The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-26
BRITISH BALL00NIyG.
Graham's AerO1autic Corps Arrives and
Ascends Upward
TO PLAY PEEK-A-soo ON osMAN.
Nothing Startling from the Soudan. but
the Row with Russia
ASSUMES WARLlKE ASPECTS.
Immense Orders for American Canned
Beef, Arsenais booming, Cabinet
Councils, stocks Excited and
the Army Active.
ASSUMES wARLlkE ASPECTS.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES
THE BALLOON CoSPs ARRiyl

THE BALLOON COSPS ARRIVES
SuAKIM, March 25. Gen. Graham has
moved the Headquarters of his camp
two miles nearer Tamai, A convey OF
Indian troops was sent this morning To
Gen, McN0ilPs zHreba, on the TAtnai
road, This convoy acted q, an escort
for the balloon corps which has arriv, d
at tho Zoreba. The balloon cDrps inn
medlately set 10 work taking ob,erya
tons. balloon sent up from the
zereba remained up several hours. The
observers descended with information
concerning tho pOsitiOns and move
ments OF Osman Digna's mon, The
mOHuing's work shows that the balloon
corps Will be invaluable IN the work OF
assisting Gen. Graham to make a C.r-
ward movement. The Grenadler
Guards have gone to Hasheen to escort
the Surrey regiment back to Suakim.
THEY GAVE THEN A REST.
ne British camps were not dis
turbod last night. Skirmishers have
,, been sent OUT, ON the way to Tsmai,
inc general advance which was being
made Sunday last, it is now Thought
VIII take place TO morrow.
GOOD GENERALsItIP.
Osmau Digna has ordered his Arabs
not TO attack the British positions Ia
thelr intren@hed zergbas. on the road O
Tamai, but Go intercept and destroy al
conveys of water and provisions, No as
TO starve the x PRISONS.
The dead Arabs found upon the field
near Tamai after the recent engage
hent were very much emaciatei, PROV
ing that Osman Digna is short OF food.
Two powerful native tribes have re-
belled against El Mahdi.
cAAirLS III DEMAND
The scarcity OF camals delays TIE ad-
vance on Tamai. In the attack upou tho
guards and marines to-day several
Arabs were silled Armed women
were seen among the rebels. The trans
ports ana commissary branches OF tho
Brltlsh service alone lost l50 mon
Killed in Sundays engagement noar
Tamai.
THE LOSSES LOOMING.
The grenadiers oi the surrey Tegi-
mont reached Suakim from the zereDa
without loss, although th)y exchanged
shots with hostile arabs ON the wav.
The Arabs lost 400 men in yesterday
skirmihh. The British loss In last sun
days battle was much greater thAn az
first reported. Gen. Graham tele-
graphed the home government that he
tears there must be added to that days
loss IS mon stlll missing from the Sikhs
(lndia) regiment.
ADMITTED TO BE FAILURES,
Tho redouhts at Haslren having
proved n failure as 10 protection TO the
British troops, they have been destroyed
by order OF Con. Granam, to prevent
them protecting the Arabs.
The total loss 10 tho Arabs In last
Sundays engagement IL now stated a.
3,OOO Including - women, who had beon
armed ~ soldiers, AMI who had proved
as impetuuus and determined as
the men. The bodies of these
Arabian amuZuus were counted on
the field after the fight. Tue British
lost liOOO camels and are seriously Grip.
Piled by lack of transportation.
Two members OF Osman Digna's
tribes have beeu sent ss messengers
here, asking on what terms they could
Join the British forces. Large numbers
Of mules and camels, laden with bag
gage, broke away during the skirmish
yesterday and were captured by tho
rebels.
THIS JUDGMENT Is JUSTIFIED.
ROME, March 2j.-El DirittOi, news,
paper Of this city. alludos TO Sundays
Egyptian battle nv tremendous us-
ieat for the British, which will Inspire
with new courage the whole Arab orld,
and make II necessary for Italy Ia send
3o,OOO more men At once TO Mdssowah H.
order not TO risk the beginniOg of q
campaign with such experience as tnat
OF Gen. Graham's expedition" Capt
Grappi, before leaving Rome TO join
Gen. Graham's staff, had long audi.
ence with King Humbert.
A dispatch from Korti says messen-
gers there from the vicinity OF Kassala
report that the powerful Shahirsge
tribes have revolted against I'll Mahdi.
AUSTRALIA ENTHUSIASM
SYDNEY, NEW SoUTH WALES, March
25.-Tne legislative council, by aunanl-
nous vote, and the legislature as
sembied, BS tn "a, approved of the dis
patch OF the colonial contingent to the
Soudan. The announcement OF the
vote was received with loud cheers for
the queen,
WELL, WHY SHOULDN'T rHRY9
LONDON, March "A. - Gen. Ora
ham has telegraphed tho gov
eminent that tho guards and marines
showed great steudiness under the hre
during the harrassinge eng gements yos-
terday. The cavalry also behaved well
GEN. GoRDoN's DIARIES.
The diaries of Gon. gordon havo ar
rived AZ London. AT the end OF the first
Gen. Gordon wrote that that the diaries
should belong To his sister, and II
printed must be carefully printed.
BURROUGHS CUT SHORT.
All officers belonging 10 the British
inais army, aud now In Europe on tur-
Tough, have been ordered inn ediately
TO reJoin their respective regiments.
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