The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-29
Th& EgyBfian War Club.


The English iron clad ships made
such excellent practice that they soon
dismantled the Egyptian forts al
Alexandria, the garrison fleeing in
all directions. Subsequently Aribi
Pasha and troops evacuated the city
and Are now stationed somewhere
near Cairo AS they withdrew from
the city pillage, massacre, fire and
ruin followed in their train, and be-
fore the fleets could send men and
guns ashore to protect life and prop
erty, hundreds of Europeans were
butchered, and great portion Of a
city, founded in the fourth century
before Christ, was In ashes. There
are many stories about the cause of
the disturbance in Egypt, and it
would be impossible to give in our
short space an elaborate account of
the cause. But boiled down rs we
understand, it is like this: French
and English capitalists have loaned
largely to Egypt to help build up and
improve the country. Egypt's debt
represents some 100000, 900, the in
terest on which proved so onerous
together with other expenses of a
costly and corrupt government, &c,
that the obligations were not met.
The foreign creditors in order to col
left their dues managed to have their
own agents represent them in the
Egyptian government who were as
sisted by the Khedive, 1.-THE governor
of the Province) and who has al
ways proved himself in favor Of the
foreign elements direction and con
troll of the financial policy Arab Pa
sha, colonel originally in the army
saw the the constantly growing dis
like of the natives to the administra-
tion of the government, and being in
sympathy with them rs well us cum
ming and ambitious, was not long in
rising in command and importance
and by favoring the seditious ele-,
ments became popular with the mas
ses. Open revolt followed. The
Khedive became subject, through
fear, probably, to Arab Pasha's or
ders, the foreign voice in the govern
mental councils were suppressed and
the foreign obligations ignored and
Arab Pasha became a sort of die
tator. England and France de-
manded repeatedly, satisfaction from
both Turkey, which is the nominal
head of the Egyptian power, and the
local government, without avail, hence
the beginning of hostilities as a der
nier resort.
What the end will be is not hard
to tell unless the great powers get to
quarreling among themselves for the
spoils, viz: Egypt will come under
English and French control entirely
as they have great commercial in
terests at stake in that region, it be-
ing really the key to the vast Pacific
commerce via the Suez canal
There is one particular interest
this ''speck' of war has to the Unit
ed States, which no doubt will be duly
noted by the American naval com
mander at Alexandria, who will in
due time report details to Washing
ton. 1t is the skillful and effective
practice displayed by the English
fleet in silencing and capturing these
modern works, armed by modern
guns of the most improved and heavy
Little or no damage was
done to the men-of-war only one killed
and score wounded while the Egyp-
tian gunners suffered severely. While
Congress is looking forward to spend
ing fifty millions or so for improving
our navy, it might be we'll to first
look out what in the light of this late
event, is real improvement over the
worthless hulks ex-Secretary Robe
son has spent twenty five millions up
on, and which the English war-ship
Invincible could annihilatc with the
same case that an army with gattling
guns could destroy an opposing army
with bows and arrows
Neps.