The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-09
TAMAI TAKEN.
BRITISH OCCUPY AND BURN THE
VILLAGE WITH LITTLE RE-
SISTANOE.
Graham Marches on Tamaniob
and Encounters Osman
Beyond Tamai.
Sensational RumOrS of q Con-
spiracy to ASsassinate
King Alfonso.
Official Report of the French
A tack on Phang Hoo,
and it's Capture.
ENGLAND.

and it's Capture.
ENGLAND.
GRAHAM OCCUPIES TAMAI.
LONDON. April 5.-Dispatches received from
Suakim this morning, give the following &C
count OF the progress OF events vent M at the front:
nights aDeve Tamai last evening. During the
night the rebels fired into the Zereba and some
Of their shots took effect. One soldier was
Early this morning Gen Graham advanced
to Tamsi: and Ct O'Clock a., took
HILL ABOVE TAMAI. O'Clock a. m.-The
guards BenzOleZe troops, marines, Berkshire
regiment and the Silks regiment will occupy
Tamai on Monday. The remainder of forces
will follow when the water supply has been Sc
cured
lows:
TEsELAH HILL, $50 a. m.-The hills around
the zereba were occupied last night by chain
of pickets, supported by strong reserve force.
by volley frsm the advance picket Of Grena-
dierS and q shell from thirteen-pounder. The
rest of the night was quiet. The troops are In
ranks yesterday ,du ing fifteen hours march.
We do not expect to meet with serious resist
ance.
TAMAI SPR1NGs, April 5. nosn.-Our forces
advanced at this morning and occupied the
sition on the part Of the enemy, We found
very little water, and what there was, OF very
bad quality. Am going to return with my
whole force to the first Zereba. Four soldiers
were wounded in occupying the village.
The dispatch filed at Suakim at O'Clock this
afternoon says: "ramai Is in flames lhe Brit
ish loss in occupying the place was one killed
EMBARKED FOR INDIA.
BRINDIsI, April 6.-Sixty-five British officers
have embarked here for India, having received
orders to rejoin their regiment in that country.
THE RoTHCHILDs.
LONDON, April 6 1t Is believed that the
RothchildS will advance . temporary loan to
Rgypt pending the issuing of the loan of
P900,f 90 recently agreed upon.
UNSATISFACTORY.
L NDoN, April 6.-The morning. papers gen
orally declare the Russian answer regarding
Afghan frontier dispute t. be elusive and un-
satisfactory.
RUSSIANS AND PRUsIANs.
LONDON, April 6.-The Russian and Pru-
sian Governments have agreed upon frontier
| between their respective territories near Nero
and have appointed commission to fix the
| boundary stones.
ARMING THE STEAMER
LONDON, April G.-The Government will
arm the fast ocean steamers. They will re-
eeive ten guns each. and each will have trans
| portatiOn facilities for 1900 men. Two thous-
| ard men will Immediately b9 d, afted for regt
mentS Strving in India.
| GRAHksL's TELEGRAM.
| LONDON, April 6.-Gelf Sir Gerald Graham
| telegraphS from Suakt to the Government as
| follows: "Our march to Tamai and our de-
| struction of that place after Osman Dlgna,s
| boast to drive us into the sea, must greatly
discourage the rebels"
PEACE PROPOSALS.
| LONDON, Apri! g. The Chinese legation
| here has forwarded to the Chinese agent at
| Paris renewed peace proposals. the basis of
| which are that the blockade of Pelchilf and
Formosa shall be Immediately raised, that
| Tonquin shall be ceded to China, and that nc
| indemnity shall be exacted by France.
vAMBERa's OPINION.
LONDON, April 6.-Prof. Armmus Vamberg
the distinguished traveller, Is OF the opinion
| that war between England and Rassta is inevi-
table. He says that the Rawu'plndi meeting
Ameer of Afghanistau consents to an English
| railway to Herat, hostilittes will commence
XIII Eshin Russis few TefFS oe9 aMsts Hs y6s
comp elton of railway to Pulikhater, and
that if she had been able to get soldiers Sc
cretly across the Caspian Sea, war might be.
gin directly, The Naval Yremya SnewsPaper,
| of St. Petersburg, demands that Russia shall
withdraw from The Paris declaration regarding
the fitting out of prlvateers: Prof: Vamberg
in MS tRaT me the reS
est subsidy to the Ameer, whose friendship
will 60 the highest bidder.
| RUssIA's REPLY TO ENGLAND.
LONDON, April 4.-The Pail Mall Gazette
this afternoon, states tnat the reply OF Russi;
to England's propo ais concerning the Afghan
frontier line dispute, is most concilitatory
The Russians earnestly wish joint cemmls
sion would commence the work Of settling tn
principle of the defnition of zoIe of survey
but instead OF drawing the Southern boundar,
. of the Zone at what they consider tho mort
mary line drawn across desert steppe
| they propose that the line OF lh
Zone of survey. shall be carried u
ing, namely the Borkus spur of the Parapan
sus. The difference between the English az
Russian proposals the Pail Mall Gazette say
Guide triangular piece of the steppe twent
} | to fifty miles wide, which would be exclude
from the zone of survey within which the En-
: sh propose to confine the work of the boun'
THE GRAND TURK VERY MAD.
0 LONDON, April 1T is stated at Berlin an
: Vienna that negotiations between Englan
j and Turkey for an understanding on the Egy
! tian question have fallen through, England b
: over, e5Vs having Withdrawn the concession
e which she offered when sne desired the al
i ance of Turkey against Russia. 1t is reportt
!. to obtain his signature to the Egyptian Co
/, | vcntion, and at Fehmi Pasha's course in su
l. mitting to such treatment without pr0tef
Il Fehmi Pasha has, it is said, been recalled
II the Sultan.
o EARL DUFFRRIN AND THE AMBER.
h LONDON, April 4.-Reports received from Il
e Earl of Dufferin, Vicefoy of India, indicate tn
e the negotiations in progress at kawul Pin
!. between him, for Great Britain, and Abdu
: | rrhman, the Ameer of Afghanistan, are sati
4 factory TO the Indians, and apparently to t
British; and they also indicate thSt the neg
tiations tend SO STRONGLY toward joint mi
I Ameer, that their very success may
Sps accepted by Russia as menace. The Earl
% | Dufferin, for instance to-day, reports that &
. Ameer has obtained from India special su
? sidy for the maintenance Of an Afghan garris.
Z, at Herat, of sufficient strength to insaTetthe
q this, it has been decided TO 81
III Aburrahman the services of an Engli
officer 0 superintend the work of cOnstructil
q series Of fOrtreSSes which have been decid
g, it is stipulated that these fortresses are to
n- garrisened and defended by Afghans exc
ID siyely, but Russia may find cause for lrritati
al in the scientific and protest. NAL militia
'e openly and officially given by England
- - DELIBERATING ON TIE AFGHAN BoUFDAF
IS LONDON, April 4--The Cabinet at the cot
ut ell to-day approved the agreement made
E. tween the Ameer OF Afghanistan and the Fl
n DufIerin. Abdur, ahman's expression of
I'd desire to visit England, having been reporte
by Lord lIufferin, 10 The nome GovernmeI
Viceroy has been instructed to invite Il
Ameer to come TO London as guest of Il
Grown.
pr The Cabinet, at its session this afternoon, h
to under consideration the acceptance OF Engli!
IS line. as sent to Earl Granville by Prime Min
n fer DE GierS for Russia. The Russian respOu