Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
DIGNA AGAIN In TRIM.
HE BOBs UP sERENELY WITH 900
NEW RECRUITS.


Hewitts Ofer of 81 900 for His Head
Considered Too High by the British
Government and the OGer Withdrawn
Photographic Communication with
! Gen. Gordon Not Yet Restored.
! LONDON, March IS.-The Marquis of
Harrington, War Secretary, has received
a text Of Admiral Hewitt's proclamation
offering { 900 reward for Osman Digna's
head, and has ordered it to De withdrawn
in the most judicious manner possible.
The Marquis Of Harrington stated this
afternoon in the House of Commons that
he had received a dispatch from Admiral
Hewitt explaining his reason for issuing
/ the proclamation. He asserted that Os-
man had killed two of his messengers,
ana he therefore considered the rebel
chief murderer.
Lord Edmund Fitz Maurice, Under For
eign Secretary, announced that the inter
| ruption of telegraphic communication be-
tween Shendy and KhartOum still contln-
ues. The last dispatch received from
Gen. Gordon was dated March H.
THE GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED.
A large Liberal meeting was held at
Monmouth to-day. It rejected a resOlu-
tion expressive of confidence in the gov
ernment,and adopted one cOndemning the
policy which has been pursued in Sou
dan.
TRYING 70 REACH GORDON.
boat has left Shendy to try to reopen
communication with General Gordon at
khart0um. ZObehr Pasha has offered TO
go to khartoum to assist General Gordon
on condition that he be allowed to take
funds to raise force of 800 blacks. The
Cairo Government recommends England
to accept Zobehr's offer.
BAKER PAsHA's RESTORATION ASKED.
Petitions to the Queen are being signed
by members of the united service clubs
OF London praying that Baker Pasha be
restored to his former rankin the British
army. These petitions are approved in
high social circles, but the best classes
bitterly oppose them. The petitions will
probably be ignored.
DIGNA ONCE MORE TO THE BREACH.
SUAKIN, March 1S.-The spirit Of Osman
Digna and some of his fanatical adhe-
rents is far from being broken. He has
returned with as many as 1000 followers
to the neighbOrhood of his former eneamp-
ment. He adopts the same tone in his in
tercourse with his people before the last
disaster, and is eXhOrting them TO q re-
ligious war. He assures them that i'm the
third battle success Will be theirs. but the
tribes are much demOraized as they re-
fect upon the full significance of their
crushing defeat. Osman does not hesi-
tate to make use of stern measures to-
wards any of his followers who show signs
of disatiectiOn. Two sheikhs who attempt
ed to leave his camp have been placed in
chains.
HEWITT'S BRIBE sPURNED.
Admiral Hewitts proclamation offer
ing reward for Osman's head reached
the hands of the sheikhs with him. They
read 1t and spurned it with supreme con-
tempt. Osman's scouts, to the number of
loo, are watching close about HaudOub.
They are under orders to kill all strag-
glers whom they meet, whether they are
English or belong to friendly tribes.
zoBEHR PAsHA's VIEWS.
CAIRO, March 1S.-ZObehr Pasha states
that no settlement of the Soudan question
VIII be stable without supreme power at
khartoum, that suZerainty is essential,
and that trade is the best antidote to
slavery.