Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-17
EUROPE AND EGYPT.
A War of the Powers Ringing on the
Agreement with France.

PARIS, June 16.-Le Paris, the govern
ment organ, says: France and England
have agreed to propose at the Egyptian
conference measures looking TO the neu-
tralization Of the Suez canal. The pre-
liminarY agreement between France and
England stipulates that British troops
shall remain in Egypt until January /.
1888, and may remain longer if England
and one other great power judge it expe-
dent"
The Morning Ne,es, in referring to this
agreement, says: at gives every practi-
cal guarantee for the maintenance of
English interest in Egypt. A hostile vote
of Parliament would be fatal TO the
scheme. A dissolution of that body would
speedily follow. European concert would
be dissolved. The friendly understand
ing with France would be succeeded by
jealous, almost hostile, feeling. The
settlement of Egypt would be indefinitely
adjourned. The prospect Of a European
war would become near, and the distinct
reality would be upon US sooner than we
dream"
The Pail Mall Gazette, in discussing
the proposed basis for the deliberations of
the Egyptian conference. says. sThe
Daily NelcS admits that British occupa-
tion of Egypt is to be limited, that Eng
Egyptian treasury, and that an inter-
national institution is to be formed to re-
ceiYe money hypothecated. for the debt
and all revenues of the country. France
objects to England's advancing GS.0OO,-
600, and wishes to refer the question to
the conference" The Pal Mall
Gazette expresses the belief that
no one outside of the Cabinet will
put up with these terms. The PdU Nal
Gazette also says that England, on June
II, withdrew the proposal that had been
made to Turkey to send troops to SOudan,
and informed Turkey that if she refused
to accept the invitation to be present at
the conference as it was sent the confer
ence would meet without her.
VOTE OF CENsURE To BE TAKEN.
Sir Stafford Northcote mtImates that a
vote will be taken in the House. of Com
mons on the motion to eensure the govern
ment for its Egyptian policy as soon as
Premier Gladstone states the terms of con-
ference. The debate on the motion is eX-
pected to open June 26 and to last five
nights. A number Of Liberals threaten
to secede from the ranks of their party.
In the House of Lords Baron CARING
ford, Lord Privy Seal, announced that no
official news had been received of the fall
of Berber.
BERBER'S FALL CREDITED.
Lord FItzmaurice, in the House of Com
mons to-day, said that the government
had received'a a dispatch from Cairo from
which there was reason to believe that
the messengers who reported the fall of
Berber were unreliable. He added, how
ever, that Gen. Stephenson, commander
OF the English forces in Egypt, and Gen.
Sir Evelyn Wood now believe that Berber
has fallen.
Robert Bourcke, Conservative, gave no.
tice that he would ask a question on
Thursday as to what measures the gov
ernment proposed to take for the protec-
tiOn OF upper Egypt.
Premier Gladstone proposed to make
a statement to the House concern
ing the Egyptian conference on Monday
next.
In the House of Lords Earl KIM
Derly stated that negotiations with France
in regard to the coming Egyptian confer
ence had resulted in an arrangement
which would be at once communicated to
the powers.
HEWITT AT ALDEN.
A dispatch from Alden announces the
arrival there of Admiral Hewitt, who is
returning from his successful mission to
King John Of Abyssinia.
THE SAHARA RAILWAY,
CHATHAM, June 16.-A party of engI-
neers has been ordered to Egypt at once
to survey the desert between Suakin and
Berber with view OF constructing a rail-
way between those towns.
CAIRO's POSSIBLE DANGER.
CAIRO, June 16.-Advices from Berber
state that Hussein Pasha Khallfa, Governor
of Berber, fell wounded and would have
been killed had not a son of Hassan Pasha.
brother of Mohammed, rushed to the
rescue and held a rebel flag over him until
the fight was finished. Hassan and
MOhammed had been in the rebel camp
sometime dressed as dervishes. The
rebels are within weeks march of Dom
COLA and Korosko. The feast of Ramadan
gives months delay, after which moth
ing can prevent the rebels seizing any
point south Of Assoil, which is within
twelve hours march of Cairo.
CAIRO, June 17.-El Mahdi has written
a letter in which he appoints his Ameer
Governor of Dongola, and threatens to
annihilate any Turkish military force
that may be sent to Soudan. The Gov
ernor has sent the letter to Nubar Pasha,
the Egyptian Premier.
The Governor of Massowah has tele
graphed that the result of Admiral Hew-
tits mission to King John has been that
the latter has undertaken to relieve Kas-
sala, and that the Gallabas tribe has as
sembled at Adowa for that purpose.
KING JOHNS CAMPAIGN.
Thirty thousand of the Gallabas or
Galas tribe are about to descend along
the Baraka river while King John will
enter Egyptian territory by way of Abiabo.
King John attempts to relieve Kassala
and the Galas to rescue Kababa. This
step taken by the Abyssinian King will
have remarkable results extending be-
yond the mere relief of the beleagured.
garrIsons.
1t is said that Gen. Gordon has eyac-
uated the government palace at Khar-
toum and has taken possession of the
Catholic mission house and entrenched
the grounds, which contain three wells
and hundreds of date and orange trees.
A VERBAL AGREEMENT.
LONDON, July II, 3 A. M.-EngIand and
France agreed yesterday upon, a verbal
form of the settlement of the prefiminaries
of the Egyptian conference.
PARIS, June 16.-The Tennis Alden,
Arabia, correspondent says that the Eng
llsh have occupied the village of Sheikh
Osman, near Alden, and are extending
fortihcations and forming an arsenal
which will be capable as a base of ex-
tensive operations on the Red Sea coast.
GLADSTONE ON AMERICA.