The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-13

!. fnonfa inlImuliOn femidns unlieeded Il
u olsive action viii be taken directly,
II AHFNu Lftyf no. nbfnAhD. i.
" The correspondent NJ the News NJ liefli
. nys ihe EnNlgh aud french ndmifals 9
/. Alexandra have asked their government
. to authorize the bonbnrdment Of the tort
. unless the works nfe STOPPED.
Private kilograms ifom Egypt state. tha
, the situation Is ~ strained that collision !
unavoidable A correspondent Of Reuter-
telegram company, at Alexandria, says
Admiral Seymour's caution to tho gov
ernor waa relative 10 the rum0rcd intention
to block the entrance 20 the harbor by
SINKING sltiPs
laden with stone. Admiral Seymour noti
fed the governor that he would regard any
such attempt as an act of open hostility
Meanwhile the Egyptians are dispatchlhg
large quantities of stores and ammunition
to the forts on the coast,
A dispatch 10 the Times from Consta"-
tinope says: The conference will proua-
bly, come to decision TO day and formally
request the polte's intervention III Egypt.
The principle of
COLLECTIVE ACTION
has been already resolved on If the porte
refuses to consent to the proposed condi-
tions. Ifinterenvtion becomes necessary IL is
probable the several powers Will partlci-
pate but the share of England will be
greater than that of any other nation.
The Times correspondent at 81. Peters
burg says: According to good Information
DR.. Weimar who was
SENTENCED TO EXILE
in Siberia, is still in the fortress OF 81. Pe-
ter and st. Paul. The authorities lately
have shown much anxiety as to the safety
of the ground underneath the fortress and
the cathedral of St. Peter and st. Paul, in
which are the tombs OF the czars.
ARMED INTERVENTION.
The Daily News, in Il leading article, fore
shadows Englands armed intervention in
Egypt, and says that ii such action is ne
cessary it would be penny-wise to count
the loss, which the News estimates from
G40, 900 900 to t45 600, 600.
Twenty thousand arms have been dis
tributed to various military centers in
readiness for arming the reserves.
ALMOST INEVITABLE.
London, July G.-The Times in a leading
article confirms the report that Admiral
Seymour will send formal communication
| to the Egyptian COVE hment to-day renulr-
| ing it to forthwith abandon the obnoxious
works. If Arab Pasha refuses Admiral
| Seymour will Immediately open ire ana
lombard Alexandria. The Times says the
instructions are entirely independents OF
the conference and belong to different
category of actions. They are an act OF
police rather than an act OF war. They are
not based on the general condition OF
Egypt nor on relations of khedivc or Arab
Pasha. nor on any instructions referred to
the conference, but simply on the para,
mount necessity Of securing the safety OF
the British fleet for which the government
is responsible to the country and cannot
tsubmit its responsibility to the decision OF
any conference or the direction of any
single power.
The Daily News in its financial article
states that d large fleet of steamers using
| THE sUEZ CANAL
are being insured at ten shilllngs per nun
dred weight continuously until February.
Insurances do not involve compensation for
delay, but only for damages sustained
through hostilities. -,
| A dispatch to the Times from Alexandria
this afternoon states that Admiral Seymour
has sent
/ AN ULTIMATUM
to the authorities demanding the instant
stoppage of the construction OF earthworks
under the threat of opening fire. The work
has ceased for the moment.
| In the house of commons this afternoon,
Gladstone said that although he quite
recognized the merits of DeLesseps, he
could not be guided by him on
the policy to be pursued, in Egypt. lie
stated that it was not his intention 10
propose vote of credit for war
like operations because such measures
at present would not be justified.
Times dispatch from Paris states that the
cabinet have considered instructions to be
given to Admiral Conrad in view of the
possibility of the ENGLISH bombarding the
, defanses at Alexandria. 1t is understood
they have decided that he shall
REMAIN PASSIVE
and only participate if provoked by some
act or incident. France in thus deciding
wished to remain faithful to her previous
resolutions, not act apart from European
concert and to resume freedom OF action
, Pending the decision of the conference
, Admiral Conrad, however, is Instructed
Egyptians to regard the action OF England
as opposed to the views Of France ant
ALEXANDRIA, July 6.-Raghab, Pasha
president of the council, received tcle
t. gram from the sultan announcing that TN
r British fleet would lombard the forts un
. less work on construction of the earth
works were STONED. The sultan holds tn
d kbedive and ministry responsible for IN
n consequences. Raghab Pasha replied tina
i the ministry had already teegraphed T.
S Constantinople that demonstrations ha
l., been made in consequence OF whlch III
II sultan's permission to resume the work wa
If asked. Pending the sultdn's reply no Den
c mite resolutions will be adopted. Despll
e ali denials to the contrary work on the for
Z tifications continue. Admiral SeNmou
Y DELAYS formally demanding the cessation G
q | work until all the British residents are o.
s board vessels in the harbor. They are nov
), hastily embarking. 1t is reported tina
! Arab Pasha is supplying arms to tn
d natives.
o LONDON, July "A dispatch to Reuter-
telegraph company, from Moscow, M
nounces the sudden death OF General Sk'
:, lreieff, the famous Russian general,
Z Hotel DusseX there.
/, pans. July lit is semi.oflicially an
l nounced that the conference. yesterda
agreed upon terms Of invitation 10 III
Y porte TO intervene in Egypt.
i CoYsTANTIYoPLE, July THE bragg
G mans of all the embassies yesterday invite
| the porte TO join the conference.
% GETTING sULKY.
IS Abdurrahman Pasha, president OF III
d council of ministers, has resigned. kadi
| pasha has been summoned from Adrian
:, onle. The sultan has directed an examini
Il ton OF tCrpedoes and asks how long II wi
IS take 20 execute an order for 200 OF then
J. The sultan consulted General Wallace &
h dav as to how he could satisfy the powe
,, without prejudicing his rights.
" wAR-LIKE.
Ie LoNpoY, July Military preparation
E. continue During yesterday evening a
II 'be officers of the first battalion Of Scot
Guards were ordered to return to their rec
n ments. Two battaliOns at Aldershot fa'
r been ordered to embark for Egypt to-mo
row and four others have been warnt
2 TO be in readiness for embarkatio
Of The war office has ordered the preparatlC
n. ftuBular wells capable OF supplying ,, 80
~ 900 gallons of water daily.
IS REAR ADMIRAL ANTHONY HARKINs,
n. one ofthe Junior lords Of the admiralty, b
nj been nominated for second officer in col
BIZ mand Of the naval operations. lie "
nj probably proceed at once 70 Egyr
IA The Times, in its leading ariic
m saws: For the present nOthi
n de6nite has been done. Ara
II Pasha has only been threatened. not Chi
n. tised. it must not be assumed that mi