The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-22
ARABT IN PRISON.
HOW THE EGYPTIAN LEADER SPENDS
HIS TIME IN CONFINEMENT.

| HOW THE EGYPTIAN LEADER SPENDS
HIS TIME IN CONFINEMENT.
The Heralds Cairo correspon-
dent sends the following: "What is
to be done with Arabi?' is the ques-
ton IN every ones mouth. Whether
he is to be hanged or set free is the
basis upon which many betting books
are made up-even betting that he
will be hanged, and two to one that
he will be set free Whatever is
done should be done at once.
Curiously enough it was the Egyp-
tian Ministers who first suggested
that Arab should have the benefit
of an English barrister for his de-
fense. When it became known,
however, that Mr.. Wilfrid Blunt had
sent out a barrister and a solicitor
for that purpose, the Egyptian Min
listers changed their minds, and took
the ground that 'sin view of the
present disturbed state of public
feeling it was imperative that
Arabs fate should be decided with.
out delay, and objections which
would be involved by the presence
of English barristers and which
would be incomprehensible to the
great body Of the people.
In the meantime Arab is shut up
with his colleagues and satellites in
q large public building in the Euro
pean quarter of the town. He is
watched by Circassian guards, who
occupy the interior of the house,
while a company of Grenadier
Guards stand sentry at every pos
sible exit from the extemporized
prison. Arab says that the Cir
cassians treat him cruelty, and eat
his bread and onions and steal his
tobacco. He seems afraid of their
assassinating him, and has asked
several times that British soldiers
be placed in the room with him.
This demand has been refused, but
an officer now sees that the Circas-
slams do not abuse Arab in any
way.
Arab now presents a striking con-
trast to the tall, erect horseman who
on the 9th of September, 1882, rode,
sword in hand, up to the Khedive,
who stood at the foot of the palace
steps of Abdin. Surrounded by four
batteries of Krupp guns and 5000
troops, the Khedive was a prisoner
in his palace. / was an witness
of the scene that then took place.
AS Arab rode up the Khedive-
regaining for moment the imperial
demeanor of Mehemet Ali--extended
himself to his full height, and draw
ing back his we'll formed head, COM
manded Arab, "Put up that sword"
Arab, taken completely by sur
prise, hesitated and his sword hand
trembled palpably. | then felt con-
vinced that Arab lacked physical
courage. The Khedive, profting
by the hesitation, made a command
ing gesture with his right hand.
Arab then swung up the hilt of his
sabre and replaced it in itsscabbard.
The Khedive then commanded,
sect off that horse I" This order
Arab also obeyed. It was then
that Sir Auckland (then Mr. Colvin
bent toward the Khedive and said,
"Order him shotP' Instead of this
the Khedive said to Arab, "What
do you want ?" Arab seemed now
to have completely recovered his
presence of mind, and with six of
his officers hy his side replied: IL
have three demands to make of you,
and if they be not granted I have
your successor ready. | first insist
the present Ministry (the Riaz Min
istry) be dismissed; second, the pay
of the army must be increased, as
proposed by the Military Commis-
sion, and, third, an Egyptian Par
lament must be established. L.. The
Khedive, after short and rapid
discussion with the Ministers, re-
Piled: "I grant the first demand.
I dismiss the Ministry. The other
two demands I cannot decide upon
without first referring them to the
Sultan"
AS soon as the decree dismissing
the Riaz Ministry was signed and
handed to Arab the troops, with
music at their head, marched tri-
umphantly from the Palace square
and thus began the drama which
ended in the cast-iron picnic OF q
British army and "march past Of
Highlanders, Beloochees, Guards
men and Bengal cavalry in the same
Palace square just one year later
The Arab victorious ana trlum
phant was large, very dark, pow
erfully built man, with elastic step
commanding presence man wht
resembles Dawson, the famous Ger
man tragedian, and who could make
a fortune if he had chosen to play
Othello instead of playing the role
of military pretender or at best
of a tenth-rate Cromwell. Such wa
the Arab of few months ago. Th'
Arab of to-day is pale cafe au lait
bloated and haggard fellah Hi
J eyes have lost their brilliancy ant
extraordinary power. His hair in
stead of being raven black, is streak
ed with gray. His once black bu
now gray moustache is reinforced
by stubby, streaked beard. Id
now stoops, and walks with shut
fling, uncertain step. He passes al
time in praying and washing-tw
. inseparable rituals of Islam. ID
also suffers from severe attack Q
diarrhoea. He has in his room
large silver basin, and pitcher wit
long nose like teapot. He cor
stantly pours water, which is scent
ed. over his hands. The poor ma
although now treated with tn
greatest kindness, is evidently su
fering most severely, both mental
and physically. The sooner th
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