Evening star., 1904-01-23
Cotton the Principal Article
of Export.
LITTLE LINEN GROWN
RAGS EXPORTED TO THIS CoUN.
TRY FOR PAPER MAKING.
incorrect Report That Wrappings
From Mummies Were Stolen and
Shipped Here.
BY WILLIAM f. CURTIS.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star and
Chicago Record-lIerald.
CAIRO. December - 1909.
I anu going to give you some facts and
figures about Egypt which may not interest
everybody. although they ought to- for they
are official and up to date, concerning
the condition of the country its government
and its commerce. / condense them from
the latest official statistical report.
The khedive is married to one wife, al
though he is entitled to four, and she is
the princess Ikbal Hanem. second cousin.
They have six children. as follows
Princess Emma Hanem, born February
L. 1895
Princess Atiatoullah Hanem. born June
0, 1876.
Princess Faithieh Hanem. born November
q. 1891.
Prince Mohammed Abdul Mouniem, heir
apparent born February 20. 1899.
Princess Loutfah Hanem. born September
90. 1900
Prince Abdul Kader Born February 4,
1902
The khedive has one brother and two sis
ters
Mohammed ALI born October 2S, 1875.
Khadiga Hanem. born May .. 1879
Nimet Hanem. born November 6. 1881.
His mother died about year ago. She
was a good woman and the only wife of
the late khedive. Mohammed Tewf1k. a
most excellent man, but a poor ruler. When
we saw her tomb the other day our Arab
guide. whose knowledge of English is not
as good as his intentions. remarked:
Mamma khedive: finished last year..
Nothing could have been more concise
or definite.
Six Native Advisers.
The khedive. besides his English advisers,
is assisted in his administration by six ma
tive ministers: One. of the interior; two,
finance; three. justice; four war: five, pub
lie works and instruction; six, foreign af-
fairs. The English adviser of the minister
of finance sits with the cabinet. although he
has no vote. There is a legislative council
consisting of thirty members, with only
advisory authority, of whom fourteen are
named by the khedive and the remainder
are elected by the people. 1t meets once a
month. examines the budget and other laws
proposed by the government, and returns
them either with its approval or objections.
These laws, if approved by the council, are
submitted to the legislative assembly,
which acts upon them.
The highest religious authority among the
MoSlem population is the Shelk el Islam
who is a sort of cardinal archbishop nomi-
mated by the Sultan of Turkey from among
the learned men Of the church. he mas
authority over the Mohammedan priest
hood who, in their turn. control about 81
per cent of the population as completely as
the priests of the Catholic Church cOntrOl
their pariShionerS in Italy or Spain.
Cotton the Great Article of Export
Cotton is the great export and. 1 told
you the other day, II is gradually increas-
ing the irrigation system is slowly ex-
tended, but the demand from the United
States and elsewhere is growing much more
rapidly than the supply. Last year the crop
amounted to $50 699l 100 pounds, which was
n the record An idea of
the industry may be obtained by glancing
over the figures for the last thirty years,
for in 1870 the crop amounted to less than
1J0.00.OO pounds In 1889 it had grown to
2I1.64O.OoO. in 1890 10 40T. .2J0. 900. and SO 1t
has been creeping up to the present figures.
The following table. showing the export
of cotton in bales for the last twenty years
to the United States, TO Great Britain and
to all the world, will. L sure. be of
interest to many people who are in or out
of the cotton trade: