The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-04-11

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q The military service institute, enG Gov.
srnors ialand, yesterday. General Han,
cook presided, and among those present
were: Gsnsrals Critasnden, Fry. Reeve,
Rodenbough, sicklss, Sweeney, Morris.
Clafke, Jackson, Tower. Perry, Whip
pls, Davis end Wilson; Colonies Hamil-
ton. Taylor, Lawrence, Beck, NcFar-
land, Conrad, Story and DePsyster::
Majors Boehm, Wstmore. Mckee,
Frincke, Randolph. and Price; Captains
Fessenden, Wharton, Catlin. Norman.
Willard, Hyde, jackson, Pyns and Mer-
rill, and Leutenaats johnson, Reilly,
Sawyer, Zabinski, Whippls and
Barber.
General Stone WAS applauded when
introduced and began his work by
sketching The military history Of the
country up g the time when the cohorts
Of Cesar and Marx Antony garrisoned
its forts. IA the present century on q
nucleus d 30, 900 men Mehemet All
built up ansarmy 1t0, 900 strong, which
finally placed Constantinople at the
mercy OF the Egyptian viceroy.
In 1850 the khedive called to his
STAFF American officers. They were
sworn 70 uphold the cause Of Egypt
against any nation hut the United
States. .Nochange in European politics
could ensct the loyalty OF embarrass
tho servics Of these officers. In 1870 he
(Ca6n. 6tonl arrived in Egypt. He
found Tiers not more than third Of the
officers in the army could read or write
and not one in ten of the rank and file
could do either. With the exception of
. few Armstrong guns there were no
arms but old smooth bores in the har-
Dor forts, and the coast defenses were
about as bad as those of the United
States" At this sally the sssemblage
roared with laughter, and Gen. Han
cock nodded in affirmation.
The lecturer told how he had es-
tablisheda military college on the basis
Of the military school at West Point for
staff officers, and how the army was
gradually instructed up to the standard
Of the best European troops. The forti-
doations were also equipped with the
best arms and artillery.
my advice to the khedive about the
forts at Alexander was," he said, "that.
since It Yves almost an European city,
aud from its position almost indefens-
ible, the best thing to do was to establish
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be operated both by boats and electric
ity. As three-quarters of the property
IN Alexandria was owned by Europeans
I suggested to the khedive that no
European power was likely to attempt
to injure It."
I'm an evil hour for Egypt the
Khediye Ismail, trusting in the honor
Of European governments, allowed two
European ministers to enter his cabinet,
each in charge Of very important
ministry. An English minister Of f.
nance and o French minister of public
works entered his service, but really
they, while holding portfolios in an
Egyptian cabinet, were representatives
of the interests of their respective gov
ernmsnts. Each one worked to secure
to his own government the commanding
power in Egypt. This unhappy change
occurred in the summer of 1878.
Gen. Stone depicted the money grab
bling policy of the two foreign ministers,
how they abandoned the military COL
lege and did everything in their power
to deprive the soldiers of money and
put it in the pockets of civil employees.
It seemed to those who locked on and
saw the civil employees regularly paid,
and the soldiers thus badly treated,
that it was the object of the new govern
ment to crush out everything like mill
itary spirit in Egypt. All military per-
sons were left unpaid, and neglected,
while the new ministers had their sala-
ries increased from SIS 900 to 10000.
SOLDIERS who had more than wear
of nav dne them and whoso off3coru hod