Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-01-16
WAS The KHEOIVE POISONEn
The Land of Pyramids in a Fever
Of Excitement,
"A Native Physician Suspected and
Gives Color to the Rumor
ly Disappearing.

CAIRO, Jan. 9..-The most startling
reports are in circulation MS to the real
cause of the khedive's death. They
obtained circulation soon after
Tew6k Pasha died and increased in
strength until the authorities, British
and Egyptian, could no longer ignore
them.
They were in effect that the khediye
is dead under suspicious circumstances
at least, and it was added hat it was
possible that he had been poisoned
This report was current throughout
yesterday and reached the ears of the
official representatives of the powers.
Sir Evelyn Barring, the British min
lister plenipotentiary, was among the
first to be placed in possession of the
fact that this extraordinary report was
being circulated and that it had been
communicated TO the different capitals
of Europe. The French minister, it was
added, ha | received instructions from
his government to have the matter
thoroughly investigated. in any ease
ar official inquiry into the real cause
of the death Of the khcdive
was hurriedly ordered and the
result is that the report
made to the Egyptian government by
DR.. Comanos, who had charge of the
investigation, seems to show That there
was at least some foundation for the
alarming IN
DR.. Comanos, il is announced, states
in the report that he was called to
see the khedive early Thursday
morning, at the Iieloua palace,
where Egypt's late ruler eventually
died. The khcdive, according to DR..
Comanos, was then very i'll, but he was
unable to see him. Tewfk Pasha, it
appears, was then suffering from in
tense pain, due to an attack of pneu-
monia and from blood poisoning, due to
an@mia. The latter, with a weak heart,
DIR. Comanos (who afterwards saw the
khedive's body says, was the immedi-
of Twetilt Pasha's death. But
the doctors report adds that his death
was undoubtedly accelerated by
an over dose Of morphine ad-
ministered to the sick man
by DIR. Salem Pasha. Salem Pasha
and DR.. lsaa Bey were the personal
and private native physicians of the
khedive, according to the report drawn
by DR.. Comanos. DIR. Salem Pasha wa
totally ignorant of the treatment of
the disease from which the khedive
was suffering. Yet he insisted upon
administering TO the sick man.
1t is added that Doctor Salem Pasha
disappeared on Thursday night and
that he has not been seen since. The
native and British police are now
searching for him in all the Mediter-
ranean ports.
The report of DIR. Comanos has
caused the greatest of sensations here
ana throughout parts of Egypt where
the news has reached. The widest
rumors are in circulation as to the
treachery upon the part Of some me,
instigated by the highest personages
Popular excitement is at fever heat
and the fellaheen are behaving in u
dangerously significant manner Brit
ish soldiers and Europeans generally
are being insulted in the streets, and
several arrests of riotous natives have
already been made.
1t Is judged that political agitators
are taking advantage Of the startling
rumors circulated, to stir up tho
masses against the British in particu.
lar and Europeans in general.
The British authorities are taking
every precaution against an outbreaks.
The officers of the Egyptian army.
Major-General Sir Francis Wallace
Greenfield, III. G. b., and com
mander of the British troops
in Egypt, Major-General Frederick and
w. f, Forester Walker, C. b., had n
long conference this morning with Sir
Evelyn Barring, the British agent, con-
sui general and minister plenipoten-
tiary. The result of this consultation
is not known, but it was noticed that
the telegraph was used considerably
soon after those officials adjourned.
The natives are firmly impressed
with the belief that the khedive died
from poison, administered to him at
the instigation of the British or at the
instigation of others who desire to see
Egypt become in fact a portion of the
British empire. Threats of vengeance
are to be heard on all sides and there
have been numerous gatherings in all
the different parts Of the city. The
police break up these gatherings as
fast as they are formed. The mill
tary authorities have taken measures
to deal promptly and effectively with
any disturbances. The Egyptian
troops are said to be in perfect control
and to have had the situation fully ex-
planned to them by their British Off
GERS, in whom they appeared to have
confidence.