Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-09
THE GLOVED PACHA.
MementOes OF an Oriental Trnxedy.

Cairo Correspondence ofthe New York Tribune.
do you see that tall, handsome man now
talking to bis highness?' inquired an old diplo-
mat Of me at one Of the state balls given by the
khedive "f Egypt In his fairy summer palace Of
Gezireh on the banks OF the Nile
Nv hat said /, "do you mean Mustapha
facha F., the cabinet minister"
Yes and have you noticed that his right
ma Is always gloved? Look at it now. He Is
.ne Quay man In this room wearing glove on
That hand, which is contrary to ali etiquette.
II ne were 70 remove it you would perceive an
ugly Kind OF semi-circular scar. Come into the
gardens outside and will tell you under what
peculiar circumstances he received the wound,
me Traces OF which he is SO anxious to hide
Nothing 10th, 1 wandered out in the fresh night
air With my old friend, and establishing our
selves comfortably with our cigarettes on the
marble baiustrade OF the Palace quay, 1 lis
tened with interest to the following story:
In 1875, the English government alarmed
AT tne Rheulve's terrible extravaganza and re-
peated appeals to the European money mar
kets, sent out to Egypt a special mission con-
sistiEg Of the RI. Hon. Sir stephen Cave, Sir
nna hs TO ne tae
tiemen, although received with f1attering hos
pitalty and courtesy, experienced the greatest
qu m In the short space OF ten years over
s5OO.OOO,OOO had been borrowed by the Egypt
Ian government, and of this immense sum only
SZOO,OOO,OOO mad found its way into the state
treasury. What had become of the balance?
Two people alone could tell. One of
these was the khedive himself, and the
other his minister of nnance, Mustapha Pacha
Sadyk, the most powerful man in Egypt.
II Is impossible to conceive The enormous
wealth. OF the latter Large tracts OF country
belonged to him, and he had the right OF COIN
Ing money in his own name. His splendor and
agnifie Il, We're unequaied in the east HIS
narem OF over :, 200 women occupied the three
immense palaces In which now all the gov
eminent offices are located, and he had spe-
clssi body guard in his SeragliO of ever 400
superb amaZons whO,on state occasions, doomed
afinor and helmets vi pure silver. Member OF
almost every European order OF knighthood,
shf int a ofp1f,. MOO w
ali the principal statesmen in PARIS, London,
Berlin and Vienna The English ENJOYS ac-
cordlngly devoted all their energies to win him
over from the khedive. in order that they
might be able at last 10 sound the dark depths
Oh Egyptian finance. 1t appears that they were
Late one thursday night in the month of
June carriage stopped at one OF the side en-
frances OF the Abdeen Palace, a short out gen.
tlenlan, with u very pronounced Jewish type
OF countenauce. jumped out, and limping rap
IDLY up the stairs, demanded to his nigh
that his visitor was MIR. julius Blum, contiden-
tial secreL ary aud facLotun OF the minister OF
unahce ordered him to be admitted iminedi-
ateiy. Alter kissing the mem vi the mUuarch's
scoat in truly oriental fashion, the secretary in
formed the knedive that the minister had
been won over BY the English ENJOYS, and i'll
order to save his own posi- ton had determined
to turn king evidence and TO reveal to them
on the following Saturday the whole OF his
nignness financial transactions. The latter,
iui!y aware that sucn disclosures would
inevitably result in his deposition, i'm mediate
ly etermined al all costs to prevent their being
made. Inc next Jay was Friday lhe vi oIl;alu-
med;n Sabbath. After performing his uevo-
tiOus at the mosque, the khedlve proceeded in
an open Victoria 10 tue palace OF Mustapha
facna Sadyk anu invited that minister to
company niin during his usual afternoon drive.
As this was by means the first occasion on
which MS hlShness had thus hOnOreu him,
the minister had no reason to be surprised, and
PLEASANTLY chatting To- ether the kuedIve and
Mustapha l'acna Sadyk drove TO this very
palace OF Gezlreh. On aiighting at that door
you see there, the kheuIve turning to his min
lister Invited min To supper ON board the vice
regal yacht which lay muored III III ids tream, and
suggested that Mustapna Pacna Suuyk should
go ON bOard Immediately with the Princes HuS.
sem ana daSnan, lug that he himself would
follow as soon as lie mad taken Ii baliI. The
minister, accomplished by the khedive's SONS,
embarked at these very steps and was rOweu OH
TO the yacht. A merry evening Was spent Oh
board, the whole snip being Illuminated, and
occasional suatches OF music aud laughter being
waited over To the shore. AT about IL O'Clock
the khedive and both princes returned alone,
leaving on board the minister with the Two vice
regal chamberains, MuStapha Bey +. aud SAM
Bey BaroudI Shortly a.terwaru the sounds of
a snort scuff1e on deck were heard by the people
ON shore, and then all was quiet ana the lights
were eXtingusned on board. Soon after mid
night the yacht Cast loose from her muUriug
and noselessiy glloed up the stream toward
the first Cataract
Nothing more was ever seen in this world of
MuStapha Pacha Sauyk.
"Ou L,Ie next day decree was issued stating
That the knedlVe had banished his minister pi
finance to Upper Egypt TOR having ida RED To op-
press nis much Deio'eu SUBJECTS, ETC., etc. Four
days Later the yacht returned TO her moorings
OF the Gezireh palace, ana when the two cham
berlalns ABOVE referred to resumed their service
IL Was noticed that Sami Bey Wore a hanuKer-
chief around his throat ~ ii 10 hide some wound
ON hI, neck, anu that Mus,apha Bey r. had his
right hand III a sling. Nothing cam be kept
secret III the East, and ii SOON OOZed out that
Saini throat had been liberated by the nails
and Mu,iaphas hand had been bitten through
by The teeth Oh the unfortunate finance minister
wnen they strslngied hiin with their own nsa iIIs
on the night Vi the supper. Both Sami and Mus
tapna were rewarded Tor their services by be.
Ing maue pachas. Sani, after being prime
now in exile at Cey iOn whlle his com panion.
Mustapha, after being engaged 70 an English
lady wuO broke of the marriage when she
heard tue history o. his hand, Is now u cabinet
minister. Blum, the private secretary, an
Austrian Jew, VINO betrayed his beneiactOr and
MASTER Was naturally also rewarded uy being
made d pacha, and Is at tue present moment
under.secreiary vi stale In the department of
wulcn Mustapna is minister"