The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-19
EGYPT.
More Interesting News From
the Scene of the Trouble.
A Strange Accident i'm Brad
ford, Pa.
Resumption of Work in the
Pittsburg Iron Mines.
In Egypt.


Cairo, l7.-Sc0uts sent from Trim
kitat toward TCksr report that o.
man DignIa, rebel leader, is mass
ing men near the defiie closing TIT
road from the coast at the spOt
where he defeated Tahir Pasha anC
Colonel Mon crief. It is supposed
that Osman Digma's pan Is, if he
fails to reduce TOkar before the ar
rival Of the English troops, to give
battle at the de6le. Sheik Mon
ganhi and Colonel MeSsagdaha, sent
from Suakim to stir up the tribes in
the vicinity, report that they only
succeeded in securing the promise
OF neutrality from the chiefs.
Admiral Hewett is advancing his
lines fOdr miles outside the Suakim
zone. His trenches are within the
guns of the English feet and forts.
Cairo, 1s.-A letter from Ell Obeid
says FL Mahdi is in great fear oil
assassination. Visitors are per-
mitted to approach him only on all
tours, and must remain consid-
cradle distance. The condition OF
| Christian missionaries Is deplorable.
They live in straw huts outside the
town and are destitute of food,
clothing and money. Negro novices
have been enrolled in the army or
sold into slavery. O1e priest has
become Mussulman.
An order was received from Ions
don that no Ulcers of the Egyptian
army were to lie employed in the
present expedition. The order
creates fresh confusion, as q dozen
officers sre on the way to Suakim
Gene ral Stephenson has apologiZsd
in the name of the BIRTHS b army to
the Italian consul for the insult of
fered to the Italian flag by a British
officer.
Kenlah. 18.-Natives are display
ing great uneasiEess,a as they are ap-
prehensive that the British contem.
plate the total suppression Of the
slave trade.
Suakim, IS The commander of
TOkar has written that he has sup
plies sufficient to last til toe end of
the month, but aeks for arms and
ammunition The barbor at Suakim
is too small to contain all the vessels
ordered there. sports have teen
ordsre to anchor st R1smadga, four
miles southeast.
Suakim, 17.-SOme of tAe reb Is
sbots to-day, reached the mill airy
headQ1aIt ers- Baker Pashs had
narrow escape.
The leader OF friendly tribes re-
ports that when Osman Digma re
ceives the guns Captured from
Baker PAsha ne will attack Suakim.
A friendly Arab warns the garrison
a ainst night attack. Spies have
brought 8 letter from thu conn
der of Tokar, saying the rebels guns
kill some in the garrison daily. He
asks that two mer-of-var he sent to
Trinkitat, to make a demonstration
in his support until troops arrive.
The rebels have summoned Tokar
garrison to surrender, promising if
they do their lives will be spared.
p.m.-The enemy are muster
Ing for an stack; 3,ef0 of Bsker
Pasha's troops are ready to faI in,
but nobody trusts them.
Rebels fired on the forts to-day,
but soon retired.
Cairo, IA number of Egyptian
soldiers had been selected to drive a
camel battery to Soudan, when a
petition presented by four privstes
which was numerously signed and
purported to be endorsed by the
whole Egyptian army. which OBJ
jected TO being employed in a |
Christian expedition. General
Wood declares the signatures are
forgeries The mutiny is now con-
sidered of trifling Importance, aud
has not, it is said, shaken the conf
dence OF English officers in Eqyr>
tan troops. On the other hand, it
seems to be the general opinion that
the Egyptian army ought to be dis
banded, being useless and danger.
ous. Orders are given to con fine
the British expedition to the relief
OF Tokar. It is expo cted a decisivs
battle will be fought on the 24th
instant.
General Gordon has a proclama>
ton posted recognizing Ell Mahdi 9
Sultan OF kordofan, rem tsing half
the taxes and placing no restriction
on the slave trade. The Arabs of
Khartoum express great satisiac-
ton.
Tokar is holly pressed by rebels,
who have turned agsiDst The town
the Ktupp guns captured rom the
Egyptlsne. The hus-ars have started
FOR SuasIm.
Constantinople, 1.-THE Pore
will send 1000 men to Jiddab, Ar
aba, to be In readiness for service
in SOudan if necessary
London, 1S.-Latest advices re-
port the rebellion against the Turks
in Yemen, southwestern division OF
Arabia, is spreading.
Gladstone, replying to an inquiry
by Northcote rega' ding Gordon's
action, said the appointment of Ell
Mabdi as Sultan of Kordofan and
the remission of taxes were within
Gordon's powers. The true meaning
Of the order regarding slavery could
not be understood from the teIe-
graphic summary. Government
preferred to swat the receipt OF the
full text Of the order. Gladstone
confirmed the reported submission
Of the Khsns Of MeTv tC Russia.