The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-29
THE TRIBAL UPRISING.
PROGRESS OF THE souDAN CAMPAIGN.
Graham's Troops on the March Against
the Rebels-Osman'sB hold Declaration
yellow Fever In Panama-The
Congo Treaty-Other News.
MARCHING or TAMANIEB.

SrAKIM, March 27.-The advance Of the
British to Tamanieb began yesterday. The
Tenth and Nineteenth llussars and the
mounted infantry advanced to the wells of
Tamaneb, and will be followed by the in
lantry this morning. Osman Digma' $
lordes, the number of which is uncer-
ain, hold rugged and uncertain
ground at the end of the val
ley in which the village of Tam
,nieb is situated The cavalry had sharp
,kirmish of two hours with the rebels, dur
my which many of the Arabs were killed.
Before the skirmish began Colonel Stewart
sent a mounted native to tell the rebels that
the English would not quarrel with them,
md would not iDjure amy one unless hred
upon. The rebel scouts retired without
listening to the proposals. Major Cherm-
side, wi In two natives, then advanced Tor u
parley, when the rebels fired IA volley. A
lively skirmiSh ensued The cavalry finally
retired amid the jeers Of the rebels, who
are strongly intrenched in such a position
that only infantry can be used against
them. Owing to the intense heat and bad
march to clearing the valley OF Tamanieb.
Another week of such fierce heat will rem
der the crack British battallions an easy
prey to Osman Dgma. Even in the cool Of
the morning many soldiers dropped and fell
behind, and were with difficulty brought
up.
General Graham's messenger, sen, to ask
the ShekhS to come in. returned with re-
ply from OSman Diana that the sword was
the only medium Of communication etween
himself and the English.
BERLIN, March 26.--The semiOtiicial
German papers are urging the Turks To &C.
cupy Suakim and the other places on the
Red Sea. This course would in their opin-
ion, prevent further and more distressing
complications in regard to the Egyptian
question.
CoNsTANTINoPLE March 27.-Mr lei
con, at one time American Consular Agent
at Alexandria, has asked the Porte for per-
mission to build ship railway from FL
Arish to Akabah, so Us to unite the Sledlt-
erranean with the Red Sea. The distance
is about one hundred and thirty miles.
LONDON, March THE latest advices
from Tonquin state that Prince OF the
royal family Of AMMAN had been convicted
of promoting massacre of the Christians,
and had been hanged.
LONDON, March 27.-ln reply to ML
Gibson, in Parliament Mr.. Trevelyan said
the population of Ireland. about the middle
of 1888, as estimated by the Registrar-Gen-
eral, was 5,0l5,32S. At present he thought
the population was 4,903,000
PANAMA, March 26.-The yellow fever is
frightening many of the European canal
employees from the Isthmus One hundred
and ffty returned to France by the last two
steamers.
ROTTERDAM, March 25.--The Courier
demands that France, Germany, America
and Holland intervene to prevent the pro-
posed treaty between England and Portugal
in regard to the Congo country, and to main
tain the statu quo.
LONDON, March 25.-The Pdll-MdU
Gazette says the only foundation for the
statement made by the Morning Post that
Gladstone's resignation was withheld at a
request of the Liberal Association, IS, in
fact, that GladstOne's illness is more serious
than was at first supposed. but" 1t says,
"GladstOhe's cold is one thing, the political
crisis another"
LONDON, March 24.-Cremation has been
gaining ground in England ever since Just
ice Stephens ruled thas it was lawful. The
London City authorities have resolved to
establish crematOrium at Elford, suburb
of the East End, on the recommendation OF
the medical officers that cremation Is the
least Objectionable of all known methods OF
dispOsing of the dead.