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The Portland daily press., 1896-08-26
THE DAILY PR Ess

Can always be found at the periodical
torres of:
John Chisholm 100 Congress street.
{; ,; Merrill ~
\; 6; Fessenden, 526
]. A. Libby. EGO
+. A. Jeilison, 9S5 Congress street.
J. J. Beardworth. 81 India street.
T. II. Erskine 43 Middle street.
J. W. Peterson, 2 Exchange street.
Mi. Dennis, 4l9 Commercial street.
{. 5. Cole, Cor. Boyd and Oxford street.
j. W. Peterson, III Middle street.
". a. Golden rs Exchange street.
Westman West. 80 and 80 Commercial
street rect, c,n, o,.,..
FRANK Freeman. 80 Bracket street.
Jonn ii. Allen, 381 ~ Congress street.
c5ehhe 4, 20, the Florist, 646 Congress street.
r. y. y; Hodgson, 961a Portland street.
+ l. Br iSiEasf4.i Fsa Lsp isla aslana'
F. L. hlttleneld, lS9 Congress street.
T. T.. Harmon, l115 Congress street
:. II Il morrill, p y Co., 931A Congress street.
L. Il. Beai, 42z Congress street.
:; M. Googlns, 221 Spring street.
streets. Np'-is anu oiaiA
J. 7: Wyer. 48 Portland Pier
q. w Hunt. Custom house Wharf
john Cox. % Monument SQUARE
bennett. the florist, 563 Congress streAr
j.. +. hutchinson. ~ Elm street
Confess a. snnar ae" pstahes IN the Falmouth.
hotels, and Grand Trunk and Gnjon eu De eoatsS
Il can also be OBJ tanned 9f Chisholm Bros
Grand Trunk and Portland & Rochester, rail-
roads and ofagents ON any OF the Boston
trains.
The PRESS can also be found at the followin
places out side the CT
Anburn-J q. Haskell.
Augusta. j. Pierce.
Bath-John 0. Shaw.
Berlin Falls, N. H.-C. S. Clark.
Biddeford-A. NJ. Burnnam.
W. I. Bardsley.
Brunswick-F. 2. Snaw.
Cape EliZabeth-Dyer q jose
Cumberland Mills--H. G. starr
Canden-Fred Lewis.
j. H. Gould.
Cornish-E. l.. Brown
Deering--N. j. Scanion.
Dee Ling Center--A. A. McCone
DaInarlseotta-E. w. Dunbar
Fairheld-E H. Evans.
Farmington-H; P; White Co.
Freeport-A. W. mitchell.
FrysBuFg-19. s {, E WSifmore.
Gardiner Russell Bros
Green's Landings. W. Fifielc.
y. HIS, NJ. LeavlEt & Son.
Kennebunkport-C. E. Miller
Livermore False. Newman.
Observation-Disclosures & Winship.
Long Island-Hughey Bros
Limerick-S. A. Grant.
No Deering-A. @. Moves.
North stratfora. N. Hi. @. Huchtins,
Norway-F. p Stone.
A. o. Noyes 10.
Old Orchard-Fogg q bby.
Ricnmond-A. X. Milett.
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' &C. A. Clifford.
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A. j. Huston.
Sanford-F. H. Wingate.
Skowhegan-Bixby & Buck.
South Portland-J. f. Merrlman.
@ II. Kicker q Son,
louth Windham--J. w. Read.
South Paris-A. D. Sturteyant
South Paris-F. A. Shurtleff
South Waterboro-G. G. Downs.
Saco--H. B. Hendricks 4 Co.
E. l.. Preble.
South Bristol-N w. Carnage.
Thomaston-E. Walsh.
Vinal HaVeI--A. B. VinaL.
Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss.
Watervile-W. d. Spalding.
Westbrook-W B. Boothby.
Winthrop--F. S. Jackson.
Observation-Disclosures Il Wyman.
Yarmou.hville-G Howard Humphrey.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-26
Farm Building Burne1,.

Liberty, August 25.-The farm build
ings OF Walter j. Neal were burned this
morning Loss, $1,000 insurance, 5000.
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OYER 5000.

Continued from First Page.
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Stain. of Building and Loan stock.

