The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-26
REBELLION WITHIN AND FOES WITHOUT
Emin Prisoner While His Men Re-
treated Before the Mahdists.
Jephson Calls Stanley to Aid the De-
posed Ruler of the Soudan.
All the Europeans Finally United and
Bound HomeWard.

LONDON, November 25.-The following is
continuation Of Mr.. Henry M. Stanley's
letter to MIR. Mackinnon. chairman of the
Emin Bey relief committee, dated August
9th, and written at Kufarro, an Arab settle
ment on the Karagwe:
Not word had been heard of Emin, or of
Jephson, during the seven months of my alb
sence. Knowing the latter to be an energet-
ic man, we were left to conjecture what de-
tanned Jephson. even If the affairs of his
province had detained Emin.
On Dec 23d, the united expedition contin-
ued the march eastward, and as we had now
to work by relays, owing to the 80 extra
loads, we did not reach the Ituri ferry, which
was our last camp in the forest region before
emerging on grass land until January 9th.
My anxiety about Mr.. Jephson and Emin
would not permit me to dawdle on the road,
making double trips In this manner, so. se-
lecting a rich plantation and a good camping
site east of the Ituri river, | left Stairs in
command, with 124 people, including Parke
plains, fearing repetition of the fighting of
December, 1887, fiocked to the camp as we
advanced and formally rendered their sub
mission, agreeing to the contributions and
supplies. The blood Of brotherhood was
firm friendship established. Thehuts of our
camp were constructed.b by natives, and food,
fuel and water were brought to the expedi-
tion as soon as halting place was decided
on. We heard no news of white men on
Lake Albert from the. plain people until on
the 10th, at place called Gaviras. Messen-
gers from Kavalli came with packet of let
ters, with one letter written on three several
dates, with several days interval between,
from Jephson, and two notes from Emin,
confirming the news in JephS0n'S letter.
You can but imagine the intense surprise l
fe.t while reading the letters by giving you
extracts from them In Jephson's own words:
s'DUFFLE, November Z, SSS-Dear Sir,-I
am writing to tell you the position of affairs
in this country, and trust the letter will be
delivered to you at Kayalli in time to warn
you to be careful. On August IS rebellion
broke out here, and the pasha and l were
made prisoners. THE pasha is prisoner,
but am allowed to go about the station, but
my movements are watched. The rebellion
has been got up by some half dozen Egyp-
tians-officers and clerks-and gradually
others joined, some through inclination, but
most through fear. The soldiers, with the
exception of those at Lahore. have never
taken part in it, but have quietly given in to
their officers"
Jephson continued: "When the pasha and
| were on our way to Regal, two men-one
an officer, Abdul Vaal Effendi, and the other
a clerk-went about and told the people they
had seen you and that you were only an ad-
venturer and had not come from Egypt;
that tine letters you brought from the Khe-
dive and Nubar were forgeries; that it was
untrue Khartoum had fallen, and that the
pasha and you had made plot to take them,
their wives, and their children out OF the
country and hand them over as slaves to the
English. Such words in an ignorant, fanati-
cal country like this, acted like fire
among the people, and the result was
A GENERAL REBELLION
and we were made prisoners. The rebes S
then collected the officers from the different
stations and held large meeting here to de-
termine what measures they should take and
all those who dld not JON tn. sne tho, movement
obliged, for their own safety, to acquiesce in
what was done. The pasha was deposed
and those officers suspected of being friend
ly to him were removed from their posts and
those friendly to the rebels were put in their
places.
SIT was decided to take the pasha as
prisoner to Regal and some of the worst
rebels were even in for putting him in irons,
but the officers were afraid to put their plans
into execution as the soldiers. said they
never would permit any one to lay hand
on him. Plans were also made to entrap
you when you returned, and strip you OF all
you had. Things were in this condition
when we were startled by the news that the
three steamers and nine sandals and mug
gers, and established themselves on the site
Of the old station. Omar Sail. their gen.
eral, sent up three peacock dervishes with
letter to the pasha, demanding the
The rebel officers seized them and put them
into prison and decided on war. After
a few days the Mahdists attacked and cap
tured Regal, killing five officers and num-
bers of soldiers and taking many women
and ammunition in the station were lost.
The result of this was general stampede
of the people from the stations OF Blddon,
Kirr and Nuggi, who fled with their women
and children to Lahore. abandoning almost
everything.
"At Kirri the ammunition was abandoned
and was seized by the natives. The pasha
reckons that the Mahdists number about
1900 The officers and a large number OF
soldiers have retured to Nuggl, and intend
position here is extremely. unpleasant, for
since the rebellion, all is chaos. and confus'
ion. There is no head, and half dozen con-
ficting orders are given every day, and no
one obeys. The rebel officers are unable
Joined the Mahdists. If they come down
mere with rush nothing can save us. The
officers are all frightened at what has taken
place. and are anxiously awaiting your ar
rival, and desire to leave the country. with
Khartoum has fallen and that you have
come from the khedive. We are like rats in
a trap. They will neither let us act nor re-
tire, and fear unless you come very soon
you will be too late, and our fate will be like
that of the rest of the garrions of the Sou
dan.
Had this rebellion not happened. the
pasha could have kept the Mahdists In
check sometime, but now he is powerless to
act. would suggest on your arrival at ka-
wallis that you write letter In Arabic TO
Shukri Aga, chief of the Mswa station, tell
ing him of your arrival, and that you wish
to see the pasha and myself. Write also to
the pasha, or myself, telling US what number
Of men you have with you. 1t would per
haps be better to write to me, as letter to
him might be confiscated. Neither the pa
sha nor myself think there is the slightest
danger now of any attempt to capture you,
for the people are now fully persuaded that
you have come from Egypt, and they look to
you to get them out of their difficulties.
STILL it would be well for you to make your
camp strong If we are not able to get out
out of the country, please remember me to
my friends. etc..
Yours faithfully,
JEPHsoN."