Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-10

c)mptrollers, n OF whom was ex
clusively intrusted with the supervi.
sion Of the ec'ipte, the other being
charged with the auperinteu dence OF
the expenditures. According to the
decree the British comptroller was
armed with very exteniv powers,
which he ilvariahly exceeded; all the
officials engaged in the collection OF
che revenue were under his orders, he
had a voice In their appointment, he
could d'smiss them and had tho most
complete control over
rus COLLECTION OF II TAXES.
1ho Ftonch controller was jiko the
celebrated little boy WIN untor u.
nately IN It with an accident and N
Consequence didn't have much to cay,
he had his duties limited almost e1.
tirsly to supervising the expenditures
aud his d rect power ct interfering
were far lees than those II his col.
leog Iea. However, he did his bcsl
witnia his limited sphere ard made
al the ;roubls and created all the an.
noyNuce possible,
Upon the acc ,sson of
THE NEW KHEDIvE
a decree was made, dated the 10Th Of
November 1879, which was intended
$50 mod fy the powers OF the control
and increase the guarantees OF the
boudho'd 'rs, bat h. some unfortunate
"hocus Kocus" the decree had alto
getler a contrary eif,ct from that al
tic,pattd ard the controller became
more impatient, more exciting and
more powerful than before. Frcm
the date of
II Liw OF LIQUIDATION
on the IL IA OF July, 1880. the con-
troll became III name what It had
slwsyS been in fact, a component and
actual part OF the government, and q
mecd'or III everything that Yves pre-.
scribed TO the c uncil of ministers. in
| which the controllers had seats. TIE
Egyptians arc long suffering and slow
to anger, but tl.ey had had too much
for even their wounded spirits to Dear
any longer, 30 they raised the Cry of
"RGyPr FIR THE EGYPTIANS"
Audience these tears. The rev
year has commenced auspiciously,
aad we already have cause to return
thanks, az the members Of our new
| police forcs, ''the finest III the world, J
have been following in the illustrious
example set by tho Kilkenny cats, auG
had a row which required u whole Eu
gIish r,giment to 'qle!l. The S Sis'
and Aloanisns are quartered In diff
fetent barracks at r ~ el.tin palace
as they do not mix much better thar
oil and water. Last week some OF tt,
litter wero
PURCHASING FRUIT
from an Arab, and got into a disput,
with him, which resulted in his bein,
knocked down and severely beaten
He escaped aud rau into the barrsck
occupied by the S siOs. The Albanian
fJllowed and demanded that he shou't
be given up, which polite request wa
emphat'oatly refused, They then en-
deavorod to take him by force, and
was not long before
REvoLvERs WERE CRACKING
and bayonet thrusts were being eS
changed with an earnestness that wa
not at all spgge stive of Tel el K,bil
When the oombatanis were separate
1T was di~.covered that five had bee
killed outright ard that nine were g
severely wounded that we will Ice
their valuable protection for som
time to come If not forever. The A
banisns ara doomed;
AS oLIoEMEN
they have not proven q success, bi
the government has acted with 81
oaeiing liberality. It has given the
a choice of two alternatives, they G +,
either enlist in the army of the So,
dan and 60 and fight the Mshdi, {
they can return to their mountai
f ,stnesses. One ship load has accep
ed this latter form of the d~eliverant
: and were asnt eff durigg the pa
week. Our old German friend Prot
, man has not n very exalted opinio
Of "the finest" he says "they vas {
!. baddest mems vat you meier sees."
MENTOR
! Alexandria, Egypt, January Is, ls8