New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-03-25

key for dinner all the year round, and
enjoy digestion as answering as an
air line or Woman's opinion, take the
advice of an experienced equestrian OF
the foregoing order, who keeps a we'll
filled stable, and get into the saddle
without an hours delay.-C Chicago Led.
ger.
The Egyptian War.
A good many people in this country
don't know what the war in Egypt is
about, and why an English army has
been sent against Arab .srebels." The
Egyptian Arabs have probably Otter
themselves asked the question: "What
has England to do with us that she
should declare us rebels?''
The story of the war can be told in
few words. Some years ago the
Khedive, for the purpose, as he de.
clared, of civilizing the natives and
establishing a trade with Equatorial
Africa, annexed that portion of Africa
between Gondokora and the lake
sources south of the Nile river, and
appointed Sir Samuel Baker Cover.
nor. In the meantime traders who
had gone to that region in search oil
ivory and other articles of commerce
found slave dealing much more pro.
ftable. They gave it their sole atten-
ton and in the course of few years
had become so powerful that they
were able with their large force OF
armed kidnapersto defy the govern.
ment. Baker endeavored to deal with
them, but could do Dothing, and in
1873 Chinese Gordon was requested by
the Khedive to undertake the work
To this Gordon consented, and after
few years had so effectively cowed the
slave trader that, had the Khedive
been as eager to suppress the trade as
he was to still the indignant voice OF
civilization, the negroes would have
been permitted to abide at their homes
in peace.
Gordon remained IN Southern Egypt,
with brief interval, until 1881, a
large part of the time engaged in an
effort to suppress rebellion against
the Egyptian Government, led by
Suleiman Zebehr, son of the leading
slave dealer of the country.
Soon after Gordon's return to Eng
land it was announced that an insur.
Fection had taken place in the Soudan,
and had assumed formidable proper
lions. At the head of this insurrection
was one Mohammed Ahmed, also
known as Ell Mahdi and the False
Prophet. Ell Mahdi was a religious
teacher of the province of Dongola,
who, by striking eccentricities of man
ner in life, impressed the natives as
being more than ordinary being. AS
his Importance and influence increased
he married into the surrounding
tribes, and when about 1880 he de-
clared himself to be the redeemer for
whom Islam had long been looking,
and whose coming Mohammed had
foretold, thousands belived him and
focked to his standard. He claimed
to have been commissioned of Allah
to reform Islam, to establish univer-
sal religion, and community of goods
These appeals stirred the hearts of the
fanatica natives and the Mahdi soon
found himself at the head of an army
of thousands, backed by whose power,
and also that of the slave dealers
whom Gordon had been fighting, he
felt safe in levying taxes and perform
ing other acts which strictly belong
to organized government.
1t soon became necessary for the
Egyptian government to take steps to
suppress the Mahdi rebellion, every
armed force sent against him was de-
feated- Finally, what was supposed
ito be an invincible army, under COM
smand of Hicks Pasha, distinguished
English General, was sent into the re-
bellion region in the spring and sum-
mer of 1888, but in the following No
vember that, too, was completely de-
.tloyed at Ell Obeid.
The disaster at Ell Obeid put the en-
tire Soudan at the mercy of Ell Mahdi
In order to provide for the safety OF
the European inhabitants OF the threat
ened city of Khartoum, which was the
commercial city of the country,
.'Chinese" Gordon, by order of tie
English Government. started for that
city in February of last year. He had
scarcely reached the city when it was
surrounded by the forces of the False
Prophet. Finding that escape both
for himself and the inhabitants of the
<city was impossible he appealed to the
English Government. With character
istic representation Gladstone de-
'layed, sending force until the people
became SO aroused that further DELAY
would be dangerous, when Lord VOL
sseley was sent with a small army to
rescue Gordon, the conquest of the
Mahdi and his army being secondary
expedition will be accomplished it is
impossible to say, though under the
most favorable conditions it must be
several weeks.-C Cincinnati Tynes-S Star.
"A Clever Peacock.
Landlord Thomas Brown, of hote.
lat Stapleton, Staten Island, owns
big peacock named Pete, which is q
greet pet in the neighborhood. Pete
has attained local reputation through