Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-07-18
dive and the Powers masters of the sltu-
THE ACTION OF FRANCE.

effect that If Arab aud the army did not
bow to the will of Europe Turkish in
tervention would be the consequence.
Unable officially to cndcpvor to persu-
ade the Ministry and army to submit,
NJ. Sienkewitz made the fatal blunder of
emplOrng Messrs. Mongc aud Gay Lus-
sac to carry on unofficial negotiations to
persuade the Ministry to give in. The
fact of English representative taking
part In the these negotiations ut once
made Arabi suspect that the much
trumprtcd accord between England and
France was very much of n myth, and
he at once saw his opportunity and re-
fused to listen to any talk of resignation,
hoping thereby to cause split between
England and France. Thererpon the
Consnls General presented an ultmatum
TO the effect that the Ministry should re-
sign, that Arab Pacha should leave the
country and that other officers named
should retire TO their native villages.
The utimatum offered the same terms
ms the unofficial negotiations had offer
ed, but the idea that discord was sown
between the two Powers was firmly
planted in the mind of Arab, and it is
also highly probable that he found when
he talked of rcsignihg that he had start
cd trotter he wac powerless to pull up.
The well fed little exercised animal had
got the bit between his teeth and wheth-
er the driver liked II or not intended to
have his fling.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Preparations for war on such scale
rs Il lot of talk and no money, combined
with Il lamentablc paucity of stores and
material, were begun. Carpenters en-
ployed IN building the American Mission
Church and schools and other works
were hurried of to make tent pegs for
the army. Bakers were seized wholesale
TO knead and bake the honlcly fapjacks
or native bread for the patroits, and
workers In iron were employed to face
the ancient Notifications with armor
composed of half-inch boiler plates.
The Ministry took two days to consider
the ultimatum, and then, to the joy Of
the optimsts, resigned. Fat and CHEEKY
pachas who had grown ilabby with anX-
iety mounted their noble donkoys and
congratulated each other on the happy
solution of the difficulty, forgetting all
about The ultinatum, which had not
been accepted by the Ministry before re-
signing, nor was II word said about
Arab consenling TO leave the country.
Many people were made exceedingly
happy Tor about twcnty-four hours and
then were plunged into worse trouble
than before. At about twelve o'clock
OH Saturday, 9Th, the khGdivc received
Il telegram from the cOmmandunt ut Al
cxandrin to the effect that i Arab
Pucha was not rclnstated rs Minister of
War within twelve hours he could not
answer for the public safety of AlcNan-
dra. On the receipt OF this telegram
the Khcdiyc sent for the malc0ntcnt
officers Of The Cairo garrison and inform
rd them that he took the command Of
the army, ordering them to conilnc their
troops to barracks and not to make any
military dispositions without orders
from him. The behavior of the officers
In the presence OF he khedivo was most
insolrnt, and one of them Abdul-al
Pacha, turning to the All PaCha Pehnli,
while the khediyc was still speaking,
said, at Is evident We can do nothing
with this fellow" and turning their
backs on His IIighncss left the audience
chamber without saaamng. Owing TO
the telegram from Alexandria great any-
iety existed IN Cairo, and although the
city was outwardly very calm the streets
up to four IN the morning were filled
with knots of quiet people waiting unx-
lously for news. Every one US he went
BY was stopped and pumped for the
latest intelligence. Pachas In their car
rlages drove from house TO house eagerly
seeking for the latest. and swallowing
the most palpablc canards with glsto ;
and consular cawasses, In their blue
iackets embroidered with gold and bag
Nv trousers, were waylaid and turned
| Inside out for information, aud had their
inventive faculties taxed TO tho utmost,
TO Judge from the lies they told.
RIVAL uopsEs,
TAc hous-s of Sultan Pacha, President
of tho Chamber Of Notables, and OF
| Arabi Iacha were surrounded; the one
By anxious ulemas and merchants; the
othor by the military supporters of the
owner. Negotiations between Sultan
Pacha aud Arab went on throughout
the whole night. Sultan PNchn, who by
reason Of his high character aud wealth
hns the confidence Of the civil population
of Egypt, endeavorod TO solve the dill
Guilty by appealing TO the patriotism OF
| the army 10 save their country from the
horrors Of Il Turkish intervention with
its attendant expenses. Arab, on the
other hand, who not long ngo was de-
scrIbed by Mr., Wilfrcd Blunt anil Sit
William Gregory az simple aud unam.
billions man, free from fina,lclBm, and
only anxious for his counlry's welfare
endeuvOrrd TO excite the fnnatlclein ol
his followers by exercising his great
oratorical powers In abusing his soycr'
clgn, preaching rebellion and lnycighlng
against Europeans. The next afternoon
the 9Sth, the result Of all this talk De-
came apparent AZ about i've O'Clock
all Cairo wns startled by the nows that
Arabi had been relnstatcd ~ Minister oI
War, and tho alarm Occuslonrd wnl
greatly augmented when the means
cmployed 10 effect the reinstatement bu.
came Known. AZ four o'clock IN tht
afternoon u dcputntlon Of N0lables, tlc'
mas, trades and corporations waited ~
the khedive nj the fsmnllia Palace, aut
throwing themselves nj his feet begged
him to rcineiate Arnbl no Minister o.
War, Nh the soldiers had thrctcned thai
II II was not done Immediately, they
would cut TO pieces the members Of ",
depulalion. AZ tho same time the Pal
nee was surrounded by troops aud W,
officer IN command Informed one ol lliI
Khc,livcs's uqucrflcs that " His High
nrss went out for his Usual drive beior
ncre,ling 10 the request of the dcpllin
ilnn ho had orders IN llre on him. Th'
khclivc did nccclc 10 the ruqucst Of ili'
dcpuiaiion aud Arab was rclnstiIci
Minister Of War.
rnr rANiu AZ ALEXANDRIA
On the news reaching Alexandria