Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-17
FOREIGN FLASHES.
The Bad Political and Military
Muddls in Egypt.
WHAT ENGLAND WILL AND WILL NOT DO
TurFs Ready TO Send Aid 10 Their Weak
hfri an Brethren if They Will Pay
for It-France Preparing for
War in ToRqJin.

LoSpoY, December l6.-The khedive has
not yet taken the final step OF resignation,
but he has threatened that unless England
will furnish him with guarantee that she
will send troops to reconquer The Soudau,
or at least consent TO allow the Turkish
troops to suppress f! Mshdi he will abdi.
cate his throne. After the Cabinet Council
at Cairo Thursday Cherif Pasba, Foreign
Minister, informed Sir Evelyn Barring, the
British Commissioner i'll Egypt, that the
majority of the Council had thrown its
support in favor OF the Khedive and Turk
ish intervention. II is reported that Sir
Evelyn Barring, upon learning this, urs ed
that the decision was premature oRe. la
the absence Of any authentic information
as to the operations OF FL Mahdi, and his
position, and that OF Hicks Pasha, il the
latter still survives, the Porte has advised
the khedive OF its readiness to dispatch
l0,0C0 Turkish regulars at once, the e1-
pense of the expedition 20 be betrayed
from the Egyptian treasury. The Sultan
insists that the khedive shall maintain his
position Of refusal 10 abandon the Sudan.
EngIand's Titimaium.
The position Of the English Government
in Egyptian matters is uualtered Great
Britain will not defend Egypt by usiUg
English troops beyond AsSOuan. General
Stephenson has dispatched a corps of royal
engineers TO the Second Cataract with IN
struClions to raise earthworks and mount
guns 10 miles beyond Assouan, as he con
siders that the best strategic point from
which 10 block the advance of FL Mahil
down the valley OF the Nile; also to fortify
korosko, an the main route between khar.
tom and Assousn. Preparations are being
made at Cairo to transport from there de-
taChment of the ETglish garrison aud 10
land them at Assouan. Engl!sh army oil
GERS who are attached to the service IN
Egypt, but who are now in EnGiand on far
loughs, are 10 man Of the opinion tina
the Egyptian army would prove to be II
terly worthless in time OF danger. General
Sir Evelyn Wood estimates that in orir g.
MAKE reasonably sure Of the defeat OF l.
Mahdi. an expedition containing l1,Wl
Anglo India troops will be necessary, and
that IL ey must be supplied with mountain
artillery, but must have ample means OF
boring wells in the desert. Such an exps-
dition would cost England S2o,"co,OD.
Colonel Bakers PrriieUs Mission.
Baker rashs will leave Cairo for Suakin
tomorrow, but he protests, as he has here
toiore Intellectually done, that the force
under him is not sufficient TO relieve khar'
toum. Whereas he wants 5000 effective
men, be has only 2,0JO. They are TO reach
Suakin on the 10Th inst. Orders have been
sent TO Colonel Sartorius TO attempt TO re-
lieve the garrison at Sinjat without delay.
Sinjat is without PROVISIONS aud has bad
supply of water.
Iiaker Pasha wanted the khedive - give
his assent 10 a court martial tria! tJr Tahlr.
Pasha, Governor OF Suakin, The khediye
refused and Tahrwa ordered 10 dira. lie
is favorite OF the khediye. In la Stone
Pasha-now in New York-presidci over n
court martial which tried Tahr AMI which
found him guilty of stealing the wages OF
soldiers and of selling the public stores
while in command OF Damietta. Since h
has held the position of Governor Of Suakin
be has again distinguished himself and be-
come mark OF the military by selling
Government corn TO the rebels. His suc'
cessor at Suakin, SUIeman Pasha, was re.
moved from Office in the S0udan by Hicks
Pasha for idleness and inCapaciiy.
American Missionaries Menaced.
The English officers who accompany
Baker Fasha on the expedition enter the
campaicn with the most gloomy ioreboi-
ings, feeling that their chances are small IN
the absence OF thorough English support,
and handle apped as they are by the teenle-
ness and dup,icity OF the Egyptians. The
provinces OF the upper Nile are in fer
ment against the Christians. The Govern
or of Stout has advised the American Mis-
sion TO withdraw to Cairo. j. Mahdis EN-.
issaries are indefatigable IN their cilDrts TO
incite sedition, and are now urg ng the
tribes in Nenif to revolt against the sal.
tan. 1t appears the only American mis-:
sonsries in Stout are sent by the Board OF
Foreign Missions OF the United Ptesnyter-
ian Church, headquarters in Philadelphia.
The names of these missionaries are E"v
erends John Hogg, S. K. Alexander and
John Gifien, Mrs. NJ. T.. Gitfen and Misses
VI. J. Mckown and i. 4. Newlin. There
sa mission training collegs at Stout at
49,. NV over two hundred students
'.vg'ians, who are educated Tor
" work among the native tr!oes.
aiming school for young Egyptian
-rr.s y mere they are prepared to become
TEACHERS of their own sex III I.gypt.