The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-07-13
DARK EGYPT.
The Land Of the Pyramids in
COmmOtiOn.
British Guns Solve the Egyptian 0ues-
tiOn with Iron Arguments-Al-
exandria BOmbarded.

naval officers made reconnaissance. 1t
is reported that they saw the Egyptians
mounting heavy guns on MaribOut
Island, on the western side of the en-
trance to the harbOr.
Admiral Seymour Is preparing a proc
lamatiOn, to be placarded all over the
| city, charging the authorities with
breach of faith, demanding the surren-
der of the Notifications within twelve
hours, and warning the authorities that
| if they fail to comply with this demand,
| fire will be opened on the forts after the
expiration of further period of TWEEN
| ty-fOur hours. Nine British gun-bOats
and the Condor are stationed outside the
harbOr, to guard the entrance.
The Ministry continue to declare their
resolve to resist. They have taken pre-
cautions to insure the safety of the
Khediye in the event of troops being
| landed.
Arabi Pasha was formally summoned
| to COnstantinOple, but refused to obey.
After the remaining Englishmen had
been warned to leave Cairo, the German
| Consul issued similar warning to the
| Germans still here.
EVening-FTOm a steamer in the in
ner harbOr soldiers are distinctly seen
digging trenches and carrying shot from
one fort to another. The English Con-
troller General and staff, and English
Consulate go on board ship tonight.
Midnight-All members of the Consul
lates are now on board vessels in the
harbOr. The English Consul sent ma
| tive to other COnsuls, advising them to
notify their cOuntrymen to quit Alex
andria within twenty-fOur hours.
BULLETINS.
LONDON, July IL A. MA cores
pOndent on board the Bittern telegraphs
| the following:
ALEXANDRIA, July II, A. NJ.
"The bOmbardment has commenced.
ALEXANDRIA, July 1O.-A Calcutta dis
patch says the Government of India has
received final and definite orders to dis
patch its contingent to Egypt under Sir
| Herbert Mcpherson, who commanded a
brigade in the Afghan war. A large
siege train is preparing at the Agra and
Bombay arsenals.
Cartwright, acting English Consul
here, has written to Raghe6 Pasha,
President of the Egyptian Ministry, an
| nOuncing suspension of relations with
the Egyptian Government, and another
letter to Dervish Pasha, Turkish Com
missioner, declaring he will be held re-
sponsible for the safety Of the Khed1ye.
| CONSTANTINOPLE, July 10.-The Turk
ish Admiralty have warned the crews of
the Turkish irOn-clads to be In readl-
ness.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Daily News
has the following:
"Arabi Pasha has again declared he
will not yield an inch. Perfect panic
prevails among the Arabs.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 10.-The Vakit
turkish newspapeT) states that repre-
sentatives of the powers have requested
General Wallace to use his efforts, as
Minister of a neutral power, to nego-
tiate for the entrance of the Porte into
the Conference, but that the washing
ton Cabinet has ordered General Wal
lace not to discuss a question OF purely
European diplomacy.
LONDON, July 19.-The Daily Tele-
graph has the following:
ALEXANDRIA, July 1O.-Admiral Sey-
mOur declines to allow the newspaper
correspondents to go aboard his war
ships. l shall be able to take refuge on
board the American ship.
2:23 D. m.-Men belonging to the Mon
arch have Just fitted iron shields on the
tops for placing machine guns there.
English refuge ships have left the har-
Dor. The telegraph ship Chttern is also
autside, but American vessels Will re-
main here for a time. Egyptians are
still working on the forts. They can
lust be seen from the deck of the Ameri-
can ship. According to the reports
received from the shore, people
are fleeting in every direction, and there
is great panic.
British ships are cleared for action.
All the foreign men-Of-war are outside
the harbOr. Foreign Consuls, excepting
the British, protested against the bonn
bardment. The French squadron sailed
at sunset, leaving behind only the Alma
and Hirondelle.
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON, July 10.-In the House of
Lords this afternoon, the Foreign Secre-
| tary confirmed the news that unless
| Alexandria forts temporarily surren-
dered, Admiral Seymour would lombard
| them at daybreak tomorrow. 1t was
painful, he said, to be obliged to use
| force against the weak; but hostile
preparatiOns had been proceeding in de-
| fiance of the order of both the KhediVe
and the Sultan. The action now taken
was in simple self-defense.
The Irish Repression bill was read
| the second time without division.
IN THE COMMONS.
In the Commons Gladstone stated that
| the defeat of the Government Friday
was unprecedented. The government
| would use discretion in employing the
| powers given them; and he hoped ii
would not be necessary to employ them
That was all he had to say on the sub
| ject.
The Under Foreign Secretary made a
statement regarding the events in Egypt
| similar to that Of Lord Granville in the
Lords. 1t was received with cheers
| Gladstone stated that he had abandoned
the hope of passing any of the bills
mentioned in the Queens speech on the
opening of Parliament, except the Cor
rupt Practices bill. He said it would be
| impossible to amend the Land bill the
present session, and that after the pass
age of the Repression and Arrears bills
he should ask for adjournment probably
until the latter part of October, Parlia
ment then to meet for the purpose Of
discussing procedure only.
Replying to the question by North
cote, Gladstone said he would prefer no
to answer the questions as to the Gov
ernment's intentions on the question o.
procedure before adjournment in Au
gust.
OPINIONS ADVANCED.
| VIENNA, July 10.-It is feared in Gov