Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-22

son of General William Wing Loring, late
| of the khedive's army. General Loring, now
IN his sixty-6rst year, has been soldier for
| forty-two years, and has fought In six wars.
He comes of an old southern family, and was
In the Confederate army during the late re-
bellion. He was the first man to take body
| of mounted cavalry across the Rocky noun
| talns. For ten years he has held the rank OF
| Ferdlk Pasha, the highest military rank 10
Egypt, next to that of the khedive. General
Loring left Egypt in April last, and since
that time has been revisitlng continental cap
itals. He has now come home to settle down
and end his days in well-earned peace.
1 A Herald reporter found General Loring
| boarding In West Fourteenth street. in the
same house with Ex-senator George E. Spen-
GER, who married his niece, Miss May Nunez.
The general is a fne-lo0king man, with IRON
gray mustache and imperial. His bearing is
! decidedly military, and the empty coat-sleeve
pinned to his breast (he lost his left arm at
the battle of Mexico) adds to the soldIerly eff
| feet. In the button-hole of his coat he wears
tiny rosette of green and red ribbon, en-
blems of the orders of Osmaneeyah, received
| from Turkey, and MedDede, a decoration
| from the khedive. He expressed himself as
perfectly willing to talk about matters con-
nected with his Egyptian service, and he is
brilliant conversationalist. When asked for
his views of the khedive's quarrel with the
English and French deputation, he replied:
''If you will let me begin at the beginning
| can give you the whole story IN nutshell,
| and make myself better understood than by
| simply answering your question.
| The Herald reporter expressed himself as
| being well pleased with this arrangement,
and the general began:
THE FATE OF A MINISTER.
"Ia the first place, - said he, ''the khedive
was a man of fabulous wealth and pro-
| gressive ideas. On his own estates he en-
ployed fifty eight thousand labOrers and ten
| thousand camels, and he had the largest
| sugar rehneries and mills In the world. HIS
palaces were extensive and magnificent, and
| he built them with MS own money. Then,
| for the benefit of the people, he dug canals,
| built docks and railroads, schoolbouses, and
organized an army CT fifty thousand men. To
| DO all this required more money than even
| he possessed, so he was obliged to borrow.
| There was a small national debt when he
came to the throne. This he increased
| first and last to one hundred million
! pounds, not more than one-half of which
| ever reached him, having to pass through so
many hands. With such debt to contend
| with, Egypt had hard struggle. The peo-
| pie were dissatisfied, and there were signs of
| a storm. Goschen and Joubert, the English
| and French hnanclers, who came over to nelp
him out of his difficulties, told hun the first
thing to be done was to get rid OF Saidik
| Pasha, the minister of finance, Familiarity
| called Motetish. He arose from the people,
| was originally fellah, but had been with
the khedive ever since he was a prince. He
was a great favorite with the people, who
I loved him better than they did the khedive
at that time. Tue khedive thought over what
his advisers had said, and with him to think
| Is to act. He invited Mofetlsh to drive out
with him. They rode to the outskirts of the
town, when the khedive stepped out of the
carriage, which was Immediately surrounded
by a guard, and Mofetish has never been
e - - 1or, -
pie declare that he was dropped into
| the Nile; others say that he was taken
up the river to come lonely place where
he drank himself to death. Poor fellow! l
think he had some idea of his impending
doom, for he came to me on the morning of
his fatal ride and squeezed my hand as
| though he would never let go. He was very
rich. he built half mile of palaces in
Cairo which were furnished with gorgeous
ness beyond the description of any pen save
that which wrote the arabian Nights. In
these palaces he had three hundred wives,
who are left to mourn mis- loss. | do not
blame the khedive. Gosohen and Joubert
are the ones responsible for the life og SeidIk
Pasha. They said Get rid OF him. and the
| khediTe obeyed. Perhaps they did not know
| his majesty's summary method OF Riding
himteh of a dangerous man. TIE people
who judge the khedive harshly Tor this act
do not take the circumstances into considera-
ton"
MANY DOCTORS FOR EGYPT.
"What do you think of the successors of
Goschen and Joubert?" inquired the re-
porter.
Personally, like Messrs Rivers, Wilson
and Bhgnieres exceedingly, but think they
were mistaken in their policy. They came
over to Egypt with a small army of clerks,
whom they saddled en- the government, with
salaries varying from one thousand to FIVE
thousand pounds. Instead of reducing, they
only increased the expenses of state, and got
! Egypt into terrible condition. If the khe-
dive had not turned them out. and taken
matters into his own hands Just when he did,
there would have been a rebellion, The
people were ripe for it, and the letter written
by the pretenGer, his uncle, Hauln Pasha,
suggested a successor should the vIceroy be
deposed. The trouble is that Egypt has had
too many doctors, and has been made a scape-
| goat of by the natloRs TO whom she Is IN
debted. The khedive Is one of the few SOW
erelgns who are really depressed by debt,
| and want to pay what they owe. But his
creditors are not satisfied unless he pays all
at once, SO each nation comes along, and,
taking poor little Egypt In her teeth, nearly
shakes the life out OF her. No one can man
age Egyptian affairs as well as the khedive,
OF that | am convinced after careful study of
the question"
A NATIVE POLICY.
| And what do you think is his policy
noWE asked The reporter.
His policy now, replied General Loring,
bringing his right hand down upon his knees
with emphasis, sis to govern Egypt with
native ministers and advisers and prefer his
own trusted people,"
Are Egyptians particularly intelligent"
They are quite intelligent up to a cel tain
point, and they are remarkably clever at
learning languages. The wealthy people
nave high idea of the benefits of education,
1 IN Ovfo
Vienna and other places where there are
good colleges, but they do not profit very
much by it; they come home and go into busi-
ness, and after business hours return to their
harems and very seldom mingle with the
world. IF any one calls, they receive him
| and then they will talk morality by the hour.
Yes Caughin2), they pride themselves on
their morality, such as it is. l know a man
| who said his prayers FIVE times day for
eight year,, and washed his hands and feet
each time, and was considered very religious,
yet he did rot think it wrong to lie when a
lie could be Of use or to cheat the govern
| ment."
There sre wolves in sleeps clothing
| everywhere, " reflected the reporter, 'but if
you are not tired of answering questions will
you tell me why the khedive took so many
foreigners sinto his cabinet IN the first
| place7'
|
| Egypt. But after all, it is he, personally
and alone, who has accomplished everything.
Whed he was surrounded by outsiders he
vas hated. Now, as he truly says, Egypt
for the first time has popular sovereign. -
Who among the outsiders were his favor
itesP"
The Americans, uuquestionably; and he
has proved it by inviting all to return who
were there before. TIE reason for this was
that he knew the American government had
no ends to serve, and that her representa-
tives we're there of their owA free will. The
Arabs always came to US when they were in
trouble"
THE KHEDIvE's PRIVATE LIFE.
"How cid is the khedive, and what sort OF
man is he personality"
''He is about forty-nine years of age now,
and remarkably fine man, of quiet, easy
habits and good education. Education is
one of his hobbies, and he has his children
taught even after they are married. Al
though quite European in many ways, he
continues to keep his harem. Besides his
harem ne has four wives or queens. When
ever one OF the women of the harem bears a
child he acknowledges it as his, and it Is ia
ken to palace apart and brought up as a
member of the royal family. He is exceed
lngly liberal in hia ideas. and has had the
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