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the general opinion is that he has taken only
slight hold on the mind of the working classes
and mono elsewhere. CIV. S.
REBEL FORCES DEMORALIZED.
PREPARATIONS FOR A BATTLE AT sUAKIM.

OsMAN DIGMA URGING HIS FOLLOWERS TO FIGHT
CABINET CONFERENCE.
SUAKIM, March S.-A messenger has arrived from
the enemys camp. He reports that despite Osman
Digma's exhortations his followers are demoral'
ized The situation appears favorable for negotia-
tons Consul Baker has teegTaphed Sir Evelyn
Barring, British Minister at Caro- offering to 90 to
Osman's camp and bring him to terms. lie believes
that the tribes will not only conclude treaty oil
peace, but will undertake 10 keep the road to
Berber open. Osman Digms is preaching holy
war. Mahomet he urges, failed at first, but In the
end was triumphant He will take no part person.
ally in future battles.
LONDON, March s.-General Graham has been
ordered not to advance unless he is sure of finding
the enemy. A body Of cavalry. 800 strong, Will
reconnoitrc tonight Osman Dgma is at the Tama-
nieb wells lie is urging his followers to fight and
assures them that success is certain. He will watch
them from afar as they do battle, invoking the
blessings Of Allah upon them. General Gordon
recommends an immediate attack upon Osman
Digua.
ACTION or THE ENGLISH CABINET.
An informal meeting of the Cabinet was held on
Friday. As result of the deliberations definite IN
strncons have been sent Sir Evelyn Barring and to
General Stephenson commander of the British forces
in Egypt in regard to the Governments policy. SIT
Evelyn Baring's scheme for financial reform is
virtually rejected, though the Government says 1t
is held for the present IN suspension.
The French Government has intimated through
NJ WaddngtOn, French Minister to England, its
determination TO oppose the proposition to levy a
tax upon foreigners as was contemplated IN the
Barring scheme II will stoutly resist also any
ATTEMPT 70 interfere with the law of liquidation OF
the Egyptian debt. The Italian and German Gov
ernments which are also parties to the liquidation
contract give their support to the position assumed
by France. Powerful opposition to the scheme is
further given by the Rothschilds. who would like
to see a conversion Of the Daira-SanIeh preference
loans, under English guarantee, into
bond bearing 3l2 per cent interest
INSTRUCTIONS To THE BRITISH MINISTER.
Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary of State has
written to Sir Evelyn Barring first, that the Egyp-
tian frontier as maintained by English forces shall
not extend beyond the first cataract; secondly that
Zobehr Pacha or some other ally of the Mahd shall
be appointed Viceroy at KhartOum. with the under
standing that he shall MAINTAIN the trade routes be-
tween Khartoum, Berber. Korosko and Sua-
kim; thirdly, the Mahdi shall be ap-
pointed sultan of hord0tan, with soy
ereigntv over the regions of the w hte'Nile, Oar
f1nr and Bahr GaZeile fOurthly that the Red Sea
ittoral from KasSeir 10 Ansley Bay, south of Mas
sowah shall be dependency of England filthy,
England w.ll cede TO Abyssna two harboragc ports
upon the Rcd Sea with band OF territory III South-
cln SOudan.
Admiral Hewett, viii 60 TO MassOwah 20 arrange
a treaty with King John, who agrees through his
agent tO place AbVsslnia under an English pro-
tectorate. General Gordon has telegraphed TO the
Government asking for q detachment of Indian
Moslem troops TO serve q nucleus for aSOudanese
a 5ds eIe s 99 eFS RSre b1 be saws @ he can rally
SoudaDese force of 10, 600 men.