Chicago. March 1T.-An opinion handed
down hy Judge Grosscup Is OF vital inter-
est 10 owners of paid-up stock In building
associations. Two years ago the affairs of
the American Building and Loan Associa-
ton were placed in the hands Of a receiver.
A number Of owners Of paid-up stock re-
Gently flied an intervening petition. asking
10 be discharged with their stock IN fuh
aud released from further liability. on the
ground that they did not stand in the same
relation as the other stockholders. who
had made stated payments on their stock.
b,,r were preferred creditors. Judge Gross
Gun refused the petition. holding that all
,ha stock holders were on the same plane.
that they participated in the dividends Of
tn. company alike. and Il necessarily fol-
InWeh that they must alike bear me lossses.
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THE WAR IL THE soupAN.


t>Ef4tu8 tut ftik, y Ftftt}
Paris. March l7.-sThe minister Tor for
eign affaiFs N. Rertbeiot. announced ne a
cabinet council today that he had asked
the Brit IN amhzfas der, the Marquis Duff
fern, for lnf1rmafson regarding the pro-
posed advance Of Rritish Egyptian. troors
up the Me. and pointed out 10 the amhas-
ssdsr the sericns Consequences OF such an
London. March is.--The Misauis OF Sails
bury in the house Of lords today. replying
10 q queH:.oa Of Lord Roseberry. said the
advance sf British Egyrtian treors up the
Nile was undertaken after communications
had been received on the subject from the
Egyptian ard Italian governments The
Egyptian \ government had represented the
dangers With wh.eh Egypt was threatened
through TIE advance of the pervishes. and
the orders given cs.ncide with the wishes
OF Egypt.
The rnsnisteriai statement and discussion
in the hopse Of commons fiily established
that the British advance upon the Soudsn
denotes the Initiation Of a policy by the
British government which may be fraught
with the most far-reaching and possibly
disastrous consequence Arthur J. Bal
four. spraklpg for the cabinet. practically
admitted fhaf Doneoia would probably not
be the deetinatsor. bnt only a haiting place
for the Hit.sh forces. His allrs.ons to the
desira biiify OF bringing the blessings OF
British ruie 10 the Soudan were Interpreted
as indicating that the British government
e hent mon war. not OF defense, but OF
conouestSof that whole section.
S.r CHARLES Dixie maize a profound I'm
preston hy his able and welghty exposition
of the singers and complications. not only
in Central Africa. but In Europe, which
would Ii entaiied by such policy. The
recept.oa OF his spvech shows that he has
now larsnIy regsined the influence he lost
when drxen from public iife ten years ago.
The Idberais will oppose the soiidsn cam
pAlrn. and they expect that y win make
Inc government unpopular In the country.
as fts ,,srila are only too apparent. while
the I'd aussgss. even IL %uecessfui. are
nel,,iloi,s In the highest dcgree. Unless
pcpulir outcry STAYS Saissei'rys hand. y
may wed happen THAT the ioag-expected
casss belA which Is 20 bring ah)ut gem
erri l.,;fopesn estsciysm may be- provided.
ros by trouble in conssaHtinople or ~ The
balkans IN the far East. but by The clash
ing OF French. German and British inter-
estk in Afrfca. ard especially IN The race.
now betsun IN good tatnest, for The posses
son OF die nnappropriated portion OF the
valley os the upper Nile.
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Chicago, March lT.-"You are slaves.
You have bound yourselves with thongs
which only yourselves can break. There
are only three forms OF government known
10 all history--by violence. by bribery and
by votes You are subject to municipal
government by bribery today, Your saliva
ton is in your own hands" So spoke Judge
Tuley, John H. Hamlne. Clarence s. Oar
row. Postmaster Washington Hesing and
other conservative citizens "a their fellow
citizens IN Central Music hall last night
The occasion was the mass meeting Of the
Muulcipai Voters League. There were
/ 90 citizens present. The majority Of the m
were taxpayers. Few curiosity seekers
were 70 he noticed. The audience gave b
Aral applause 70 :he uost-Tadical political
sentiments that have been uttered in many
a aay In Chicago from any public platform
They subscribed Gnqusliasdiy 10 this der
laraffor, OF the league. There - no doubt
that the voters OF Chicago desire com
mon council composed Of men who can
neither he bought nor deceived. who will
deal Justly with all ana grant special IA
Vors to none.
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PREMIER RuDIS1 POPULAR.
SocIatisfs Cheer Him. and Deputies
Vafa Him War Money.

