience The President Accepted the Am feeling rather queer, good-bye to DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Pursuing With-Vigor Violators of the Anti-Trust Law. oosevelt was somewhat disap; immigration uded the defense | are much sought after for Rev. 8. G. Pinnock the foreign board of the South Bavtist I wish I could have been more all the members of the pa anion to you up at Saskatch- is pursuing with vigor ging to a final deter- civil and criminal, Wlpox is preva ent at Nuie i and , as 1 am sure I shall mination all Son of Thirteehth Earl of Dalhousie. isvéstigation ! anti-trust law Hon, Ronald Ra act, and the ing and receiving of reh the interstate commerce t prohibiting the grant- the strictest being observed. 1say was born as the son of the thir- house of representatives of n disproving the most entirely charges al- $5,000 REWARD FOR MISSING NEW YORK GIRL. several acts were pending in the but this number Scots Guards. AUTOMOBILE CRASHéD INTO A STONE PILE. Coast Ports. Armenian mas- rumber of k | some of the great importance from the | Daughter of Wealthy Thread” Manu- facturer Disappeared Last Friday. Japan entered a American missionaries have he United States Soya and Aso, comprising Among the cases the government York, New Haven remaining is Mrs, Florence Mathewson oif Spring- Instantly Killed. York, April and Hartford Rail- involving the f the violation of the Sher: trust act by combining v and _electric a Are Protestin Eoas, a wealthy thread manuuf gl sons e g e information his thirteen Rear Admiral Ijichi, steamed into Sa: Pedro today Warren, Mass. Mathewson, Springfield, was instant- tonight when an automobile was riding e the West Warren road. were her hus- H. R. Wright Springfield. ants was at driving the protectorate merican | was a large one, the ¥ East Africa which will take them to all of the prin- of the Pacific newspapers to is $4,000 more than was red and was annou tion by the department of justice stone pile on Japanese war. Aso is the former DYING FROM HICCOUGHS. Frederick Weed of Dan Unconscious Sunday. band and Mr. and Mrs. O Teanle st Brandenberg mental aber- ration which for a time n the girl's disappe Isor Became With him was his eight year old step- formerly the cruiser Variag, which was f Chemulpo. They disappearance since a conference with Dr. Beibert, the famous physician, who de- clared ‘that the best and that the supposition that she lost her mind is preposterous. notwithstanding the giving the slightest clue to her where- been received to secure rélief from an attack of hi coughs which seized him on Thurs last, Frederick Weed, 55 years old, a colored resident of this place. hecame unconscious today and his physicians say that he will di attention to the hiccoughs when first | seized, but his inabilky to stop them led him to consult e physician. nery methods to allay the attack weve as were more heroic | the hiccoughs increasing in until Weed became. hausted that today he lapsed i{nto un- | cor sciousness buc a short time. | Heinrich Conried Critically 11l in Aus- | carrying heavy with high sp: es and equipped that he had been k of theroad to the other, and after striking a/fence, an electric light pole and a tree, it went against pile, throwing Mrs, out and killing her instantly. contact with pole resulted tonight, as entire lighting system out.of commis- New York™ Police Methods to Check a Joy Ride. 5.—Rather sensa- BOMB IN NEW ORLEANS. Sensational Attempt to Demolish Famous Old St. Louis’ Cathedral. Mathewson Weed pald little abouts had up to late | the electric “joy ride” were adopted by the police when they fired on an The famous INCOME TAX PROPOSITION. street, was shaken today by women which hal knocked sion believed to have bomb vlaced In the south tower of the | Senate Sentiment Pretty Evenly Div ed—Differences of Opinion. resuited from a Director of Census North Not Yet to necke, a waiter, in Third avenae. occupants of the car crouched 1o bullets whizzed any damage. machine quickly identity ofi the men and women is un- Washingten, April terances by President Taft, expressive | of the hope that congress will hasten | sage of ‘the tariff bill so that | | business may be restored to its normal condition at the earliest possible day, may postpone the real test of strength | over the income tax proposition. At present sentiment in the senate —Frequent