The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-23
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England Had Long Resolved to lavude
the Soudsn.
WILL PREPARE BASES OF OPERATION
Before an A dvance on Khartonm + 4
Ordered.
SENSATIONAL RUMORs RIfH
SENSATIONAL RUMORs RIFH
And tho British Press 10 Full of Thsms
Light Draft Steamers and Kail-
roads Being Built. aif

Cairo. March 22--Sir II. II. Kitchher,
brigadier general in command OF the
Egyptian forces, and Slatin Pasha have
started for the front to assume direction
OF the Nile expedition.
London. March 2l.--saturday nights de-
bate in the house OF commons added
| nothing to the meagcr information the
government deems IL prudent to reveal
regarding the expedition that is to 30
80 ponsoia' ana, perhaps. farther, In an
attempt TO reconauer the Soudan. The
statement made by the Rt. Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary OF state for tbs
colonies. that the advance. OF the expe-
or Resistance offered by tho Deryishes
seemed either designed to befog the
house or to convey the Idea that the gov-
erninent mad no definite plan OF the ca M
Paign. W hat ministers refuse 10. Disclose
can be found by collating reports from
:, Thu sensational rumors with which the
brlilsh press Is unusually rife deal with
We Exptditlon as the sudden decision OF
ahe government. e!ie. fact 1t was to he
dispatched being unknown even to rhe
hhrdiVc. They describe the forward move
nent or troops as being already com
menoed in bulk, and the State OF Akasi,eh
mas prem occupied. lighting Is ilnmirenf
W My, Dongola VIII be reached In Week,
when l0,o0o Dervishes will face lie
Egyptian forces. 'io
The facts are the expedition was pro-
sru,eu s ias, autumn. when General Kitch-
IN England. He then bought materiala
vWvedssa Y, to complete the railway from
way tiara to Akaslyeh, ordered a num-
per OF lgih-draft steamers built to carrv
strn-fire guns, and get the assent of
d Lpra salisbury to the preparations.
not then fixed. General Kitchener n,a5o
no secret OF tho fact that some big Z
scheme was being Matched
Speaking at Leamington Earl Russo,
stated ne had personal knowledge that
the expedition had long been decided upon.
Uua 'he IL haa been postponed because Il
view taken OF the matter t2 Rs sb was er eae
Of the Italians at AdowaS1lfx reiE the gov
Sag%s1 q AZ he ep asptSl,os as
according to the plan oft---c}l decidesi
upon, General Kitchener, Yobjrctivo
her, with a simuItaneoiiso ii ..atace frr.frs-s 4.
Snakim, on the Red Sea. fk trailwsy xvas e
to DO built to link Dongeih aud Bcrber
before the march was made upon Khar-
toun Therc was no reason to suppose
this plan had been altered, but it was
probahie IL would develop more slowly
IMAM some of the Cairo kilograms indi-
Gated 81
According to the Times. Dongoia may
n p,, feaehed n three or four weeks The
calculate that that place viii not be-
reached before June, The van of the
of which number 800 are cavalry, are NOT
expected to get In touch with the Der
NlSnes. Ihcy VIII remain Mt Akasheh
unul by accommodating. they learn the
strength of tho pervish outposts at Fir
ket. and arc likely TO remain until tho
Aaknsheh railway Is completed
The main Egyptian force is now put at
10 coo men. of whom 1000 Will DO Soudanese.
who are real lighters, They Will not rench
he first line of advance before the end of
April. The march upon Dongoia will de-
bend upon the strength of the Dervshes.
aho are concentrating there. Doubtful re-
,orts place their number at 10000.
Colonel tIlmOnt. VINO commanded
'anei corps In the Khartoum expedition.
ays the troops ought NOT In the mean
line TO push forward beyond Askasheh,
lld than It Is now too lnte fer a snring
IN the desert evan for the black
roops Italian and Turkish military Mt
aches VIII accompany General Kitchener.