The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-18
MEHEMEr TEWFIK was PoPULAR-
EgypFs Late Ruler as Remembered by
Simon Wolf.
From the Nelo York World.

| simon WOLF.
From the Nelo York World.
IF Arab Pasha had succeeded he would
have been the Washington of Egypt II
washington had failed he would have been
the Arab Pasha OF America"
These remarks concern the most imnor-
tant event in the career Of the late Khediye
OF Egypt They were uttered yesterday by
Simon Wolf, who was appointed United
States consul to Cairo by President Garfield
on the day before Guiteau's pistol-shot re-
sounded through the world.
MIR. Wolf knew Tewfik and be knew
arab. de met the khedive many times
during his stay of over year in Cairo. and
was Instrumental during that time in hav-
ing the descendant of Mehemet Ali, the
toDacconist OF Cavala, do many favors for
Americans, notably the making of beys of
Z. +. Barnard, formerly Of Boston Brugcb.
the artist, and DR.. Warren, the Paris ply
slclan. On his vest, over his heart, Mr..
Won wears sacred bug. or scarab@us,
TAKEN from the tomb of the great Pharaoh.
Rameses H., which was presented to him by
Brugch In return for procuring him the
decoration. He liked Mehemet Tewfik and
spoke Enthusiastically of his character.
HE was handsome man, Wolf said: ga
devoted husband and loving father, and the
esteem in which he was held by the people
whenever he went out driving on the Gnu
bra-the Broadway of Cairo-which he did
every Friday, the Egyptian Sunday. That
he loved his wife was evident from the fact
that he never took second in marriage. and
unlike many Orientals who are MONOGRAM
lists, had not even q single concubine. He was
progressive--that is, as progressive as he
could be under the circumstances, and altos
gether, L think, leaves rather interesting
memory. His children went to the public
schools. They were in the Khedival school
with children of ministers and army
officers. Mr.. Barnard of Boston was che
principal Of this school. English, French
and German are taught there. Stone Pasha
gave Egypt these schools, as he did many
other improving features
1.-THE khedive's wife never met. That
was impossible under Mohammedsn law.
Only one woman Of the upper class in
Egypt Is privileged to meet men, and that
Is the widowed Princess Naval, who holds a
hrman from the sultan granting her this
preroRative. But know that the khediye's
wife hadia powerful influence over him and
welded 1t in a wonderful way in affairs of
state. She hated lSmeil Pasha, the khe.
dives exiled father, and she bitterly hated
Arab Pasha. II she could have done so.
she would have had Arabs head. but
power greater than hers prevailed, and [
think the sultan, whose tool firmly beIieve
Arab Pasha was, interposed objection, and
Arab, as you know, was neither shot nor
decapitated He was exiled TO Cevlon.
where he is now living l have had two
letters from him, in Arabic, for he neither
writes, reads nor speaks any other
language.
"Tewhk was brave. He showed thar dur
ing the cholera epidemic and also through
out the rebellion, He met Arab Pasha In
many way and did all he could to keen
down the spirit of rebellion when it first
made itself manifest. | reached Cairo on
Sept. 3, 1881, the day after the first out
break. On Nov 10 there was to be a an
other uprising, but l managed to prevent it.
Rlaz Pasha requested Stone Pasha to have
me plead with Arab, which did. talked
to him through an interpreter. The result
was that the uprising did not take place.
and Riaz Pasha and the khedive thanked
me for my Offices in the matter.
"f Tewhk had been left to himself there
Is no knowing what he might not have done
Tor his country He liked America and
American institutions, and altogether he
was rather liberal in his views, but he was
simply puppet-ruler, and he did the best
he could-which was not so bad after all.
de gave more than usual recognition TO =.
3. Cox, William Walter Phelps and Others
during my administration.
II do not know Prince Abhas, the heir to
the throne. He was boy of g, going to
school, when was in Cairo. But don't
think it will make much difference who is
the khedive, for | feel confident that Eng
land will profit by the crisis and that TO
England alone any profit will accrue