Rome March f7-In the chamber OF de-
pgiiea tsisy the new premier. Marq1is ai
Ruiini anroasieed that ths government
,s,ni,i5 cant.t.ae the hostiilties In AbySsiria
un,sl 1 see could be caueludai on honofa-
sse terrns. agreeable to iisly The an.
na-,aes-r,s,t xAs rscaivsd With cheers. ana
a ero,lsf,ss fiees.esss Tire for the expfnses
OF ihe strnusixn In Africa vas unanimous
" .ox5f when the news became known
a.. ~, ',s.ea ehetgssi heartily for the gov
s's,,,sr.., s-,.s for tste iiaIisn soldiers
yvhe- ~ frtlieh fsaseo and fsafbaie. fhe
e,s.,a,ss Fssaatxz. reached the rajiroai sta
~, 4, Iav after fesease from prison under
the ,aesrt amnesty decree. they were mel
n. ,,,,,,s gsa foIlewsrs w'tn easSs ana 't'ii-
~. estsvIts win eslhugissm. The three
Ieaser, S,serf esfnpeilsi 70 st5nd OF IN"
seats ~. vpasssie haFelse sdf !. loving ses-
,,,t :, .,..e= f4SoTe tfey could De heaFfi-
H.. r.,s-h .l,suksi isz friends f9r the cor
sssI ~ rssuo acsofted 20 his cofapanioFs
- ~,.1f an5 called f9r cheers 'Sf
I,,,.a,-i '-sser were gsss.a with VIII The
-, !. -.,sir a rash fer the cafriaee.
,g,..e ISIS from the sfiefts. ana p',iifa
- IL. 30 ia triumph hfogsn ne pf,'ss,-
-, 80 with waving flags on ''"tn
- @ans behiad and another IA
s ,.essre ssre oui n strong f9fes-
49, Tra biaek fags we're seized a'it
80 ~ &s-s.ses asssd IN a manner eatah-
,,,.s az avsJd g.viaz cause for az cut
Nrgfk
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altogether. and this view Is slowly gaining
kreand. especially At the ministry. Of for
eisn AFFAIRS Count NigrA viii have long
conferences on the situation with the Duke
di Sernonets. minister Of foreign AFFAIRS.
on the subject The government refuses
"a give oas any information OF the true
position Of negotiations. and nothing ap-
pears 70 have been arranged The rumor
that Gen Baldissera has sent In hse resig-
nation is untrue There IL no doubt that
parliament Is favorable TO peace being con-
ciuded. Gen. f-anxa. Italian Amba ssador
20 Berlin. has hesn summoned 70 Rome 70
confer with the government on the situs-
tfon
81. PetersharS. March fixing Humhert
Is strongly urged here to bring the Aeys-
sinisn campaign TO = close by accepting
Menelek's terms. The Ncvoe Vremya says
that there is nothing in the terms proposed
that could hurt ltaly's pride. whereas the
continuation of the war means rxhadsting
herself. The Voemoeti remarke that 4 Is
significant that the English and Italian
ambassadors should have been the ones
who accompanied Count Coluchowski 10
the station at Berlin.
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Washington City. March 1.-THE house
devoted the day 10 the bill to amend the
administrative tariff act OF 1890. and passed
IL without substantial amendment. The
purpose of the bill is TO strengthen the act
OF 1880. some weak spots having been de-
veloped during the six years il has been
in operation. The bill was drawn after ex-
tensive hearings, and upon the advice and
with the assistance OF the treasury depart
ment. the board of general appraisers i'm
porters and others with practical expert
ence on the subject. During the debate
johnson. Cal. Rep. asked Payne why the
ways and means committee had not re-
ported a bill reforming the tariff sched-
ules. IF We were simply playing to the
galleries. replied Payne. I'VE might bring
in such bill, knowing II could not become
a law. ! hope 10 join with the gentleman
from California in the enactment of a Iaw
that will furnish ample protection of
American industries" Republican ap-
plause)
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WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY. $685.

