Show IIIL lUllklsIl stLIAN A brlof blcgrapuicnl ketch of the Turkish sultao Abdul Hamld 11 mop nut be without Interest at tbls lime The peace negotiations betweeu Turkey and Greece are progiosslng rather slowly and although Ito general gen-eral Imprenlon Is I that the SublIme 1orle will fInally yield 10 tIe presiurc of Europe Ills hardly possible as yet to forecast I what the outcome will be Tho sultan rem the first moment of his comlLII i Into tomlnecce appears as one ol the figures In a tragic drama and possibly bis role is not yl finished Abdul Uamld was born September 22 1842 the cad son 01 Abdul Mcdjid He WJi reared In aeoluilon and allowed no part la publlo adalrs It Is I elated that his early life wa spent lu dissipation until suddenly be nperloooJ a change of heart re furwd and became a devout follower 01 the ArabIan prophet ThIs wae long blr hs lad say propeol 01 be oomlng tbe ruler of lbs Turks Abdul Ass Ills uoole was deposed becausi of his ruinous financial policy and bIB brother Mured ascended the throne AUf 31 1676 This weak Ultan found Ibo aflalra 01 the empIre in so desperate a condition that bs gull not endure the strain but be cm Insane alter a three mouths reign Abdul HimlJ then found hlrcitlf placed on the tottering throne wIth troubles at home aol aoroal Ibe vey Turkish name being an aboml nation lu I Europe ou account of he reoont atrocities In Bulgaria It 10 I luprosed that It Ablul Uamld bd malice I to the lull extent ibo situation In which he euddooly found himself be toe would have gone Insane In-sane but It It I more probable thaI lbs conversion referred to and the conntquou firm reliance In the de crtes of Irovldenoi fortified htm asalbtt the struggle with dlfficultle and saved him from lbs fate of ble brother Irbably In order to avert the gatb safest cloudburst around hit capita one 01 the fret acts ot Abdul Uamli was 10 prcoalm equal rights for all his sutjectr ChrIstIans and Mobnm rucdani but 110 confidence wa plated lo Ibo alucerety alibi decree coo tin war with Kussla came early In I 1877 aaa result of which the suits unrcod to terms ol peace by whIch lie dominIon uvorn n1nob reducd Abdul Uamld Is I the tblrtyfourlb III I maim acnl 01 thehou eol theO nan the founder of the empire and be iwccleighth sultan tlnoe Its ontiuestof Conetantlnople He It eald I to trust none of hIs luuerout attendant to accustomed Ii I bo tot lots and lolrlgu 00 alt sties Ue It I au 10IlofUKabl worker elton tolllut eeye 10 and eighteen hours a dsy Ho It favorably Impressed Iy western clvlllzitloQ to tome extent but he Is aoovo all a let tbful Moham meJan He believes that bit la I the only truu lefth l and looks forward to a time when Islam shall conquer the world That three views euust have un lillueccsln ha rreieut diplomat watfaro l Ia only too prubablr |