The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-16

! curious tnan the TACT that fgypts boundaries
/ are not known. We all know that Egypt is
! bounded on tho north by tho Mediterra-
mean sen and on the east by the
/ hed sea. but no one can tell what are its
J southefn or It's western boundaries. On the
/ west 10 rs bounded by an illimitable desert
anu on the sonth rs boundaries depend upon
tao bedouns. who when the durah corn
/ crops arc source extend the boundaries 800
/ miles below hert0um. and tho boundaries
are sometimes 1850 miles farther south than
/ 90 others.
/ The rablcstrip OF land which runs along
/ the banks ~ the Nile varies from five 20 fif-
/ teen mics IN width ] have stood with ono
/ loot whore vegetation bad been produced and
/ ne cther foot was 10 tae desert. so close has
/ iAe line az dcmarkatiOn been drawn.
THE GOVERNMENT.
Vow for the government which IS rs
/ curious rs are rs physical features II -
virtually a province Of Turkey and in n Ger
/ tam soneo - is p province. The Sultan
/ demands an animal iributo of $4,000 pounds
sterling aud he GETS it. lie demands
mat tAe standing army shall not
dier and this IS granted. Iie demands
the appointing power oi the highest judicial
officer. ord IBIS is conceded. and. lastly. that
tie high commissioner genera. shall have a
paiacc 80 Caro- provided for him 40 tho cost
Oi the Egyptian Government. and this he
gets. Tho rc0 truth of the matter is. Lord
Salisbury is the presiding genius of Egypt
ruE LEGISLATURE.
Perhaps the funniest thing in Egypt is the
.e-a.nturc. ord Duferu. who won q great
reputation Tor himself in lndin was sent
from there to Egypt and was crank for "a
tnireseutatle government. He was SO in
ihfuatct with this idea that Pee introduced
nud organized % legislature in Egypt In the
five years waic' lnye spent in Egypt have
mover set soon au animal election nor heard
of % cau iidute nor ever seen the proceed
inrs of said legislature until SIX
months after that Legislature had supposed
f0 hDYo been iu session. But Ills know.
that nI The ministers belong % the leglsla-
fure nui that tile legislature bias never been
anNWl to oppose the dictates of the khe-
l.sc. lut Au- always carried ont tho measures
ron'clfei ty jam with perfect c0mpIocenry.
nnl tla, tlo leg 'setuc ls simply convened
to please their English rulers
it. taxation % igypt something remark
able when vou remember Tia. the reputation
s only sbHuftre millions and that theamount
Gu to uuscd this year VIII amount 90 eleven
ont het million pounds % sterling or more
t.an tity-iour WluDu dollars. THIS tax
alton is borne oy AN entro.y agricultural peo-
pile" who have Un other resources upon
WHICH 90 draw than from tie products
on ihor land in 1850 the production OF toe
rrrco. which has always been and ls now
Government monopoly. was restricted and
Tie Hica OF us cultivation limited. Previous
to l,.H the taxation Of each phidan equal o.
two and one fifth acres, was $50 70 year. or
about 'ttF dIlors peg acre. and notwltustaud-
lnf tins tsX which WIS willingly borne hum
irois tried % claim tho privilege Of being
allowed to grow tobacco.
1nE nm-s on 1Ee rEorLE.
'Iho dress of tlcpe.ple GcrsconsiIerebly
frnm that of Europeans but On the critics the