asked Hale. rs any name signed TO that
rocitAl!' -
Mr.. Morgan said ii was taken from the
recital Of al eyewitness. given in . New
York paper. The massacre Of the STUDENTS
was historically established beyond =
Question II Hale insisted on havirt wit
resses It wo1,d be necessary TO bring
Minister Dupuy de LONE and Gonzales de
Qussa3a TO the -ear Of the senate.
Morgan went on 10 read from peraonaf
letters received by him. giving the exps-
rience OF men In Cuba. The lesters told
Of violation OF girls and the massacre Of
women and children. Six men gathering
bananas were killed and bananas stuNed
down their threats ~ q joke. A Cuban
general was striped of his clothes and ex-
hfhitei before crowds Of women. then Kill
81 and his body dragged a mile A bsauti-
fui girl was torn from her rzothe-. aad
carried OF by Spanish officer. These
atrocities were described with great rriu-
uteness. said 10 be the personal observs-
ton OF the writers of the letters. Morgan
said the writer was 4 graduate OF the
Virginia military academy. Another ~
ter was from Philaieinhiaa. whs re-
counted atrocities w.tresseG by him, And
another from Gen. Daniel Sicases. formerly
United States minister TO Spain. Morgan
said the letters disclosed the existence CT
a bloody war. and II was zhe duty Of co,-.
SftsS 10 recognize fT3f CONDITION OF war as
existing. The senator said ne hal rece.v-
ed ie-eai cards from the Nor-h. bisssing
him 70 leave the country and console with
TIE negro Maceo. But he could not Ae d.
ytrtsf by these insults or by the attack
OF ssme newspapers. which assertsi mat
he Was seeking a war with Spain, in ORDER
to h-sng about the restoration of silver
coinage.
II would rather be In cabinet With
GoHez and Macee than with BalsGaeet,a
ani Weyier.' declared Morgan.
Moi gan said he believed the rres,dent
should approve the courss Of congress. but
Is he did rot. congress would have dis
chaie@i its duty to tia people, and the
responsibility would be left with the freSt-.
ce1t- Morgan did not Wish TO give Spain
any cause OF complaint. and ne therefore
favSreI the mild, firm resolutions now
pending. And yet added the senator,
In closing. II have not doubted that AIRY
action would carse this fana;ical na.:on
to take up the gage of war"
Mills, Dem. Tex. gave notice tDat he
would follow on the Cuban question tomor-
row. Al $40 p. m. the senate adjourned
Until tomorrow.
1t is expected that final vote will be
taken within day or two. possibly tomor-
row. Sherman is keeping the question be-
lore the senate continuously, so that the
speeches are not likely to last much longer.
Mills of Texas and Piatt of Connecticut
are yet to be heard. but their remarks will
not be lengthy.
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The Pacific ra,Iro,d sd,,stme,t

Washington City. March lin about ten
days there will be meeting or consulta-
ton between the two steering committees
of the senate 10 see IL time can be given
for consideration of bill for settlement Of
the Pacific railroad debt. The request fer
time win come from the committee on Pa
cific railroads. IL time is given. the COM
mittce on Pacific roads will make an effort
10 report a bin at an early day and bring IL
up for consideration. L. tiA steering COM
mittees do not agree that there Will he
time to consider a bill. then all legislation
looking to adjustment of the Pacific reads
problem and the governm mt debt Will 30
oyer unln the short session.
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Two Bnis to Restrict Immigration.

Washington C:ty. March 1.-THE house
committee on foreign immigration today
decided to favorably report two important
measures introduced by Mccall of Massa-
chusetts and w. A. Stone Of Pennsylva-
ma. The Stone bill establishes as a requis-
ite to admission to the United States that
the immigrant shall be provided with a
certificate from the United States consul
or other authorized representative Of the
United States al the place nearest his last
residence that he il eligible to admission 10
the United States under the existing laws.
The Mccall bill. as amended by the COM
mittee. excludes all males between the
ages of l6 and GO who are not able to read
and write English or some other language.
The original bill placed the age limit at IA
and GO. and applied TO both sexes, The
omission of females from its provisions was
decided upon. to prevent the separation OF
families
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rnANcE coNsuLrs wITn nusslA.



