The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-07-14
THE EGYPTIAN CRISIS.
The European Anaconda Tightening its
Coils on Africa.

Sotis ON hiffcas
The situation up to last Sunday and which
has become serious, and which led to ar
ultimatum from England and France
answerable on Wednesday, Is indicated b.
the following synopsis Of dispatches. Arab
Pasha Is hostile to the European control ane
to the Khedive and Porte because they ars
the tools Of Europe. The Khedive and
Porte, II not In sympathy with Arab, ar.
afraid TO tackle him. England and Francs
are mad because their debt and canal inter
ests are endangered, aud the Porte evadei
the responsibility 1t assumed for the eoot
behavior Of Egypt. II Turkey evades any
longer, then France and England propose &c
fire away at Pharaoh on their own account
PARIS, July SIT is stated that If Turkey
persists in abstainihg from European accord
the Conference will be obliged to intrusl
Intervention in Egypt to mixed corps Of
English, Italian and French troops.
MARsEILI.Es, July 3.-The French Med.
iterranean squadron, consisting Of iron clads
has been ordered to be In readiness to pro.
coed to Egypt in case Of necessity. Trans,
ports capable Of carrying 1850 men, are
lying ready equipped at Toulon.
SIALA, July 3.-The Bombay Government
has received instructions to be prepared fol-
the shipping Of contemplated military ex-
petition to Egypt.
Arab Pasha returned from Cairo Tuesday
night. He expressed an intention of fighting
Turkey, England and all Europe. He says
the peculiar construction Of the forts will
enable him to repel the landing Of $1,000
men.
LONDON, July 5.--Private kilograms from
Egypt say the situation Is So far strained that
q collision Is inevitable.
Admiral Seymour's caution to the Govern
ment was relative to The rumored intention
to block the entrance TO the harbor by sink.
ing ships laden with stone.
Admiral Seymour has notified the Govern
ment that he would regard any such attempt
as al act Of open hostility. Meanwhile the
Egyptians are dispatching large stores and
ammunition to the forts on the coast.
LONDON, July 5.-The Times thinks 1t Is
only reasonable to assume the necessity for
an Egyptian expedition Is becoming obvious.
II the Government would avoid halfway
measures and immediately call out an army
and military reserve 1t would add $1,000
trained men to the fighting strength Of the
country.
NEW YORK. July 5.-A telegram from
London has the following: The Berlin cor
respondent Of the Evening Ne,cs telegrsphs
the following: To avoid armed Intervention
France Is now urging Germany to use her
great influence with the Sultan for the depo-
sitiop Of Arab from the ministry Of war In
Egypt. France likewise has sought TO mod
ify the English propusal Of Turkish inter
vention under European control.
A few days ago, according TO the trust
worthy correspondent Of the Cologne Ga.
zette at Alsxandri, Arab Pssha, ST q meet
ing Of his friends, declared that he would
initiate Napoleon, create an empire and re-
establish the united Arabia. On Friday last,
on his way TO the mosque, Arsbi stopped and
stamped his foot on the ground declaring
thst God had revealed to him that the bar
rel Of sacred cannon had been buried on
that spot. A hole was dug, aud strange to
say the the barrel was found.
ALEXANDRIA, July 6.-Ragheb Pasha,
President of the Council, has received . tel
egrsm from the Sultan saying the British
feet would lombard the forts unless the
work on them was stopped. The Sultan
holds the Khedive aud the Ministry respoh!
sible for the consequences. Ragheb Pasbs
replied that the Ministry had already tele-
graphed Constautinople that 10 demonstrs-
tlons had been made, in consequence of
which the Sultan's permission to resume
work was asked. Pending the Sultan's re-
ply, no definite resolution will be adopted.
Work on the Notifications continues. Ad-
miral Seymour delays formally demanding
\ cessation Of the work until The British res.
idents are all on board the vessels. They
are now hastily embarking. 1t Is reported
that Arab Pasha Is supplying arms 10 the
natives.
ALEXANDRIA, July I.-Work on the for
tification has been completely stopped. Dur
Ing reconnaissance yesterday ninety eight
guns were observed bearing directly on the
harbor.
+. LONDON, July 7.-Military preparations
continue. Yesterday afternoon all the OFF,
GERS Of the first battalion Of Scots Guards
were ordered to rejoin their regiment. Two
battalions At Aldershot were ordered to em.
bark for Egypt. -
MALTA, June S.-The British lronclsd
Achilles and torpedo depot ship Hecls, have
sailed for Alexandra. ..a..
New YORK, July s.-The Herolds Con-
s.antinople dispatch says: The Sultan has
telegrsphed to Arab Bey, the Khedive and
Dervisch Pasha, forbidding them to do any
thing to preciptate hostilities. The change
Of ministry means that the Sultan has
changed his mind about the conference.
Server Pasha will be the Turkish pIsnipoten-
tiary. The Turkish press Is unanimous in
praising Arab Bey, aud discusses the Egypt
ian crisis from purely religious and ianati-
cal standpoint. The Dieribie HaUadcs, the
organ Of enlightened Moslem opinion, pub.
fishes infammatory articles denouucing the
infdels and exciting the fanaticism Of the
masses. Alarming rrimors of disturbance In
Syria among the Hedmjas create great ex-
element here. Twenty five Ulrmas, after
having long consultation with the Sultan
and Shiekull Islam, have left for India. -
AsPEEDY DEATH SENTENCE.
Prompt work in . Chico Murder Case. !,
ORovILLE, CAL, July 6.-The Chico wife
murderer, Schmidt, was to-day sentenced by