The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-12-02
STORY OF A SOAR.

''DO you see that tall, handsome man
now talking to his highness?" inquired
an old diplomat of me at one of the
state balls given 10y the khedive of
Egypt in his fairy summer palace OF
Gezireh, on the banks of the Nile, says
Cairo correspondent of the New York
Tribune.
"What," saidl; edo you mean Mus
tapha Pacha f., the cabinet minister"
Yes; and have you noticed that his
right hand is always glovedP Look at
it now. He is the only man in this
room wearing glove on that hand,
which is contrary TO all etiquette. If he
were to remove it you would perceive an
ugly kind of semicircular scar. In 1876
the English government, alarmed at the
khedive's terrible extravaganza and re-
peated appeals to the European money
markets, sent out to Egypt 4 special
mission to inquire into the state of the
finances of the country.
''ln the short space of ten years over
100000, 900 had been borrowed by the
Egyptian government, and of this vast
sum only 5000, 100000 had fonnd its
way into the state treasury. What had
become of the balance? Two people
alone could tell. One of those was the
hnCOllNc nllllScll, anu ll6 OthtI MS illll-
lister of finance, Mustapha Pasha Sadyk,
the most powerful man in Egypt 1t is
impossible 10 conceive the enormous
wealth of the latter. Large tracts of
country belong 10 him and he had
the right of coming money in his own
name. His splcndor and magniiiccnce
were uncqrialled in the east. His
harem of over three thousand women
nn,.1ninl tl.. tbr,n IN,
which now all the government offices
are located. and he had Il special body
guard in his scra~lio of over four hum
dred superb amaZOnS. who. on state
occasions. donned armor and helmets
of pure silver. The English cnvovs de-
voted all their energies to win him over
from the khedive. 1t appears that they
We're about to succeed.
Late one night in June Mr.. Julius
Blum. confidential secretary and facto-
tum of the minister of finance, informed
the khedive that the minister had been
won over by the English cnvOvs, and in
order to save his own position had de-
termined TO turn kings evidence and to
reveal to them on the following Salur-
day the whole of his highness' financial
| transactions. The next day was Friday,
| the Mohammeden sabbath. After per-
| forming his deYotions ut the mosque
| the khedive proceeded in an open vic
toria TO the palace of Mustapha Pasha
| Sadyk and invited that minister to ac-
| company him during his usual after
noon drive, and, pleasantly chatting
together, they drove to the palace of
Gezireh. GA ahghting ut that door.
the khedive, turning TO his minister,
invited him to supper on board the
vice-regal yacht, which lay moored in
midslream The minister, accompanied
by the khedive's sons, embarked and
was rowed off TO the Yacht A merry
evening was spent on board, the whole
ship being illuminated, and occasional
snatches of music and laughter being
waited over TO the shore. At about il
O'Clock the khcdive and princess re-
turned alone, leaving on board the
minister with the two vice-regal cham
berlains. Mustapha Bey +. and Sami
Bey Baroudi. Shortly aftcrward the
sounds of Il short scuflle on deck were
heard by tine people on shore, and then
all was quiet and the lights were eXtin-
guishcd on board. Soon after midnie eht
the yacht cast loose from her moorings
and noiselessly glided up the stream to-
ward the first cataract. Nothing more
was ever seen i'll this world of Mustapha
Pasha Sadyk.
''On the next day decree was issued
stating that the khedive had banished
his minister of finance to Upper Egypt
for having dared to Cypress his much
beloved subjects, etc, etc. Four days
later the yacht returned to her moorings
off the Gezireh palace, and when the
two chamberlains above referred to re-
sumed their service it was noticed that
Sami Bcy wore Il handkerchief round
his throat as if to hide some wound on
his neck. and that Mustapha Bey Z. had
his right hand in Il sling"