ut- | for many blocks and it created exclte- Washington, Increasing its speed, thc ppeared and of the cens differences with Secretary department of woman and a child were the only occu- rants at the time, and none w commerce and relative to the matter of authority and | the census bareau, have resulted in several conference Austria, April Heinrich Conried, the former director of the Metropolitan Opera house, York, was ve 5 AR Meran, Tyrol, STEAMER CHELSEA Went on Her Regular Run Between Both Legs Amputated. New Haven, C administration ill when he ‘left | Funeral of Governor Lilley MARTIAL HONORS WITH BURIAL AT WATERBURY, STATE SERVICE IN CAPITOL Most Impressive Event of Its Nature That Conmecticut Has Ever Seen— Eulogy by ex-Governor McLean. Hartford, April Martial honots were paid to George L. Lilley Sat- urday with a state funeral atthe capi- tol and a military funeral in the oty of Waterbury, where the burfal took place. It was the most Impressive event of its nature, sad though it was, that Connecticut h ever seen. The here were simple and lasted only a few minut he day was one of brilliant sunshix in contrast to the gloominess of yesterday when the body was transferred from the executive mansion to rotunda of the capi- tol. Thousands Witnessed Escorting of Body. Many thousands of people witnessed the escorting of the body to the train and as they were gathered outside the north front of the capito] they heard the eloguent eulogy of former Govern- or MclLean over the deceased. The n mbers of Governor Lilley's family went to the capitol shortly after ni o'clock, but did not stay for the serv. ices. services Arrival of State Officers. Shortly after the members of th legislature began to _arrive, acting Governor Weeks and Mrs. Weeks be- ing there first. On the west side sat the legislators, on the other side the invited guest The front row of with the honc bearers United L Senators keley and Brande- gee, officlals of the state, members of the governor's s former Governor Woodruff, former Governor Lounsbury, former Governor Coffin and other for. mer _officer overnor Pothler of Rhode Island and members of his staft and the representatives of the govern- ors of New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Outside the c tol the various com- mands had been a 1g and had take en up positions on the north front. ats was filled Simple Service. The service was simple, Rt Rev. Chaun B. Brewster, bishop of the diocese, ‘alone officiated. With him were Chaplain J. F. Sexton of the sen- ate, and Rev. Mr. Countryman, chaps lain of the house; Rev. James Good- win, chaplain of the First company; Rev. Dr, Phillips, chaplain of the Sec- ond_company of Guards, and Rev, H. E. Peabody, chaplain of the . Hors Guards, and Rev. Dr. John N. Lew Jr., a rector of St. John's church, W terbury, The military chaplains were in uniform and the other clergymen in vestments. The bishop read the sentences from the burial office tollowed by the 1 the prayer for the affieted. n came the prayers for the leu- ant governor and the general as- sembly from the prayer book, The Scripture lesson was from Revelations vil Ex-Governor McLean's Eulogy. Sx-Governor McLean in his eulogy said in part He lived to vindicate his friends and to do his duty. This was the single hope of his courageous soul and in the fulfillment of this hope fear of death and love of life had no part This loyalty to duty was his chief in- heritance. He knew, as we all know that money sometimes sits too high and iggegrity sits too low in the coun- cils f the nation “He had the courage always to raise his voice in protest, Once he raised his voice alone in a matter of vital | importance to his country, and that volce was drowned in a tumult of censure and abuse. Single-handed he had the courage to try to reach the truth, which never hurts an honest man or honest men, and the only door that Jed to the whole truth was closed by those who had the power to closé | it and defeat his purp In the opinion of some men of honest intent he made a grave mistake and the cen- | sure he recelved'was justified, In the opinion of other men, of equally hon- est intent, this one fallure should have been and still may be his crowning achievement He gladly accorded to his distn- terested critics absolute honesty of purpose and they will now as gladly be as just to him. “Two days before