The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30
To ANNIHILArE MAHDrsM.
The Great Anx o-Egyptfan Expedition
To the ~oudan.
New York Times.


London. Aug 2Z.-Interest in the Anglo
Egyptian expedition to the Soudan, which
waDed somewhat during the period the
troops were awaiting the rise Ia the Nile,
has been revived by the receipt of inteIa-
gence that the prepare tons for the re-
sumption Of tha advance have been COM
pleled. and the troops will go forward
from kosheh within fortnight. The
who-e force Is ready for the advance. The
Me on Thursday had risen 10 a point
that would enable the steamers that ara
waiting below the Zemneh gate to ascend
the river. Once Zemneh is passed the
route VIII be clear. As sign that action
Is imminent a general order was issued
Wednesday forbiddAng the sending OF
further communications from the camps
beyond hosheh. Henceforth the press
dispatches VII be controlled by the mill
tary authorities, but Ii Is not believed
that the censorship viii prevent the trans
mission OF news OF Importance.
Simultaneously with the news OF the
imminent advance OF the Anglo Egyptian
forces come advices from the Congo Free
State that the expedition under Baron
Dhants has reached the White Nile and
occupied Lado. When Baron Dhanis
started IL was officially denied that an
Anglo-Belgian movement had been con-
certed against the Mahdists, although
hundred Hussars to join Baron Dhanis's
forces. The news now at hand confirms
the statement originally made by the
United Associated Presses that the object
Of the Belgian expedition was 10 operate in
conjunction with tho Anglo Egy ptian
forces. There Is now no doubt that the
British, Egyptian and Belgian govern
mants are Jointly interested In the plan
TO infiict crushing blow upon the Nah
dIsts and reconquer the Soudan.
Lado. the place whore Baron Dhanis
has arrived. Is north of the territory prop
er of the Congo Free State. It is situa-
ted on the White Nile, some 325 miles
north OF the Victoria NyanZa. The Bel
CLANS, II is believed. will 60 further north
in the direction OF Khartourn, While the
Anglo Egyptian expedition proceeds south
from Zemneh. Thus the Mahdists VIII be
caught between two fires. and the result
II Is hoped. viii be the final extinction Of
Mahdisrn. The pretense that the advance
southwark Is solely FOR the purpose OF
strengthening the Egyptian frontier and
10 prevent an iuCursion OF the derFishes
into lower Egypt Is about abandoned,
ard II IS now generally conceded that the
Object IS 70 su5due the derylshes ana
again take possession or the country so
long held by them.
To hold che territory in question, once IL
g reconquered. viii require British
force, AMI with British soldiers employed
IN this service the question OF the Brit
ish evacuation OF Egypt VIII be indeh-
nftelv postponed. And this, II Is charged
in some quarters, was the object OF Lord
Salisbury in enbarking Great Britain IN
q scheme that in the end is bound 20 raise
a protest from the British Taxpayers
Now that the upper Nile Ia at last in
he s--7sr - asi
a lively dash forward 70 Dongoia by the
British = a matter Of days. For me past
Few weeks here hbs been "A sharp CEN
sorshfp IN the English camp over both
telegraras and mai letters. so the public
here Is quite IN the dark - 70 ne
amount and character OF the opposition
which the Sirdar expects. This, however,
listurbs no one, since y ~ taken TOT
granted that the iervfshes are played
,,t as p serious fghting force. such pub
Hs interest IN the Souaan AFFAIR as exists
fs absorbed In the problem - what =
n hanoan after Dongoia has been occu-
nie-t and me Ca1ioh chased o1}t OF On
thurman. fer .his is universally assumed
20 DO incIu1ed N the plans 81 the cam
uafgn when the expedition was HFH'
ar7or,nee9 last spring. these dispatches
rejected S.r Charles Diike's suspicion
tha. nothing less than the conquest Of
v4~s,,r and equatorial Africa was -
,,,-5r,ate object ~ that time the minis
~, Indignantly repsldiated such an tdfa
~. now We bear OF Congo state force
aavan-irg northward 20 help clear 1als
ARK and nttle-known land AMI " Y nap
nars In the end that the whole Me val
iav ard ne road into Tganda are rid
- se~yish control. ard that somehow i
re al come 70 be Rrirsh territory no
vr{sa man will be surprised. The French
.4 foest firmly believe that this is what
- Intended. ans X = hkeiy that ne
british or the Beigiau advance VII ma
vrancn posts aear the sources o ne
Me in unexpected places. tbs prosi'eS'
-. -, 49, IN mind as a possible occa-
- ~ trouble. bat no one here regards
II With aoorehenslor