Helena weekly herald., 1884-03-13
Egyptian Affairs.

LONDON, March 6.-Gen. Graham, with
300 men, will advance from pSuakin Mon
day against Osman Digma. His force will
consist of 126 artillery men, six seven
Founders, ten mountain and four Krupp
guns, 81 sailors. with two nine Founders,
three Gatlin and GARDENERS guns, and the
tenth and nineteenth Hussars, the remain
der infantry and marines. Osman Digma
remains at Handoof ready to accept battle.
| LONDON, March 6-Vassala is surround
ed by the enemy and the garrison will soon
| be in a position similar to that in which
the i'll fated Trinkitat garrison was placed.
SUAKIM, March S.-A messenger from
| the enemys camp reports that despite Os-
mans exhortatations his followers are de-
| moraliZed. The situation appears favorable
| for negotiations Consul Baker telegraphed
| the British minister at Cairo offering to 60
to Osman's camp and bring him to terms.
He believes the tribes will not only con-
clude treaty of peace, but will undertake
! to keep the road to Berber open.
SUAKIM, March 9.-Osman Digma re-
fuses to surrender to Graham. He is de-
termined to fight. He has two cannOnS
and one thousand rifles.
CAIRO, March 9.-Nubar Pasha, prime
minister, has temporarily assumed direc-
tion of the Interior Department, in place of
Sabit Pasha, who resigned in consequence
of disputes with Clifford Lloyd, under Sec
retary' The latter virtually controls the
department.
LONDON, March 9-General Graham tel
egraphed he begun his march against Os-
man Digma Tuesday at day break, and has
already pushed the cavalry forward. Many
Arab deserters from Tamanieb are arriving
at Suakim and report that Osman's forces
are breaking up the tribes being unwilling
to fight the English. Scouts report the
country clear as far as Tamanieb Osman
Digma is massing,all the remaining faithful
at Sinkat where he will make final
stand. Gen. Graham has orders to make
Tamanieb the limit of his advance. Gen.
Stephenson urges the government to con-
sent to the pursuit of Osman to Sinkat. Sir
Evelyn Barring opposes further advance
than Tamanieb.
Gen. Gordon sent letter to Barring urg-
ing the formation OF a corps of two thou
sand men recruited from GhoOrkhas, Skins
and other Moslems of India. to be sent to
form nucleus OF the SOudan army.
SUAKII, March 1O.-Osman Digma has
written to the Sheikh Marghani declaring
that he is determined to drink the blood of
the Turks and their allies. He will
strengthen the religion of Islam with the
sword of Ell Mahdi He advises the sheikh
to attempt the conversion Of the English to
the Moslem faith.
KHARTOUM, March 1O.-General Gordon
advises the appointment of Zeobehz Pasha
to succeed himself as governor of the Sou
dan He thinks that Zoebehr, if ade-
quately supported, would dispose of Ell
Mahdi within year. He strongly de-
nounced the proposed British expedition to
re-conquer Soudan. He expresses deep
anxiety about the situation at KhartOum
unless the British act promptly. In re-
gard to Zeobehrs appointment, the victory
of Graham, he thinks, will have been use
less bloodshed. He does not believe in
sending further kilograms. 1t is no longer
a question of days but of hours.
1t is reported that Sheikh Obeid, on the
other side of Blue Hill, has risen. If this
is true the telegraph lines will be cut forth
with. 1t is improbable that the rebels will
attack Khartoum, they will try to starve
the city into submission.
SUAKINI, March 12.-At last evening
the Highlanders working on an entrenched
fort at Zariba were attacked by Osman
Digma's advance. Only 422 marines now
defend Fort Suakim. Scouts from the di-
rection of Tamanieb report that Osman
with 1000 men, was moving toward Ia
riba in the hope of destroying British
stores and water in series of night at
tacks.
Osman retains as adherents the great
tribe of Huddridowas, whose sheikh urged
IL fba hacf bind of Sfr fauu
against the English.
Osman Digma has sent women, children
and baggage to the hills. His men are
eager to fight Rebel reinforcements are
continually arriving.
The firing at Zariba was owing to an at
tempt of 800 rebels to cut off the British
cavalry The rebels were quickly disposed
of. A number of Egyptian camel drivers
promptly bolted during the attack.
Attempt to Assassinate COmpte de
Paris.
PARIS, March 9-The legitimist circles
are excited over the report OF plot TO
assassinate the Compile de Paris. The
package was handed in at the railway
parcel office at Lyons on Friday and ad-
dressed to the Compte de Paris, at his
hotel Rue Varenne, Paris, and was found,
upon examination to contain an internal
machine. The package was seventeen
inches long and twelve inches wide. The
officials were led to examine it by finding
that the wrapping had become undone.
They found in it fiat metal box contain
ing clock movement and quantity of
dynamite. The Comte was absent from
his Paris residence, having gone to Cannes.
Had the package reached its destination
and exploded the domestics would have
been the sufferers. A dynamite cartridge
exploded in the Custom House at Lyons
to-day, killing an official
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