New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-27
GENERAL GORDON'S PLANS.
NO FEARS FOR HIS PERSONAL SAFETY.


RELATIONS or FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN REGARD
TO INTERNATIONAL CONTROL.
LONDON, May 26.-Sir Henry Gordon was asked
to-day concerning his brother. He said the latest
news received from General Gordon was to the ef-
feet that he had no fear to his personal safety.
He could leave Kbartoum by q safe route any day,
but would not until better government in the
Eastern Soudan had been established. and the
safety of the inhabitants from the rebels assured
At the time Of General GordOn's news to Sir Henry
he was engaged in project against the slave trade
in the Upper Congo. General Gordon considered
that large British expedition was needless. lie
only wanted few hundred English troops to CO.
operate with the gunboats after the rising of the
Nile to clear the country of rebels from Berber to
KhartOum.
ENGLISH OCCUPATION OVER EGYPT.
According to The PdH Nal Gdzette France asked
that before the meeting of the proposed conference,
England should consent to place Egypt under inter-
national control Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary
OF state objected to this long as the British
military occupation of Egypt should continue AT
that France asked that the duration of the English
occupation should be limited, and renewed
its demand for an immediate international
control Earl Granville, in answer to
this, named five years as n minimum for English oc-
cupation and insisted on a pOstponement OF the
proposed international control until after the Eng
lish had withdrawn from the country. But France
steadfastly adhered to it's previous demand, until at
last Earl Granville offered to consent to the prnci-
pie Of multiple control provided it should be dis
guised. France accepted this, caring little for the
shadow but anxious for the substance.
France is now trying to limit English occupation
to three years
The PaH Mall Gazette denounces the scheme Of
rnu1tinla coutroI howavar IL NAV he diSnuiSe1.
"Such project" it says, is anachrOnism and
certain to result in disaster long the British
soldiers stand alone between Egypt and anarchy.
The control will hold the purscstrlngs and thereby
govern the policy of Egypt. "The same paper says
that the Cabinet has decided to accept tho French
proposal 1t will evacuatc Egypt within the de-
sired period and allow an international board su-
premc authority over Egyptian finances. The
Sultan has refused TO send 10, 900 troops to the
soudan to cooperate with the English. Italy sup
ports France in her demands.
Clifford Lloyd, under Secretary of the Interior,
who has been absent ffom Cairo several days, will
not return.
Nubar Pacha, the Prime Minister, insists that no
Europeans shall be employed by the Ministry of the
Interior Clifford Lloyds nominees will be dis
missed
The resignation of Add ell Kader Pacha, Minister
of War; and of Under Secretary Nashaat is con-
sidered Imminent.
OPERATIONS IN THE sOUDAN.
CAIRO, May 26.-Kgosko advices say that the
Nile is rising at that point. Reports have reached
there that Berber has not surrendered, but hostih
ties have been suspended, as the Governor of Ber-
Der agrees to surrender the town when khartOum
surrenders.
Suakim advIces state that messengers from b err
ber report that the Mahd is prevented from leav,
ing KordOfan owing to the hostility of seye raj
tribes.
SUAKIM, May 2G.-The friendly tribes are clam
Orng for arms and stores in order to wreak ven
geance against Osman Digma. Advices from Ber-
Der and khartoum represent that both towns
in q satisfactory condition.