Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-05

was not upon this Rround lhat Ahhae
Phsha was rejected and noutcd and iib9i
and ieefod at aud sent homo IN diryflo1
minus a Turkish bride or two The Khe-
dive, or more properly his amblliou8 mother
and his many aided Gdylaera. has OF late
years been throwing lds6Os at Franco nnd
has been held In his position by tho strong
arm OF England But tho mon who ruio
Turkey do not forget II was Tr0nchman
who dug tho suoz Canal aud that through
Il came modern civilized methods that have
weakened tho Turks hold on Egypt to such
an oXtent that The Egyptian ruler can af-
I ford TO talk back now and then whom tho
/ Sublime Porte mgkou some now nttompt
TO anub him, Then, again, the advisers Of
/ the Sultan cannot forget the bomhardmont
Z Of Alexandria. Il was Turkish intrigue
that brought the ihing about. but tho TurkH
sim remember ther tbrashing and Incl
dcntally thcy remember Lord Charles B6r-
osford and the llttIo Eunboat Condor that
ran under the Egyptian forts and dionrcd
their gura. Turkish influence IN the land
OF tho PhafashH has never recovered ff0m
this shock and England aud France to-day
practically rula Egypt. despite the uler-
aluty Of Turkey. Now aud then there 10
talk OF Holy War--n fight Of Islam
against tho treaehnruua Frank and tho
grnsplug sons Of Albion-but the truth "
that these mon Of the East have soon tie
French and Enalirh nght before now more
thaa orce and thcy are not ahxloua to
renew their rocollcoiidns IN this direction.
The work IN India Of Sir Frederick Rob
cris. an mailman By tho way. though he u
credited 20 England, the bravery Of such
mon as Lord Charles Boronfari another
lrishman from the County Kilkenny. and
the ddkged bravery OF English troops Va
the Crimoi, 10 iho Indian mutlny "a Toll
el-Kobr. whore that splendid type Of tho 1
English soldier, Captain Fred nurnaby ION, [
and elsewhere have taught these mon Of I
Tho Fast that while the Eugllahfnen do not 4
believe that they go straight g specially /
appointed hoaren II they got killed 10 battle I
they fight 10 4 nniah none the less.
Now tho fault with the young khediye 4
is that he rests under tho suspicion of "col-
lokulng," n may use an lrishlgm with
tho two Powers that have more than once
shown their ability 10 thraeh the folioaers
OF Mahomet on their own ground.
This may Ecam lopg prelude 10 a sketch
OF a youth Of 20 who really has but little
power but II Is necessary one. Euro
nean war IA likely 70 break out at any tlmc,
ana when II does Egypt viii DO a turning
point. The famous fort At Gibraltar can no
ionger keep feet out Of the Mcaticr-
ranean even with modern guns. and the
suez Canal IL now the gateway 70 India.
il ID not strange that all Europe "a watch
ing this particular point, 40 Il Is not strange
that Il should.
The snubbiug Of tho Khedlye Is attract.
Ing The more attention because n the fact
that that precocious younFster. King Alex
auder III sergiA. has been treated with tie
hirhsst distinction at cong,antnople. an Of I,
which goes 10 show that there IL some new
intrigue on foot
Just now u II the impression that the u
sultan Is playing a blum game. II matters
iittle whether this he true or untrue. So
far as The Rhodlsc 10 concerned personally
10 Is never likely 10 set the River Milo Oh
nro by his ability, IN fact. Rudyard Kin
iIng In his ornate way. 40 shown Ia M
..Muivaney" tales. would torn him a I
'naiamy sick ND" And. 10 truth. this
ID A roughly truthful way af describing him.
lIis mother, who held a strong induanca
.itt Teak Pashn. tho farmcr ruler u
rgYpt. has a strong influence over her sou
and 70 FAR a. can be- under the nnscrEiniy /
II turkey and The practical dominance n
Furland and Franco, aha Is the real ruler 4
u Egypt Her ambition -. boundiezs. and +
Il mag be that she VIII yat succeed IN ,
into her son enough Of courage 70 4
induce him 70 assert himself. even 10 the /
lceth q the PoSsrs that play with him a. (
nhilircn DO with mud pies .
AZ for the rest. Abbat Parha Is an anla- ,
bio youth. who has a very good Job. and .