The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-15
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
EGYPT.

Calcutta. Alt is generally be-
lieved that The Indian contingent
for Egypt will be raised to 10000
men.
Alexandria, 14.-The KhediYe has
appointed fifteen of his household
as officers to act as guides and in
terpreters to the advancing English
army. Arab Pasha is unusually
busy erecting earthWOrks at MILAN
Junction. Several Abyssinian pumps
have been sunk about the English
position, and it is found they will
answer the requirements of the
English army, as good water is
quickly found.
Last evening some shots were ex-
changed and several prisoners cap
tured near the canal. No casual
ties.
Lake Marcatis, near MilIaha
Junction, is fast drying up, and peo-
pie are thus enabled to 60 to and
from Kafr Ell Dwar to reach the
guns on our outposts.
A captain in the Egyptian army,
supposed to be the bearer of dis
patches to Arab Pasha, was cap
tuIed at SueZ. A number Of Arabic
documents, supposed to be impor-
tant, were found on him.
The Bittern has returned from
her mission to Sofia.
Some sheiks in the vicinity of
Jerusalem have been arrested.
There is much excitement at Port
Said. An outbreak is thought pos
sible at any moment. Ships are
ready for action; 100 rounds of am
munition are served rightly.
Steamship Palmyra arrived with
a sixteen-pounder battery.
A man on trial before native
tribunal for participation in the
massacre of June 18th confessed his
guilt, and declared he would do so
again if opportunity offered.
Lietenant II. L. Smith Darrien, of
II. NJ. S. Invincible, has undertaken
remarkable enterprise, to be car
ried out to night, particulars of
which are not yet given out.
RelnfOrcementS have been sent to
Fort Meks, as it is expected the
enemy will attempt to surprise the
fort.
A FreEchman, representing him
self as q special correspondent of
the LunteTHe, of Paris, and who re-
ceived pass on Saturday, enabling
him TO go about freely inside the
town, was arrested to-day by parties
of the vidette, while proceeding in
the direction of the enemy's lines.
A young officer belonging to the
station man-of-war MesSenO is sup
posed to have fallen into the hands
of the enemy,
Colonel Evarts has received per
mission to raise corps of loyal
bedouinS for scouting purposes.
The occupants of Fort Meks fired a
feWshells upon regiment Of cavalry
and two regiments infantry seen
bearing down upon them on Mon
day morning. The enemy thereupon
dispersed.
London, IA. A dispatch from
Constantinople says that several
stipulatiOnS proposed in the military
convention are considered unaccept-
able to Turkey. The proclamation
against Arab PaSha Will not be is
sued until the convention is signed.
The session of the conference was
exclusively occupied with cOnsid'
Grafton Of the proposal of Count
COrti, Italian ambassador, for a col.
lective police supervision of the
SueZ Canal, which was finally agreed
to as a temporary measure, with 6
modification submitted by Lord
Dufferin, British ambassador, re
| garding the landing of troops. The
proposition was them embodied IL
the proctOcal. Turkeys objection
to the military convention will no
be brought forward by Said Pasha
Two Egyptians arrested to-day
prove to be the secret agents of the
Khedive. It is understood the Porte
is endeavOring to use delay in issu
ing the proclamation against Arab
Pasha as a lever to obtain easier
terms in respect to the military
convention.
WOOlwich, 1.-THE transports
Lydian, Monarch and Tweel tool
on board to-day the last troops nov
here, completing the army corps
ordered TO Egypt. The former yes
sci viii call at Portsmouth OF
Tuesday for drafts from the com
missariat and the transport depart
ment.
Alexandria. 8 p.m.-Last nigh
the irOnclad train went in tue direc
tien of Fort Meks. On the way /
wa fired upon by q party Of BE
douins. The regulars on the trail
returned The fire, killing twenty 0
the enemy, and tonight a strOnge
force goes.