The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-16
The Situation i'm Egypt-The
Trouble Bubbles.
The People in the Flooded Dis
tricts Still Suffering
Severely.
A Budget of News From the
Nations Capital.
In Egypt.


Among them are Sir Evelyn Ban
ing's instructions to General Gordon
in regard to the evacuation of Sou
dan. Gen. Gordon is given the full
lest liberty to use his own discre.
ton in the premises; 100. 900 pounds
have been placed 10 his credit and
additional funds will be granted II
necessary. General GOrdons mem
orandum Of January I'd, in which he
unfolds his plan fer restoring the
petty sultans to their ancestral
power, leaving ElMahdi out OF the
calculation, is among the papers.
He advises that the arsensls be
handed over to the various sultans.
This is the greatest difficulty to be
disposed of. He advises that the
final decision be postponed till the
inhabitants have been consulted.
Gen. Gordon believes the bulk of
Ell Mahdi's forces at Ell Oheid will
refuse to Cross the Nile. He thinks
only 1900, chiefly blacks, will cross
and that the latter WI desert Ell
Mahdi, if offered for terms. He
considers it would be an iniquity to
recOnauer Soudan for the Khedive
as 1t would be useless possession
on account Of the deadly cl mate.
Cairo, 15.-Rebels have abandoned
their position ten miles from
SAakim. Wylde, of the intelligence
bureau department, hos returned
from Abyssinia. He reports four
tribes are hrstile to Ell Mahdi and
waiting an opportunity to a tack |
him. Hadindowah tribe, however,
the most powerful in eastern Sou
dan, has declared for Ell M4hdi, !
whose emissaries are also stlrripg |
sp rebellion In Yemen, Arabia.
London, 15.-During the rout of |
Baker Pasha's force on the 4th
inst, ScudamOre, correspondent of
the Times, met an exhaus Ell Eng
hsh officer of the gen d'drmes. He
gave his horse to the officer, who
forthwith galloped away, leaving
Scudsmore In imminent danger of
his life. Finally, another officer,
named Maxwell, took Scudamore
behind him on his horse.
General Gordon's parting words to
Nubar Pasha We're: 81 will save {
the honor OF Egypt" Nuhar Pasha
replied: "Never mind Egypt;
save the women and children. :"
London, ia mass meeting at
this afternoon, under the
auspices of the protective society,
was attended by 1000 persons. The
Lord Mayor presided. The meeting
condemned the Egyptian policy Of
government and the control of
Egypt by Egyptians, which had !
caused the sacrifice of thousands of {
Ives. 1t declared the revival of
slavery and the slave trade must be &
prevented, and the trade route to
Central Africa must be secured.
London 15.-The POSTS dispatch {
rom Berlin says Germany has three
5imes insisted that England should (
proclaim protectorate over Egypt,
out England appears to be afraid Of
France.
Gladstone stated in the House of
: mons that England would de-
ia! the expenses of the British ex-
,edition to Soudan. Il
Suakim, 15.-The principal Chi ifs
If the neutral tribes met at the well
II Hand0uk, situated three hours
distance from Suakim, and decided I
o request Osman Digns, leader of I
he rebel forces, to respect their ter I
itory or they will march against /
i'm. The rebels have invested g
Ssssota. Tents for thousand men +
ave been sent from Alden to Sua- t
i'm.
London, 1.-THE German Press t
avs: The submission of the tribes
( Merry to Russia is worse for Eng b
md than the disaster in Soudan. 1t b
ommeBts upon the remarkabI sue. y
'ss Of the Russian policy in Gen. r
al Asia, which is always directed d
yainst England. If Russians should S
and sgsin before the walls OF Con- [
antinople the English would be n
sabied from commanding them to IL
Ilt as in 1878. Russia will become lc
e immediate neighbor of India, $
Id be able at any moment to Gre So
e disturbance in Northern Asia. g
ow only Afghanistan is between al
ussla and India. The frontier Il
ibes are always ready to invade cl
e rich Indian provinces, il their N
ar is covered, and they (Russia) 3,
a now guarantee them protection. hi
Jairo, l5.-Nubar Pasha, prime te
mister, received the following D
Iegram from General Gordon: al SO
sending down the river MANY K
omen aud children from Korosko: oil
nd some kindhea ted Europe An to be
eet them"
England has refused General Sir
yelyn Woods proposal to sanction
g co operation of the Egyptian FL
my in the relief of Tokar for the Tt
ason that this army was raised lie
. the defense of Egypt outside of fix
udsn. England approves, how N
er, the dispatch OF Egyptian bat O.
ions furnished with English ID
icers TO Assouan, if this proves
cessary. An expedition for the
ief of Tokar has started for Suez.
q last transport leaves Suez on CO
,nday carrying General Graham Gu
Dreme commander of the expedi 8:
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