Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-10
tiyes, thousands Of whom were:dismissed
the service, and, as was to be expected,
Joaned Arabs Party.

tives, thousands of whom were.d dismissed
the service, and, as was to be expected,
Joaned Arabrs Party.
Up to this time Major Arab was I'M
known to Europe; in fact, his name
had never been mentioned, but now ne
bodily 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
Controller, not content with handing
all the revenue OF the country, made
himself obnoxious to.all Egyptians by
interfering with internal politics. hep
resentations were made to the khedlve
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 in their hanas,
which they shortly afterward dld. Inc
Sultan had by this time heard Oh Arao,
and, like keen Oriental, promoted
him to the rank of Colonel, Wishing 10
become popular with the popular party.
On the very day upon which he receiy-
ed bis commission Of COlonel, whlcn
entitled him to the rank of Bey, Arapi
held a review of the troops in CAIRO,
which was attended by thousands OF
the inhabitants. He told the troops
that he was inspired by the Prophets to
fulfill a holy mission, the motto OF
which was EGYPT for the Egyptians"
and that he would see that all the Euro
peans who were drawing enormous sal
aries were dismissed and their places
filled by natives, who were now starving:
The proceedings of this eventful day did
not end here, as few officers, followed
by an enthusiastic crowd, went to the
Ministry of finances, where they vio-
lently assaulted Mr.. Charles Rivers
Wilson, his secretary, Blum Pasha, ana
other Europeans.
The Officers Were Arrested.
by order of the Khedive, but were liber-
ated the same day by Arab Bey, who
marched his regiment to the
prison, demanded the release Of the Off
GERS, and upon being refused ordered his
men to break open the Jail. After releas-
ing the imprisoned officers they march
ed back to the barracks, the band
playing, "See the conquering hero
comes" The next day all the world
knew who Arab Bey was, and within
a week British, French, and other men
of-war were dispatched to Alexandria.
The foreign COnsuls advised the khe-
dive to arrest Arab and send him to the
Soudan. Ismal Pasha desired no better
service, as once Arab was in his power
the could give him the usual poisoned
cup of coffee which he had hitherto SO
successfully administered to Others. A
message was sent to him stating that
the Khedive required his advice, and
on his arrival ut the palace he was plac-
ed in the guard.room a prisoner, where,
however, he did not long remain, as one
of the soldiers who were guarding him
sent word to M. Ninrt, who now acted
as Arabi's lieutenant, and IN half an
hour the palace was surrounded by
mob, who threatened to murder the
Khedive and every European in Cairo
if their leader was not librated. 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 man
of straw, but quite dangerous and
strong element. The recall of MIR.
Rivers Wilson, who was knighted by
the Queen, the bankruptcy of the Egyp-
tan Government, the dismissal of the
Khedive by the Sultan, the appointing
of his son Tewfik in his place, the Riaz
Pasha Ministry, the surrounding of the
palace by 1000 tooops with two batter
les of artillery headed by Arab, the
Khedive's submission, the appointment
of Arab to the Ministry of War his
new title of Pasha, the imperial Otto
man missions to Egypt, the massacres
of Alexandria, Arabi's defiant attitude,
the bombardment of the forts, and the
present war closely follow one another,
and are fresh i'll the memories of the
public.