The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
EGYPr'S DEAD RULER.
Report of the Doctors-Abbas Ex-
pected to Arrive Thursday.


CAIRO, Jan. 10.-Dr. Hesse and Or.
Comanos, the two European physicians who
attended the khedive during the last hours
OF bis life, to-day presented to the premier
their promised joint report on the case. They
state in their report that they arrived at the
helontan palace at 5 o'clock on Thursday
morning last. DR.. Selim. ona Of the native
physicians in attendance on the patient
then informed them that the khedive had
been suffering from influenza for q week,
but that until Wednesday nothing abnor-
mai had been observed in his condition.
CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS.
The report then states that when they
(Drs. Hesse and Comanosl had ausculted the
khedive, which they did Immediately, they
found congestion OF the lungs present. but
not IN degree sufficient to account for the
grave condition of the patient They then
questioned the native doctors as to the state
OF toe patients urine. aud the latter replied
that In that rsgard they had nothing
abnormal to report. After prescribing a
rigorous course of treatment, the two
European doctors returned to Cairo. The
authors of the report then state that on re-
Visiting their patient at the Helonian
palace at O'Clock Thursday afternoon they
found his lungs in worse condition, and
that desperate cerebral symptoms had su-
perVened, indicating urRmia.
INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA.
After performing an operation they dis
covered that the patient had been attacked
by infectious pneumonia, after being
seized with influenza, complicated by
nephritis, which caused his death. An in,
quiry into the treatment which the khedive
received is to be held. DR.. Rogers Pasha.
chief of the Egyptian sanitary service, will
preside. He Will be assisted by DR.. win,
German, DIR. Bimeta, ia Frenchman and
two native physicians
AN INJECTION OF MORPHINE.
1t is learned that DR.. Selm injected
morphine Wednesday night and then left
the patient. Early the next morning the
khedlve begged either doctor in attendance
to repeat the dose of morphia In order to
sllay the pain, but the doctor was afraid to
comply with the request and sought the
advice OF the vicerine, who scceded to his
advice to summon one OF the
European physicians. Drs. Com
amos and Hesse could not
obtain the drugs required, and had to send
to Cairo for them. After finding that the
case was hopeless they told DR.. Selim TO
acquaint the members Of tho ministry with
the khedive's condition. DR.. Selim did not
take their advice, and dispatched kilograms
to the ministers, saying that the khedive
was bbtvtAs uc huGulN6 WIS nOb seen DIV
the =, officers of his household, or
by any OF the ministers from
the time he was oonfined TO bis
room. Even on Thursday at noon DR..
Selim reported that the khedive might at
tend dinner appointed for the following
week. The khedlve when nearing his end
is reported to have said that he had only
himSelf to blame. 1t is supposed that he
referred TO his omission to call in the
European doctors
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SULTAN.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, jan 10.-The sultan
gave an audience yesterday to the French
ambassador. In tho course of the inter
view the sultan said that he thought it
right to keep up the letter and spirit Of
the compact made with Egypt by
Abdul. Aziz. 1t had been agreed,
he said, that Egypt should be independents
and he was not going to quibble about this
subject, but by plain, fair dealing was GO
ing TO avoid dangerous responsibility. He
consented, therefore, that Abbas Pasha
should succeed his father.
THE NEW KHEDIvE.
ALEXANDRA, Jan. 10-Abbas Pasha, the
new khedive. is expected TO arrive here
aboard the khediylal yacht from Trieste on
Thursday next at daybreak. The cabinet
ministers will meet him at the landing and
escort him to Cairo. There will be no re-
cepiion ceremonies at the railway station
there.
British and Egyptian troops will lie drawn
up along the route from the stations to ABB
din palace, whittier the prince will 20
directly. On his arrival at tho palace ne
will be accorded an official reception by the
various notables Of theivice regat court.
WON'T ALTER THE SITUATION.
CoNsrANTINOPLE, Jan. 10.--It Is under
stood in diplomatic circles here that the ac>
cessiOn OF Abbas Pasha will not alter the
present situation nor precipitate fresh nego-
tiations between England and Turkey.