New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-02
EMIN BEY sORELY PRESSED.


INTERESTING NEWS BROUGHT BY ESCAPED
PRISONERS FROM CENTRAL AFRICA.
London, Aug IA dispatch from Zanzibar says:
Two native messengers who were captured from an
earlier expedition by tribes in the Uganda district bor
dering on the Albert Nyanza, and who escaped from
their capors about the beginning of April have Just
arrived hero. They report that Emin Bey was In
situation Of great difficulty. Provisions were scarce
and dicalt TO procure, and his troops were beginning
to be discouraged. On April 4 Emin received sum-
from the Mahdi, dated Khartoum, to surrender
and dsband his troops, the Mahdi threatening to
attack II Emin refused Emin also received letter
purporting 10 be from Lupton Eey, urging MIN to
surrender as the only means to avert massacre OF
the Europeans at Khartoum and Wadelai Emin's
outposts confirmed reports OF the MahdPs advance
stating that scouts on armed vessels had appeared at
the confluence OF the Nile and Sobat
Emin considered the Lupton letter to be forgery,
but he decided advance himself with the bulk of his
troops by the left bank of the Nile and 10 endeavor
to surprise the Mahd, compensating for
lack of provisions by rapidty of attack
He was much harassed by the non-arriva OF Stanley
Vague reports filtered from tribe 10 tribe 1t was re-
ported that Stanley denuded of men and SUPPLIES
and hcmmcd in between the Maboda country and inc
Albert Nyanza. Other reports were to the ehcct 'ha'
stanley after several conflicts with the Maongora and
Mno tribes, had been compelled 10 divert MS course
in an unknown direction
Deserters from Tippoo Tbs caravan testify 10 his
Willingness to assist Major Bartteot, but they say that
owing the rumors regarding staney's fate he had
the greatest difficulty in obtaining men willins 10
penetrate into the INTERIOR
EvICTIONS on THE VANDELECR ESTATES.
Dublin, Aug. l.-Evictons were resumed on the
vandeleur estates yesterday Thomas Birmingham
and his wife and adult daughter Of Moyasta, stouily
defended their homo By throwing boiling water lime
etc, upon the ballins and police, whom they kept on
with long pole. Persons occupying boat sin the bay
opposite Moyasa cheered the defenders. The police
with the aid OF battering rams finally made breach
I'm the walls ana rushed into the house. desperate
fight ensucd in which Birmingham was wounded ana
arrested Three other eviclons effected quietly
The names of five priests who urged the tenants
on the Vandeeur resist the evctors have been
forw arlcd 10 the Pope by the clerical authorities
They have also sent report to the Pope OF the case
OF Father McKenna, OF Kilrush, who on July i
openly and before other priests and magistrate, IN
formed Colonel Turner that only solvent tenants were
allowed 10 Join the Plan Of Campaign on the Nandceur
estate
The Vandeeur tenants VINO offered resistance during
eviction have been sentenced TO imprisonment at hard
labor for terms varying from one 10 six months.
Patrick Berry, a returned American, living near
Listowel has been arrested suspicion Of numbering
Forhan, the bcycotted farmer, on sunday last.
THE CZAR BIDS MR.. LOTHRoP FAREWELL.
81. Petersburg. Aug. 1.-The Gar has given fare
well audience 10 Mr. LothrOp, who has Just resigned
the American mission 10 Russia