New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-27

,,, - noyer nv the united millions Of Islam Is
a most fascinating one to many minds. But the
same narrowness of sympathy, the same ciahhish-
ness that has ruined Islam at every great cris'S
from its rise until now, is almost sure to prevent
the formation of an effective public feeling at TINS
time The Turks call the Arabs barDariahs; the
Ara,s STYLE the Turks infdels and will Kill them as
readily as they will any other infdel. The people
Of Roumelia despse the people of Asatc Turkey.
The rich stand by themselves, the poor by them
selves the religious hierarchy admits only its own
members to the inner chambers of its secret
thoughts and the civil officials regard with distTust
the religious dgniaries while willing to use them.
The whole MOsem part of the Empire Is n seethlng
mass of cashing interests " hch cannot be united
for good and cannot long be united for evil. The
actual condition of the Pan-Islamic movement then
is this There superhuman efforts on the part oil
the leaders of several distinct groups to produce
general movement, but there are very limited re-
suits yet to be seen, except in Egypt.
In Egypt the popular party which is now In
power has for its object the removal of European
control and ultimately o greater independence oil
the authority of the Sultan. So far it has grown
ont of n genuine movement of the people it is
worthy of sympathy, although the European con-
troll has as vet produced only good to Egypt. But
the popular party is not the only power at work III
Egypt. The Turks are supporting the popular
movement with the object of removing the
European control and ultimately of securing a
greater dependence of Egyptian affairs upon the
will of the Sultan. This Turkish element OF the
Egyptian question is n factor of unknown power.
The Turks have too much sagacity to work through
any official channels. Fuel for the flame of popular
discomfort in Egypt is supplied from here through
the religious hierarchy and the Moslem schools oil
theology in that country. The Pan-lsIamic idea is
being worked in Egypt for all that it is worth, and
to the Sultan of Turkey it is worth good deal just
now With this secret force behind the popular
movement in Egypt there is no forccastng events
1t is sufficient to know that extremely comDustIDle
elements may blaze in that land at any moment,
and that the fire may involve Europe. Certain
Turks are confidently predicting q general war III
the course of this year.
A few days ago a party of English gentlemen
crossed the Sea of Marmora and landed about forty
! miles from this city to hunt for game. Ihey De-
came separated in the course of the hunt, ana one
of the party, Commander Selby, OF the EnSlSh
Navy, was accosted by shepherd. The LngilShman
did not know Turkish and thought that the shop
herd wanted to beg some powder. 80 lie remarked
that he bad no powder and opened his cartridge
box TO show that his ammunition was all in that
form. But the shepherd had asked that no guns be
fired near the sheep and understood the exhibition
of CARTRIDGES to he equivalent to threat OF Ylo-
lence So he struck the Englishman over the head
with his stick, and struggle ensucd. Commander
Granville, also of the English Navy, then came mp
| and more shepherds appeared. The result was that
Commander Sclby, his skull broken by terrible
blow from an axe and Commander GreWille after
three guns had been broken over his head, were
bound and carried oil to be executed by the shep-
herds. The English Consul-General at this CITY,
Nh Wrench, just then appeared, and, knowing
Turkish interposed in time to save the lives OF the
officers The whole party then returned to this
city. where Commander Selby lies in most critical
condition. The affair the miserable result OF a
| mlsunderstan ding. It shows the folly OF any at
tempt to travel in the country districts without
knowledge of the language, for 1T illustrates the
ferocious passions aroused in the country people
when they fancy themselves agCrieyed