his strength failed him he said to me, ‘T do ot expect to live very long, but if God gives me length of days I shall devote them all to the prevention and punishment of chicane and extravagance in the use of the money of the people.” “Nearer, My @God, to. The At the conclusion of Governor Mc- Lean's address, Bishop Brewster an- nounced that the hymn, “Nearer, My God, to Thee” would be sung. The Choral club led in the singing and all present.took part. The singing of this devotional hymn was fmpressive Services at Waterbury. At Waterbury the military escort bot and Horse | Guards going there as a_personal es. cort, The services at St. John's church and at the grave in Riversice ceme- tery were of a dignified natare. The short and simple committal service of the Episcopal church was read, while the troops stood at attention Three Volleys—*“Taps.’ When the Lord's Prayer had been repeated, the order to “Fire” was giv- en and three volleys rang out over the hills. Silence was again broken by the sounding of “taps.” The fam- ily gazed into the open grave, turned sadly away to their carriages, and the burial of the governor was over. $8,000 Fire in Chicago Amerioan Base- ball Park. Chicago, April 25.—One end of the grandstand and the first base pavition of the American league baseball park were destroyed by fir ight. The blaze started in the pavi¥on and ra; idly spread, owing to the dryness the wooden stands and a high wind. President Comiskey estimated the loss at $8,000. The fire will not interfere with the baseball game scheduled for tomorrow. treight train, Lynch, 15 years old, of 11 Bank street, fell from a car and rolled under the wheels, which ctushing them so that it to amputate them at the hospital. is not expected to live. Taft, said tonight it was not now his purpose to resign, and that while the matter at issue remained unsetjled he would defer making any comment. evenly divided over an. in- come tax amendment to the bill, but there are many differences of opinion among those favoring the idea as to detalls of the legislation. ators belleve that it to tax incomes of le while others belleve it will be neces- sary to go as low at $2,000. There are others who argue that fixing a_mini- mum at any figure will result in un- Furthermore many of the champions of the propos- 1 to tax incomes take the position that it will require time to work out a sat- isfactory plan to reach coi i this place, a he suffered a paralysis on | Bordighera, Italy, short time ago. stroke of apoplexy, wil one side of the body. He has been un- conscious for the past four days, and there is little expectation of his recov- brother-<n-law, sisters are with him. 4934y ABpUNg YOA MSN PuE Suoh There were many at the Chelsea’s a8 necoseary wharf on Sunday afternoon insp: remodeled boat, the change so great that the former, Some sen- is impracticable than $5,000, Aged Woman Blown Under Wheels of Express Wagon. April 25.—Injuries received by being blown wheels of an express wagon late yes- terday by the high winds, caused the Martin Mason at' the Eight Lives Lost in Mississippi River. pril - kight people were lost and seven others on board | Manager Stallings will not allow him had a thrilling escape from death when | to play until Monday, May 3, which the towboat Eagle of the Louisiana the Petroleum company went down early ississiy lmummn-n’.nn:nmw-ur‘ steamer is all painted white and the superstructure style, the staterooms from a cabin now instead of from the management is to be congratulated upon the betterment of [House of Mercy hospital here toda; the boat, which will result in better &rds Mason was 82 years old and a low. ~ Danbury.—Acting under instructions -~y givenr to all the regular and special po- licemen to use every possible means to stop the practice of riding bicycles on sidewalks, Special Policeman Gunn ar- rested two youths who were pedaling their machines along Maple avenue. up in fine riminations. death of Mrs. today. in the miles south of New Hal Chase Reaches New York. New York, April 25.—Hal Chase, first baseman of the New York Americans, who has been laid up with varioloid in Augusta, Ga. for the last three weeks, ‘reached New York thoday and called’ tonight on his fellow players, from whom he received a great recep- tion. Chase is anxious to play, but to be “Hal Chase day" at American league park. Chase bears