El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-17
MR. CARPENTER HAS INTERVIEW WITH HIS
RICHNESS IN THE ABDINE PALACE.
How This Mohammedan Ruler Lives and Works = His
Vast Estates Which Yell Fortunes He Discusses
Farming Look at His Palaces.
Something About His Family.

AFRO, Egypt, Sept. 17.-Have just
q had an audience with his royal
~ highness, the khedive of Egypt
The meeting was arranged by the d.
plomatic agent of the United States
and it took some time to bring it about
The khedive is the Mohammedan ruler
of these ten million Egyptians, and the
many tribes of the Sudan bow down
to him as their chief. Although the
country is really ruled by the English
the khedive holds the place of king in
the minds of the people. He lives in
great state and appreciates the dignity
of his position 1t was only through
letters of Introduction which 1 have
from Washington that 1 was able TO
enter his presence. My appointment
came from the grand master of ceremo-
MES of the Abdine palace. The letter
from the khediVe was written in
French, and 1t informed me that his
royal highness would receive me Tues
day afternoon.
When I arrived at the. palace, I found
a regiment of soldiers drilling in front
of II and a company of fierce looking
Arabs on guard at the door. These men
presented arms as 1 entered. I first
came into hall where other dark faced
guards in full uniforms stood, and I
passed between these TO the foot of the
grand staircase, where one of the cabi-
net ministers met me. With him I
walked up to the second floor of the
palace, and was taken into great
parlor where waited until the exact
moment for my interview came.
Tewfik Pasha's Throne Room.
AS I looked about this room I recoe-
nized it as the audience chamber in
which the father of this khedive.
Tewfik Pasha, had received me when
he was ruler of the country now more
than 21 years ago. At that time I had
most remarkable interview with him,
and as looked about me the man and
his words came to my mind. The room
is the same as it was then, all OF the
furniture being European nOtwith-
standing Egypt is a land of the orient.
The sofas and chairs are of carved
woodwork painted white and plated
with gold They are upholstered in
white brocaded satin, decorated with
flowers and the carpet of European
make is woven in one piece. At one
end Of the room is a great brocaded
sofa as wide as a Turkish divan. 1t
was upon that sofa that his highness,
Tewfik, sat as he chatted with me
about himself and his country He
spoke English well, talked freely about
the then condition of Egypt and its
future. He was not averse to speaking
Of religion and his Mohammedan sub
jects, and he spoke q little concerning
himself.
Tewfik Versus Abbas.
Since then great changes have taken
place in Egypt. The present khedive's
father was always afraid Of assasina-
ton and when he suddenly died it was
supposed that he was carried off by
poison. I asked him how he liked the
life of a khedive. He replied:
Il don't like it. 1 am told that many
people envy me and think that my lot
must be a pleasant one. They do not
understand the troubles that surround
me. have seen many a time when I
should have been glad to have laid
down all the honors l have for rest and
peace. My 10 years of reign have been
equal TO 40 years of worry, and if life