The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-12-06

by Arabi's partisans, and did not fail
to produce the desired effect; but as
ninety-nine per cent. of the villagers
could not read emissaries were sent all
over the country, travelling from village
to village, where they were surrounded
by the people, who eagerly listened to
promises of free grants of land, exemp-
ton from taxation and from the dread
ed military service, if they would only
support Arab. The Khedive had mort
gagged every inch of Egypt and every
possible source of revenue to the bond
holders. and what he did with the mon
ey will never be known. The tax-pay-
ers refused to pay the extortionate sums
demanded of them; the interest on the
foreign loans could not, consequently,
be paid, and, to the delight of Arabi's
party, England and France semi-official-
1y interfered. Pressure was put on the
Khedive, who foolishly allowed all the
high positions of trust to be filled by
men sent from the English and French
Foreign Offices. The management of
the post-office, custom-house, inland
revenue, Ministry of Finances, light
house, and port dues, and, in fact, ev-
cry source of revenue, was handed over
to these foreigners, to the exclusion of
natives, thousands of whom were dis
missed the service, and, as was to be
expected, joined Arabi's party.
Up to this time Major Arab was un-
known to Europe; in fact, his name had
never been mentioned, but now he bold
ly asserted himself, and foreign poll
ticians found out that all was not milk
and honey in the Valley of the Nile.
Mr. Charles Rivers Wilson, the English
Comptroller, not content with hand
ling all the revenue of the country,
made himself obnoxious to all Egyptians
by interfering with internal politics.
Representations were made to the
Khedive that this must be stopped, and
the British Consul General was informed
that if Mr.. Wilson did not exclusively
attend to his own business the people
would take the matter into their hands,
which they shortly afterward did The
Sultan had by this time heard of Arab,
and, like keen Oriental, promoted
him to the rank of Colonel, wishing to
become popular with the popular party.
On the very day upon which he re-
ceived his commission of Colonel, which
entitled him to the rank of Bey, Arab
held review of the troops in Cairo,
which was attended by thousands of
that he was inspired by the Prophet to
1
of which was Egypt for the
Egyptians and that he would see
that all the Europeans who
were drawing enormous salaries
were dismissed and their places
filed by natives, who were now
starving. The proceedings of this event
full day did not end here. as few Off
GERS, followed by an enthusiastic crowd,
went to the Ministry of Finances, where
they violently assaulted Mr.. Charles
Rivers Wilson, his Secretary, Blum
Pasha, and other Europeans. The
officers were arrested by order of the
Khedive, but were liberated the same
day by Arab Bey, who marched his
regiment to the prison, demanded the
release of the officers, and, upon being
refused, ordered his men to break open
! the jail. After releasing the imprisoned
officers they marched back to barracks,
, the band playing: See the Conquerine
world knew who Arab Bey was, and
within week British, French and other
, men-of-war were dispatched to Alexan-
| dria. The foreign Consuls advised the
, Khedive to arrest Arab and send him
, to the Soudan. Ismail Pasha desired nc
better advice, as once Arabi was in his
power he could give him the usual poi
: soned cup of coffee, which he had hith-
erto so successfully administered to
Others. A message was Sc It to him
stating that the Khedive required his
| advice, and on his arrival at the palace
} he was placed in the guard-room a pris-
oner, where, however, he did not long
} remain, as one of the soldiers who were
guarding him sent word to M. Ninet,
: who now acted as Arabi's Lieutenant,
and in half an hour the palace was sur
; rounded by a mob, who threatened to
: murder the Khedive and every Eu-
liberated. Arab was allowed to go,
the mob cheered, the Europeans took
refuge in their houses, and politicians
, discovered for the first time that the
} fellaheen was not a man of straw, but
quite dangerous and strong element.
The recall of Mr.. Rivers Wilson, who
was knighted by the Queen, the bank
ruptcy of the Egyptian Government,
J the dismissal of the Khedive by the Sui
tan, the appointing of his son Tewfik in
; his place, the Riaz Pasha Ministry, the
surrounding of the palace by four thou
sand troops with two batteries of artil-
J lery headed by Arab, the Khedive' s
J submission, the appointment of Arab
, to the Ministry of War, his new title of
| Pasha, the two imperial Ottoman mis-
sions to Egypt, the massacres at Alex
andria, Arabi's defiant attitude, the
bombardment of the forts and the pres
} ent war closely follow one another. and
, are fresh in the memory of the public.
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