The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-12-10
HIS GLOyED HAND.
"Reminiscences Of the Mysterious Taking OF Of .
Pasha.

"Reminiscences Of the Mysterious Taking or Of .
Pasha.
Cairo, Egypt, cor. OF the Tribune
Mustapha Pasha Sadyk, WIS at one
time the most powerful man in Egypt.
1t is impossible to conceive the enor-
nous wealth of this man. Large
tracts OF country belonged to him and
he had the right to coin money in his
own name. His spendor and magnii-
icence was unequaled in the east.
His harem OF over three thousand
women occupied the three immense
palaces in which now all the govern
ment Offices are located, and he had
a special body guard in his seraglio OF
over 400 superb amazons, who, on
state occasions, donned armor and
helmets OF pure silver. A MEM
Der OF almost every European Knight
hood, he was on terms OF
in ntlmate acquaintance with all
the principal statesmen in Paris, Lon
don. Berlin and Vienna. The English
ENJOYS accordingly devoted all the
energies to win him over rom the khe-
dive, in order that they might be able
at last to sound the dark depths of
Egyptian finance. 1t appears that
they were about tosucceed. Late one
Thursday night IN the month of June
a carriage stopped at one OF the side
entrances OF the Abdeen Palace, q
short, stout gentleman with a very
pronounced Jewish type of counte-
nance jumped out, and limping rapid
| ly up the stairs, demanded to see his
highness at once. The Khedivs,, on
being informed that his visitor was
Mr.. julius Blum, confidential secretary
and factotum OF the minister of fin
nance, ordered him to be admit
ted Immediately. After he had
kissed the hem of the monarch's S
coat in truly oriental fashion, the
secretary informed the Khedive that
the minister had been won over by
the English ENJOYS, and in order to
save his own position had determined
to turn kings evidence ana to reveal
to them on the following Saturday the
whole OF his highness's financial trans
actions. The latter, fully aware that
such disclosures would inevitably re-
suit in his disposition, Immediately
determined ut all cost to prevent their
being made. The next day was Fri
| day, the Mohammedan Sabbath. Aft
er performing his devotion at the
mosque, the Khedive proceeded in an
open victoria to the palace OF Musta-
| pha Pasha Sadyk and invited that
minister to accompany him during his
usual afternoon drive. AS this was
by no means the first occasion on
which his highness had thus honored
him, the minister had no rea-
son to be surprised, and pleas
antly chatting together the Khe,
dive and Mustapha Pasha Sadyk
drove to this very Palace of Gezlreh
On alishting at that door You see
there, the khedive, turning to his min
lister, invited him to supper on board
the Vice Regal yacht which lay moor
ed in midstream, and suggested that
Mustapha Pasha sadyk should &C
aboard Immediately with the Princes
Hussein and Hassan, saying that he
himself would follow as soon as be
had taken bath. The minister, &C
companied by the Khedive's sons en-
barked at these very steps and was
rowed of to the yacht. A merry
evening was spent on hoard, the whole
ship being illuminated, and occasion
al snatches OF music and laughter be
ing waited over to the shore. Al
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both the Princes returned alone, leav
ing on board the minister with the two
Vice Regal chamberlains, Mustaphs
Bey F., and Sami Bey Baroundi
Shortly afterward the sound of &
short scutile on deck were heard by
the people on shore, and then al
was quiet and the lights were extin
guished on board. Soon after mid
night the yacht cast loose from hel
moorings and noiselessly glided up the
stream toward the cataract.
Nothing more was ever seen in this
world OF Mustaha Pasha Sadyk.
On the next day a decree was ISSUED
stating that Khedive had banishet
his minister Of finance to Upper Egyp
..for having dared to oppress his mucl
beloved subjects" etc, etc. Fou,
days later the yacht returned to he
moorings of the Gezireh Palace, ant
when the two chamberlains above re
ferred to resumed their service it wa
noticed that Sami Bey wore hand
kerchief round his throat, as if to hid
some wound on his neck, and tha
Mustapha Bey f.. had his right hant
in q sling. Nothing can be kept secre
in the east, and it soon oozed out tha
SAINTS throat had been lacerated b,
the nails, and Mustapha's hant
were bitten through by the teetl
OF the unfortunate prime minis
! ter, when they killed him with thei
hands on the night of the supper
Both Sami and Mustapha were reward
ed for their services by being mad
, pashas. Sami after being made prim
minister at the time OF Arabi's insur
rection, Is now in exile at Ceylon
while his companion Mustapha, afte
being engaged to an English lady VIII,
broke off the marriage when she hear,
the history OF his hand, is now cab
met minister. Blum, the private ser
, retary an Austrian Jew, who betraye
{ his beneiactor and master, was natul
ally also rewarded by being made
pasha, and is at the present momen
Under Secretary OF State in the de
partment OF which Mustapha is min
lister.
A. T. Stewards Apple Woman