The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-27


four miles outside of the city. Arabi Boy has
certain not been inactive, though the stories
of Lis movements al nearly all vague rumois,
so that it is hardly likely he will obey the
porte, which the correspondent OF the Ddtty
Ne,oS at Constantinople says has ordered MN
not to make any further movements. Arab ls
calling in all the Bedouins in the neighoorhood
of Ramleb.
General Alison, with several officers, recon-
noitered to point within three miles OF Ara
bis positions, which we're found to be very
strong. 6
The Suez canal and Port Said we're considered
most insecure. There was only small gun
boat in the canal and there were $4,000 Euro
peans in Port Said, with 1000 Arabs. omar
Pasha Lufti, governor of Alexandria, returned
to Alexandria from Cairo by way Of Port SAID.
He made the following report to the khediye I:
"On the way to Cairo l saw Europeans
massacred and their houses pillaged at Daman-
hour, Tantah and Mihalla, where the Alexan-
dria rabbe had arrived. They cut off the hands
of berberins because they served Christians:
all the pashas, ulemas ana notaDIes and asked
khedive, seeing he had sold Egypt to
the English, had ordered the military bake
houses to make 1, 500 loaves daily for the
British without providing for his own troops,
and had sent kilograms In their name. The
minister of the interior presided at the meet
rected the discussions. Sheikh Hassan recon-
mended the declaration of holy war, but at
the instance of the Cophc Patriarch modera-
tion prevailed. The meeting appointed com
mittee to go to Alexandria in order to verify
the accusations against the khedlve."
A dispatch from Alexandria says: There
will be public executions to-day or tomorrow.
am asked to point out thai all the culprlts
have been convicted Of numbering Europeans
under circumstances of exceptional barbari,y
during the bUmbardment OF he CITY, The
murderers will be shot by Egyptian troops. 1t
is quite possible that such executions will con-
tinue for some time, as every day brings TO
light similar cases."
The rumors of the killing OF foreigners in
the towns of the interior, says an Alexandra
dispatch, are daily confirmed by fresh reports.
refugee from Cairo who arrived at Altxan-
dria to-day says numerous massacres of Euro
penns took place in the outskiits of that city
last Monday. Among those Xxi led at Tsn'ah
the other day were two English engineers
named Crowther and MacAlan, who were sacri-
feed by the mob despite the efforts Of a sheik
and the governor of the town to save them.
Ali tho employees of the Cadastral survey in
the same town were also killed. The London
Times correspondent Says he has received
letter from the interior in which
The reports of the massacles at Cairo and
d Meta are confirmed. At Caliub q family
is said to have been taken from railway tram
and put under the wheels. Tnere are 500
soldiers and many Bedouins in ZagazS These
have been join, d by solIiers and Bedouins
from Cairo, and no doubt.a general massacre
has begun. The news of the massacre Of
Europeans in various parts of Egypt has ex-
cited great indignation at Alexandria and the
delay in taking action is bitterly commented
upon.
Tue reason the natives have assumed their
insolent airs AMI are carrying things with such
IL high hand is owing to reports or his signal
success against the English which Arab Bey
has circulated among the people, corre-
epondent at Port Said says that after the bonn
bardment OF Alexandria Arab Bey spread re-
port that the English tfo, ps had been defeated
Other correspondents say that the official native
report ofthe bonbardment of Alexandria says
that eight iron-clads were sunk, two burned
and four captured and that the latter would be
brought to Cairo.
PRoCLAMNTIoNs ISSUED BY ARABI.
On the evacuation of Alexandii ia Arabi Bey
i-suCd the following proclamation:
"MUDIRS: At the khedive's instigation the
English killed with the sword and sLct in re-
venge the Egyptians who were left to guard the
Guy. The khedive remains ut night with his
women atloat among The English and returns
to the shore in the daytime to order continu-
ance of the slaughter. Therefore Issue my
order to continue raising soldiers"
A second proclamation OF Arab Bey says
'The khedive has imprisoned bis ministers at
Alexandra in order that they may be instru-
lnSulS III lLubllSIl HdlluS. lu0 tCltBTdLlb us
patched by Ragheb Pasha authorizing q
cessation Of the military preparations we're
fore bly, eytorted from him and are therefore
invalid. An irrecouciiabie war exists between
us and the English"
The London TtLeqrdph has dispatch from
Alexandria which says: Tho Nutables at a
meeting in Cairo have adop ed resolution
declaring that the khedye, having violated
the constitution, is a traitor, and so they have
deposed him. They have also issued procla-
nation declaring war with England and sum-
moning all good AI0slems to fight against the
enemy"
Dispatches from Alexandria say that early
this morning Major-General Alison, with two
regiments of infantry and a mounted squadron
moved out in the direction of Arab Bey's in
trenchments at Rameh and Milaha for the pur-
pore OF blowing up the railway. Several dead
bodies were found in the Mahmoudieh canal
which they crossed in their line of march. A
body Of $50 rifles under command of an aide
de-camp pushed beyond Milaha and en-
countered some of Arab Boys cavalry. A few
shots were exchanged and the Egyptians
retired after leaving two dead and several
wounded. The rifle corps then withdrew
The correspondent OF the London Times at
Alexandria writes that he is convinced that the
report of the number of persons massacred at
| the time of the bombardment was grossly ex-
aggerated. Still similar reports of massacres
are constantly received, which will probably in
| the near future be desert ed also as grossly
| exaggerated. AS an instance of this a tele-
| gram has been received saying the Arabs at Is
MALTA are numbering the Copts. Every Eu-
ropean has nov left Cairo.
The country is drifting into fearful anarchy.
Atrocities equal to any ever perpetrated in Bull
galia are committed with impunity. Two
Germans at Tulkh who had been sheltered by
| the statiou-master until the train was ready to
| start, We're caught on entering the train, their
heads beld over the carriage door AID their
| throats cut Another Christian was placed on
| the rails and an engine run to and fro over his
| body.
The khedive has signed decree dismissing
Arab Pachs, and declaring him rebel. He
has also issued general order fUrbiddiDg the
| Egyptian army TO obey orders from Arab
Pscha, and fUrbidding tho people to pay him
their taxes. The following is the order dis
missing Arab Bey:
''ln consequence OF your departure TO Kafr-
| el-Dwar, accompanied by the army, thus aban-
| doning Alexandra without orders, stopping
, railway traffic, preventing us from receiving
| kilograms and communications through the
post and imp, ding The return of refugees to
their homes in Alexandria, aud of your pes sist-
ence in war preparations and your refusal to
come 10 us after receiving orders, dismiss you
from the Office Of minister Of war;
|