Show REPORT THAT ABDUL HAMID LOSES CROWN Sultan of Turkey Said to Have Hav Abdicated and Taken Re Rc Refuge Refuge fuge on Warship ARMY OF YOUNG TURKS NEARING WEARING I MEMBERS OF THE NEW CABINET CERTAIN TO LOSE THEIR OFFICES j I 4 e Constantinople April 19 The Sheikh head of the S 0 church chu is In i preparing a written doc docs 1 o s n to the Ute country S SIng o InS Ing In tl the e fall of the sultan sUl lh It is 18 rumored here Iere re this afternoon oil that S the sultan has fled Ded but the report 8 7 cannot connot be e confirmed s 4 Paris Pads April 19 A dispatch from o Constantinople le says the Young J Turks have given the sultan until 10 18 p m to abdicate According to too o 5 the dispatch M the tho Rus Rul 0 8 o J sian stan ambassador Is conducting the 0 2 0 S negotiations and the Russian 4 J cruiser Admiral Greig from Ath Athens 0 o ens ns Is 18 lying In the s o ready to take off the sultan 0 0 Constantinople April 19 The most important feature of the situation in inthe the ulie he Turkish capital today was the re report report report port that Sultan Abdul Hamid Harold had ab abdicated d It caused the greatest excite excitement excitement ment meat in the lobbies of parliament A rumor of the flight of the sultan on eu a warship followed closely on that of his abdication but neither could be con confirmed firmed d Large crowds gathered at the British embassy where other reports had it the sultan had taken refuge and there also ai o were scores s res of inquiries at the Rus Russian sian embassy concerning the truth of the rumor that th t the sultan was under the protection of Russia on one of its guard rd ships Not Improbable At both of these embassies all knowl knowledge knowledge edge edle of UK tile sultans movements was vae wa denied and the Turkish foreign office om also gave v a strong denial to all 11 these rumors The abdication of Abdul Ha Harold Hamid Hamid mid rold however appears to be not im lm improbable probable and it appears appe rs that within a aday aday aday day or two the constitutionalists may accept as all his successor Prince th UM Lbs l le est t son of the late sul sultan sultan tan 1211 nd hi In Hn a as are Hl d with Abt A Wul HI Ih attitude The palace to today aY was under UDder strong guard and even high officials were not permitted to enter Within Striking Distance The constitutional forces this after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon sent out small parties to recon and at 7 in the evening they were within sight of the gates of Constantinople They The encountered no resistance nor does any an resistance seem eem likely unless it is In at the palace The headquarters of ot the constitutionalists army is at and General Husni Pashas forces which now num number number ber her between KH 00 and occupy eup a II range ranle of hills about twenty miles from the capital Every hour reinforce reinforcements reInforcements reinforcements ments are adding to their numbers At a secret sitting of the chamber today the deputies refused to act on ona ona ona a vote of or confidence In the cabinet It was apparent that the chamber was hostile towards the cabinet because many of the ministers were identified I with the old regime Ready to Resign The grand vialer Tewfik Pasha Pama read reed reada reeda a declaration explaining that he had as asa muted a med office from patriotic motives ar arthe arthe arthe the moment of a crisis In order to have havethe havethe havethe the country and constitution which everybody believed to be ered He lie said he counted upon the support of the deputies and was ready to with withdraw withdraw withdraw draw if their confidence was withheld He concluded by announcing the sign signing lug ing of the protocol It Is not likely that tbt the entire army arm will reach the tle capital for some little time as Husni Huml Pasha and his military associates a deem It advisable adi able to with withhold withhold hold their advance until they are to win success by b overwhelm overwhelming lug ing numbers humbert They hope that the so soled soad ad led reactionary opp ston fon will yield without lighting fighting War W r Ministry Inactive The war ar minister under Pastel has been inactive except that appointments and promotions have bee been made to flU fill the vacancies caused by the tilt killing dUIR of ol officers which it is estimated number MO N There have been practical practically prat l 1 ly no preparations so no O far as can be ob observed observed served to resist the advance of the Sa Sn troops The city appears very quiet and Eu European Eum European m eRD and American women are driving drivIng drIVIng ing about the streets as usual Ad Admiral Admiral Admiral miral C M Chester and air Mr tl and Mrs I Arthur Chester C er of New ew York Y rk arrived here S yesterday Testy from Palestine ieti Killed at Adana It Is i j announced officially that the tbs deaths de at Adana Jana during durin the rioting numbered 40 among the being betas many Turks Ture The telegraph te lines linen to the provinces however are badly In IB Continued on Page 2 REPORT THAT ABDUL ABDULHAMID I HAMID LOSES CROWN CROWNi i Continued from Page 