Evening Telegram (St. John's, N.L.), 1882-09-29

              EVENING TELEGRAM. Vol. 4. Price—One Cent. St John's, N.F., Friday Evening, September 29, 1882. $300 Per Annum. No. 228. Latest by Telegraph. ' GENERAL WOLSELE7 REMAINS IN EGYPT. the Czar Secretly Crowned at Moscow. *»»  FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION NEAR CAIRO. Thirty Persons Killed and Much V 1 Property Destroyed. NUMEROUS RIOTS IN UPPER EGYPT. Christians Insulted and Maltreated. — -•♦•--  THE PORTE THANKS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. • - -.♦»-  Halifax, N. 8., Sept. 29. General Wolneley will remain in Egypt until the new army is organized and affairs are settled. It is rumoured that the Czar was secretly crowned at Moscow. An ammunition train exploded near Cairo Station causing great destruction of stores, forage and ammunition. The loss is estimated at one hundred thousand pounds. Thirty persons were killed and the station hurnt. Numerous riots have occurred in I'pper Egypt, in which the Christians were insulted and maltreated by the mob. The Porte thanks the Government for restoring order in Egypt. THE BRITISH IN CAIRO. - -♦— — How the Capital was Occupied and Arabi Arrested. The following particulars of tho occupation of Cairo by Gcoeral Drury Lowe arc from one of the officers of cavalry ■ " VVc reached Belbeis on the evening of the battle. After slight skirmishing we took possession aud halted there that night. In the morning we started early and pushed straight on to Cairo, keeping along the borders of the desert. At cvary village tbe people came with white flags and proclaimed themeeWts faithful to tho Khedive. We overtook •*ge numbers of the fugitives, who threw away weir arms and made signs of submission. When toward evening we arrived in front of the Abbassia barricks outside of Cairo we were met by the officer in command with a squadron of cavalry m extended order across the plain with white nags tied to their carbines. The officer informed General Lowe that the town and garrison surrendered and that no opposition would be offered. He stated that all Was quiet and that no popular outbreak had taken place. He expressed his readiness to make arrangements to supply rations to the men and forage to the horses. Although the commanding officer expressed himself thus peaceably the situation for a >hort time was critical, *s 10,000 iDfantry had formed in parade at the tone. However, the firmness of the attitude of ; the British officer had its effect. The Egyptian troops, piling their arms, re-entered their t&arters. HOW ARAM M KKKNDERED. The Governor of the city was then sent for »nd told by General Lowe that he was aware that Arabi was inJCairo, and demanded his surrender. Ife offeredJto send a body of troops to surround Arabi's house. The Governor, that]thisjwas unnecessary, as he would deliver him up. .Then theJGovernor returned into the city and brought out Arabi and Toulba Pasha. Arabi, on delivering himself up, said to General Lowe that he had at first no intention of fighting the English, for whom ne had, always had, a great respect; but the T*1*?*8 for(;ed upon him. For this he blamed lewfik Pasha ; but, being |a soldier,| when the ngnting began he was bent upon fighting. Now tnat tf'and English EHURr0" aSain> He tnistcd himself to whoso army had oeen defeated. Arabi's manner was very diguinea and composed. General Lowe replied that ne could not onter on the subject ot the war. *™ only mission was to|arre*t him. THE Evening Telegram. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1882. MR. LITTLE'S PUBLIC ACTS. The Closest Scrutiny Challenged. Wk have no desire to be " too bard " on Mr. Little : but when a public servant proves recreant to his trust, and then tries to act the part of a " Simon Pure," it becomes the duty of the press to speak out boldly and denounce the imposition. In his speech at the Star of the Sea Hall on Wednesday, Mr. L. had the hardihood —or what the editor of the M Newfoundlander" would call " check"—to tell us that all his public acts were " capable of bearing the closest scrutiny." Now, this, to our mind, is carrying that unpalatable " article" commonly designated self-opinisnation just a little too far. The ex- Leader ot the Liberal Party may take a hand with our Knight in the game of deception, and in soft and soothing accents plead the purity of his motives and various other things not always characteristic of the politician ; still, however, some of us, at any rate, are half inclined to think that ** actions speak louder than words," and hence we must ask him to pardon our incredulity if we hesitate to accept his mere ipse dixit on the present occasion in preference to more substan. tial evidence Those of our readers who have watched the progress of political events during the past four years, will find little difficulty in discerning much of a very unsavory nature in the public acts of Mr. Joseph J. Little. It is a generally-accepted truism that there can be no such thing as good government without a vigilant opposition, and the Liberal renegades know this better than any other persons in the community. By what means, then, do they expect to revolntionizo one of the great fundamentals of political economy and demonstrate the superiority of a converse principle f But what about the consistency of their conduct ? Let us seo ! When Mr. Fenelon resigned bis seat in the Lower House, of course it was uecessary to elect some one to fill the vacancy, and in due time a proclamation appeared intimating to the lieges that they were to " govern themselves accordingly." Mr. Little, as the leader of the Opposition, took a lively interest in that election, and worked tooth and nail for the " return" of the Liberal candidate, Mr. McLoughlan. We were present at the latter gentleman's nomination, and listened with patriotic emotion to the able speech delivered by his ebaperon in denunciation of the Whiteway-Shea policy. With burning eloquence be condemned the fraud and corruption practised by tbe Government, and declared it to be his honest belief that FINANCIAL RUIN and CONFEDERATION with tbe Dominion of Canada wore the shoals upon which the Commonwealth was drifting. Now, however, a change has come o'er the spirit of his dreams, and we no longer behold in him tbe patriot of by-gone days. The blandishments of Messrs. Whiteway and Shea, and the captivating offers of place and pelf have proved irresistible, and, alas ! for the frailty of poor human nature, he is to-day—like Benedict Arnold—a traitor to his country, and a reproach to the Liberal cause with which he has been so prominently identified. But let us close the record of his political perfidy, and try to forget that the histoiy of Responsible Government in Newfoundland contains suoh a discreditable incident. No lyre of fame, no hallowed verse, Shall sound bis praises hijrh