The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-19

ArFNIEs IN KGYrr.

where he defeated Baker Pashn aud Colonel
Monorien Il Is Supposed Osinan DigmHs
pisn " to reduce fnSar hofoto the
arrival OF Eselsn troops 10 Riya battle At the
defile. Shelck Morsham, and Colonel Mes
saedaha were seat ir0m Suakim TO ttir M
the tribes IN tn. vicinity They only sue
ceeded 10 securing n promise oi neuttslity
from the chiefs Admired Hewitt IL sd
yancing his lines four miles outside OF the
Buskim zone. His trenches are within
range OF tn. guns OF the English tieet and
forts
lived q, Khsrt ,um
CAIRO. Feh IA number Of Egyptian
uoldiers had been sci, cited 10 drive tie camel
battery TO the London. a petition present,
I'd by four prlvAtts was numerously signed
and purported to b. endorsed by the entire
Egyptian army, which objected - being
employed IN n Christian eSpt dition. Gen.
eral Wood d,clafec the signatures TO the
petition ioiReries The meeting isnow coz
sidered Of trifing importance, ana has not,
IL ~ said shaken the confidence OF The
English officer 10 the Egyptian iroops Or
ahe o,he' hand Il serms 20 be the general
opinion that The Egyptian array ought 10
be disbanded being uselVg9 aud DANGEROUS.
Orders have heeu given t. coniine tue
Brit sh exped ton 10 thr reliefo Tokar,
and II "a exetct Cd that oecisivo battle viii
be fought on the "a 10 instant
DthtIhl Nofuuh mas pFoclaulhti1l
posted, recognizing III Mnhd as sultan Of
krodoiar, RENTING half isxss and placing
no restriction ou ilru slave trade. The
Arabs OF knait0um express great satisiaC-
fion.
SUAKIN, Feb. l7.-rne rebels fired an he
forts to-day hut soor retired. some rebel
shots to-day reached military headquaitsrs.
Baker Pasha had i narrow escape.
the leaders If the friendly tribes repO. t
vhen Osman DiEma receives the guns
captured from Baker Pasha he will attack
6uakim. Frieudly Arabs warn the
garrison asalnst night attack.
Spies have brought latter from the con-
mander Ut Iokar saying the rebel guns kill
some OF the garrison daily. He asks two
men.o.war 10 be seat 10 Truki,al to make
q demonstration n ais support uAtl the
troops have arrived Tho rebels have sum
moned Toksr - surrender, promising #
they do their wivos viii be spared.
suAHIM, Feb, l7.-fil a. NJ The enemy
are mastering for attack Three thousand
OF Baker Pashe's troops are ready h. f-li in,
but nobody trusts them. Steady blacks
man the redonbts.
CAIRO. Feb. l7.--Toksr is hotly pressed
by rebels who have TUNED against the
town the Krupp guns captured from the
Egyptians. The Hussar5 beye started Tor
Suakim.
CossTAETIEcpLE Feb. 1.-THE Ports will
send 10 COO men TO Jeddah, arabia, to be in
readiness for services Ia the Soudnn If
needed.
CsiRo, Feb. l7.-Geueral Wood has torn
Off the stripes of the corporal who pre-
scented the mutinoers petition.
KHARToUM, Feb. l7.-Gentra, Gordon g
proclamation hes been cent 10 all the
tribes.
LONDON, Feb. 17-TAe Times say: Cen
eral Gordon's proclamation means his pres.
ent mission has nothing 10 do with slaves
nd M hat ba haair.u & oil
cry.
NATIONAL NOTES.
WASH NGToN, Feb, 1.-The following In.
ferview has been mad with Horny Waiter
son, touching the proposed measure of
newspaper copyright which Wauerson has
in charge and is about 10 lay peior0 con-
gress:
"Considerable misufoTmation," said
Watterson, seems TO exist rs 20 the char
meter of legislation which will bo asked for
by congress. Ii can certainly not be de-
ecribed as an act entitled an act for the re-
lief Of the associated prets All honest
newspapers and nll houest VS.
associations are interested in
ITS passages. II simply operates
% protect property In news from plraticai
concurrent publications"
"And how can this be done1n
Answer.-"By clause IN the copyright
lave, making collection of news the pro
duct OF skilled labor and outlay exclusive
TO those who pay for 1t for twenty four
hours
do you mean exclusively of the Asso--
ciated Press2'
II mean all news and news OF every de.
scription aud every association. AS mat
ters are news, Il Is not recognized MS prop
erty at all. Everything about ne ,spaper
Offices from the per!ecting press 10 the pot
OF paste Is property, and he who steals IL
falls within, the reach and compass
Of the law, but that which
constitutes the real value of newspaper
property. its news franchises costing vast
sums OF money and special enterprise,
training and labor, has no legel status
Whatever. II is practically oullswed; any.
body can steal II with impunity. The pro-
posed measure protects IL from pirated use
and concurrent publication fo- twenty -four
hours. !, creaies iude-d new property,
that Is property in news. No ono Can OPP
pose except those who want to rob Others
Of their labor and money"
How will IL act upon tee custom oil
copying from ono paper by another psper2''
at will nor affect that IN the least. The
twenty.four hours limitation gives all the
latitude needinl to aid honest and legti.
mate transaction frdn ono Newspaper into
another. Tue country press, in nowise
touched ana can tse no other interest on Its
part than to approve measure calculated
to elevsts and dignity the profession by
KlvluR D CeItulIt ltRtl Ntltult1 ittIOuhs-
6iiity to theicoliecIisn and distributing Of
news"
"What are the prospects OF pas sing such
bilI3'
III have consulted the beat constitutional
authority during my sojourn in Washing
ton, and there IL e general agreement that
there Is no constitutional objection t. the
measure. have also seen and talked with
q number OF eminent mt n bers OF both
houses Of congress. l have beon surprised
at some hszy pfejudices against the Also
ciated Press, the ofsprinl Of missdyiss'
msnt in the main. and SOM confinement
ss 10 the relation oil the Pres and Western
no relations, except those OF customer and
common carrier. Baflng these i'm.
material objections. which discussion wi
clear up. there 10 an Interested and friendly
feeling In congress. fle que,tion Is
novel one and embrace the whole prin cs
ple Of modern journalism. The rally ~
and telegraph which have within the last
halfcentury wrought such chan ges through
out the world. have comp sieiy reyol ution.
Ssed the newspapers. Tia. which We call
news is modern Invention, NJ much -
gutta percha or the reeping machines. IL
labor. II involves forecast, organisation
end outlay. il IN 81 Intellectual and mate
Hal product. Wig has it not the same
Fiehi 70 legsl recognition and protection 81
o(her classes Of property Let ne take an
example: supposs newspaper published
a New York and soli ct cents obtains
q . great cost aud pains col
ann or five &C. 1mns Of interesting
end important matter should newspaper
fsued riRht alongside and sold a. cent he
allowed 10 get an early copy and issue con-
currently this very same matter without
veyipR q nickel for II? There y no present
law 70 forbid this. Take another example;
The difference In time betvee' points
rnIatively east and west in our vat country