1 and details d as of or the tb massacres at Adana Tarsus Tanus and other places an are al lacking Even though the rumors of the sul sultans sultans sultans tans abdication are unconfirmed un they ther seemed la to 1 produce a feeling of distinct I j relief relle in Constantinople and the ad advance adanee advance vance anee of the army make makes the settlement of or the question of a matter mattee of or hours It is be believed b V the enveloping movement will wll willbe be completed by tomorrow night or early 1 Wednesday The Tb soldiers of the garrison appear to be Ite thoroughly con cowed ed edby by the advance of ot the Third army i i corps and the only cause caule for ston Is the attitude of o the Met fleet which I is doubtful i baet Pasha and other government delegates who were sent to confer coofer with returned today All that is I known know of the result of or the ne negotiations Is ig that the reit reiterated crated their demands demand and threatened to send five fhe battalion b tote into the tite city i Business Busine of n 1 I lind Irl is II t suspended and th itt v a eJ t officials mopes ppe p v ng f I II he e t n l r s E z i it I Rt t sfa t i l c 1 Jo rg of i t U ie e pro proto tOl to 1 w In n Ii e M ns Jf intervention by bj Bulgaria Throughout the night there w v was great at suspense se at th the YI II kik k Every EY Everybody body wak ai and l man manthe many z t danI rH 1 a ai l the thO w If n h J jt t m r n heights ht city olty It I i j e C posed to a coup de d ia a n I IThe The consensus C of opinion i that Viat if the th abdication abd of the Ute sultan is brought about his hi overthrow and the proclamation ties tion tie of hs h sue v wi m be Many Turkish ram fam flies lUes in the thc Stamboul quarter r are arA ar rf re T moving to 10 anodes abodes of greater gr Met oa eY ut utin to in general the people though tearful of 1 comI 1 event are arf a a tins th them m phil and with resignation APPEAL FOR HELP i I hosteL Boston April 1 It is A ri f cablegram in III I a cry M for fo help from fron the th seen sn of or orthe Ad Aia AFia Minor where he r I the he massacre tn at n Mr fr Roger R r and d Mr Wa has hs hasI hsI j I I been received by t American Ameran bt hoard ard Td of I I commissioners eor mon for foreign mission mu The 1 nc ncI I I Is 15 as follows follow dan Adana danI I CHAMBERS CHAB RS I This was weB tram the th R Rev Wimm ham Cham Cham ChamI hambers I hers ben the resident missionary of the th board at t Adana Convinced that the help rc re requested i quested u tell must be prompt Secretary ta Bar Har Barton B HarV ton th the klah o of the state de tie dei V i nt et t Washington of the appeal There are thought to tOV have haYS been upwards upward t j I nf fifteen missionaries connected with the Ule board gathered at Adana dan last lIt I week eek for tor th annual conference of the central Turkey mission mison I The Th identity of the particular delegates is I not known Inton to the tile American boards board s of I Heers er cers of thIs tha city eft but among If the entire I II number r of missionaries m in central Turkey I I of ot whom soro som are likely to have bae been n In InI I I Adana are ale the following flaB Kate of Ohto Ohio Miss KIa Alice AUte K Brewer or of orI J I Washington niece n of Justice Jostles Ja Brewer of the States Stata supreme court Miss Mi Isabella M Blake of Vermont Miss 11 M K Blakeley of den Mass Kaas M Dr Thomas D Christie o ol of Hartford Conn Cone Conni i I and his wife William N X Chambers Chamber or of Canada and his bill wife Ife Cornelia Cornelta Chambers 1 of Philadelphia Fred F and his i I wife Lulu K 3 S Goodsell GO IJ of San an Francis Francisi i co en Dr Lucius O 0 Lee of Ow Web fie Frederick W McCallum and aDd Mra Mr McCal McCallum lum luin of Toronto Canada Mrs In Margaret Trowbridg of Brooklyn BrookIn sad and Miss Clara ClaraL ClaraI L I Peck of Chicago Chica o oLESS LESS DISORDER i I Constantinople April ApT The American Amerian i vice Ite consul at Mersina John ohn Debbas re reI reI reports I ports poria that the disorders at t Adana are j I quieting ng down The Tb two American missionaries Dr l r M N Rogers Heger and aDd Mr tr Maurer were Wiled on Thursday afternoon while attempting to extinguish a in the house of an n aged ged Turkish woman man They were Shot ot dead The T missions tomo at Adana and nd Tarsus Tanus are arenow new now receiving adequate protection MeT Mer Mersina ama sina lI is anxiously awaiting g relief The killed at Adana Adaa are arl estimated mated at t more than la but no DO particulars of the mas maa massacre sane mere are yet J available all Disturbances have haYe occurred alo lo lw at atra ra a city elt of about W people in the et of Al Phora about eighty ei ht mils inure mil northeast of fIl td It Tt is II reported that twenty Q persons S ware we re killed or wound wounded ed id there Th The authorities at Marash larash be bI behaved bayed haved well and the disorders were soon put down don The American embassy Is III without any information concerning the reported ar arrest arI arrest I rest refit here bere yesterday of George N S McCain I an American from Colorado C Springs |