in air : An outrag'd people s bitter curse, A country's death-groan echoes there! "WIDE AWAKE" SURVEYS THE POLITICAL FIELD. ■♦  A Remarkable Contrast Between the Two Parties. UNSCRUPULOUS POLITICAL ADVENTURERS ON THE ONE HAND. ♦ The True Friends of the People on the Other. Editor Evening Telegram. Deab Sib,— The editor of tho " Mercury" has seen fit to institute a comparison between tbe men who still cling to the present Government and the men who compose tbe party now found in opposition thereto; and in his absurd attempt to traduce the latter, it is evident that he knows the real question for the people just now is, " Who and what are the men that tbe destinies of our country are to be entrusted to at the coming eleotions ?" This is the quostion that demands from tho people of this country the closest attention, as upon tho character and ability, and, above all, upon the independence of the men who shall direct our public affairs for the next four years, depends Tbe solvency of the Government. Who is there, having to carry on an extensive and complicated business, requiring for its successful operation great prudence, foresight, ability and integrity, would employ as bis agents and servants men of indifferent reputation, or men known to have failed in everything they had previously tried for a living, and reject the offer of the services of able, upright men of business, eminently successful in their own affairs ? Such a case is too absurd almost to imagine, but not one whit more absurd than the choice the " Mercury" would have the people of this country make when they are called upon to decide between the two parties who now offer to oonduot their public affairs. Now, then, Electors of Newfoundland ! let us look at the men recommended by the ' Mercury.' First, we have seven or eight lawyers, led on by Sir W. V. Wbiteway, who, strange to say, is the only one that can claim to be rich, which may be accounted for from the fact that he has had almost the monopoly of tbe public service for so many years, when legal services were required. The others have for the most part been in the barren fields of opposition ; but now, Messrs. Little, Kent, Greene, O'Mara, Scott, Carty, &c, think it is high time that they had a share of the spoil. What then could be moro opportune than a railroad—the People's Railroad—on which to ride into power and reap a golden harvest ? Ob, how thin is this railroad blind! Next we have live or six bankrupts. It is not necessary to name them, nor would I reproach any man for what may have been his misfortune; but there they are, anyway, impecunious as you like, without any visible means of support, and to such men who have failed in their own small affairs are we asked to commit the* momentous business of our country. Just think of it, fellow country.xnen ! You are asked by the * Mercury' to place your most important interests in the hands of men convicted of basin* *n incapacity, who for very bread and butter depend upon the Government, and who dare not act independently, even if they knew how. Next wo have the Hon. E. D. Shea, the laziest man in Newfoundland and a state pauper from bis birth. Behind, and towering over him, behold his brother Ambrose—the most fertile genius this country ever produced in plots z*ud schemes. Unstable as water, he never excels except in general unreliability. He has tried many things, and the last is the people's railroad, in which ho has direct personal interest, and is quite prepared to pay his proportion of the $180,000 and to endorse bonds to any amount. In his views, no man can be more concise Jor literal. He rejects Hades but believes in I'araiise, the former he locates in the shades of opposition and the latter in Canada. Thero are other curious characters in this party, for they are a raotly crew; but those I have indicated are sufficient to show that unless some delusive glamour be cast over the people, they will never again trust themselves in the hands of such needy, incompetent and reckless persons. What has been the result already of their eight years' mis-rule ? The imposition of over $250,000 additional taxation to meet obligations already incurred, and to take effect as soon as the Legislative can be assembled to sanction it. This is what they have done ; but it is nothing to what they will do, if the people are soft enough to give them another chance. It is with a feeling of relief that we turn away from such a crowd to look at their opponents—tbe men who have come forward to help in saving the country from financial embarrassment and ruin. Among them, it is true, we have one lawyer, but lawyers are like medicine : taken in proper doses, wholesome and necessary for the well-being of the body-politic; but in excess, noxious and destructive. In Mr. MoNeily we recognize a roan of independent spirit and acknowledged ability who has the courage of bis convictions and he stands out in striking contrast to some who have signally failed in that respect and have fallen in the estimation of true men. Tho rest of the party, without exception, is composed of earnest, active successful business men, whose position in the community is a guarantee that they have no personal object in view save the general welfare of the country in which they are vitally interested. Their names are known and respected, not alone over Newfoundland, but over a large portion of the business world. They want no salaries and are able to command the services of the best men, not the most needy, to fill the offices of tho Government. Their interests arc identical with those of the fishermen and the tradesmen of the country, and theMe know right well that it will be an evil day for Newfoundland when the merchauts are compelled to withdraw their capital from the business of the country. Who were the true friends of the people when the question of Confederation was forced upon us ? Where would the trade of the country be to-day had the measure taken effect here ? And what is the condition of Prince Edward Island now, compared to what it was previous to tbe Confederation ? The fate of that once prosperous Island should be to us a double warning, for it was by means of a small local and far less experimental line of railroad than ours, in tbe hands of unscrupulous politicians, that she was led into positive ruin. I have not, however, the slightest doubt that when the time arrives the people will place their interests, not into the hands of political adventurers, but in the keeping of those that have the largest stake in the prosperity of the people of the country, no matter what the Mercury may say to the contrary. Yours, «fee., WIDE AWAKE. The Candidate! ♦ —"Father who travels our road so late?' " Hush, my child, 'tis tbe candidate! Fit example of human woes, Early he comes, and late be (roes! 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