The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-11
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One Of the Herald Correspondents on
a Special Tour Through Egypt,
India and Ceylon.
Present Condition, CONNER.
oially and Politically, ofths
Land Of the Pharoahs.
What has been Accomplished Withl =
the Past Fifty Years.
FRENCH SCHEMES m S0MAull.
Important Discoveries Of Coal
Fields In Africa.
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India, - Seen from N American
Standpoint.
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P0ona, the Saratoga 81 India
How the Fashionables Live.
| AMERICAN ENTERPRISE IN TINE EAST.
COFFEE TRADE or COLOMBO.
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Visit to the Coffee Plantations
Of that Province.
ICE TRADE OF AMERICA WITH CEYLoS,
Importance and Advantages Of Bombay,
Alden and Point de Gale, - Com.
unarciol on1 CoalinC Sfafi0na in
Visit to the Coffee Plantation
Of that Province.
ICE TRADE OF AMERICA WITH CEYtoy,
Importance and Advantages Of Bombay,
Alden and Point de Gale, ~ Com.
mercial and Coaling Stations in
tho East India Trade.
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EoYPT.



suEE, Egypt, Augusi IL, 1895
ne ProSras nsade IN Egyps sossAt~ Fyfsy vean-rAe
Government ne Obstacle 10 u DevsI,pmsnf-noAarnef
Ali and hs Succesors-ESyp. AarcSlfsrsiry cotfon
The Fbr6ga Insuence-OppositioH g The FressN Vsee-
roy 10 ne Emperor of the Fyeash--7As ~ AZ.
Though Egypt within the past ATTY year. has made
percepble progress It's condition today nothing 10
boast or Agrcuuraiy and in geographical position II
has the requisites Of great Power but the great obss
Gle to its development is its government The ere o.
commerce. which will doubt be the msn instrument
Of regeneration, is already commencing to make itself
felt but as yet only the surface has been affected aud
the greatest part Of the OF the country have
not yet been touched
The existing government OF Egypt began In NOLAN
med ALL who assumed the governorshp In 1905 The
nrs OF his reign the complete determination OF
the Mameluke power, which had oppressed the people
since A. D. iii. He next organised and disciplined
army and feet after which be bestowed much stten
ton upon the mare substantial elements Of strength,
such the natural wealth OF the country. Agriculture
was patronized the cultivation of sugar cane indigo and
cotton introduced, canals dug and everything
promised hopeful future. But here came in the evil
effects Of The government Whatever may have been
the good intentions Of the Governor the ultimate aims
we're sclfsggrandizemspt and anuencs Instead Of be-
ing government for the general welfare Of al Its sub
jects II nothing more thas gigantic system Of To-
Dor for the enrichment Of the ruling power The pen
pie their lives and their fortunes all subseent 70
the will Of single The Governor built numerous
manufactures In different parts OF the country, bot al
lowed no competition and forced the natives 70 work
them a. slavsa But ruipous this wAs The tyranny
imposed upon the Agricultural population SIN more
oppressive BY certain Law the whole produce Of the
abon Of this cla required TO DO sold TO the Gov
crnor At certain price, and the same parties lwere
obliged for their own consumption, 70 buy back again
the supplies from tho government depots and At
advanced rate. system Of commerce. wasjnauguratsd,
bull only for the benefit Of the Governor Schools
founded, certain number Of young Egyptians were in
sructsd In English education, teIesaphs were built.
the country was newly divided, civil Law was pro
nounced and other progressive adopted,
and though the benefits accrued TO the rccninglpower
the results not without good to ,be people
In edition 70 his internal sbors Mohammed Ali also
reaped small amount OF military iglory An army,
commanded by his adopted son, Ibrahim Paeha, in
1915, conquered Arabia Nubia SEMINAR add Kordofan
and annexed them to Egypt provinces Afterwards
the Egyptian forces assisted the Porte against Greece
Mohammed Ali next turned hts against the Porte
himself undertaking 10 conquer Syria and 70 build up
new empire, OF which Egypt shoulder The centre 10
1881 the Egyptians had trumphed over the Turks and
the plans Of the nsurgent about
PEELED him to allegiance and tho treaty OF Kntsbis Inn
tied Mohammed Ali merely 10 the Vice Regency Of Syria
In the following year the broke out afrcsh and the
Turks again conquered the European Powers again
inerposed Porte TO his lost ascendancy
The treaty which followed present the arrangement
which exists between Egypt and the Porto II was sp-
uated that to the male descendants OF Mohammed ALI
the FIRST born enjoying tho first rgtthe hereditary gov
eminent OF Egypt and the countries Of the Upper Nile
is secured with the title Of vceroy, but with prerog
alive beyond the other vlzers OF the kingdom. In all
matters Of treaties administrative law aud increase Of
taxation tho consent OF the Sultan necessary An
nually the viceroy required TO pay tribute 20 the
Porte Eighteen thousand troops Ia the maximum force
permitted and the vccroy TO appoint hs officers up 10
she pl Of colonel, while the Sultan chooses the com
manders.
AFTER Mohsmmed All brought TO this 6nal settle
ment he turned his whole attention 70 affairs within his
Kingdom, but with very little benent 70 bis subecs In
ls1 brahm Psshs succeeded to the royal once but
died within few months after when Abbas Pasha
succeeded hut also died after and Said Pasha as
sumed The government HIS Ismail Pasha,
the present viceroy This prince also possessed OF
liberal views and 10 gifted with spirit OF cuterprise r
In szcs Of even the progressive tendency OF hs prsde
eessor1 v@ during the rule Of the last Two voeroys
that The present vsiroad System inaugurascd and
carried ost No radical reform however IN the govern
NJ and internal admin isrssoD may be looked FOR 90
long NE weak sad vottcp system Of Turkey 81 the
head coptrolng and checking every EFFORT ss prorcss
re wsash u EsvpD 10 ssstusvsy Npica)torsL The