Paris. March 1.-THE French eoveru.
ment up to this time has not defined its
position toward the proposal to dispatch
an Egyptian expedition up the Nile. There
Is reason TO believe the proposal came A.
a surprise 10 the French government
French statesmen had been entertaining
the hope that an opening Of negotiations
was near at hand looking to the exacs1a-
tien OF Egypt by the British troops. Next
TO the sovereignty OF Germany over Al
sace-Larraine. probably the greatest source
OF irritation known to French diplomacy
Is the British occnpAtion Of Egypt. Tho
present movement on Great Britain'n part
is douhiy irritating. coming "a check 10
hopes which French statesmen had al
lowed themselves to entertain.
The FIRST infimation came today Of the
probable course which France will take.
in view of the new conditions In Egypt.
sensation has been caused by the an
ncuncement made by NJ. Berthelct. minia-
ter OF foreign affairs, in the cabinet meet
ing today, that he had anked the British
ambassador, the Marquis AZ punerin, for
Information regarding the proposed adj
vance Of British Egyptian trcepe uD the
Nile, and had pointed out 10 him the SER
iouS consequences Of such an advance.
This warning note may BE- preliminary
TO more decided step.
France will not decide upon the course
she viii pursue without q fun understansl-
ing with her Russian ally, and u Il an-
neanced that numerous tesexrams have
passed between Paris and 81. Petersburg
today on the subject. 1t Is understood
here that Great Britain also sounded the
Russian government. announcing he
Egyptian programme.
EIit the action Of the cxar In comforting
upon the Negus MencIek the military orr
der OF st. George Il accepted ~ pefemp-
tory notice that Rsssia has no sympathy
with Great Britsin's plans for aiding and
relieving the Italians In Africa.
As one of the guaranteeing powers 70 tho
Egyptian hcndh,lde France has more
than the us,ial interest Of the other powers
In the disposal Of Egyptian revenues. and
the Nile cssnpAign being charged to RE
Egyptian budget. The skcpsfcism sesnl-
officially expressed ~ the French govefn-
ment as TO the alleged ncceAstty Of ths
campaign IN the interest Of Exyft indtcntes
a p;lrposs 70 try to restrain tie dIppoaal
Of the Egyptian revenues.
The apprehens.onS aroused In France
by a British campaign up the Nle ex-
tend beyo a Egypt. beyond Donkola and
Kharioum. and into Central Africa and
the sources OF the Nile. where French
colonial expansion has boaa. ~ active or
more active than II has been N Tonhtne
and up the Mekong. This French eHpen-
sion threatens 10 absorb the valley of The
Nile itself and 10 push on 10 tn b0fs3efe
OF the Italian possexsions In Eth:oplas
thus forming an obstruction betweeA
British Uganda and Egpyt. Grret Britasa
has viewed these encroachmefte With M
patience. and French obeerveri 70 rot
fair to note that even 11berol uesnte9o
OF the British parliament expsene the -
lief that Lord Salisbury q 1ooking % ~
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london. March 1.-THE exuminstiou =
pr. 1, q. Jameson, the raider ~ the Trates
ysai, and fourteen compantpues c3arle
under the foreign enlistment Aet Nun
warning on friendly stats, was resume0
today IN the Box street police cutye beLQr1
SIR John Bridges. chief ue9isefese: w.
usual lingo fbronK WAS pre~nl. Ueete0
on the bench near the masistrete Wefe sne
Narch.onees Of Londonderry ana ctI1
t.tlesi ladies'.
sergeant Bnck. Of tho MatabeleIand -
lice testified that on leaving flsnaW tno
,ne.,bega of the force were sti6 thef tney
werr hound for Johannesburg. snd Hosnq
he found In food, forage sno escfse e
route. he described IN detsf the N.eEea
in psce--1.'er, The srrer o. n. yonuN ~ ~
leader hisff. who came 10 va the pery
10 return across the border. snd the HfIIig
Of tho noers a, midnight p the Mnse nv
on the Jameson party. The nre 49, -
turned. and the Beers Ned. On IhnuaY
.he Iama~on party enruunssred a4sy ~ -
seventy Beers. who OPENED nre wn5en
Returned and the B0ers retired - ~
direction of Krusersdorp, fcIloNed ~ ~
troopers axss.as.A
rannsea poIlce. testified 70 hearing Jems.
r~.s r.ss,-s . speech al rsisani 70 the uss
OF the expeditiouary column. ysn,escn ~ q
,hs troapefs that they we're going " 80
h.,,axh,,rg 10 protect English W0m9a 40
,.stldye, xhose lives were IN danee5s ~
,nexo,, SAID he hoped there Ncula 0e n4 g
oxh.srr. but 10 there was "We I'm =. =.
Iayneaor sdasd that ne tpf,ed the rosame
,yo,,,s rescs, Johannesburg before ~ nossy
,'sa lime "a cole q. Witness fuFtheF tes-
,stssd that Jamsson assured the txcopegs
~ Il eorues Il, = push. this Caps Mounts
y,aes ard Satai police win ssssrt ~ 80
~ ssf,n assured them that feed go fsnounts
,.o,,,a he collected on the wsx 70 Joneu.
,sa.,,,,,g ana sddsd that the cce6wn mssut
-. ,,,,re, s,v the BeehuaDAiand bofnes ".
,,cs per,,ytre 20 question. witness -
Jameson, While addressing tne oi7ss 1870
referred frequently to q tesfef ne ns'a'
,.,,,i.t .ssesred 10 contain cefeAin 5nsstac-
-. - =. ,he conduct NJ tn e1pedHion.
ss,y ,t'1 tos,u willonghhy. military commsnssr s
- the sxpeaiiton, Trooper hlli sei1t .sus1 slso
,.,s : st,sss.h TO The Den on The SANE hees
ss me remarks Of Jameson. sun ssp .s'ss.
a bope tina, the troopers wou'd ~ 'hs'1
bssi. x~ a.te.1 pe-
rsmt,er a. ana appealing 20 ~. 1."es',n a' ~
=, s.stst the rislana<rr aSainss she Y.
,,s..slf. Of the Bo<rs. was "a
1880 pse,, dispatch sent ny serss WIZ;
90, orders 70 oyertske DIR. Jameson. -.
s.e.,,gry ,be raiders. ~ss also in'roasss.l 81
as,~, wt,leh the hearing was so)o'ifns" s'''
| week.
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British Troops to Leave for the
Sendan April l.
sLAT'N PAsAA GOES WIN THEM
lie hhows More About the Soudan
Than Any Other European.
frances Protest Evidently Ignored
Ensiana's Purpose Is 10 CONQUER
and Annex the Upper Nile Country.
which Germany and France Have
Tried . beach From the south.

