The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-11
LIGHTNING LINES.
News from the Country OF the
Nile.
Miscellaneous Items of Inter
est from All Parts.
Fire, Water and Dynamite
Paragraphs.
Egypt.

Cairo, 9.-Nubar Pasha, prime
minister, has temper rily assumed
dire ctiOn of the ministry OF the
interior, in plsce or Sabet Pssha, re-
signed in consequence of disputes
with Clifford Lloyd, under secretary.
The latter virtually controls the de-
partment.
London, 9.-General Graham tele-
graphs that ne will begin his march
against Osman Digna on Tuesday at
day6I eak. He has already pushed
the cavalry forward on Handorf. .
Many Arab deserters from Tamanieb
arriving at Suakim, report Osman's
forces breaking up, the tribes being
unwilling 10 fight the English.
The scouts report tie country clear
az far as Tamauieb. Osman Digna
is massing all remaining faithful to
him at Sinkat, where be will M axe
a final stand. General Graham's or
ders are to make Tamsnieb the
limit of his advance. General
Stephenson urges government to
consent to the pursuit of Osman to
Sinkat. Sir Evelyn Barring opposes
the advance farther than Tamanieb.
General Gordon sent letter to Bar
ing urging that the corps of 2.00O
men recruited from ThOofkas, Likhs
and other Moslems in India, be sent
TO Khartoum to form the nucleus
OF the S0udanese army.
COnstantinople, 9.-GhsZi Osman
Pasha, Turkish minister of war,
has forbidden, under the severest
penalties, the enlistment of Alban.
Isns for service sgaiGst Ell Mahdi.
Earl Granville replied to the Porte's
communication in regard to Turkish
Intervention in Egypt He says the
Porte missed its opportunity; that
Egyptians are more opposed to Turks |
than to the English; that an sx-
change of views On the SUI iect must |
be postponed until the honor Of the |
British arms had been indicated |
and order restored; that E0gIand re.
sognizes the sovereign rights IF the
Sultan.
Suakim, Q. - The Black Watch
regiment advanced eight miles to-
day and encamped in front of the
line. 1t is estimated that
Osman Digna enrolled 5000 men at
Sinkat.
Khartoum, 10.-Gordon advises
the appointment Of Zobehr Pasha to
succeed himself as Governor Of Sou.
dan. He thinks Zobehr, If ade-
quately supporteJ, would dispose of
the Mshdi within year. He strongly
denounces the British expedition to
reconQuer the Soudan; expresses
deep anxiety about the situation at |
Khartoum. Unless the British act
promptly in regard to the Zobehr
appointment, the victory of Ora
ham will, he thinks, have been use.
less bloodahed; does not believe in
sending further kilograms. It is no
longer a question of days but of
hours. It is reported that Sheikh
Obeid, on the other side Of the Blue
Nile, has risen. If this is true the
will be cut forthwith. It
IS improbable that the rebels will
attack Khartoum. They will try
to starve the city into submission. /,
London, 9. - A telegram from
General Gordon announces that he
Is unable to eXtricate the garrisons
On the Blue Nile and White Nile
troops. Survivors of the
5inkat butchery have arrived at
suakim. They report that the
'ebels tore the body of Tew7k Bey :
nto pieces and devoured his liver
n accordance with their supersti- {
ions.