THE KHEDIVE'S DEATH.

Evening Star, Issue 8718, 9 January 1892, Page 2

THE KHEDIVE'S DEATH.

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CAIRO, January 8. (fiooeived January 9,1802. at 10.26 a.m.)

Id oonneotion with the death of the Khedive of Egypt, it ia stated that seven days' suffering from influenza sffeoted his lungs and heart He was for some considerable tin*e unconscious, and his illness was kept secret. The funeral will take place In Cairo to-day. Prince-Abbas Bey, the heir apparent, has been summoned from Vienna. No regency has as yet been appointed, the Egyptians scarcely realising that the Khedive is dead. LONDON, Jancaby 8. 'The Times,' referring to the Khedive's death, states that it completely changes the condition of the Egyptian problem, and strengthens the necessity of England remaining there. The ' Daily News' oonsidera the death a serious blow to England in Egypt The 'La Seiole' (French journal) urges a combination of the Powers to prevent Prince Abbas beiog placed under the tutelage of the British.

Tewfik Pasha (Mohamed Tewfik), Khedive of Egypt, was born November 19,1852, being the eldest son of the late Khedive Ismail. He succeeded to the Vice-Royalty of Egypt in June, 1879, upon the forced abdication of his father. He is the sixth ruler of Egypt in the dynasty o{ Mohkmed. All Pasha, who was appointed Vali or Governor in 1806. The title of Khedive was conferred upon Ismail Pasha in 1866. At the same time the law of succession was altered. Instead of the succession devolving, according to the Mohamedan law, upon the senior male descendant of the founder of the dynasty, it waß to go to Ismail's eldest son, and thenoeforth in the Bame order of primogeniture, excluding the other branches of Mahomed All's family. This favor was granted by Sultan Abdul Aziz in consideration of a large money payment In oonsequence of this arrangement, Tewfik succeeded in 1879 instead of Halim, the fourth son of Mohamed Ali. Prince Tewfik was President of the Counoil at the coup d'etat of hia father by which, through the machinations of Arabi, the European Ministry was overthrown. When he became Khedive he appointed Arabi a colonel and gave him command of a regiment. Then commenced a series of intrigues which resulted in Arabi appearing in 1881 at the head of a military and popular revolt compelling the Khedive to dismiss bis Ministry and convene a sort of Parliament called the Assembly of Notables. On this assembling Arabi was appointed Under-Secretary for the War Department, and raised to the rank of a Pasha. The Assembly wanted to vote the Budget, but the Khedive's Government objected on account of the European financial controllers, and hence arose the Egyptian crisis. The Khedive was forced to accept a national Ministry and the organic law. The Budget was placed in the hands of the Notables, thus subverting the authority of England and France. The English Government felt compelled to intervene by force, and on July 11,1882, Alexandria was bombarded. Arabi and his forces were defeated at Tel-el-Kebir, Arabi was sentenced to death, whioh sentence the Khedive commuted to perpetual banishment. Since then the Khedive has acted in olose harmony with the British authorities. So far as character goes, he was a very paragon among khedives, being neither cruel, vioious, extravagant, nor an intriguer. Tewfik Pasha married on January 18, 1873, the Princess Emineb, and had two sons and two daughters. He behaved with noble devotedness in 1883 during the outbreak of cholera. In company with his wife he visited the eick and dying in spite of the remonstrances of his Ministers.