Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-20
THE WAR IN SOUDAN.
Will Not DO All Play 10 The English
Expedition.
pERylsnEs FILLED Win ZEAL
Slain Phsha Eager for Another En-
counter Win Ills Old Fnenles-War
Correspondents Gather.


speclal rom Cairo, says
Your correspondent called on Lord
Cfomer. but no declined TO express
my opinion rs to the situation. The
assumption Is that be knows very little
OF the score Of tho movement IL Ia
known that tho ordcrior the advance
vasa surprise 10 him. with the expert.
thce gained through wJlseley's dila.
tory, vsrcillaling tactics In the kat-
t5um campaigu bororo tue British war
,nlce, It IL practically certain that this
expedition will be- called forward with
sharpness and precision, but IA not At
oil probable that a serious advance will
b. made upon the very threshold Of
sumner.
The souian and Egyptian troops at
wadyhalia mny bo pushed 10 Aka.
sbaf, while tho English contingent
will concentrate at Wadyhslia anu
organize for effective work. when
cooler woalhot sets in,early IN 5optem.
hon, columns from the Me hul
HuaKim can maho u combined AT.
vance on OudutmHn, hut thu guar
diArs Of Ehallia AtdullA know
something Of british taetics,
aud muy not wait for the
cooler weather program. Fully 5000
uFfvishts arc reported aiUUt nud fcauy
l0 reni. iIu massacre Of Italians OIL
AduwA fillri them with wAfllke zeal,
HlI the tall ui Kassala viii Inn anne
thtul with tauatiUism. They may take
tUu Initiative anu may TAIL upon thu
HdvAnue column ot the Nile aud rrush
%, even before the main support can
roach Massun.
Wuilr the natives are dlsr0ns0lato at
the prutlUCt Of war, the EuRlish AZ
Cairo are elntcl. Scores Of yJuug men
ia evil places are striving ~! pcfmls.
zion u Join the forces aud several Eng.
lisa women have volunteered Tor hUt'
ptal service.
Tue prospect for fightlng creates
much rnthuBiasm among tue Britizh.
Mrr. Constance kuowtys has Issued
IN upIchl 10 Eurhsnmuu here on be-
haii OF fund for prospective widOws
aud orphans.
Many ssduus minded Observer pre-
dict that the attempt 10 carry cut Eug-
LAMPS lOtg mhiutod policy IN tue
s1udap viii provoke n European war,
inasmuCh NJ 4 viii al0td Russia aud
Fra CO the pTutrKt which they have
Uton yoarning Tor The war CORES.
u.udsuts Of tho LJudOn press are
rapidly concentrating here,
Ihr troops In Cairo are thkon by
rail- TO Gu.crrn where the Coos steam.
sT- receive aud carry them 10 Ass0usn.
The North Sthtiotdshifo regiment Ii
UJ. kcd 10 make tho trip on the .J.h.
ne young khedivc " suid 10 be
clhttd over tue prospect.
Your correspondent had an inter.
view with slaln phshO, tue oumpAu.
lon % Gen. Gordon, who ha, hAu
seventeen year, ut lite anu imprlson.
mUnl IN tue S1uian aud who now
holds the rank oi colonel IN the tgyp.
tau army. He IT. suffering from IN.
iures received through u recent TALL
nom his horse. lie SAID!
"Altnougu am silli lame, 1 shall
20 20 tue front at once, by reason oil
my knowledge Of tue county, ana my
Information NJ 90 tue forces la tue
neld, ana my ability 10 SPEAK tho iiB-
lrots VI the Suudan residents, ought
10 be- nhie ~ render good service, |
real y sIoak SuudanpHe better than my
native German,
"l think We shall have fighting In.
Side VI week. Our troops today inside
the ifst advance beyond Egyptian
territory, They are certain ~ meet
opposition. think We shall hud tue
enemy at least 1000 strong In Titie-,
with 1000 sprarmrn and with an IT,.
regular cavalry ioica OF about 1000.
The best arms they have arc Rpmiug-
ton niles anu they are quite out Of date
now.
"rhe talk about the dervishes being
able 10 nut 100000 Fighters In tue
Hello u hbrurd. Not nail thst number
u hghting men can DO mustered In
the whole region. They have some
tegimsutsl ana brigade Organization,
hut discipline II lax, and supplies nj
ways ipaItquAte.
"Usman DlsnS will probably be our
chief opponent. Ihe defyish6s viii
not In this encounter have tue ianat.
iolsm which the MAhdi inspired iu thr
Gordon campaign.
"BrsidtB the people are much dis
satisfied on account OF tho OppFetllon
aud misfulu OF their government OF
late, l am quite familiar with all the
flbea that eau be brought against "
nnd we have no fear as TO toe result
" tlis expedition. Quite u humber Of
European military OiiiCers are apply
INK lUr permission 10 accompany W.
hifJa, wuO l. the nominal c0mmander
ui the Egyptian army, VIII 10 to thv
front Oh Tuesday. Much Ia expect i
ol the trained Sludauese regiments
rnicered 10y tue British, but l would
not care 10 depend much upon Egyp'
tan troops auoh AZ | nave seen"
MESELui's DEMAND on ITALY.
NEW York, March 2O,-A speci ! to
the huialI from Rome says: KING
MoHslE demands su indemnify Of
loTy million llTo from Italy. Ihit
condition 10, Ot Coure, uuneuepihb
anu iuuher complioatus the situation
Toe ntgus' forces now threaten u EUR
Eound AsmNrla, while continuing 10
auNhn,o upon Mass0wah,
The Marquis ID Ru Iini IL evidently
losing grOunu. ltis believed tunt In
case tuu credit no has asked TOT IL r.
fused, be VIII dissolve parllamsgt a
royal decree Tor this purpose hes hI'
feudy been drawn up And only awaits
pr mulRAtiOu, Ailer peace mas been
declared X ng Msuelik viii, II Is saiI,
visit tie car. The Russian ambasih'
dor ia negotiating Tor the passage Oi
Russian ambulance corps turOug h
Mass0wuh. Termination 10 c-TIain I
be gfanieu.
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