The morning call., 1892-01-08

TIE '7's Etefrs 81 LgyDt
Naammed airs second son, regned six yesrs.
lu 1884, be was StraugIed by order or The Sultan,
as a punishment foF attempted treason. said
Pdsyl, a third son u I0hamned All Pasha,
succeeded un Tie death Of AbDas; but said also
died I'D 1868. WbeJeupon bis nephew, Ismau
Ia,Ha, second son Of IDIahim, bonn in January.
1923, became ruler IN his turn. The title Of
hleeiFe was conferred upon him. Instead Of
Wat of Vail by an imperial hrmau iu 1866
Al. me same time the law ol succession
was altered from that which had been
established ~ loAl. Instead Of success
sion CevoFlug, as heretofore. according
p 10 tile usual principles 81 M0hammedau Jaw,
upon ile senior male descendant Of Tie founder
az rLe dvua>iv II was no 10 10 I,u7iPs eldest
son, and thencefoith jB Tie same order or primo
E'riuie, excluding tie other branches OF Aiu-
banned airs I4mlly. THIS favor was gr2nted 10
The .afe hHedYe m 1866 by sultan Abdul Az
Do consideration Ci a large money symeni. bur
30 viola Old ~ Tie ancient and sacred Jaw ana OF
lie convention Nlil tAe foreign powers. The
consequence OF THAT arrangement az 1856 was
ID. accession Of IeWfS 10 1879. instead Of
Hahn Tie fourth son OF MCuamu.d All. Prince
Itvlk was President Of The Council al the time
of ,ls coup detitof bis father. bur les gued tie
post immediately aiteTwaid. leWGk married in
January, ] oT3. tile Princess ELmlueL, daughter
%. TIE late IL Hamy Pash1, aud caves two sons
QLl TWO daUgh ers.
THE RHEDIyE AT ROME.
The khedIys's residence was 10 the palace Of
Alden. 10 tie heart Of CAIRO An American
newspaper man who not many months ago VS.
lied lie khedIve mus wrote about him:
In the CeuteT OF This lOOm, which was not
larger Than Cood-szed American rarlor, all
alone stood man OF about SO years OF age. lie
was blessed IN black bT0adcOth sun. which
DuttOued close up al lie neck Like That q q
preacher. Lavender Ta0talo0us showed our be-
low this. fitting well down over pair Of galter-
Ike pumps, aud on tie LOp Of his rather hand
some head was feZ cap OF DARK red. WIKI
black SIX tassel extending from the center Of
the crown and falling down behind. The cos
tune Of this man, barring The feZ. might have
been thai OF an American, aud his Cleassian
C eaM-coiofed complexion was such that ne
would have passed unHoueed IN crowd IN New
York. This man was Tie knediye OF Egypt He
Is, Judge, about feet inches 10 height and
he does not weigh more than / 80 pounds.
He ls rather fieshy than thin, his frame be-
ing well rounded his head large and his feat ures
Glenn cut He has a nose slightly inclined 10 tie
Roman. His forehead IS high, aud tbs dark
brown eyes which shine out from under Il change
from the grave to the smiling during his con-
yersaIion- He Is plain and simple IN both his
habits and dress. He shook Colonel CaTdwelfs
hand cordially as lie entered, aud upon the Con
SuEGeneTai presenting ME as al American cltl-
Zen, he extended lis hand 10 me and told ne lie
was glad o see me and was glad 10 have Amer.
leans come 10 Caro-. BE then walked across the
room 10 divan ana mOtlOned me 10 a seat at his
Left as lie sat down putting one OF bis legs ND
under him and hanging the other foot on The
floor There was Az absence OF pOmp or snOb-
Osuness and though dlgnihed he had not haif
. -Ihe airs OF tile average backWOOds member OF
our House Of Representatives al Washington.
