The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-30
AN AMERICAN PAsHA.
One OF the Khedive's Generals Cap.
tured BY st. Paul Reporter.
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One of the Khedive,s Generals Cap.
tured BY ST. Paul Reporter.
| tst Paul PioneerPress!
Seeing the name of Gen. w. W. Loring
on the register of the Metropolitan Hotel
yesterday afternoon, and recoltecting that
a gentleman by that name many years
ago went to Egypt from America and en-.
tered the military service of that coun-
try, the reporter of the Pioneer Presswas
curious enough TO inquire who this Gen.
Loring was, and found out, sure enough,
that the General registered at the hotel
was the same American citizen that had
served in Egypt. The reporter accord
ingly introduced himself to the General,
whom he found sitting in the Washing
ton-street vestibule to the hotel, quietly
smoking and waiting the carriage that
was to take him to the train. Perceiv-
ing that the time was short the newspa-
per man at once applied his powers as an
interviewer The General expressed the
belief that he had nothing of interest
to say, and besides there was not much
time to say it in, for which he was not
sorry
In reply to questions the General
stated that he had been ten years in the
military service of the Khedive of
Egypt, with the title of Feereek Pasha,
and that be left Egypt last March. Since
he left the Khedive has been forced to
abdicate by England and France.
Report,r-General, why was it that
England and France forced the Khedive
to abdicate?
Gen. L0ring-His resignation was
owing to the instigation of France, and
the reason was that the banks of France
had been overloaded with the bonds of
Egypt to such an extent that she feared
the bankruptcy of the country, while on
the other hand the Khedive was so firm
in his policy that they could not compel
or induce him to conduct his finances to
suit them. To carry out this plan of
compelling the Khedive to abdicate,
France no doubt offered or promised to
England great privileges in Egypt, pro-
viding she would assist in forcing him to
surrender his Government.
The Khedive being very firm in his
financial policy, they found him unyield-
ing and thought by putting Tewfk
Pasha, his son, in his place, they could
be more successful in carrying out their
plans, and substantially compel him to
do as they desired. Ttwfik Pasha is
hig ly respectable young man, about
thirty-eight years of age, well educated
and we'll instructed in governmental mat
ters France and ENGLAND may find,
however, that the son has some Of the
sleepless energy of his father and also
portion of his fathers firm determination
of character, together with some of the
blood of old Mehemet Ali, the founder
of his dynasty, who was noted for his
obstinacy. He, too, may be found to be
a rough customer to handle.
/ tell you, sir, said General Loring,
that civilization in the East has lost one
of its greatest promoters in the late Khe-
dive. He was the foremost man there in
progress. Egypt was mud-hole. Alex
andria and Cairo will now compare
favorably with the finest cities in Europe.
The country is covered with railroads,
telegraphs and other public improve
ments of all kinds. Uniformed police
patrol the streets that are lighted with
gas, and the larger cities are adorned
with buildings that would do honor to
Paris. When left, education, that
great civilizer, was in the full tide of
success. At that time not less than 16O,-
900 Egyptian children were being care,
fully educated at the schools. The larger
portion Of the army under my con-
troll was ordered by the Khedive
to be instructed. l have had as
much as ten thousand men under nv
command learning their A, B, Cs at one
time. My dear sir, should be glad to
give you great many particulars which
would interest you in regard to that Won
derful country, but the train starts in
few minutes, and I must leave. l can
give you but few scattered ideas Of the
wonderful progress the Khedive made in
his country. He had extended his en-
pire to the headwaters of the Nile, which
lays on both sides of the equator, and
had commenced the construction of
railroad up the Nile to connect a vast
virgin region of rich soil with the teem-
ing millions of people now lying in be-
suited ignorance and idleness for the
want Of the means of carrying what
might be produced from their rich coun-
try to the markets OF the world. His
railroad and the water communication
connected with it would, in few years,
under the inspiration of the great Khe-
dive, have opened wonderful cotton
and sugar region, which no doubt would
have competed with other sections in
these great articles of commerce.
Another thing he has done that no
other Mohammedan poteptate has
thought Of. He started, under the aus
pices of one of his queens, a school where
six hundred young women are annually
educated. The rich and poor alike al
tend this school. This is one of the great
steps toward the amelioration of the con-
dition Of the people, for woman there be-
fore that was looked upon as nothing
more than plaything and slave. That
great man thought to free woman from
the thralldom in which she had preyious-