The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-02
FOREIGN.
Wolseley to Attack Arab on
Sunday OF Monday.
England to Commence a Pa
per War by the aid of
Ferrid Pasha.
The Dublin Police Troubles
Doubling None but Of
iCers remaining.
A Call for Special Constables
creates considerable con-
fusion.


sumes command of the enemy's forces at
Tel el Kebir, after capture of MANNED
Fehny. The superiority hitherto possessed
by the enemy's artillery will be reversed
when the day of assault arrives, as we shall
have the whole of our batteries on the
spot.
IsHMAnIA, Sept. 2.-Sultan Pasha and
Ferrid Pasha are still here, but will ad
vance with our forces ID Zagazig where
Ferrid Pasha viii again take up the gov
ernment. They carry with them number
of proelamations which will be distributed
by friendly Bedouins. They have already
entered into successful negotiations with
some of the Bedouin chiefs, and these have
promised to bring over considerable
number of their tiibesmen from Arab Pa
sha.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept lit is believed
that Gen. Wolseley win attack the enemy
on Sunday or Monday with the view of
overwhelming the rebellion
LIVERPOOL. Sept. 2.-Engineer Melville
and seamen Noras and Nindernan, of the
Jeanette, and commander Berrey, of the
Rodgers sailed on the Parthia to day for
New York.
DUBLIN, Sept. 2.-Hynes will be execu
ted September eleventh. The emergency
committee presented so men to be sworn
in as special constables. Difficulty, how
ever, is raised in regard to the form of
oath, which obliges the person taking it
TO swear he is not member of a secret or
political society. The solicitor for the
emergency committee stated that the com
mittee was not political body. The Lord
Lieutenant then directed the case to be
stated for the opinion by the law officers,
which will be communicated to-day. If it
is favorable, about 1000 men will be at
once available The whole police force,
comprising 8S3 men, have left the ser vice
Only officers numbering 25 remain.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 2-The shelling by
the Minotour was against force of infant
ry and cavalry drawn cut by reconnois-
sance of the British mounted infantry.
DUBLIN, Sept 2.-Seyeral men were
fined for intimidating the policemen who
did duty with the military last evening.
Lord Spencer is consulting with the chief
of police and his officers. Arrangements
for police duty on the streets is still in
complete.
Po1sr SAID. Sept. s.--Arabi is forming IA
camp at Salifajeh, thus threatening the
canal and British TANKS. Gen. Wellesley
is taking counter movements.
CHICAGO, Sept. "A San Francisco
CIio,. scle special says that in Dublin an
extraordinary crisis l4as. arisen. Tie Dublin
metropolitan police, almost the entire
force of /, ,517 men, have refused to do their
duty. The force has been agitating for a
gratuity Of three months extra pay similar
to royal Irish constabHtary. A meeting
was held on Saturday night to set forth
the mems grievance An order was this
afternoon posted that any man attending
another meeting would be at once dismiss
ed Another meeting was held last night.
The men who attended, 234 in number.
were dismissed this morning. This
arbitrary step was Immediately followed by
the entire force refusing to GO on duty at
o'clock.
This p. m. the Lord Lieutenant issued q
proclamation calling for special eonstables
and appointing a time and place where
they could be sworn in. When the news
spread thoughout the city, the excitement
became intense. The appearance of com
panies of soldiers who had been ordered out
to take the place of the police, did not
mend matters. The Lord Mayor called q
special meeting of the corporation to con
slider the gravity of the situation. Many of
the dismissed men with their sypathizing
accompanies, are now marching through the
streets followed by crowds of roughs cheer
ing and howling. All places of business
were closed at very early hour. There is
every appearance of rough night in the
streets.