Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-04
TINE ENTENnKp.
The SmouIderimg Fire In Eryps.

ARABIs ARMY NUMBERS SEVENTY THOUSAND
The correspondent OF the London Ddiiv Teie-
graph at Alexandria sends the following: ~Per.
sons who arrived from Kafr-el-Dowar this CThurs-
dayl afternoon estimate Arab Pasha's force AT
10000 Arab Pasha has issued a proclamation
accusing the English OF cowardice, tauntlng them.
ana daring them 10 attack him. There was slight
firing on "Wednesday near Pompey's Pillar AraM
Pasha has forbidden Inhabitants TO supply fresh
provisions TO Christians on pain OF DEATH"
UNAVoIDABLR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND TURKEY.
The Times Berlin dispatch says: "An outbreak
or serious differences between England and th0
Porte regarding the proclaimng OF Arab Pasha q
rebel Is considered almost Unavoidable" A dis
patch TO the Times from Constantinopie saws.
notwithstanding the declarations OF the otto.
toman delegates TO the conference, do not be.
lieye that the decision regarding the dispatch OF
turkish troops TO Egypt Is final. I consider fs
certain that they VII not be sent II Great Britain
really Insists upon their being placed under the
orders OF the English commander, which would
be inconsistent with the dignity OF the Sultan.
The sultan cannot openly espouse the cause OF
Arab Pasha nor openly break with him"
ARABI SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF
Arab PaSha's proclamation states: "The Eyyp-
tlan soldiers, with excusable zeal, fired only tho
buildings belonging to hostile Europeans and
killed only those detected I'm communicating with
the enemy. The traitor khedive having opened
the gates OF the city TO the English troops for this
act is deposed by the sultan, who viii send troops
10 assist US 10 drive out our enemies. signed,
the Sultan."
TIE VOICE OF EGYPT FOR ARABL
The official rebel journal has published the de.
cision OF the great national meeting held on Sat.
urday. After considering the different DEGREES
emanating from the Khedive, including the order
dismissing Arab Pasha from the ONCE OF minister
OF war, the meeting declared that in consequence
OF the occupation OF Alexandria by foreign troops
the presence OF the English squadron I'm Egyptian
waters, and the attitude OF Arab Pasha in re-
pulsing the enemy, Arab Pasha must be upheld
as minister OF war, and that the orders OF the
khedive and his ministers I'm Alexandria were
nun and void, as the Khedive acted contrary TO
religious and civil laws. The under secretaries az
state We're entrusted TO submit the decision to tho
sultan. The decision is signed by the princes
Itlahlm, Asmed, and kamil, seven princes OF tho
leghen family, the sheikh OF FL Azhar mosque.
the muftis OF the four sunnlte rites. the grand
cadi OF Egypt, the coptic patriarch, nine various
Wears and sheikhs, thirty judges, eight under
retareS. twenty-eight civil pashas, including Benz,
twelve mudlrs, and one hundred notabilties OF va.
rious religious denominations.
DE LESSEPs ON THE WAR PATH.
NJ. De Lesseps has telegraphed the following 60
Paris: 81 am going TO SueZ 4 have sent the fol-
lowing message to the British admiral: 4 learn
that third transport for landing British troops
at SueZ has passed by the channel OF the Maritime
canal This is an act OF war and flagrant viola
ton OF neutrality obligations, against which I
has also been telegraphed TO Paris by NJ DeLesseps:
"The English are at war with Egypt and arc
circulating a report that France has abandoned
the protection OF the canal, over which the Eng.
Esh exercise police supervision, acting under the
authority OF the khedive, who is their prisoner
IL is urgent that this report be contradicted. We
are determined to resist