New-York tribune., 1905-01-25

maintain his own dignity. and that OF the country
which he represents unimpaired in the eyes of the
natives. he must be able to recognize at once when
beneath a superhcally courteous demeauor covert
insult is intended, and TO be il position TO re-
sent IL.
Under the circumstances it would have been
impossible for the President of the United States
to make more fortunate selection than that OF
ex-Assistant Secretary Of State William W Rock
hill for the post OF American Minister the court
or Picking. With his extensive acquaintance with
China and the Chinese. he may be relied on TO
avoid any OF those mistakes which made so
frequently by diplomats who sent to Pel1ing
for the first time and whom the Chinese digntaries
delight in subecting to aronts and 10 indignities,
Of the nature OF which the victim is too often bliss
fully ignorant. but which are thoroughly understood
and appreciated by the natives. who apt to
gauge the Importance and the prestige OF the nation
which he represents by the treatment which he
accepts at the hands of the mandarins and ofhcias
It was Sir Claude Macdonalds ignorance OF Chi
nese ways that rendered this otherwise able man
such signal failure at Peking, and If Is because
Sir Ernest Satow has knowledge superior TO that
of every other European. save perhaps SIT ROBERT
Hart, OF Chinese etiquette and OF Chlnese Trick
cry that Great Britains position at PeNing Just
is exceptionally strong. 1t may be questioned
indeed whether England has ever been so efhclent-
ly represented in the Chinese capital as at present.
by Sir Ernest Satow. who has more extensive
acquaintance with the Chinese classics ihan most
OF the Chinese literati
THE RICHEST MAN IN EGYPT.
Menshawi Pacha whose death has just taken
place at Cairo was a very remarkable man. whose
career furnished eloquent illustration of the Dement'S
OF English rule in the Land of the Nile Until the
British secured control Of Egypt. some twenty
five years ago II was dangerous for a fellaheen or
peasant TO be reputed affluent- He would be re
ouIred by means of hogging torture and threats or
death. to pay his taxes three and four tlmes over
in the course OF the year, would be mulcted with
extravagant fines the most frivolous preteAts'
loa, tn off,
Gals who. OF course never dreamed OF re-
having him or even Of acknowledging the debt,
and would be fortunate. indeed II MS lahos
were not confiscated on the strength OF some
indefinite charge Of treason. ana ne hiInsen pan
,shed 70 a living death in the Soudan. on the
white Nua Some OF the more powerful pachas,
like Nubar and others. with the object OF pro-
tectng their property from seizure placed thelh-
selves under the protection OF Foreign powers
But no such means were within reach OF the peas
antrv and il was not until Khedivial authority
wes suhordinated TO English control and that a
proper administration OF justice and the recoghl-
ton OF civil rights were inaugurated, that II De-
came safe for a of the lower classes TO possess
property
Msnshawi was q fellah by origin. had been COM
PEELED 10 work under the lash Of the cruel task
masters kourbash the digging OF the Suez Ca
nal without pay and had been subjected 10 All tue
ntoerable treatment that fell TO the snare OF the
men Of his class in olden times. After the down
far OF Khedive Isman and the advent Of the
English his lot improved. He began TO aInaSs
wealth and when he died the other day ne was
5usuy reputed the richest man and the biggest
landowner in Egypt the entire province OF he-
rachpeh being included in his territorial possessions
While he fully appreciated the extent Of his
debt toward the English. who had thus rendered
il possible for him to become a multi-milionaire a
pacha and tae intimate friend OF his sovereign,
yet he harbored a grudge against them For
about TWO three years ago he was. to his amaze
ment and indignation, sentenced to three months
Imprisonment. with hard labor. for subjecting a
couple of felahs hOggings such he himself
had received in his earlier days His friend the
Khedive. having had q couple of prize oxen stolen
from his model farm at Rageh. the pacha under
took TO recover them for him, and, having con-
vnced himself of identity OF thieves caused
them be collared by his men. be locked up in
Of his barns. and then. kourbash in hand,
deavored 10 force them TO confess their guilt and
10 reveal where they had hidden rne cattle As
they proved obstinate. he beat them numerically,
then locked them UP. without food drink and
then beat them again. Before, however. he had
attained his object the English authorities
about the matter. released his prisoners placed
him under arrest. Indicted. tried and convicted
he WAS condemned TO three months Imprisonment
and, although he offered TO pay a fine of as much
gold as the weight OF the two stolen oxen which
had meanwhile been recovered he was forced TO
do his time. q circumstance which contributed
more than anything else TO convince the native
population that there but one law for all
ana that rich and poor. the great as well as the
loWly. We're amenable thereto The old pacha was
great philanthropist. spent millions Of dollars
IN charitable enterprises and had his breast COW
eFeo with the insignia OF fewer than forty-two
european orders OF knighthood conferred unon
MN py foreign governments and monarchs in rec
ognition Of his good works
THE oCONoR DON AND HIS MADAM
Much regret has been caused in ireland bv the
announcement that The OConor Don lneal de-
scendant OF King Rhoderick O'Conor the last
monarch Of Ireland who submitted to King Henry
IL has resolved 10 take advantage of the Land Act
10 dispose Of his estates in County Roscommop
lands that have been in the possession of his family
for some seven hundred years. The O'Conor Don
is one OF those Irish chieftains who stood high in
the favor Of the late Queen Victoria by whom he
was created member Of the Privy Council and
for the county Of Roscommon. Both
he and his wife often invited TO dinner by the
Queen, and the following day the Court Circu-
lar would officially announce that among the
Queens guests had been THE OConor Don" and
Madam" OConor. The Irish chieftains VINO have
the" prehxed their invariably have
their wives addressed Madam" which
is in this official title recognized as such
by the court Of Great Britain. The word THE"
prehxed TO the signifies that the bearer there
Of is the principal representative of one Of the
houses that once exercised sovereign sway over
the Emerald Isle. There many people in ireland
who claim the right TO this prefix. and who coolly
adopt it without a shadow OF warrant. But among
those few whose title is unquestioned and recog-
nized alike by the English government and by the
British Crown are The O'Donoghue. The MacDer-
mott Cwhose ancient title Of Prince Cooavin'' is
kept up TO the extent that he is always spoken Of
in his own country as 1.-The prince) The Mac
gilIicuddy. the Knight Of Kerry. and The O'Brien
who. in England. is known Lord Inchiquin The
real of the O'Conor Don is OConor.