Cairo. Mafrh i7.-Sir III. III. Kitchener
the hrisadler general in command of the
ESyptah forces. has been sdcnGsteiy an
poihlea 70 onmanl the British l,gypt.au.
eSPesitsish, which Will advance On April /
on Nady Malta gp the Nile and towsr,l
D91soia. Satin Pasha. formerly an nff,-
Ger OF the Austrian anu Esyyptian armies
ard VINE recsntly escaped from ou,snr-
man. after having been nearly twelve
years III captivity in the Seudsn. win take
part IN ths expedition. There are few men
VINO are better able to assist The British
eapeaitloaAry forces than Slalin paSha.
lie Wen, so the Soutlan in 1851 as ,rav-
eier, ana a the end Of the latter ytsr was
appointed inspector general of the forres
by Gen. Gortioa an cd friend of his Later
iSe was appointed governor OF Western
Darfur sy the then khed.ve. Tewnk Tasha.
While occupying thai post he fought twen-
ty-seven hattles against the Mahdisis. aad
lost tne greater part of his troops and al
most an ma ammunition. He was cut on
from communication with khartoum and
II uoeid, and was eventually forced 10 sur
render. In one battle he went on; against
tne forces Of the Mahli with ieoeo men.
and beng suddenly attacked, IN less than
half an hour he had only aeo eft. Yet waih
these few men he managed 10 retreat with
has wounded After The tall OF khartoum.
having besn eight months in chains and
nearly Starved. he was released by the
khalifas on condition that he would never
leave his presence, and was lodged In a
house next to the khalifa's residence.
Slatin Pssha says that the Khaifs. in spite
CT reveTses during recent years. is siili
very pewerful. and that at omdurman.
where the khalfa's court and principal
garrison is housed. there are about 10000
persons. Strong sarrisors are also main
tanned al other places. especially at Dom
goia. where 4 Is possible the Deryishes
may muster eestp The khsiifs manu-
features his own ammunition. and has a
quantity Of machine guns and plenty of
modern rifles. similar TO ahose used by the
,ESypiian troops In fact. thousands OF
.tiem have been captured In battle.