Show L Young Turks Patrol Constantinople 1 I tr c 1 1 I i. i t t 3 ll S ug s Ip y U ife Turkish Soldiers Subjects of New Sultan SULTAN NEW j 1 HAS THRONE Mohammed Effendi Is Placed at Head of Turkey By Bythe Bythe Bythe the Church and Parliament at Command Young Turks DEPOSED SULTAN SAYS IT IS WILL OF ALLAH Former Ruler Receives Decree Calmly and Is Condemned to Remain a Prisoner In lii Constantinople SUCCESSOR TAKES OATH Republican Special Cable j Constantinople April 27 The church a and d parliament at atthe atthe atthe the bidding of the Young Turks military commanders who dominate them forced Sultan Abdul Hamid II to abdicate his t throne one today and proclaimed proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- claimed as the empires empire's ruler in his stead his younger brother Mohammed Eft Effendi endi Abdul Hamid will vill remain a prisoner virtually for he is forbidden to travel abroad and andis is ordered to reside in Constan Constan- However he seemed greatly relieved when assured J that hat his life was not to be for for- The Islam UI the highest t authority authority au au- u tl In the Mohammedan church next to the sultan himself with th the support of at all aU the high dignitaries of ot the church prepared the as the tho decree of deposition Is lR called last night The Tho document recited that Abdul act violated the sacred law lawand lawand and lI set net t forth a a. Jong ong list Hat ot of his crimes it I terrible Indictment Ind d p S' S r a Pt L Islam Hamid adT I the decree tl to him The told him tha that the having been put as fLit tile the holy law Jaw directs to tho the and his associated an as to whether AbdulHamid Abdul AbdulHamid Hamid had not forfeited tho the right to tr rule over o tho faithful they had de decided do- do Yes Abdul bowed his head and said It Is Js tho time will of Allan Allah D Decree e I Is I. Head At a secret sitting of or the national assembly In the morn morning In the decree VHS WR read It declared that AbdulHamid Abdul AbdulHamid Hamid Humid Imme immediately lately must abdicate or orbe orbe orbe be dethroned Instantly tho assembly shouted unanimously Dethrone him A V deputation of ot two senators and two deputies thereupon visited the palace palace palace pal pal- ace at Yildiz and communicated to tb the sultan at the assembly's resolution There Thero the decree was handed to All Joy Boy first secretary for tor communication com corn to Abdul Hamid who In Inan Inan Inan an Inner apartment was guarded g by fifteen Bey Dey tried to gain admittance b by knocking and after atter this was Wa-s continued for tor fifteen minutes the door was opened and Abdul Hamid appeared He Ho accepted the without without with with- out comment comment- The deputation was then ushered Into his presence and the spokesman said You no longer reign over us Abdul Hamid replied I expected this It Is fate A similar deputation proceeded to the tho palace in Galata and told Mohammed Effendi of or ortha the tha nations nation's wish Tho The decree informed Mohammed Effendi that ho he was chosen sultan by the will Ill of ot the tho church the will of the tho parliament tho the will wUl oC of the army and tho the will wUl of the people It admonished him to servo God and keep the tho sacred law as communicated by the prophet prophet- This Effendi humbly promIsed promised promised prom prom- to do do saying I bow to the will of ot tho the people All AH this was dono done very Future In Is Debated Later the assembly debated as to the the- place of Ab Abdul ul Hamid's future residence resi resi- dence The su suggestion that he tie bo be al allowed allowed at- at lowed hewed to travel abroad was strongly opposed on time tho ground that it might cause complications It was finally de decided decided de- de that ho must remain In iii Constantinople Con Con- which condemns him to the virtual Imprisonment he had made his successor suffer for tor many years Mohammed went vent by boot boat across the to Stamboul landed near tho the sublime Porto Porte and Continued on Page InK Two TITO 1 NE ME HAS THRONE Continued From Irom Page One proceeded to the war office In a closed close d carriage lisa Risa former president of th the e chamber chomber of or deputies an and t J Pasha and his officers received Mo Io hammed at the lie gates of ot the li e war ivar office All kissed Ills his hand He li lisas e was was' plainly dressed wen wearing a black frock coat cont He Ho appeared happy and aul ra radiant lant He was ushered Into the tho great hall hai l I by the tho entire cabinet where had as assembled JS- JS the representatives of oC the tho state stat e and ami state dignitaries both civil and military Then ho subscribed to the oath administered ad ad- administered ministered b by the Shell Sheik |