The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-07-22

Egyptian nationalist party, was born about the
year 1886 in the province ofSharkizeh, in lower
Egypt He claims descent in the male line
from Husseym, the youngest grandson OF the
Prophet Mohammed, and is, therefore, of
family reputed holy by the Moslems, though
his mother was an Egyptian and an Arab of
the Arabs This fact accounts sufficiently Tor
the respect paid him by his fellow-soldiers.
Early in life he entered the army as private,
but being of superior mind and having received
an education at the Azhar, the great university
of the Mohammedan world, and afterwards
studied at military school, he rose rapidly
to the rank of lieutenant colonel IN the days
of Said Pasha. During the reign OF lsmall he
was accused on a false charge and cashiered,
though the charge was amply disproyed. HIS
experience reused him to sense OF the MUS
tice under which his native land was laboring
and made him determined enemy of despotie
power as then exercised in Egypt In 1878 he
was restored to his rank, but did not receive
his promotion to the colonelcy hey until the
accession of the present Khedive. Having by
this mistreatment attracted attention and be-
come popular, Arab naturally sought to avail
himself of it to combat the khediye and the
foreigners by whose influence he was main
tanned in authority Backed by the army, he
assumed the leadership of the party of dis
content, intensifying its passions by appealing
to religious fanaticism.
He DEFIEs THE KHEDIvE.
When, on the 9th of September. 1881, Riaz
pasha. president of the council, proposed to
transfer Arabs regiment from Cairo to Alex
andria. Arab proceeded with troops under
arms to the palace and demanded the dismissal
of the ministry, a constitution and an increase
of the army from II, 900 to 1900, emphasis
Al. 1. ff,s.Nu farfs
"If Won refuse We have your successor ready.
The Khedive Welded, and since that time
Arab has had everything pretty much his own
way. Arab $ success WAS considered victory
for the element favoring the expulsion OF for
eigners, Riaz, the deposed minister, beng
known for his friendliness to the English.
The next phase of the struggle was the pub
LEGATION Of the Joint note of England and
France, on January =. 1882, affirming their
will that Tewiik power should be maintained
undiminished-a reflection upon the Chamber
of NotabIes, which had convened ON peeem-
Der &c. 1881. and had proposed interference
with the functions both Of the khedive and OF
the Anglo-Freneh control. The nosahles per-
sisted, however. in framahg an erganie law
Cherif Pashs, the leader OF the ministry, re
signed In consequence. Arab urged Nah
moud BarOudi as his successor, and the nota-
bles nominated him for the khedive's APP
prevail
TRg FloF ~ arRpEE AR1sI-
The next incident was the alleged eonSpi.
racy of CircaSSiaa officers against Arab. aud
their condemnation. TO the number Of forty
one, TO exile in the Sondan. practically death.
The khedive declined 10 confirm the seatence.
The ministry, whose set the seateHcc viFtaaily
was, called together the Chamber OF Noiabies
without the khedIse's assent. The khediye
resisted and invoked the aid of England and
France The English aud French heets wer.
called upon the scene and the ssinissers pre-
tended Submission. Ga the 3eth nf May the
two governments In an .'altimatam recon.
meaded that the ministers shosid resign aud
Arabi be removed temporarily from Egypt.
The ministry rejected i with diSdaln. TeStlk
aammonea the nolsbles. nlemas and ether in.
Huential officers 10 his aid. bus they leat him
no sHppart- The saldiery. indeed, compelled
him to reiassasc AFabi As minister II wu5.
rmE MASSACRE.
Everything had for a long time been pointing
ia violence. Ca the nth % Jane Il came W
ths, form 81 riot and massacre ~ Europeans
in the streets uf AirNandria. Speedy inter
xentioa noW became inevitable. and Turkey
was requested by The conference o. amhAsSas
dors 81 C0nsfsnsinopic 10 intervene. under
strict Limitations, Ia restore order and the
STATES gno. The Salsan. On Jaly 18th, DR.
clined Meanwhile the kngissh tieci hss as
senahicd before Alexandria. nnd Admiral
seymour. TO pat q slap 10 the suTk on the
foFfihczticus threatening bis ships rsnding the
mandate % the conference. opened hre- wsth
The rsssait knozn- Alexandria sAs takea- bat
Arabs had decamPed with his army 70 the IN
tprsay