Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-26

teries on the line of the railway to Cairo
and the guns on the water works hill
exchanged some shots with them today
A Rase Maybe.
| ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 25.-The enemy am
pitching number of tents in front OF
their position. 1t is believed to be a ruse
to mask the withdrawal of troops. It il
| now known that the enemy are en-
trenching at HeliOpolis, a few miles
from Cairo.
CErSoE, Apg. 24.-Prince Nicholas
left today for st. Petersburg.
Religious Persecution.
WARSAW, Aug. 25.-The renewal of
Outrages against Jews is reported from
the Interior of Poland. Assailants are
encouraged in their attacks by the apa-
thy of officials.
Alseheelmastef Report.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-Port Said dispatch:
A Government schoolmaster from Cairo
ON the 18th inst, states that tOrchli2ht
PROFESSIONS parade nightly. and men
and boys are calling ON Allah to send
death to the English and Christian doQs,
The COptic archbishop, for fear of his
lite is doing all demanded of him by
Arab Pasha. The latter is levying war
contributions throughout the country,
and every fellow must pay from two to
eight piastres, according to his posses.
siOns, half his cokle and q measure of
wheat. Midshipman Dehair continues
to be treated in a princely fashion by
his captors.
Arahl net . Rebel.
CONsrANTINoPLE, Aug. 25.-Said Pasha
and Assam Pasha, Turkish delegates to
the Conference, have advanced fresh
demands ON the Military Convention
with England, to the effect that the
Turks should land at Alexandria, and
that the proclamation regarding Arab
Pasha, instead of declaring him rebel,
should summon him to submit to the
khedive.
Russia's Latest Move.
CoNsTANTIN, PIE, Aug. 25.-Nelidoff,
Russian ambassador here, finding it
impossible in the face of the decided at
titude Of Lord Dufferin to get s.ipula-
tions for military convention between
Turkey and England examined, and if
necessary, modified by the Conference,
is now endeavOrinR to have the doou-
ments officially announced to the Cou.
ference AZ soon as it is signed. At the
same time he wishes extracts from the
from Great Britain's formal declaration
that she will seek no exclusive advan-
tage in Egypt, and will submit the final.
solution of the question to the decision
ttpn ~
ready obtained the support to hi, efforts
A Price en DeLessep.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 25.-The British
have occupied Maxama. 1t is rumOred
that Arab accuses DeLesseps of having
deceived him with false promise, 80
he might sell the Suez Canal to the
ENGLISH. and has set a price on DeIes-
sep's head.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-The dillsbale boat
crew are training for the race of Sep
tember 18th.
The Locked mp sailors.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 25.-The Austrian
man-Ofwar Nautilus remains of Ab0u-
kir. The effort to obtain the release of
her boats crews, which were captured
by the Egyptians. last Monday, has been
fruitless. Emissaries have been sent to
AbOuk;r and Kafr Ell Dwar to endeavor
to secure their release, but have not yet
returned. The Austrian Consul has
telegraphed DeLesseps regarding the
detention of the crew, but he replied he
could give no assistance.
A 8altlc. -l
LoNDoN, Aug. 26-General Wolssley,
in dispatch to the War Office, recounts
an engagement ut Mayfair, on Thurs
day, in which he held his ground the
whole day against 10000 Egyptians. His
forces numbered 1900. In the details
Wolsely says he advanced, moving be-
fore daybreak. with the household cav
airy, two horse artillery guns, 50 mount
ed infantry, 1000 men from York and
the Lancaster regiment and marines.
After some skirmishing he took posses
sion of the dam, which the enemy had
constructed across the canal, between
the villages of Mayfair and Malta. Dur
ing our operations two squadr0ns of the
cavalry charged the enemy's
broken infantry very gallantly, and
found the enemy being largely rein
forced at Pei el Kebin. They could geo
trains arriving. They thought it incon-
sistent with their traditions for the
Queens army to retire for any
number Of Egyptian troops. and 50 de-
cided to hold their ground until rein
f0rcements arrived. Allday long held
the Egyptian force of ten thousand,
with two guus. in my front and n my
right flank. The precision of the enc
my's artillary fire was very good, hut
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