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Show WHOLE MINISTRY HALED TO JAIL I Correspondence N. T. Evening Post. ' A ministry Jn Jail would havo been a raro tiling1, even In the rough-and-ready good old days, had thoy had such things as ministries; today It seems absurd. But tho most dramatic feature of the chango In the Ottoman empire was tho banishment and downfall of tho representatives repre-sentatives of tho old regime, commonly known as the Ylldlz camarilla. All those august personages who had not fled were lgnomlnlously "pinched." When tho constitution was proclaimed In Russia none of the grand dukes lost his power: on the contrary they remained factors In the quasi-reformed government. govern-ment. But In Turkey the government passed entirely Into the hands of the reformers, re-formers, and the old pashas and beys who had kept tho country for a score of years In perpetual terror, were dealt with as public enemies and criminals. Some of tliem are yet In prison awaiting trial, others havo been tried and have paid a penalty for their guilt, while the most resolute ones, Izr.et Pasha, Solim Mal-hama Mal-hama Pasha and Zla Bey, aro fugitives In foreign countries. Tho revelations made by Zla Bey, a member of the Ylldlz clique, were only a chapter of many disclosures of an unsavory un-savory character, which aro gradually coming out about the moans by which , the palace officials and their proteges, ' both native and foreign, have enriched ! themselves through corruption, disregard-; disregard-; lnp public Interests and tho suffering of millions of human beings. Young Turks I whoso bravery nnri prudence In securing i a constitutional government havo Invited tho respect of the .civilized world, wisely enough have avoided all aggressive means in dealing with their opponents, tho Ylldlz clique, lest thoy should strengthen the reactionary ranks. These men. onco In power, who a couplo of tr.onlhs ago could order the execution of any Individual who was not In favor with them, bocamc suddenly the butts of an Indignant mob, which tried to destroy both the prisoners and their property. Rioters broke their doors, window glasses, threw stones at thorn, spit in their faces, but the young Turks, who now rule Turkey, Tur-key, came to their rescue, protected them and lmprlsoneU them In safe quarters. quar-ters. The day after the granting of the constitution con-stitution one after another of the members mem-bers of tho old regime was taken to -the prison of the war department In tho Beyazld quarter of Constantinople They wore Tahslm Pasha, tho first secretary to the Sultan: Hassan Rami Pasha, minister min-ister of marine: Memdouh Pnshu, minister minis-ter of Interior; itlv-a Pasha, minister of war: Zekl Pasha, minister of the nrtll- j lery; Abul Huda, the Sultan's astrologer, and his son Hassan Halld, Dr. Akah Pa- : sha, Rcshcd Pasha, mayor of Constantinople; Constanti-nople; Kamll Agha, the Sultan's Ibtikdor (a kind of vulot). and other minions. Desperate Zeki. When Zckl Pasha was arrested he tried to commit suicide, but ho was prevented from so doing by the membora of his i family. Ills efforts to bribe the oftlcers who arrested him and escape the country failed. While in Jail. In an Interview with a representative of a Turkish paper, he said; "1 have done no wrong, stolon no penny from tho people. I made my fortune for-tune through the Sultan. All the property prop-erty left by persons who had no ono to Inherit their wealth went to the government, govern-ment, and tho Sultan, for a little consideration consid-eration of money, turned over all this property to me. Mow what I havo bo-longs bo-longs to the people, and I am willing to return It to them.'' On August ID Zekl Pasha was released, after willingly giving up all his property, valued at half a million dollars, and $70,-000 $70,-000 In cash. .About thu same amount In cash was left to him. Ilassnn Rami Pasha, minister of marine, ma-rine, when arrested, begged not to be Insulted, not to be spat upon. The specific charge against him was that he had stolen all the money deposited with thu government by various contractors, who furnished provisions, clothing und other necessities for the use of his department. In his possession were found checks for ?1, 000,000, drawn on European banks, $100,000 in cash, and $50,000 