Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
Fennimore & McKinley's flo ur mill at Palm
erston, o., burned on the 28th. Loss $780,

erston, o., burned on the 2sth. Loss $780,
Colorado City, Texas, suffered to the extent
of $25, 900 by fire on the 28th.
Techby's boot and shoe factory at Hallston.
Mass, was reduced to ruins on the 28th. Loss
$50, 900.
Owen 4 Co.'s dry goods store, saddlery es-
tablishment, hardware store, two saloons and
Humphreys livery stable are swept away BY
fire at Stockton, Mo-, on the 28th. Loss
heavy.
The steam mill of skidmore l. Thatcher, at
by fire on the 9th.
. A fire at Walbridge, O., on the Goth; con-
sumed the station house of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, q stove factory and several cars.
Loss $35, 1000.
Six business houses at Exeter, Eng, were
swept away by fire on the 9th. Loss ESQ, 900.
-Four fires in theregion of East Tawas, Mich,
are doing immense damage. Farmers arc driv-
ing their stock to the lake shore and sending
their families to places of safety.
number Of dwellings, at Springwells, sub
urb OF Detroit, Mich, were swept away by fire
on the 26th inst.
Waukesha, Wisconsin's famous summer re-
sort, was visited by a serious conhagration on
the Mth inst, which at one time threatened
to destroy the business portion of the village.
The Methodist church, a fine structure, and the
Mansion House stables were destroyed. The
Mansion House was on fire several times and
was deserted by the guests. Total loss about
1000.
Fifty business houses, including five hotels,
burned, at Fresno, COL, on the 24th. Loss
about 100000.
Rodivillov' Russia. was the scene of disas-
ferrous fire the Oath. Three hundred houses
and several large warehouses we're destroyed:
Three thousand people were rendered homeless.
fire at Grand Rapids, Mich, on the 24th
swept away six million feet of lumber and six
dwellings,: Loss estimated at 100000.
Egyptian Affairs.
The advance force of the British army of in
vasion in Egypt is having some skirmishes with
the outposts of Arabs army. The latter is es-
timated at 1000, but the total force of rebel
hous Egyptians is said to be 100000. The
English occupied Ramleh and will fortify the
hills in the neighborhood. The khedive has
issued manifesto declaring Arab Pasha a
rebel, and deposing him from bis position as
minister of war.
An Italian refugee says he saw eighty-five
bodies of Europeans lying in the streets of Tan
tan, and that the intestines were flung
at the windows and about the streets.
Greeks throat was hacked with q
penknife. and two English women jumped
from windows and were killed in order to es-
cape the massacre. Arab Pasha put on a
about 100 persons boarded it. No sooner were
they seated than determined attempt was
made to murder them, and it was only frus-
trated by native causing the train to start.
Arab Bey's army attacked the British out
posts on the night of the 24th inst, but met
With such determined resistance that they dis
continued their efforts, although the Egyptians
moved about in large bodies outside Of range
throughout the balance of the night. Arabi
is strengthening his position, and his soldiers
are working like slaves on the intrenchments.
The English experience much trouble in NOV
ing their heavy ordnance, by the use of which
they intend to dislodge Arab, and gunners and
guns from the fleets are being sent to the front.
An officer that deserted from Arat says that,
under m the protection Of a flag Of truce, the
rebels are constructing Notifications near Abou-
[lir, and are also making formidable prepara-
tons near Rosetta. There are twenty war
Alexandria.
Arab has proclaimed holy war, denounced
the khedive as traitor to Egypt, purchased
with Christian gold, and now engaged in the
Christian spectators.
A Cairo dispatch says Arabi's force drove the
British from the field and back of Ramleh,
where they took refuge in a strong entrench-
ment, erected under cover of the guns of their
ships, leaving forty killed on the field, besides
@sst re- number M91,ntsd , This 1ersxt E the
the most stubborn resistance.
The ally of Arab in his crusade is El-Medhi.
the Soudan prophet. The eloquent sheik has
by his personal magnetism succeeded in caus-
ing general uprising along the line of his
march, which will be through fe; tile sugar aud
corn plantations, and by thick settlements. His
soldiery are said to be many times superior to
The troops of lower Egypt. At the last account
the prophet was within 1000 miles of Cairo, at
The first cataract of the Nile, whence his invad-
ing force will float down the river at the rate of
three miles an hour. Down the Nile the troops
will find abundant food and forage for their
camels, and on the march to Cairo the army
strong contrast with the wretched country of
Nubia.
The British forces destroyed the fort at
Gabari and blew up the large po wder magazine
at Mekhuron: Two armed parties started from
Alexandria to repair railways cut by the
rebels. It has been reported that the rebel
chieftain, Arab Bey, was anxious to surrender,
on conditions the acceptance of which would
reflect no discredit to the English arms. This,
however, proves to have been clear fabrica-
ton. Arab Bey is as defiant to-day as ever,
and, If reports are to be credited, not without
reason, as his forces are constantly being aug
mented, and the prospects are that long war
will result. Arab has had the proclamation
and has assumed the green robes and turban of
q descendant of the prophet. News from
France of the abandonment of the policy OF
with England was received with
DIR. Lesseps has informed the
rebel chieftain that if he leaves the Suez Canal
unmolested neither France or Italy will inter
fere with him.