Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-14
BY THE OCEAN WIRE.
BARBARITY OF RUSSIAN PRISON OFF,
GALS.
Attempt Of Political Prisoners to Escape /;
the Plan Thwarted and the Entire
Party Deliberately Murdered
(he Egyptian Crisis.

ST. PETERSBURG, April IA Kief
correspondent of the st. Petersburg
Journal gives the following account OF ar
outbreak among the political prisoners
last month: The persons under arrest
in the Kieff prison resolved, some time
ago, TO tunnel under the walls and
escape. The scheme was betrayed by
one OF the conspirators. The authori,
ties allowed the prisoners to continue
the excavation. When the tunnel was
completed and the prisoners had
entered it, one after the other, intending
to come up through the opening beyond
the prison precincts, the soldiers pre-
viously posted at the opening, shot the
escaping prisoners as they came up;
when the bulk OF the prisoners, terrified
by the noise of the firing, stopped and
remained in the tunnel. Soldiers were
sent in from behind, and the uniOrtu-
nate wretches caught between two fires,
were all shot down. The proceeding
seemed TO give the officials much amuse-
ment and disector Kief, OF the prison,
was then praised and decorated for hav-
ing acted with such cleverness and de-
cisiOn. The correspondent adds, quite
in keeping with this is the statement
published by the Russian chaplain in
the Central prison at CharkOh. He de-
Clares that OF the 400 prisoners detained
at that prison, 200 died within four
months. One of the heaviest charges
made by the Nihilists against the Rus
sian official administration was that OF
brutal treatment OF the prisoners, in
consequence OF which the health Of
most of them had broken down, many
dying and some being driven mad.
The Egyptian Crisis.
LONDON, April l2.-The Times says:
The unequivCcal attitude assumed by
the Sultan relative TO the Khedive, is
doubtless an advantage which England
and France will be able TO turn to good
account, but we cannot as yet discern
any valid reason for England abandon
ins the policy OF extreme eau
ton, with regard to the Egyp-
tian affair. The proposal for
jointexpeditiOn is manifestly premature.
If a display of force were resolved upon,
England might find her influence di-
reCted to securing good government,
while France would be occupied with
even greater energy in defending the
claims OF foreign creditors. Halem
Pasha, the Khedive's uncle, is well edu-
Gated, enlightened, iberal-minded and
has lived quietly for several years past,
in the European fashion. on the Bos-
phOrus.
LONDON, April l3.-The London OBJ
,srrtr understands that official circles,
both in London and Paris, consider that
should not be had to the Sui
tan'S auth0ritv "a Snli'a tho L..""''.'''
leliberation. No step will, therefore, be
taken in reference to the Sultan's prop
1sition until France and England have
had full opportunity to consider thler
course.
\ dispatch from Cairo says business
is completely suspended, and is likely
TO remain so until the decision Of Eng
land and France is known.
The government is COllcCt'"g money
the provinces, using every
means of compulsion. An immediate
levy of 10000 soldiers has been ordered,
and a special envoy has been sent by
the Khcdive to ConStantinOple. lie
took with him a large sum OF money for
the Sultan.
\ dispatch from PhiloppOpolis says,
General Stalipine intends to order
oi the gymnastlc So
cieties whose members are vol
unteers commanded by Russians, Gen.
Stalipinc has informed the International
Commissioners that the immediate OBJ
icct oi the mobilization is TO replace the
Russians troops who are evacuating
Rhadapeline.
Great Fire in Cairo.
LONDON April IA dispatch from
Alexandria says: A great fire is raging
in Cairo, and has destroyed blocks OF
buildings, hundreds OF yards long.
Probable Attempt to Assassinate Prince
Milan.
VIENNA, April ia shell buried in
the road exploded near Prince Milan,
while he was walking at Nish, Tuesday.
His aid-dc-camp was wounded. 1t is not
known whether the explosion was the
result oi plot 10 assasslnate the prince.