worth of jewelry. After the trial all these were confiscated, and ho was set free. Poisoned Cheese. Rlza Pasha, minister of war, tried to commit suicide In the prison, eating poisoned cheese, which was brought in by his faithful servant. Most of his relations rela-tions arc members of the Young Turkey party. Before the trial he gave his house at Beslktan for a maternity hospital, and endowed a largo sum for Its maintenance. During the trial Riza Pasha said that whatever he had made during the eighteen eigh-teen years of service belonged to the nation. na-tion. Ho paid $1,000,000 line and was released. Tahslm Pasha, the first secretary to the sultan, Is still In prison. He was one of the most resolute graftors and spies under un-der the old regime, although his second. Izzet Pasha, surpassed him in acts of violence vio-lence and corruption. Youn? Turks found that Tahslm Pasha had stolen from the public fund $-100,000. The money was taken as a loan, and never returned. When a representative of a Turkish paper called on him In the prison he turned his back on him, and looking out of tho window, said: "It would have been much better If I were dead than to see this state of affairs in my country." Tahslm Pasha started his life as a clerk In the marine department, and through spying upon others he was promoted Into the first secretaryship of Abdul Hamld. and, onco there, ho had every chance to make a fortune. The Young Turks appear I to bo determined not to bo lenient with him. Astrologer in Exile. Abul Huda. the sultan's astrologer, for years worked upon the superstitious and suspicion mind of the sultan, and helped to make the unbearable situation In the country worse day after day. The sultan would tell him every morning his dreams of the previous night, and Abul Huda, the astrologer, would advise him to act. The result might be a murder or a massacre: It mattered not to him. It was enough that he. could get a part of Izzet Pasha's booty. If the sultan was sick, Abul Huda would start his prayer like a dancing Dervish, bobbing up and down, faster and faster, till ho perspired. Then he would take off his garment and have the Sultnn wear it immediately. This was supposed to be a cure for the sick man of Europe. Kvun In Important state matters, such ns war and peace, Abu) Hilda's advice was asked by the Padishah. During the Turko-Greclan Turko-Greclan war, Jn 1S9S, It was reported to the sultan that the Greek navy soon would r-ntcr the Dardanelles. The sultan called his miserable astrologer, and Abul Huda made a nousha (talisman), und the sultnn Issued an irade, and then with a solemn ceremony tho nousha was thrown Into tho depths of the Dardanelles. Thus It was bollevnd at the Ylldls: that the Groek navy could never puss the lino when; lay the nousha. This was related to mo by a Turkish official who Is now in New York. L.ast spring tho news was circulated In Constantinople, and the story was published pub-lished In New York, that the house of Monsieur Constance the French embassador em-bassador to Turkey, was haunted by ghosts nightly, and Hamld was made to believe that his astrologer employed these ghosts to frighten the French representative, represen-tative, who was at that tlmo Insisting on the sultan inaugurating reforms In Macedonia and Armenia. Abul is exiled now tu a remote village In tho empire, and his property Is confiscated. Tho rest of the prisoners, Memdouh Pasha, Najlb Malhama. Akah Pnslui, Reshed Pasha, and Kamll Agha. are yot awaiting their fate, while Ilaghlb Pasha, the sultan's chamberlain, and a few others aro under surveillance In their houses. Pehiin's Pate. Tho most unfortunate of oil was Fchlm Pasha, tho sultan's foster brother, head of the secret police, and superior of Zla Bey. lie loft little wicked work undone. When the Young Turks got the govern - mont In their hands Fchlm Pasha fled I to Ylnl Shohar, a city In Asia Minor, I where he was caught by the people. They threw stones nt him and finally cut his body Into pieces with pocket-knives, leaving his remains to the street dogs. Two pistols were found In his pockets. A r A Constantinople paper said that this nt half-crazed tyrant, who would horsewhip K J1 p' and kill any weak man or woman who ( encountered him on tho streets of Con- -1 stantlnople, met his end In a cowardly fashion, begging