The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-08-10

Arabi discovering the Chamber of Nota-
bles would not come together on his order,
and discovering that many of thhe National
list leaders of 1881 were intriguing against
him, temporzed and endeavored to COM
promise with the khedive. He succeeded to
the extent that he was, after short retire
ment, again made Minister of War.
Outside these official personages, French
merchants and others We're plotting against
Turkey and England, Turkish officers were
plotting against Tewfik, against Arab, and
coquet;ing with English and French, and
English officials and tradesmen were bolster
ing up the khedive and working against
Arab. Little wonder that there was sDari
in the negotiations.
When the COntrolIers-General and the
Commission OF Liquidation began work, III
1880, they found the finances in inextrica-
BILE confusion, the property OF the State be-
ing mortgaged to public creditors in one
direction, and hypothetical for loans III an
other. The first step was to realize ON
loan by the Rothschids, of $500, 600. Dur
ing the year satisfactory progress was made
in the settlement of affairs, and on the last
Of January, 1881. the total debt was about
S491, 900, 900. The receipts of the year were
$40, 600, O00, and the expenditures S4l 800, 900
The first years work of the Board OF Con-
troll was very satisfactory to the European
holders OF Egyptian bonds, aud TO capital
ists generally, and was very satisfactory to
the people of Egypt, as many Objectionable
forms Of taxation were removed, and tairer
methods substituted. In this work OF tax
revision General Stone and other Americans
did good service.
The SueZ Canal cost $60,0Q0,OG0. OF this
amount S40, 000, 600 was raised by sales Of
stock, and $50 ,0OO,0 900 by loan. The statutes
of the canal company provide that of the net
earnings in excess of the 5 per cent. inter-
est on the shares, 10 per cent shall 60 to the
Egyptian Government, and Il per cent. TO
be paid as dividend on the 100000 shares.
The receipts of the canal for 1850 were
$1,000 900, and the expenses 1920, 0oo-net
receipts 81, 900. OF the 2,01I vessels that
passed through the canal in 1880, l.597 were
British. 1t will be seen that all the stock
holders and mercantile classes in Europe,
are interested in maintaining the statu quo
as to Egypt and the canal.
AS to the religious phases of the struggle,
the assumption that Arab Bey only will
command Mohammedan sympathy is not
warranted. He is not acknowledged even
to be fair representative of the Nationalist
movement, and the khedive is likely to have
Mohammedan sympathy as any one opposed
to him. But the Mohammedans in Africa
are just now divided among themselves.
Only few days ago, Ell Meadi, the head Of
the Senoussia community, which has mon
asteries by the hundred in Egypt, Nubia,
Syria, and in fact all of the countries Of
north Africa, defeated the Egyptian troops
in Soudan. Ell Mehdi is called 1.-The False
Prophet but all of his sect look upon him
as the teacher whom Mohamet prophesied
would come to the front great military
and religious leader in 1882. As the lower
classes in Egypt were looking to Arab as
this leader. the revolt in Soudan may play
some part in the struggle. Chiefgo Inter