Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-26
COM m e RC1U III.


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An NngaRemAnt E3etwarn the Brftish ant
Arab Faruess 81 suAhIma ThA Rebels
& Isadsy I,afeatsd, 5Saad NJ IN lIsayy Ios4-.I
Over 400 Kitlsd md nv banded This
1sritlsh Loss MI IL
LoNDA,s Dec. 81. Dfspat ches ffon
Euakius give The details 81 y combined m.
tack upon Tho rebel posi- Ton nv tie Britisll
and Egyptian forceS They si0lmsd tho
redoubts and trenches, and after 4 bril- LIANT
enlargement lasting hal & m hour drove the9
enemy dntp the bush, scoring q compaetA
victory Tho British trcops are now en-
camped ii the rebel posi- tiOn. sss
s The British lost four men IA He'd and tvs
wounded during d gallant cavalry charge.
The Egyp tian and black roc iinents charged
the trenches and carried th6m brilliantly,
losing two mon killed and thirty wound
ed. The only officers injured ii thA u.
lacking force were two EgyptianA The
rebel loss ID placed q 40 0sman DiEnass
nephew, tho En1ir 81 Irinkitat an0tWelve
dervishes havs been captured. W ars
wounded. 81
81 The battle was opened 81 I: 80 o'clo6k IS
the morning by the man-of-War kacef,
which began shelling the enemy trenches.
Tho forts joined in and the ships mp coast
followed suit and landed men who
lighted dres and placed dumnfes ID
position. This had the eject Of de-
ceiving the enemy coming from Handouh
The whole force moved toward the enemy's
left flank, with q naval datathnient,
cavalry and mounted artillery scouting
and protecting the tanks and rear. Two
lines, comprising lions In doubts com
panies, rushed toward the left cornerof
the enemy,s trenches. the British Infantry
and Egyptian re. erye lining the embank-
ment between the water forts. General
Grenfell and staff occnpied q position to
theleft OF the water forts From s o'clock
heavy salvos OF guns and mortars from
every fort bore on the trenches.
The enemy hell It's ground with intense
courage until the black brigade charged
the trenches, which fell after half IN hours
hard lighting The re bels fought viii ths
bravery OF fanatics, but two or three guns
were captured. The British forces num-
bered Il 600 men.
The hussars chased the fleeing Arabs 70.
within four miles OF Handoub. The enemy
was still flying
q dispatch 70 the Times from suakim
says:
''Ths prisoners sny they believe that Al the
mounted gunners were killed. All tell th6s
Same story Of prtyatton and cruelty vt tbs
hands OF the Mshdl and Osman D,RnA None
Of them wished 70 night. but were forced 70 DO
20 or persuaded 70 nght BY promises
OF loot % Suakim and other reWardA
The trenches were bars. They found
no food. clothing Or money, but only
Snider rides and cartridges IA The prtsoueU
know nothing Of the reported capturs o.. Emir
or Of the fall OF the equatorial provinces Tbs
natives assert that Handoub would fan n tn
nrst approach Of troops. The Goyernmen1s
ought not TO lose this chance. The task u On
easy one, and there Is not the slightest sign ~
any gathering OF the locai tribes. =
LoNDoy, Dec 2L-Lord Salisbury, ina
speech, said that the Ministry had no In
tentson Of entangling the country In a new
Soudan expedition, but that they could
tian and Turkish Ministries, he said, were
unanimous that Suakim must not be aban-
doned
LONDON, Dec q. Lord Salisbury In his
speech Thur sday. said the Government
WAS bound by Hi Giadstone's promisc 20
maintain the Red Sea ports. a British
statesman's first duty is % prevent for
eigners from thinking that every change
Of government must necessarily mean the
changing Of our foreign policy. sSs9s
Lord al sbury CON inues:
II would be madness to surrender Su4k3W
when NE are on the eve Of suppre ssinR slavery.
because the lin n struggle y Is the siaye-deal-i
ors must be fought upon the Red sea BY She
treaty Of paris 10 are bound 10 uphold the il
teRrity Of the sultan empire. 3.
BERLIN, Dec 2l.-The Emin relief COM
~ t,a. announces that af4er caraf,l -.
animation Of Osman D.gna's lettsr they
have concluded that proof Of Emin Pasha,s
| capture mas NOT oeen esta Oi.sneo- 1ney
VIII therefore, start laeutenans y ~
mann's expedition for Emin's relief q
the earliest possible moment.
LONDON, Dee. 81 The council 81 The
English East Africa Company. the ma
ioritv az whom ara concerned IN tha Enin
ralief erxnetli tio,,3 ed sthe;r hel;ag
that sta,,iav arr; we'd .deia .1tsr
e !. !. !.
LII. ~ Su
!., - set WY 1aan .assss aau
6taniey - sstlt aWa'tinR hInins = retnrn
Very few Americans have 9 clear dea OF the
Oegtnn1ng OF the present CONNECT in Nubia and
5uprer Egypt Alter Mehemet All in 1s11 inside
himself master Of the lower Nile country he
turned his attention 70 the regions farther
south, and overran shendy *Berber and
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