Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-27
THE EGYPTIAN WAR.
1t is Still Being Waged. but Not
SO Successfully.
GOING TO TILE FRoNr-

an Italian consul and escort o. 40 sol
diers, left Saturday. The Ger nan resi-
dents and German consul left Friday
Both parties arrived safely at Ismilia.
Anarchy prevails in the provinces. II
is reported that so Europeans were
massacred at Mantah.
ALEXANDRIA, July 21.-Admiral Sey
mour announces that he has undertak
en-, with the consent of the Egyptian
government, the restoration of order
ID Alexandria. Within day or two
tue British force in Egypt will reach
5000 men. Some improvem ents were
reported yesterday in the aspect Of
Alexandria. The ruins had been
cleared away in some quarters, and
dangerous buildings demolished with
dynamite, but few houses are now on
fire. One hotel was opened, and pro-
visions had begun to arrive from the
country. In the provinces anarchy is
reported the rule, and a massacre oil
eighty Europeans is said to have oc-
red atcur Mantah. Refugees from
Carlo report that holy war is being
proclaimed, and an outbreak among
the natives of that city is imminent.
Arab Pasha has cut off Geographic
communication with the khedive, and
his dismissal from office has not yet
reached him. Though incendiaries
and robbers are shot when captured,
pillaging in Alexandria still continues.
The idea of occupying Ramleh has
been abandoned. Five hundred mar
ines will occupy seven different centers,
which is expected to place the whole
town under efficient surveillance. The
native police is being organized to act
under the military. A police and de-
tective force has been instituted to
search for suspicious persons. There
was an attempt last evening, to set fire
to st. Marks building, the headquar-
tiers of Americans in Alexandria.
THE REBELS CAMP
A correspondent has opened COM
munication with the camp of Arab
Pasha, which informant SAYS consists
of little over 5000, who are intense
ly disconnected, and surrounded by
starving women and children. Recruits
of the lowest class are still being en-
ticed by Arab with promises of I'M
limited plumber. and this force is held
together by the assertion that the Eng
fish will kill all who return to the city.
Arab and Toulba Pasha have utterly
lost prestige by their gross cowardice
during the bombardment. The artil-
lerymen were kept at their guns on
the 18th inst. by infantry posted under
cover. The khedive says that 205
Europeans vere killed at Kafer- ell
Dwar.
WROTE TO PORTE.
LONDON, July 21.-In the commons,
Sir Chas. Dixie, under foreign secretary,
said the identical note addressed by the
powers to the porte, is still unanswered.
Campbell Zimmerman, financial secre-
tary of the war office, said the govern
ment entirely approved of the con-
duct of Admiral Seymour. Drummond
Wolfe moved an adjournment of the
house, and Dewitt replies He be-
lieved Admiral Seymour did not land
previous to June II, the date of the
massacre, because ordered not to, and
the government remained inactive
in order to allow Arab Pasha to gather
strength. Gladstone said he took the full
responsibility of Admiral Seymour's
action; his Instructions to land force
at Alexandria were conditional, and it
did not appear to him necessary.
Northcote thought Drummond Wclfe's
question relative to Admiral Seymours
authority to land troops very natural
in view of the very grave actions at
Gladstone said no instruc-
ton had heen given Seymour bearing
on the point raised up subsequent to
May 18th.
A TENDER
The Rajah of Putteeala placed his
troops at the disposal of the govern
ment for service in Egypt.
WHAT A NON. CoMBATAST THINKS.
ALEXANDRIA, July 21.--A learned
German professor of history, in re-
viewing the situation, takes the view
that the recent troubles in Egypt are of
a religious origin. He said that no ma
tive Egyptian has filled the throne in
twenty-four centuries, showing that the
scepter of power has departed from
Egypt. He alluded to the degradation
Of the class known as fellaheens, or
tillers of the soil, who are taxed IS an
acre for cultivating of their own land.
There are 100000 acresof good land in
Egypt, and 4,000,00 tillers, out of
.otal population of 5000. 600. The pre-
sent disturbance is no hing but civil
war--a rebellion against the sultan and
,he khedive. Arab Pasha is a restless,
Arab. He has founded a
rational party, and is trying to initiate
Cromwell and Garibaldi, and wants to
drive out all foreigners. There is
nothing in Egypt to build an indie
pendent government on. 1t would be
ike the negroes of the south trying to
'orm government of their own.
THE PoRTEs REPLY.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 22.-The Porte
aas replied to the identical note of the
powers, regarding the dispatch of Turk
sh troops to Egypt. The Porte pro-
poses the assembling of fresh confer
ence.
1t is stated that the Spanish embas-
'ador informed his colleagues that
Spain intends to station three gum
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