Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-19
CAMPAIGN LIFEIN EGYPT.
A GENERAL ADVANCE ON TASTAs
TO BE MADE.

WOlseley's appointment as Governor of
soudan Now Reported not to Rave
Been Urged by Sir BarIng-The Finan-
cial Agreement of the Powers Ex-
planned In Parliament.
LONDON, March 1S.-News from Korti
reports that Gen. Wolseley will visit
Adult Dom. Gen. Greenfell will inspect
the lineOf communication to Assiout, and
command the Egyptian army. Gen. Sir
Evelyn Wood will command the troops in
the entire region between Neerawri and
Dongola.
AN ADVANCE TOWARD TAMAs.
A Suakin dispatch says that a general
advance toward Tamas will be made on
II Xt Friday. Spies continue to report
that the Amarar tribe of Arabs will de-
sert Ell Mahdi and join the British at the
first favorable opportunity.
NOT URGED BY Barring.
Late advices from Cairo throw dis.
credit on the report that Sir EVELYN
Barring, the British agent in Egypt, urges
the appointment of Gen. Wolseiey to the
Governorship of SOudan as a matter of
policy to convince the natives that Eng
land means to retain control.
THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENT.
Hugh Childers, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, in the House of Commons this
afternoon, unfolded the Egyptian financial
agreement, which was signed recently in
London by the representatives Of the
powers concerned. The agreement, he
said, guaranteed a loan of $45, ,000. 900, to be
used in lifting the Egyptian debt. The
guarantee OF this loan by other powers
does not, however, confer any right upon
any OF them to interfere with England's
internal administration of Egyptian af-
fairs. The loan is to be liquidated by the
repayment of 81, ,5I5, 900 annually, and that
sum is to constitute the first charge
against the Egyptian revenues until the
entire loan is liquidated. The normal an
nual expenses OF the Egyptian Government
are fixed by agreement at the gross sum of
$26, $4,000. This includes 81, 200, 900 to de-
fray the cost of maintaining the army of
occupation. The agreement provides for
an extension of taxation to all foreigners
resident in Egypt. 1t also arranges for
exhaustive investigation into the revenue
earning capacity of Egypt. Two years
are to be devoted to this inquiry. While
1t is in progress there is to be per cent.
deduction in the coupon payments and x
per cent. reduction in the interest on Suez
canal shares. In addition to these reduc-
tiOns, the agreement empowers the Khe-
dive, in the event of necessity for further
reductions during the period OF the
two years inquiry, to summon an
international commission to consider
and make them. The provision
for free navigation of the Suez
canal is mentioned in the agreement as a
matter that will be dealt with in the forth
coming canal conference at Paris, The
clause referring to the taxation of foreign
ers in Egypt was received with cheers.
After he had finished his revelation of the
terms of the agreement, Mr.. Childers, IN
answer to questions, stated that the rate
of interest on the loan guaranteed by the
agreement, would not be allowed to ex-
ceed 81 per cent. He further said that if
any default in the payment of principal
or interest should occur, each of the guar
anteelng powers was answerable.
EFFECTS OF THE EXPLANATION.
The Conservative leaders, after hearing
Mr.. Childers' statement regarding the
Egyptian agreement, decided to postpone
action until the canon has been presented
to Parliament.
The vagueness of Mr.. Childers with
reference to the increased representation
of the commission on the Egyptian pub
lie debt, and the objects of the meeting of
the SueZ canal conference, left an inn
preston that the government had some
thing to conceal. The English delegate
to the canal conference has not been APP
pointed. Lord Lyons, the British Am
bassador at Paris, is engaged IN cOrre-
spondence with regard to a definite pro-
gramme for the conference.
The whole body of troops stationed at
Suakin will parade tomorrow and be in
spected by Gen. Graham. The Berkshire
and Surrey Regiments and the Indian
contingent will form the advance guard
on Friday. The Shropshire Regiment will
remain to guard Suakin.
1t is estimated that achievements to
the extent Of 20 per cent. of the present
strength of the troops at Korti will be re-
quired before autumn, owing to the
large number of cases OF sickness and
death from heat. The camel drivers re-
fuse to remain here. Navigation of the
Nile is very difficult and the transporta-
tlon of the wounded is tedious.
Gen. Graham will send a reply to
Osmand Digna'a letter tomorrow aiyis-
ing him to surrender In order to prevent
blOOdShed.
A SLAVES STORY.
A slave girl who was in Knartoum
when the city was taken by the rebels
confirms the report that tie women and
children who were captured in the citv
were held as slaves. She also states that
a severe battle took place between Gen,
Gordon's troops and the Arabs a few
nights before the city fell.