The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28

make s Itaad against tbs Mahdist..
Our Position here is extremely I'M
pleasanE for since the rebellion ali is
chaos Fan6 confusion. The rebel OH
GERS are wholly unable Ia control the
Bs0ldieEs. The Buris have joined the.
Nab dists, IF they come down here
with = rush. nothing can save us. The
omcers ara all frightened at what has
taken place and are anxiously await
ing your arrival and desire to leave the
coantry with you. We are like rats. in
a trap they will neither let US act or
retire, and fear unless you come very
soon you viii be too late, and our fate
WILLIE like that of the rest of the gar
risons of the Soudan.
Had this rebellion not happened the
pasha could have kept the Mahdists in
check some time, but now he is DOW err
less To act. ] would suggest, on your
arrival at kayallis, that you write a
letter in Arabic TO Shuker Aga, chief or
the MSWau station. telling him of you
arrival and telling him yeu wish to see
the pasha. and myself. Write also, to
the pas a or myself. telling US what
number of men you have with you. 1t
would perhaps. be better to write
him might be confiscated. Meth
er the pasha nor myself think there is
the slightest danger now of any attempt
Co capture you, for the people are now
fully ,purSnaded that you have come
from Egypt, and they look t. 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 of the country please remember
me to, my friends, etc. Yours faith
fully, IL. JEPusoN..
| a postscript dated November 81
says: The soldiers we've led by their Of
fieeRs to retake Reguf, but the Mahdist
defended and killed six officers and a
Rage number of soldiers. Among the
| offers killed were some of the pasha' s
worst enemies. The soldiers in all the
stations were so panic-stricken and
angry at what happened that they
would not attempt to fight unless the
pasha as set at liberty, SO the rebel
officers were Obliged to free him and
sent him to Wadelai, where he
| is free to go where he plPases.
but at present he has not resumed
authority in the country. He is,
believe, by no means anxious to do SO.
We hope in few days to be as Tun-
gurn station on the lake two days by
steamer from Nzabe and l trust when
| we hear of your arrival that the Pasha
himself will be able to come down with
| me to see you. Wehear that the Nah
diSGS sent steamers down to Khartoum
| for reinfoTcements. If so, they cannot
be up here for another six weeks. Ii
| they come up here with reiuforcements
| it will be all up with us for the soldiers
win never stand against them and it
will be mere walk over. Every one is
anxiously looking for your arrival, fol
the coming of the Mahdists has COM
| pIetely coWed them" Jephson in a
second postscript, dated Dec. 18th,
| says:
| %Mogo, the messenger, not having
/ started / send send a second post
| scripts We were not at Tannurn OF
| Nov. 25th. The Mahdists surrounded
| Duff1eas station and besieged it for six
| days. The soldiers. of whom there al t
about 500, managed to repulse them
and they retired to Regof, their head
lQuaTters. They have sent down e.
/ Khartoum for reinforcements and
d0ub less will attack again wher
strengthened. The pasha is unab K
move hand or foot, as there are still Z
very strong party againSt.him aud of
ticers no longer in immediate fear o.
the MahdlStS do not on any account
cGme down to US. Send letter direct
ly you arrive there, and as soon as W.
hear of your arrival will come to you
will not disguise the fact from yoI
gerous work before YOU in dealing will
the, Pashas people. l trust you viii
arrive before the Mthdists are rein
forced, or our case will be desperate.
Il Yours faithfully, JEPHSoN.
STANLEY answered as follows:
| i''Be wise, be quick and waste NJ
time. Bring Buifa and your owl
Spudanese with you. IT the pasha Ca
come nd a courier on your arrival a
our camp On the lake below here to an
nGunce The fact and l will send
strong detachment to escort him mp t
the plateaus, even to carry him if h
needs it. feel tho exhausted after m
l 300 miles travel since L parted troI
| you last May to go down tn the lax
again. The pasha must have som
pity for me. Now don't you be pei
verse. but obey and let my order I
you be as frontlet between the eyes
and all, with Gods gracious help. vii
end we'll. want to help the pash
somehow, but he must also help N
!, and credit me. :"
In the course OF his correspondence
Mr.. Stanley says: On February St
Jephson arrived in the afternoon a
our camp at karvallis. / was staTtle
ing words: Sentiment is the pasha'
worst enemy. No one keeps Emf
back but Emin himself This is tn
summary of what Jephson learned dnl
ing the nine months from May 25tE
1868, to February 9th. 1889. Jephson'
only reply to my inquiries is: II re
ally can't tell you what the pasha in
tends to do. He says he wishes to @
away, but will not move. No one wi
move. 1t is impossible to say wha
any man will do"