Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-09

Hicks Pasha Disaster.
Copyright. 1896. Associated Press)
Cairo. April S9.-Each budget of news
from the front increases the anxiety
here i'm unofficial circles as to the fate
of the vanguard Of the Anglo-Egyptian
forces operating up the Nile as a pre-
Hminary to the advance i'm force upon
Dongola. for which troops are being
concentrated at Wady-Halia. The
news of the movement southwark OF
the troops has spread with that Won
derful rspidiy which has frequently
been noticed us one of the features OF
campaigning In SOudan w ME the
British Intelligence Department eNpet-
fences the greatest difficulty IN OBTAIN
ing inform zion regarding the move
ments of the Devishes, the latter. APP
p8rentIv bav.us spies iu an quarters
succeed I'm Transmitting important
news with lighung-ike rapldity from
one part of the country 10 the other.
Thus in some mysterious manner, the
news OF the Anglo-Egyptian advance
has been communicated To the most
distant quarters of the M0hammed2n
world. and the departure of pilgrims for
Mecca has been suspended, which
means that che khalita is calling upon
his warriors 10 muster 90 the standard,
and that the Jehad lholy war; which he
recently proclaimed against Egypt is
TO be pushed with AN the desperate
energy OF the Dsrvish leaders.
The Khaufa has decreed that the
tribes Immediately collect and forward
10 Omdurman heavy war tax, that the
pick OF the warriors be- hurried 20 that
camp and chat an preparations be
made for long campaign. he eN-
poets. it is currently reported, 10 muster
am army of 10000 men. composed OF the
best fighting men of the SOudan. at ON
durham by September. when the An
glO-Egyptian advance will be met by
the Khalfa I'm person. The latter has
recalled the Dervish armies from Fash
0da and Darfur. and il is believed that
the siege of kassala Will shortly be
raised if 10 has not already been raised,
that the Dervishes now before that
place may be utilized at KhartOum and
DongOla
The Khalifa. writing 10 the Sheik of
AssOun. last December. said that he
was always ready 20 submit TO the au-
thority of the Hhedive of Egypt. as the
representative OF the sultan but that
ne would "resisJ 90 The death any eX-
petition coming from Egypt, so Ions
es the British occupy the country The
khaii'a concluded. ''I ann aware that
the British desire J0 have me assassin
aJ5l. but Z have taken precautions that
none OF he European prisoners shall
survive my murder.
Though Wady-Halfa is really the
base Of The Anglo-Egypt1n operations.
AkashCh o place of little importance
about 90 miles south o., Wady-Halfa
is The present base of operations. To is
90 that point THAI, The light railroad is
being pushed for the conveyance Of
men, supplies ETC.. and there. it is be-
Eeve1. the first communication with
the vanguard occupying Akasheh has
already been twice cut of and the Der
wishes gre believed TO- be gathering i'm
force iu the vicinity of that place.
Hence the anxiety here.
Akasheh was occupied by a small coll
umn or rroors. under Major Collisan.
without opposition. ON March 20 and
from that time ON endorsements and
stores have been pushed forward by
railroad where possible and by river
boats when the railroad could not be
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