., As he seated himself us D!dcK coat opened, and
noted tie contrast between bis costume aud
tlat OF lie gorgeous rajahs whom J. met Do india
His-Culy lsWeiry consisted Of a set Of gold studs,
TIE size OF the smallest OF peas and q Walchclain
O1 thin links OF gOld. lie wore black necktie
bow Ia his White turnover collar, such as you
buy on lower Broadway for % cents, and his
Guns, though scIupuously clean, had not the
polish ~ tie American laundry.
lie hhedTe Of Egypt is a good French
scholar, and be has learned 10 speak English
within TIE past few years. Our talk was carried
on lu English, and bis Highness chaJIed freely.
now and then breaking out IN chuckllug laugh
as something amusing entered Into the talk aud
again growing sober ana impressive as he dis
Cussed lie more sobeF problems OF his reign
Iu ~ q Is fp as Il he aid
HIS POSITION.
q am told that many people envy me my pO-
stiOu. They say that / am a young man, and
that Wy lot must be a pleasant one. They do
not Understand the troubles that surround me
Many time l would have been glad 20 have LAID
down all Of The hOnOrs have for rest and peace.
NY ten years OF reign nave been equal to forty
years Of work and OF worry lille were matter
Of pleasure / would be fool 10 remain on the
throne 1 believe, however. that God put man
In tie world Tor 4 purpose Diner that ms Duty,
not pleasure, Is the chef end o. man. DO the
best / can for my country and my people, and l
feel the haDpest when l do The most work and
when my work IS the hardest"
/ was surprised, continued the writer, 20
see him refuse ciSal ellie, aud asked him 4 be
did not smoke. lie replied;
NO! ] neither smoke nor drink I do not
drink on two grounds. / believe man Is better
on without b., AID what is OF more moment 10 me
% Is against the laws OF life as laid down 10 tie
Koran. We do not believe it right to drink any
thing intoxicating, and good Mussulmans drink
neither wine nos liquor. l believe that every
man should be faithful 10 tie religion which he
processes. My faith is that Of Islam, and l try
10 follow 10 as well rs 1 can. / am nor ilberaI
So u, however, and tolerate all religions aud all
sects 10 my hingdOm. We have COpts, Jews and
- Christians, aud your missionaries at Work 10
The land. "a hey make very few Conversions II
any, among The people OF my faith, but they have
schools iu Upper Egypt which are doing much
ia Tie way oil education. You ask me 10 my
attendance upon The mosque. Yes l 90 regu-
larry, aud Was surprise 10 the people Of the
court when ! attended lie mosque Immediately
after my accession"
The Khedlye stands well with his people. aud
leading men 10 Cairo tell me he would DO much
Tor Egypt II be were not hampeTed by fOIeign
intervention. He gave up a number Of MS pal
aces year or so ago AMI be Is, for king most
economical.
WITHIN HIS MEANS
IL has so Tar as ] c n learn, no eXtravagaut
habits and 10 Vices. and he lives within the half
million dollars year which is known as his civil
lisl Had other khediyes Of tue past been
equally careful Egypt would be a rich country
Today instead Of a mOrtgaged one He is a man
Of strong domestic tastes ana though a Mobam-
medan ana an Oriental hing, he is Ihe husband
OF but one wife, and he Is true to her as the
most chAste American. A friend OF his gave me
tonight talk be Tesently had with MIN upon
this subject, IN which tie KbedYe expressed
himself strongly In favor OF m0noeamy. -
saw" said lie, " IN my fathers harem Tire disad-
yantages OF plurality OF wives and OF having
children by different wives, aud / d -cided before
woman aud would he true 10 her. / have done
80 and have 10 reason 10 regret It."
These words Of the Khedye are verified by his
wife. From what can learn his family life IS
a happy one He IS much In love with his wife
and Tie khediYieh is said 10 be one OF the bright
est women IN Egypt A lady friend Of hers, who
visits often al the royal hafem, tells me that this
Queen of Egypt is both beautiful and accom-
pshed. She gives receptions 10 ladies at her
palace every Saturday. she speaks French very
we'll and she uses THIS language In her inter-
course with foreigners. She Is as sensible In her
way a. her husband, and few days ago, at one
OF her little receptions at her country seat near
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