The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-18

Events Connected with the
Khedive's Deposition.
EXCITEMENT AT CAIRO.
A Visit to the VicerOy's Palace on
the Eventful Morning.
THE. ADVENT OF PRINCE TEWFlk

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CAIRo. FRIDAY. June a. 1879.
On wednesday morning. at three O'Clock. the con-
suls general Of England and France called at the
khedives palace and had His Highness aroused from
his slumbers in the harem. They urged him to go
1t once with them to the Citadel announce his abdi
cation and order salute of 101 guns to be fred
nouncng the advent to the Khedivial throne of his
eldest son. Prince Tewfk. The Khedive replied
tnat he could not listen to such q request coming
from them. and that until he received further ad-
vices from Constantnople he would resist any at
tempt to compel his abdication. Orders at
sent to the troops TO hold themselves under arms
the Khedve maintaining this attitude until Thursday
1t at this time firmly believed those at
the palace and the Ministry Of War any
ference on the part Of the Christian Powers would
be resisted by. force 1t had been most strongly
urged upon the Khedive that the chances were that
at this moment Western country would care to
60 to the great expense of sending expedtionary
forcet conquer Egypt and that the demands Of the
consuls general would be much mitigated or per-
haps abandoned. if they could be convinced
that the question would become purely military
one, and. moreover, the urgency of Germany
here regarded as an attempt to get France into diff
Guilty. At all events. active military preparations
had been made, and many in the immediate encourage
of the Khedve believed that he would resist orders
from the Porte. in spite of the fact that over
third Of his officials were Turks and unless there
was to be q against "Christians'' It would be
more than doubtful If his people would stand BY
him. ef.r .i t-t..iN -taf
N1 NEWS FROM coNsrANT1NoPLE.
was ct the Khedive's palace 1t eleven O'Clock
Thursday morning, and the atmosphere there was
exceedingly wsrlke. Khairy Pacha the chief Of the
Turkish Dvan arrived in hot haste and was closeted
for some time with the Khedive. Kumors Of all
kinds few about. 1.-THE Khedive is going to fRht"
"Halm Pacha has arrived with feet" &c. At noon
1t was whispered that the Sultan had deposed the
Khedive and that Prince Tewfk, his eldest son.
declared Khedive of Egypt. This proved to be the
truth. and shortly afterward Prince Tewdk arrived
1t the palace and the abdcation quietly effected.
then sent telegram to this effect to the HERALD
and drove to the Ministry of War and arrived there
at two P. NJ. At that hour at the Ministry
had been informed Of the sbdication. The
first person I met Lstif Bey, who headed the
volt in February last. and one Of the aides
de-carnp Of Prince Hassan. the Egyptian Commander
in-Chief. On my informing him of the news he was
incredulous. having firmly believed that all the
military preparations had not been in vain and that
the Khedive would fight. In few moments a
gendarme brought order from the police for all
available troops to be collected at the Citadel This
order, coming from irregular the police).
not at once obeyed. staff officer was sent by
the Minister of War to the palace to obtain official
information, He soon returned and confirmed the
Of the abdication which had brought. The
general sounded. Forty ball cartridges were dis
ributed to each soder. and before long 5000 soldiers
were on their way to the Citadel.
then drove to the Khedive Ismail's palace and
endeavored in vain to obtain audience of His
Highness. Having been informed by Abd-el- Kader
pachu fha Maste Of Carem los hat
Khedive would receive the Consuls General Ulemas
High Priests) and others at the Citadel fastened
thither, passing through streets lined with Egyp-
tisn and Soudsu soldiers in their neat white uni
forms, which set of well their glossy black faces
AS the road is long shall endeavor to describe the
new Khedive.
TxwFIK pAcHA
The mother of Prince Mohammed Tewhk Pacha was
very beautiful Circassan slave who after Tewficks
birth became alegtimate wife and raised to the
rank OF hrst of the four wives of the Khedive The
Khedive had at that time two wives each of whom
had princely blood in her veins, and whose wrath
was aroused At being thus overshadowed: There
has consequently always been great deal OF jealousy
against the lucky mother and son, which present
events do rot tend to pacify. Tewfk is now
In his twentyffth year. He has passed his life
with the exception of week In vienna-entirely
In Egypt. He has been most carefully educated,
lish aud little Italian When Minister of the In
terror afow years ago. he evinced considerable abil
ty for administration and attended to his duties
sonscientiously. His manners very pleasant and
,ordial. He is short and inclined to "embonpoint"
his head IL large, face tull and and a
slight moustache. He cannot be called Handsome
but in conversation his large brown eyes look you
squarely In the face. aud his frank. open counte-
nance and genial laugh-two qualities very rare in
the East-aitogether convey q most agreeable i'm
preston On the to the citadel passed through
the narrow lane. walled in by the solid rock out of
which 1t is cut. and whore Mahemet Ali caused the
500 Mamclukes to be massscred. Rumors were
already afost that Hahn Pacha's friends, who
are sadly disappointed that the succession did
not pass to HIM, had formed plot against Tewhck.
One might read in many faces the suspicion that
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bloodshed. but happily. owing perhaps to the ex-
traordinary precautions taken along the route.
palace Mt the citadel shortly after four p. NJ Very
few people had then arrived. The Ulemas al
ready there In their silk robes turbans and cafans
laced with gold. Soon the diplomatic corps
rived. with the ministers and functionarics Of
hour of waiting salute of 1ol guns an
nounced that the Khcdive had lett
in the state carriage scarlet livery postil-
ions. and escorted by swarm Of horsemen I'm the
squsdrons Of hussars. The court yard resounded
with the shouts in Turkish OF Long live the Khe-
dwell and the military band struck up the khedvss
The young Khedive, In full military dress. passed !
room, and by a singular coincidence Just at this \
moment the sun brilliantly illuminated an old ara
besque window and brought out distinctly the
Arabic inscription placed there nifty years ago by
Mahemet All. one of whose names also Tewfik.
The Inscription. translated. reads :-'Tewhk. prince
OF the faithful. The blessings of God be unto
him and to his ancestors the pure"
The Ulemas were first presented Co the khedve and
then the diplomatic corps, who were RECALLED with
chib6uks. When these bodies left all the function
aries OF the government passed before the Khedive.
These receptions always have n ludicrous side to
them. The Khedive stands In q large room attended
by few of the Princes and Ministers. Those pre-
sented, clad iuil DRESS enter door, and after
making the oriental salaam slowly pass out by tho
other door without turning their back upon the
khedive and all Imaginable dresses here FROM
tho Russian Uhlan down to the Bedouin chiefs. this
part of the performance il very apt remind OF
the preliminary walk around the ring OF circus
company. As soon ~ the reception over another
salute of lOi guns fred aud the khtdivo passed
rapidly through the principal streets of the city to
his palace OF lsniallia, the banks OF tho Nile. He
passed the evening alone with his father.
AUDIENCE WITH rHE KHED1vE.
This morning succeeded In obtaining audience
ln exanfa of fhn Last inur