Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-11
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IutEElNk VI hNn ANAhAhh ANAANN ~
slider what line NJ action 10 adopt in
the coming session OF parliament The
Torle, will supportthe measures Of the
government 10 retrieve Eng Iand'a
position In the Soudan, but Will
move for the appointment Of a
committee ofinqulry as to the rrsponsl-
bility for the di- patch Of the Nile ex'
peditiJn Gen. Wolseley's friends state
that he undertook the Nile route
against his own opinion, which was
In favor OF the Buaklm and Berber
route, and that the government for
the purpose OF economy, brokel It's
prom 30 10 supply the number OF troops
FOR which he asked.
NEWSPAPER COaINtENTB.
The Pail Mail Gazette imam editorial
on the situation In the Soudan says
"England may not need military aid
in the SDudAn, but she does need
camels, which the Turks only can sup
ply. The sultan Is anxious TO cO-
operate with England on the basis Of
the recognition II his sovereignty over
Egypt. II the government reject his
offer, they may have to face the com.
bined host ity Of III Mahdi and the
call Of Islam"
The Globe referring TO the recent
published letter containing q report Of
cow, ration between clergy msu
and former project OF police under
Arab. during which the latter said
that Wilfrsd Blunt was the only liV.
ing man able 10 eff ct for England
peaceful solution Of the Soudan ques.
tlon, says: 1.-THE national
party OF Egypt, combined
with the French party at Cairo,
have organ zed CenteTs In every CAPT.
tai Of Europe aud are intriguing TO use
revolt against III Mahdi Hs means
OF overthrOwiug the alien khedlve gov
eminent. The intTiguers consist Of
the adherents OF Arab. Several OF
them reside Ia London aud hold iuflu-
entisl positions and would Willingly
have assisred Bluuts scheme
TO negotiate with lei Mahdi. Premier
Gladstone, however, knew the means
Blunt intended TO employ to reach HI
Mahdi, and therefore rejected the
scheme. Many of Blunt friends are
still Of the opinion hat the capture
and CrucitiGion oi I'll Mahdi would
only accentuate hiB claim among the
Moslems TO be regarded az the prophet
OF ISLAM
ERERCH UANAnIAN VOLUNTEERS.
MONTREAL 2. O.. Feb. Capt.
=. II Puulert has written to tho gov,
ernor & neral offering to Tai5e a T,gi-
ment Of French Canadian volunteers
for service In Egypt or elsewhere.
Cart. PIule' PAW several years service
in Italy aud went to the Northwest
with tue mounted police In 1873 II
IL thought that the offer will be nc.
cepted
FRANCE HAS AN BYE ON THE RED SEA
PARIS, Feb H. The government
has AsRed the chamber OF deputies for
a crenit of S0O. 900 with which to or
ganias French settlement at Obok,
on Tadjurah bay, on the west coast Of
the gulf OF Alden. and for the better
establishment of French prOtectorate
over Tadjurah The Tadjurah coun-
try lies NJ he mouth of the Red sea,
not far from the di4lrict recently taken
possession NJ by Italy in It's occupa-
ton OF Beilul
THE sUAKGsr CAMPAIGN.
LONDON Foo. 10 -Cirn. NewdPate
will command the expedition 10 Sua-
kim. Col Caves will be- chief OF staff
The Suakim campaign will open, IL is
calculated, on the 8 h OF NJ tTCh, Or.
der5 have been sent throughout the
country bordering on the west and
south coast OF the Red sea for the pur.
chase OF cattle, for the use of the new
expedition. Az 5uskim preparations
have been made for the landing OF the
expedition
JOHN BULLS TIIRsTING FOR GLORY.
The offers uf uiilcprs for the vOluu-
teers fnr the service in the Soudan are
incre strg. Military experts are Of the
opinion that the campaign wilt last
eighteen months. Maj, Gen Hewd-
gate has suddenly been summoned TO
London from Dpveriu connec ion with
the Soudan tXp' ditiou
REJOICING AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, Feb, 10 There Is great re.
joicing AZ Cairo over the decision OF
the English government TO discatoh
troops To Suakim. It Ia believed that
the tribes inclined IN be friendly will
forthwith join the British, Ia which
event the opening OF the Berber road
will be rendered much easier. IL Ia
reported that the Italians are about to
set out ON the march to relieve Kas-
sofa aud S'nheil cooperating with the
English To open Suskim and Berber.
AN INCRRDULOus MUDIR.
koRTI Feb TO- The mudlr OF Dom
COLA and the natives persist In dlsored.
Ting the reported fall OF Khartoum
The HAdenbowas have Joined Osman
Digma, who Is missing his forces at
Tamsin, near the scene of the previous
battle
FRANCE AIDING Ell MAHDI.
LONDON. Feb 10. 1t Is stated thai
several thou-aud rifles and some toni
OF ammunition have been shipped
from the French ports TO III Mahdt
Great indignation Is expressed In En-
II ish official circles at this covert aid
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