The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-17

Movement aud the Merchants of Cairo
See Visions of a Reopened Soudan Trade
Cabinet Council In Lopdon-FinzI
Stage of the Advance on Dongols TO be
Made in September-Opposition Warns
the Government Against ANY More Sou
dan Campaigns.
Cairo, March 16---The khedive OF
Egypt is taking the hveliest interest in
the Nile expedition and he has ordered
that all OF the officers who are 10 take
part in the expedition shall call at the
palace before starting for the front.
Prepare tons for the departure OF the
troops are proceeding actively. II is
now announced that Sir H. H. Kitch-
ener, brigadier general in the Egyptian
forces, and brevet colonel in the British
army, will command the expedition. A
battery of Maxim guns has been order
ed to proceed 10 Wady Halfa-
The commercial community here is
much pleased at the prospect OF cam
paign on the Nile, foreseeing as a re-
suit, a revival OF trade with the south
and a re-opening of the Soudan trade
route.
CABINET COUNCIL
London, March 16.--Before Lord
Wolsely attended the cabinet council
today he consulted with his quarter
master general. General Sir Henry
Woods, and with the adjutant general,
General Rt. Hon. Sir Believers Henry
Bull, to secure necessary information
from their departments with regard 10
advising the government The advance
up the Nile will be limited 10 Akashe,
owing to the low stage Of the river, and
the further advance upon Dongola VIII
be made in September.
Some of the Radical members Of par
lament assert tht the governments aim
is to reach Uganda
BRITISH HYPOCRISY.
London, March 16.---Mr. Labouchere,
member for Northampton, in moving 10
adjourn the house in order to discuss
the proposed advance on Dongola, COM
planned of the hypocrisy of the British
policy and claimed that fnanciers were
at the root of the whole business.
Continuing Mr.. Labouchere quoted
from a blue book a conversation which
Mr.. Gladstone had with the French am
bassador, in which the English states
man declared that Great Britain would
never attempt TO occupy Dongola.
The result of the present policy Of the
government, according to Mr.. Labour-
chere would be that the great powers
would unite and insist upon Great Brit
ain fulfilling her pledges.
Sir Charles Dixie, member for the
Forest of Dean division of Glouchester.
supported the motion of adjournment
and in so doing said that the British
policy would strain Great Britain's re-
lationS with the powers for years Don
COLA, he pointed out, was not in the d.
rection Of Kassala but in the direction
of Khartoum.
The motion was eventually rejected
by vote of 26S to 126.
NO SOUDAN NONSENSE.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the OPP
position leader, warned the government
that any attempt to reoccupy the Sou
dan would be strenuously resisted. The
opposition, he went on TO say, accepted
Mr.. Curzon's assurance that such oc-
cupation was not meditated.
Mr.. Arthur Balfour, the government
leader, declined to commit the govern
ment beyond AkaShe. 1t was useless 10
discuss the matter further, he said. The
government, however, did not dream of
occupying Darfur. The advance upon
Dongola, he pointed out, was the best
vor Of the Italians and involved no risk
to England. The Egyptian government.
he maintained, was not launching
policy of adventure.
Mr.. John Morley asked whether, in
view of the fact that the advance was
partly for the purpose OF aiding Italy,
Egypt would be saddled with the ex-
pense.
Mr.. Balfour made no reply to this
sally, and a division followed.
COMMENT ON THE CAMPAIGN
London, March 16.---The proposed ex-
petition up the Nile valley is the lead
ing topic Of discussion in all circles of |
ENGLAND and the London newspapers |
this morning give almost their whole |
space to the subject.
The political aspect Of the movement
has first place in the mind, though the |
papers have many suggestions also /
from military authorities on the cam |
paign. But ii is noticeable that the |
plans winch have for the OBJ /
jective the Dervish disturbances IN the |
Soudan without due attention TO the ef- /
fects upon Italy's situation in Abyssin- /
Ia, are brushed aside as impracticable. !
The fact is taken for granted that prac-
tically the sole purpose OF the campaign /
IS for the relief OF Italy as a friendly |
power and the resulting increase OF !
of relations with the triple
alliance.
General Adye is one OF those who
write 10 the Times and he points out the
military difficulties OF the proposed op-
erations. He suggests that 1t would be
wise 10 wait for the cool season in the
autumn before entering upon the cam
Daign, advancing then by way Of Sua-
i'm NJ Nerr- ~ I
promptly urged against this argument
hat il would not assist Italy, which. II
s pointed cut "is one OF the chief aims
IF the government"
Otherwise IL IS admitted that the er-
petition and the transport service con-
lected with IL would be much easier In
he autumn than row.
The Daily News. in discussing the
prospects OF the expedition. SAYS that
military men are dead against British
soldiers trying to cross the terrible des-
.rt from Suakim 20 Berber While The
wells and water are under CONTROL OF
)sman Digna's forces They also. the
Daily News asserts. advocate going
cry warily while the weather prevents ,
he employment OF British soldiers. % I
i've confidence 20 the Egyptian forces
Who VIII be employed n the campaign
NAPES' BO>DSGEN TAKE ACTION 4,
Dne of Their Number Placed In Charge
Pending settlement
Kansas CITY. Kan, March Is-Ths /
,ondsmen for Postmaster Frank Mapes |
who committed suicide yesterday az
- embezzHng over 3. 90 of the funds
Z the ofRce, today appointed ex-sher-
z T. =. Bowling 70 take charge OF the
flee. PENDING rhzi- settlement Eita
he government and until such time a.
PRESIDENT Cleveland shall appoint