The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-18
SET A TRAP FOR Slain.
"Details of n Little Scheme of the
KhaIifa's That Did Not Work.
Soudan Letter in London Times.

oOuOdn i|6IlSI Ia I<SAASA $4,000
One of our agents has recently come in
from Omdurnan with a most valuable re-
port. He had been dispatched 10 Dongola
by the Intelligence Department on May 3.
He was there arrested, brought before Wa
del Bishara, and accused of being a GOV
eminent spy. His explanation that his sole
object in coming to Dongola was TO see
some of his relations was not credited, and
he was sent in chains to Omdurman;,
The Khalifa is a cunning ~scoundrel, but,
as he is extremely ignorant, his cunning
often takes a peurile form He sent for
this prisoner and said to him: Il will give
you your liberty and you can go back to
your country if you will do one thing for
me. Here is a letter, take it to the enemy s
camp and deliver it yourself into the hands
of Slatin; deliver it as if YOU were endeav-
oring to do so secretly. but at the same
time make certain that other men of the
enemmy's leaders observe what you are 10
It was a silly trick. The Khalifa was
foolish enough to imagine that this letter,
if it fell into the hands of our military
authorities, would satisfy them that Slatin
Pasha, his whilom captive, whom he hates
heart and a traitor to the Egyptian gov
ernment He, no doubt, at present tiatters
himself that Slatin has either been put to
death or IS on his way down to Cairo In
chains.
Slatin Pasha, shortly after his escape
from Omdurman, wrote a letter to the kha-
lifa in which he thanked Abdullahi for AL
the kindness he had shown" but pointed
out that as leave to return to Europe for
the purposes of visiting his relations had
always been refused, he had felt compelled
to leave Omdurman without the khalifa's
permission and without consulting any one,
but he hoped to renew his acquaintance
with his kind master at a later date.
Stains object in writing this letter was
to allay the wrath of the tyrant, whose
character he so thoroughly understood, and
to prevent him from Ill treating the serv-
ants the fugitive had left behind him in
Omdurnan who might be suspected of be-
ing his accompltces. It was in reply to this
that the Khalifa sent the aforementioned
letter to Slatin Pasha, little suspecting
that he was employing one of our own spies
as his messenger.
A week ago the letter was July brought
here by this man, who had q twinkle in his
eye as he delivered 1t to Slatin Pasha in
the presence of Others of the enemy's
leaders, as had been enjoined by the Khal-
ifa. The following Is a literal translation:
I'm the name of God. the merciful, the
compassionate. Praise be unto God, the
generous Governor. and prayers be unto
our Lord Mahomet and his family. With
salutations. From the servant of God. the
Khalifa Abdullahi. the khalifate es Sadik
to Add I'll kader Slain.
After salutatfons. [ write this to inform
you that | have received the letter you
sent me, which is written in your own
handwriting, and in which you state that
you still adhere to the Islam faith. that
you do not betray the religion and are not
ter / keep with me. New that you are with
the tniiels you will employ the necessary
stratagems which will enable US TO take
them at a disadvantage. TIL Moslefn ar
mics are advancing against them at the
present time. All that i need tell you now
is that YOU must take the necessary steps
in profound secrecy.