Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-17
american Marines Doing Police Duty
Flames Under Control and Pillaging
- x Stopped -Rioting n Progress
in Cairo. -
ARaBps WHEREABOUTS A MYSTERY

this morning: II am organizing pohce
force as fast as possible, and have occu-
pied the gates and two forts"
The American Marines
were the first to land to help restore order.
The Germans followed. Both lan6ed with
out any political instructions from their
respective Governments. All the vessels
in the harbor except those OF Austria and
Greece, landed men.
Famine is apprehended; also, an epi-
demic, because Of the unburied dead.
The offices of the Ottoman Bank and
Credit Lyonnaise escaped destruction.
Arabi Pasha appropriated f25,OaO from
the Custom House before leaving.
According to the accounts OF persons who
remained in the city,
BANDS sofMurderers, - 81.
during and after the bomba rdment, forced
their way into almost every house. Plum
dering and burning began on the 18th.
Scarcely any European dwellings were
spared. 1t appears that large stores OF pc
troleum were sent to Alexandria the week
before the bombardment especially to set
fire to the town. Incendia lies state they
received instructions to set ire to houses.
A Second Witt
to the town shows many houses which yes
terday were intact are t. day in ashes,
among them the British Consulate. Eye
witnesses relate that soldiers and others,
after plundering the houses, heaped up
bedding material, saturated With petroleum,
and then set the pile on fire. To-day there
were no fresh fires, but the ruins are tumb.
ling and encumbering the streets.
Alexandria is still like
CITY of the Dead.
although a few more Greeks and Maltese
are visible on the streets. Americans,
Germans, Russians and Greeks, who disem-
barked from their respective ships-of-war,
act as police in the different districts, while
the British occupy the forts and bastions,
end are stationed at the gates. The French
and Italians have thus far refused to land.
LONDON, July 15.-Admiral Seymour tele-
graphed at eleven o'clock last night that
the fire in Alexandria was n spreading.
Nearly all the looting had stopped. A
force of Germans has landed to protect the
hospital and a party of Americans to
establish Consulate. the iron clad Mino-
taur has arrived.
An Alexandria dispatch to the Times
says
Thirteen Hundred Christian Refugees
were saved in the Coptic Church during
the massacre. The fires in the town were
undoubtedly directly instigated by the
principal supports OF Arab Pasha, If not
by himself. After the looting commenced
the soldiers attacked the original plunder-
ers and robbed them of their prey.
Arab Pashs during the engagement was
at Fort Napoleon, which neither fired nor
he rode'tnr6utu aftaSthq &Ejog. bad -crase ed
Mahmoud Lami and other Ministers.
subsequently party OF soldiers dellber-
ately Sc: fire to the French Consulate.
Another party proceeded in the same sys-
tematic manner to set fite to the other SIDE
of the Grand Square. The whole district Is
so ruined that even the street openings are
indistlnguishable.
The English Consulate at Alexandria
and the quarter containing the great grain
and cotton stooes escaped the contiagration.
There is no telegraphic communication
with any place in the interior,
The Firing.
The Times Alexandria correspondent
saws: 81 have carefully questioned the
foreign naval officers, and they are nearly
unanimous in thinking the fleet fired with
greater precision than believed possible.
The Americans were particularly enthusi::
astic. They took careful observations OF
each shot, and stated the result esta6lishes
the fact that in quiet sea large snip is
at no disadvantage against fort, ana smsll rs
ships at much less than supposed. The
German officers expressed a similar opln'
ion. The Austrians are much less compll'
mentary.
An Alexandria dispatch says: All the
available marines and sailort, with Gatling
and Nordenfeld guns, are now ashore
They have taken fourteen days provisions
with them. Four hundred men under
Lord Charles Eeresford, act as police.
Arabi Pasha
Is believed to be encamped within twenty
miles of Alexandria with reduced anC
disaffected army.
No Arab soldiers in Alexandria are al
lowed to carry arms. Four who refused /.
give them up were shot. Altogether Alex
apdria presents such spectacle as is sci
dom witnessed in history. Under the mos
favorable circumstances twenty years car
not restore it to its former state. -,
The American men of war Portsmouth
and Saratoga passed Gibraltar to-day OF
their way to Genoa.
Rioting at Cairo.
LONDON, July l6.-Advices from Cairo
state that sauguinary rioting prevails there
despite the endeavors of the authorities Il
maintain order. The German Consul il
preparing to leave with his countrymen
The Italian Consul advises Italians to go t
lSmailia.
Suez Canal.
LONDON, July 15.-A telegram from Por
Said says The Egyptian Minister OF Wa
has issued a circular, announcing that I
military government has been Instituted
All revenues will be embargoed for mill
tary purposes. British ships are at the en-
trance to the Suez Canal, ready to enter q
| a moments notice from home"
Later Particulars.
ALEXANDRIA, July 16, 10 4. Mt Is re
ported that Arab Pasha is awaiting rein
| forcements from Cairo. Firing was hear1
outside the town during the night. All th'
available marines and sailors were sent Il
| the front last evening in expectation tha
| Arabi Pasha would attempt to enter th'
city. The report that he was marching up
| ON Alexandria caused Admiral Seymour
who did not credit the report, to take thes
precautions. Night passed quietly
There was rumor OF fighting occurring
at O'Clock this morning outside the gates
and an order was given to send all maraud
ers to headquarters with written state
ment OF their crimes, and they to be hogge'
| and incendiaries condemned to be shot.
Five rebel soldiers captured by tn
marines heve been handed over to tn
Khedive, and will be shot by loyal Egyptian
| troops.
The Khedive has dismissed Arabi .Pash
| from the Ministry of War.
The fire con tinues, and the aspect oil tn
| town is indescribable. II reminds spectato
of Poinpeii. Whole families of European
have disappeared, and it is believed the!
were thrown into the flames.
The Conditions Of intervention.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, July l6.-The condition
| of Turkish interventions in Egypt are un
derstood to be as follows:
Tbe occupation of Egypt TO be limited 3
| three months at expiration which tn
| Khediye can demand a prolongation, tn
! cost to be betrayed by Egypt.
No European commissioners are to &C
company the Turkisb troops. II is believes
the Porte will refuse to dispatch the eIpe
| Gition.
The Secretary of the British legation Wis
| tied the Porte Saturday for the first tim
| since the bombardment of Alexandria IL
| was very cordially received. He presente
1 the note of the Powers to the Porte, an
| requested prompt reply.
Affairs az SceE.
srRz. July l6-The commander ot th
yr;Sb los sabt = te.,s 4, l,tt,Ey message OrlS;