Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-10
Arab in Pris0n-How He Passes His
Time

Time.
The Cairo correspondent of the New York
Herald sends the followingi
"What is TO be done with ArabiW Is the
question in everyone's mouth. Whether he
is TO be hanged or se: free is the basis upon
which many betting books are made up
even batting that ne Will be hanged, two TO
one that he will be set free. Whatever is
done should be done at once. Curiously
enough it was the EGYPTIAN ministers who
first suggested that Arab should have the
benefit Of an English barrister for his de-
Tense. When it became known, however.
that Mr.. WIlfred Blunt had sent out bar
rister and solicitor for that purpose the
Egyptian ministers changed their minds and
look the ground that "in view of the present
disturbed stale of public feeling it was i'm
perative that Arabi's fate should be decided
without delay, and objections which would
be involved by the presence OF English bar
risters and which would be incomprehensi-
BILE to the great body of the people"
In the meantime Arab is shut up with his
colleagues and satellites in large public
town. He is watched by Circassian guards,
who occupy the interior of the house, while
a company OF Grenadier Guards stand sentry
at every possible exit from the e9temporized
prison. Arab says that the Grcassiaus
treat him cruelty, and eat his bread and
onions and steal his tobacco. He seems
afraid of their sssassinating him, and has
asked several times that British soldiers be
placed in the room with him. This demand
has been refused, but an officer now sees that
the Circassians do not abuse Arab in any
way.
Arab now presents a striking contrast to
the tall erect horseman who on the 9th of
September, 1881, rode, sword in hand, up to
the Khedive, who stood at the foot of the
palace steps of Abdin. Surrounded by four
batteries of Krupp guns and 5000 TROOPS the
Khedive was prisoner in his palace.
WAS an eyewitness of the scene that then
took place. As Arab rode up the Khedive,
regaining for a moment the imperial de-
meanor of Mehemet Ali, extended himself
TO his full hight, and drawing back his
well formed head, commanded Arab, "Put
up that swordp
Arab, taken completely by surprise, hesi-
taied, and his sword hand Irembled palpabIy.
l then felt convinced that Arab lacked
physical courage. The Khedive, profiiing
by the hesitation, made a commanding oes-
lure with his right hand. Arab then swung
up the hilt OF his saber and replaced it in
its scsbbard. The RhediYe then COM
branded: :aGet off that horseP' This order
Arab also obeyed. It was then that Sir
Auckland then Mr. Colviu bent toward the
KhediYe and said; HOrder him shoir' In
stead Of this the Khedive said TO Arb:
"Whst do you wspl!" Abb seemed now
10 have Completely recovered bis presence of
mind, and with six of his officers ~ bis side,
replied: ~ haYe three demands 70 make Of
you, and if they be not granted ! have your
successor ready. ] arst insist that the pres
ent ministry (the Riaz ministry be dis
missed; second, the pay OF the army must
be increased, as proposed by the Military
Commission, and, third, an Egyptian Parlia.
1eent must be esfahlisked.n The Khedive,
after short and rapid discussion with the
ministers, replied: II grant the first de-
msnd. l dismiss the ministry. The other
two demands cannot decide upon without
FIRST referring them to the Snltan."
As soon as the decree dignissing the Risz
ministry Yas sigued and handed 10 Arab
the troops, with music at their head, marched
triumphantly from the Palace square, and