New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-24

nnder foot nor what bitter tears are her po
tha don of the brutal slave dealer. bu' ~
story Ike the one OF Kassim Pachas 49,.
emo shows what undertakings ocO"P9
time of many men of great linpor'ah00 - I'll,
miro Furnpe is talking Of the reform Vi '''' 49,.
Ssh ,d,oiuistTa ion and is pressing lor SUI ,,
toward ,hc attainment of reform. but es'iS ,
measure must pass through the hapus Vi ti,.a
"a ,ns, encounter at each step threads VI
i.t ar none the less powerful TO paralyZe pro
-. ~, they relate in no way to puDhc interests
T. soen,s extremely probable that great het"oiN
Of ;rtriouc in this city was connected WIN 'Ho 10
cont rising of the troops i'll Egypt Inc rislhg was
,ho ssion of an Egyptian national feeling nos
M aiikc 10 Turkish rule and 20 foreign interference
Vet # was encouraged by men here who h"peo 10
make if the means of breaking up the foreign con-
frol in Egypt and of replacing 1T bv IurNlsh con-
troll The reason of this Turkish dislike OF foreign
control in Egypt Is that the foreigners prevent 'he
misuse of public funds in Egypt. Formerly many
people in this city used to receive large eil's Oi
money from the great men of Egypt. But the lot
eicners have put the great men OF Egypt upon an
allowance have stopped unjust extortions from the
,vretcbed Dopulace and have thus cut on frullul
sourca oF revenue from certain gaping pockets I'D
Stanbonl The people of Egypt and the country
itself arc richer financially than for long years past
But the iutrguers of this city wish to throw all TINS
prosnerty TO the winds in order once more 10 attach
their nolvrnS arms TO the substance of the land oil
tho Pbarnohs The intrigue has failed for the time
Rut Turks still dream of finding means of bringing
10 pauclt the whole present system OF Egyptian
administration.
NEGOTIATIONS between the Porte and the European
holders of it's bonds have been for some time IN
progress The state of affairs Is this: There IL a
probability that Turkey will assign over 10 lhe
agents of the bondholders revenues which, as now
administered, yield an annual roturn squai 10
per cent upon the amount actually loaned 10 lur-
tev-tbe actual cash of the loans having been
about one-haf of tho face value OF the bonds. ms
ho,dboldcrs will take this modicum of interest
boping so TO increase the revenues by honest au-
Uin,stration as ultimately TO gain from them 4
r.r cont pcr apnnm for the interest and sinking
fupd of their long hopeless investment. But TINS
arrangement is not yet complete, and may fail.
Russ;, has now come smilinrly forward with her
little hill for the expenses Of the last war This
may prevent the fuition of the eager hopes OF the
bondholders.
Meanwhile the Turkish Treasury is in It's uSnal
misery. matter of a Thousand dollars required for
anvusefl purpose is as difficult to arrange as If the
Finance Minister were q Vermont farmer trying to
nav M his mortgage out of his profits. For year
or more the army has been largely supported by an
unannounced but radical seQuestraton OF the great
funds of Pious Trusts" belonging to the Moslem
mosaucs And vet even the army ~ SO reduced that
at all the Sultan's empty palaces the guards on the
front alone are decontly uniformed. If You go by
the more secluded parts Of the premises You Will
find the scntries in rags and wearing broken shoes
All that tho Turkish Ministcrof Finances now tries
10 do isto keep up appearances. while roads build
ings and even provinces go to waste and ruiz