Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-15
TIE REVOLT IN EGYPT.

The proverb, "The Khedive is Egypt,
Is likely to undergo 4 severe test. The re-
volt now in progress APPEARS to represent
serious and powerful protest against the
absolutism Of the Khedive, and since it
originates in the army it leaves the Vice
Royal almost helpless, except from foreign
Intervention. Oar reports OF yesterday
represented high state OF excitement in
governmental cabinets over the Egyptian
situation. "In fac1, all Europe Is more
"excited over the Egyptian incident
than anything that has occurred
for several years" This unusual interest
is due to the bearing the situation in
Egypt may have upon the Eastegpq question,
and the probability that the revolt looks to
the re.establishment OF Turkish claims Of
sovereignty over Egypt, The one appre-
hension concerning the Eastern question is
the danger of uniting all Islam against
Christianity, and the precipitation of a
religious war. Egypt is fertile ground for
the organization OF such a movement. Ia
1894 rebellion of religious character
broke out in Upper Egypt, headed by
one Ahmad, who proclaimed himself
4 prophet, and soon found himself
at the head Of an army Of $4,000
men. At that time the peerless Mehemet
Ali was Yiceroy of Egypt, and Ahlnad,
with his followers, were subdued. Me
hemet All was q sovereign Of great abilities,
and sought to establish an independent
dynasty in Egypt. In this be would have
succeeded but for the opposition Of the
Government OF Great Britain. The Con-
venticn Of the "iour great Powers in
lSil limited Mehemet Ali to a Viceroyalty
OF Egypt. Ismail Pasha, grandson Of
hehemet Ali, purchased from the Porte
The title Of khedivs, with the night Of
succession from father to son, for
the Gum of fG75.o00 or 1885. O00
This purchase extinguished Turkish
claims to the sovereignty of Egypt, and
established Egyptian autonomy under the
protection Of France and England. By the
convention Of 1871 the Egyptian army was
limited to is, 600 men, but in 1866 it was
permitted an increase OF &, GOO. For some
years past all restrictionswerer removed, and
The Egyptian standing army now comprises
eighteen regiments OF infantry OF 8, 200 men
each, or 81, 600 men, and four regiments of
cavalry, aggregatiDg 10000 men. The
troops are armed with Remington rifles OF
modern invention. The uprising now ex.
citing Europe IS revolt on the part Of the
army against the Khedive, and the well.
known sympathy of the caste comprising
the army with Turkish interests, is the in.
mediate occasion for apprehension as to the
renewal of Turkish claims to the sover.
eighty of Egypt The population of Egypt
and its dependencies is much more con.
siderable than is generally understood. In
a report to the British Government in 1876,
the populations of Egyptian provinces were
given as follows; Egypt proper, s 252, 900
Nubia, 1000. 600; Ethiopia, 5000. 600;
DarfoOr, 100000. In addition to the
regular army there is a reserve of 80, GOO
men, and an irregular contingent of G0,00O
more. In the present state of affairs Eng.
land and France will find but little diff
Guilty in forcing still further concessions
from the Khedive if they act together, but
as intimated in our dispatches, neither will
trust the other to undertake the task alone.