The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-13

How the Difficulty Arab
hey the New Rnier.
Chicago Tribune. s;i
The crisis in Egypt has rapidly come to
q head, and as It bids fair to occupy tho
attention Of the world for some time brief
review Of the circumstances leading up to
It will be Of interest. It's origin may be
traced back US far as February, 1881, when
the troops at Cairo forced the Khediye To
release some Of their officers who were on
trial for various oiienses, In conceding to
their demand the khedjyc really surren.
dered his power 10 the army, and il has
remained with It ever since. Last Septem.
Der, Arab Bey, who was a colonel and
leader OF the outbreak in February, seized
the. command OF the army and demanded
Of the Khedive that he should dismiss the
Ministry, increase the pay Of the army,
and grant constitution. The khedive
conceded all that was asked, except the
constitution, and for this he substituted a
Chamber Of Notables. This chamber met
and prepared an organic law by which the
control OF the budget was placed in the
hands OF the Notabtes and OF The Minis.
Try, but excluded entirely the English and
French control, which means tbe repre.
sentatives Of England and rance, Who
had control Of the finances and the man.
agement. Of the debt owed by Egypt to
the English and French bondholders. The
Control protested, and England and France
joined in note Of warning to the revolu.
tionisis. The army protested against the
note and Arab Bey explained that
they did not intend TO dis.
turb the financial Arrangements.
The Control was instructed not 10
countcnance any concession by the Egyp.
tian Government: to the claim OF the Cham.
Der OF Sotables, to vote the budget. The
latter waited upon the khedive and ne.
quested him to sign the organic law, but
he declined taking shelter behind the
English and French Consuls. Thercupon
Chcrif Pasha, the President OF the Coun.
Gil, resigned, and Arab Bey formed a new
Cabinet, with himself in itas Minister OF
War, and forced the Khedive 10 recognize
i. He also forced him 40 recognize the
Cabinet and to approve the organic law.
which conferred the right Of Voting the
budget upon the Notables. Thereupon the
Control declared that its power was multi.
fed. Meanwhile the Ministry repudiated
the authority OF the Kbedive altogether
and also severed their relations with the
French and English Control, whereupon |
the ironclads were sent to Egypt and the |
Ministry were notified that Arabi Bey
must be removed. lie refused to submit
the Ministry resigned, and the Khediye
removed Arabi Bey from the head of the
Army, but, under compulsion, reins,ated |
him Meanwhile under the advice OF The |
European Powers Turkey sent Dervisch |
Pascba rs its representative Is Egypt TO |
settle the complication, and England and |
France asked for conference Of the Pow. |
ers at Constantinople, which is still sitting.
though Turkey refused to participate
Dervisch Pasha's mission appears 10
be be u failure, as the Kbe- |
dive is still without authority and
Arabi Bey, having formed another Cabinet
with himself as Minister of War again, is
really the ruler OF Egypt, and has gone on
certifying Alexandria and declaring mis- in |
tention Of ioicibly resisting English inter
rention. The long waiting Of the various
parties, the fleet, the Egyptians, Arab Rev,
the khedive, the Sultan, TO see what step
the other would take now appears TO have
been broken, and very short time must
now determine where each stands, for the
official order has been Issued by the Eng.
lish Admiral that the bombardment will
begin at 9 o'clock this morning. England
opens the ball.