Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-07-21
WHERE He Is.

WHERE He Is.
ALEXANDRIA, July 17.-Arabi Pashs
is still at kaft- Dwar. His force con.
slsts of four regiments of infantry, l..
500 irregular troops and one regiment
of cavalry, with 1,S00 horses, SO KrupT
guns and u mitrailleuses. Arab Pashs
sent an officer to Alexandria to EN-.
barge the rolling stock of the Cairo
railway and 5000 tons of coal. The
officer was made prisoner.
FRANCE WILL UNITE WITH ENGLAND.
PARIS, July 1.-THE cabinet coun.
ell has resolved to accept the invita-.
tion to protect the Suez canal Jointly
with England.
ORDERED TO THE FRONT.
!. MARsEILLEs, July IT. Six French
transports have been ordered to gel
ready to embark the troops ordered.
THE AUSTRIAN CONSUL
is the only foreign diplomat who
thoughsit necessary to quit Alexandria
He has gone to Port Said
AGAINST THE KHEDIvE.
ALEXANDRIA, July IL. .- Raghit
Pasha, president of the ministry, to-day
wrote letter e Admiral Seymour
stating that the preparation which
Arabl Pasha is making, are against the
will of the khedive and government
that Arab Pasha had beer
ordered to suspend them, and that
the khedive had decisive business
here but the danger of repetition
at Cairo and elsewhere of the fatal dis
orders in Alexandria have induced the
khedive to temporarily defer the pub
lication of his decision. The interna
tional tribunal and postoffice have
been reinstated. One hotel has been
reopened. Victuals is arriving from
the country. The streets from the Gus.
tom house to the grand square has
been cleared Of ruins and made passa-
BILE for carriages. Dangerous houses
have been demolished with dynamite.
1t is reported that two British sentries
were shot by Arabs armed with Rem
ington rifles.
PREPARING FOR AN ATTACK.
ALEXANDRIA, July 1850 P. M
This morning the sailors drew up close
to their Gatling guns, and the marines
were ordered to get ready for an attack
Some scouts had sent word that Arab
Pasha was coming. The English sail.
ors communicated with the Americans,
and asked them to get ready ard be
prepared on hearing the alert
sounded. Seamen at the palace OF
justice and at the American consulate
were prepared, and having got all
their ammunition ready, awaited the
signal. They waited till nine
o'clock, and then heard the alarm
was false. Plenty Of mules loaded
for field batteries, Which also been
landed, so that our force is ready to
move at a moments notice Large
numbers Of people are returning
ashore. Arabs troops are said to be
fifteen miles from Port Said. and also
that there are some troops near Suez.
Intelligence received from Cairo men,
tions that the prefect of police declines
to allow Arab Pasha from entering
into the city. Several Bedouins have
come in and have sworn allegiance to
the khedive.
HOLY WAR.
ALEXANDRIA, July E-S:30 a. M
Refugees from Cairo say holy war is
being proclaimed, and Europeans are
being massacred in Tantah, Narisarah
and Seagasig; the consul has been kill.
ed in the last named place. Iron
clads Minotaur, Sultan and Timeraire
arrived off Oboukir, to prevent Arab
Pasha's cutting the dykes. A white
flag was hoisted directly when the ships
appeared. One af the two body guards
of the khedive, who rode to Kofrel
yesterday evening, in recon.
noiscance, galloped off and joined
Arab Pasha. Several Arabs were
killed last night for incendiarism
Thirty of the knediyes' grooms were
killed by the English guards at Ra-sel,
Tin palace by mistake. An Arab sol
dier was tied TO tree In the square oi
Mehemet Ali and shot in the presence
of Arabs and Europeans. Despite
these severe examples, pillaging con,
tinues.
FEARS OF An OUTBREAK.
LONDON, July ia dispatch from
Alexandria Gays fears of an outbreak
among the natives in Cairo is increas-
ing.
ROME GETTING READY.
RoNE, July 1.-THE governme eni
has ordered the men-of-war Barberio
Colouna and Rapido to hold them
selves in readines TO escort the Italian
merchant vessels through the Sue,
canal.