Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-07-20
Active Preparations by Spain and
England for WarIike Opera
tions in Egypt.
Arabi Paslla Taking Advantage
of the Supine Policy of the
Porte and the Delays
Of the Other
Powers.
The Deadly Effects Of the Toy Pistol
Women Receive a Boost in
Connecticut.
European News.


replied to the identical note of the pow
ers regarding the dispatch of the Tur-
kish troops TO Egypt. The Porte pro.
poses assembling fresh conference.
This stated that the Spanish ambassa-
dor informed his colleagues that Spain
intends to station three gun-boats at
each end of the Suez canal to escort the
Spanish Manila mail steamer through.
He also sends four ironclads to Alexan-
dria.
London, July 2O.-The crops in the
northwest OF Ireland are in pitlful con-
dition. Hay is lying cut in the fields,
and surrounded by water, and the pota-
toes are blighted.
Col. Brackenbury has resigned his di-
rectorsh,p of the Irish criminal investi-
cation department.
London, July 2O-A hurriedly con-
vened meeting of the cabinet was held
this afternoon. It is stated the meeting
was called to consider telegram from
Lord Dufferin, ambassador at Constan-
tinople, to make arrangements for mill.
tary operations.
London, July 20-Sevcral regiments
of the Irish militia volunteered for SER
vice, and the war Office is considering
the question of utilizing them for garri.
son duty at Malta and Gibraltar.
Constantlnople, July 20-The text Of
the porte's reply to the identical note of
the powers, is as follows: "If the porte
has not hitherto decided on its own ini.
tiative to send troops to Egypt it is
because it was convinced that rigorous
measures were avoidable. Observing
with satisfaction that the powers have
formally and repeatedly recorded their
Difference to the incontestable and un.
questioned rights and sovereignty of the
sultan, the undersigned, by the sultan's
order, informs the ambassadors that the
porte will consent to participate in the
conference. ISignedl SAID"
Conference meets to-day to discuss the
reply to this communication. 1t is
thought that probably fresh invitation
to Join the conference will now be ad.
dressed to the porte.
Bombay, July 2O-The ship-owners Of
Calcutta have been invited to offer ten.
dors for transportation to Egypt of five
thousand men and six hundred mules
Prayers have been offered in Calcutta
for the success Of Arab Pasha.
Constantinople, July 20-The porte
has sent imperative orders to Arab
Pasha not to make any movement. Arab
Pasha is trying to establish relations
with the Arabs IN Tripoll and southern
Tunis. The conference which met yes
terday was chiefly to consider temporary
measures for the security of the Suez
canal. The idea which found the mos
favor was that the protection of the
canal be entrusted to England and
France in conjunction with third
power. No decision, owing. to the want
of instruction from the respective COY
ernments of the conferees.
| Woolwich, July 2O-Six special trair
loads of horses arrived. Pressing ORDER
were here received for four million cart
ridges.
London, July 2o-Childres, secretar,
of war, is interviewing Sir Garnet
Woolsley.
Alexandria, July 2O-Delespes has in
formed Seymour that the passage o
men-of-war through the Suez canal con
stitutes breach Of its neutrality. Th,
force of Arabi Pasha is increasing ant
he is regaining his influence because o
the delay of British troops, his scout
being seven miles from Alexandria.