his executioners to havo ..IH pity on him. While the Young Turks apparently am Vl satisfied with" what they have accom- ' 'M pllshed In dealing with tho former asso- I - 1 elates of Abdul Hamld and have subdued. the sultan Into proclaiming himself tho president of tho "Committee of Union H-! , H and Progress," tho revolutionary assocla- . lion, much worry Is causod by tho cscapo of Izzot Pasha. Sell in Malhama Pasha i tJH and others. It is believed that tha pros- . ence of theso two shrewd Arabs abroad. A 1 'H where thero are several hundred thou- ' I rl sand Arabic-speaking Syrians, may lead , ' to hhe organization of reactionary move- ; . l merits. In America Izzet Pasha's agonts IH have already started a movement, work- ' ing upon the patriotic feelings of Syrian IH elements in this country. An appeal Is made to the Syrians to organize them- jH selves like Young Turks. Armenian r7 . Henchaklsts, and the Revolutionary fed- i "L .H eratlon, and work for the Independence 'I'ff or autonomy of Syria. Ct-ll -H Izzet is a Mohammedan Arab, born in "V ' 1j IM Damascus, Syria. At Beirut he received. jfjl, 'jH his education In a Jesuit school. At Con- tiC-f .-.H stantlnople he became a judge in a civil :1 court. When the Armenian question be- IKf came acute in European politics, Izzet III lH presented a report and a project to tho .U sultan. This made him the sultan's fa- , jB vorlte, and the Armenian massacres be- , -M gan. Intelligent, able, shrewd, extremely stingy, deprived of all moral conscious- l ness and responsibility. Izzet Pasha for ( fifteen years was the power behind tho throne. In Turkey they surn3med him s jH "Haln" (traitor), and no doubt he Is to- ' I day tho most haled man among the Otto- -, , mans. His father left him only one hun- , J JH dred thousand dollars, but he managed r t , to make within a decade fifteen millions. tho Young Turks, say, through graft and . JH corruption. 0 t ' ,H Graft in Turkey. ) vH While In power all the Important state 1 business was In Izzet Pasha's hands. Of- flees and decorations he sold for a price. i l He sold public concessions to those who paid him the most commission. In no sift franchise did he make less than 20 per ' I f .IH cent of the accepted value. An American U IH engineer told mo recently that he, acting for an American company, want to Mohmed Ali. the c.v-Tnrklsh minister at ;! Washington, and offered him $360,000 to I get his father's (Izzet Pasha's) influence for securing n concession to build the ICarakoey bridge on the Golden Horn in . Constantinople; but the offer was re-fused, re-fused, "being too little to be considered." Izzet Pasha was the first man who took to flight when the constitution was granted. At first he transferred, all his ! money to Europe and America; then ho . bought a vessel named Assos for 512.000. which took him to thu Maria, a British cargo boat. In the course of his cscapo ho tried to bribe soldiers who were about ' . to arrest lilni, but his purse was refused i and thrown Into the sea. Izzet Pasha, - !; however, was then on a British boat, und , the Young Turks could not tako him. Ills , plan was to come to America, but fearing , tho vengeance of the Young Turks and Armenians In this country, he went to ; london, where he Is now preparing a plot against the new regime in the Otto- i flH man empire. All his property left in ' j Turkey has been confiscated. , , The Malhumas arc not less detested In : Turkey. They term them "mal fame." ' 3 Xnjlb Malhama Pasha Is In prison, Hablb " was tried and released. Scllm Malhama . Pasha, the former minister of public . ' VM works, is now in Italy. Their father was tH a lmmnl (porter) In Beirut, and they tH wont to Constantinople and through na- " live shrewdness advanced to high posts. j ll Thoy wero corrupt, dishonest mon of ob- scuro past, hut that suited tho sultan ., best. A (J bul Hamld favored tho spies, . ( jM and Sellm Malhama Pasha started his ca- y rcer by spying on his friends. He owns j IH most of the apartment houses In Cons tan- f i 'f VM tlnoplc and Is said to be worth more than ' ' tH five million dollars. Sellm was one of 'JV ' fM the group through whom speculative en- , yfk tH torprlscs could hu brought to a success- WJ .IH fill Issue, so ho had an almost unlimited ;' !f EH opportunity to graft. II . HAGOPIAN. 'MH AB |