The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02
THE LATEST PHASES OF EGYpI'S
TROUBLES.
The Porte Hesisstes To Proclaim Arabi
a Hchei- Baron DE Lesseps Persist
emily Causing Mischief Over the
Canal

The Porte Hesitstes To Proclaim Arabi
emily Causing Mischief Over the
Canal,
I.oNDaS, July 2S, Il MA dis.
patch 10 the Exchange telegraph
Company dated Alexandria, 1916
this afternoon. saws: The sound
Of heavy firing in heard in the direc-
ton ol the Abaukir Fort. Arabi
P;isha sent a train to the junction,
and an armed engine and teuder We're
sent out to meet it. and few shots
were exchanged
ANOTHER OF ARIDI's TRICKS.
130 p. Nh dispatch from Alex
andria 10 the Central News saws
Arab Pasha offers to retire 10 a
Mussulman monastery in Syria.
Among his colleagues, for whom he
asks the same terms, are Toplba
Pasha, Al Fehoy, Abdnllah Pasha
and Manmoud Samy"
The same telegram states that the
armed engine dispatched by the Brit
ish was sent to meet Raouf Pasha
and two Ulemas TO discuss the pro-
p0sal
Another dispatch states that there
will be no cessation of military prep
arations, as it is thought that the
offer may only be meant to gain
time.
\ loyal native just arrived from
Cairo states that a number of natives
dressed in Europen clothes and
wearing helmets, have been paraded
through the streets as captured Brit
ish.
The correspondent of the Times at
Alexandria teleehaphs as follows ::
Lord Charles Beresferd states that
without the assistance of the Ameri-
can marines he would have been I'M
able to discharge the numerous duties
Of suppressing fires, preventing loot
ing, burying the dead and clearing
the streets. He also says The fol-
lowing is the brief verdict OF Admiral
Nicholson on the bombardment
We don't mind admitting, sir, that
we could not duplicate that"
TIE RAILS TANPERED WITH.
LoNDoN, Jniy 2S.-A dispatch 10
the Central News from Alexandria
ST teS that 70 pilot engine preceding
the one SEM with officers to meet
Haouf Pasha came to grief near Ma
halla, Arabi Pasha having cut the
line during the night.
PREPARING FOR AN ATTACK.
ALEXANDRIA, july %, 3.55 P. NJ
A Strong expedition viii start this
evening TO seize and occupy a posi-
ton on tie railway within two miles
OF Arab Pasha's camp.
THE ABDUKIB FORTS.
LONDON, July - Reuters Tele-
gram Company has received the fol-
lowing dispatch Alexandria, July
2S.-Admiral seymour having writ
ten 10 The khedive asking what
measure he would suggest with re-
gard 70 the AbouEir forts, which the
Admiral said we're standing danger
To- the British positions at Ramieh,
the khedire replied that he had sent
Vice Adinira; Kiamam to summon
the garrison to return to LOYALTY, and
that in the event of refusal he would
leave measures 20 Admiral Sevmour's
discretion. IF the garrison does not
SURRENDER It i believed it will be
bonDarded on Monday" ."
EXECUTION OF \ NATIVE.
The criminal who was Yesterday
sentenced to death bv the native
tribunal Was executed to-day. He
was chained between two men who
had been sen.enc-d TO he hogged for
looting, aud conducted through the
town by u party of natives selected
TO do the shooting The procession
was headed By . crier. who announ-
ccd that the condemned man had
been convicted OF numbering Euro
peans, He MAS shot outside the
gates in presence o. British dele
gates.
\ native orator who aided in
II citing the massacree, and who has I
hitherto been hiding in the town, /
was arrested to-day.
\ drputauon from Kafr-el-Dowar (
arrived to day, and will be given an .
immediate audience.