Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-16
TROOPS OFF FOR TOKAR.
OSMAN DTGNA TO SEIZE BOTH
TOKAR AND SUAKINT.


A Further Explanation of Gen. GOrdOn's
Object and Telegram Received from
Him-A Revolt Stirred Up in Arabia
Another Mass Meeting Censures Glad
stones Government.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-General Gordon's
memorandum of January >. in which he
unfolds his plan for restoring the petty
Sultans to their ancestral power. leaving
FL Mahdi out of the calculation. is among
the papers presented to Parliament YES
terday. He advises that the arsenals be
handed over to the various Sultans. His
greatest difficulty VIII be in the disposal
of the arsenals at Khartoum, Dongola and
kassala, where there are no Sultans. be-
cause those places have sprung up since
Mehemets conquest. He advises that
the final decision be postponed nm
TIL the inhabitants have been consulted.
zen: Gordon believes that the bulk of
FL MahdPs troops at Ell Obeid will refuse
TO cross the Nile. He thinks that only
1000, chiefly blacks, will cross and that
the latter will desert Ell Mahdi if offered
1air terms. He considers that it would
De an lnlqulty to recOnquer SOudan for the
khedive, as it would be a useless posses
sion on account of its deadly climate.
THE EXPENSE OF THE EXPEDITION.
Premier Gladstone stated to-day in the
House Of Commons that England would
detray the expenses Of the British expedi-
tiOn to Soudan.
THE GOVERNMENT AGAIN DENOUNCED,
A mass meeting at Guildhall this after
noon, under the auspices of the Patriotic
society, was attended by 1000 persOns
The Lord Mayor presided. The meeting
condemned the Egyptian policy of the
government and the control of Egypt by
the Egyptians, which had caused the
sacrifice Of thousands of lives. II de-
clared that revival of slavery ard the
slave trade must be prevented, and that
the trade route to Central Africa must be
secured.
ENGLAND ACCUSED OF COWARDICF.
The Post this morning publishes dis
patch from Berlin which saws: Ger
many has three times insisted that Eng
land should proclaim a prOtectorate over
Egypt, but England appears TO be afraid
Of irritating France"
A TELEGRAM FROM GORDON.
Nubar Pasha, Prime Minister, has re-
ceived the following telegram from Gen.
Gordon: Il am sending down the river
many women and children to Korosko.
send some klnd-hearted Europeans to
meet them.'
England has refused Gen. Sir EVELYN
Woods proposal to sanction the co-Oper-
alton OF the Egyptian army in the relief
OF Iokar Tor the reason that this army was
raised for the defense of Egypt outside Of
Soudan. England approves, however. of
the despatch of an Egyptian battalion
which Is furnished with English officers
to Assouan if this proves necessary.
THE ToKAR EXPEDITION STARTS.
The expedition for the relief of Tokar
has started for Suez, carrying Gen.
Graham, who is in supreme command Of
the expedition.
YEMEN IN REVOLT.
LONDON, Feb. Is, , A. M.-Yemen in
Arabia is in full revolt
Ell MAHDFs ENnnSsARIEs.
CAIRO, Feb. 15.-The rebels have
evacuated their position ten miles from
Suakim. MIR. Wylde, Of the Intelligence
Department. has returned from Abvs-
sinia. He reports that four tribes are
hostile to El Mahdi and are awaiting an
opportunity to attack him. The Hadin-
dowah tribe, however, the most powerful
in Eastern SOudan, has declared for Ell
Mahdi, whose emissaries are also stirring
up rebellion in Yemen, Arabia.
A NEUTRAL ZONE.
SUAKINI, Feb. l5.-The principal chiefs
OF the neutral tribes met at the well of
Handouk, situated about three hours dis
tance from Suakim, and decided to request
OSman Digna, the leader of the rebel
forces to respect, their territory or they
VIII march against him. The rebels have
invested Kassa la. Tents for a thousand
men have been sent from Alden to Suakim.
OSMAN DIGNA ON THE ALERT.
SUAKIM, Feb. Is, A. M.-Spies report
that the rebels are fully aware that Eng
llsh troops are coming. The rebels are
mastering in great force. Osman Digna,
whose camp is pitched sixteen miles
southeast of Suakim, has proclaimed that
he will obtain Tokar before the British
can possibly arrive, and that he will then
capture Suakim.
THE PORTE TO PROTEST.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, Feb. 16, A. NJ
The Porte has resolved to protest against
the abandonment Of the SOudan.