The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
SKILLED IN ENGINEERING.
DERVISH DEFENSES AT DONGO-
LA WERE CONSTRUCTED
WITH GREAT SKILL.
GLADSTONE ARMENIAN SENTIMENTS
His Speech to the Liverpool Reform
Club Very Conservatiye-Was En-
ucctcd to Consurc the Govern
mcnt, But Upheld II.

Dungula -on-the-Ni Sept. 2i.-iCopy-
rightcd 1896. by the Associated ireSS.) =
An inspection of the DcryiSh detenSeS at
this place shows that they were con-
Structed with great skill: that the. posi-
tions were well chosen ana that II me!
had been held with rcsolute men, they
would have caused an immcnS" amount
of trouble and loss to the Anglo-Egyptlan
expedition. About $500 Dervi>h PRISON
crs were captured in addition to Il large
amount of ammunition and arms of all
kinds. sufficient 10 supply an enormous
force for Il long time. great quantities OF
grain. large supplies of sheep and cattle
The honors of the fighting belong 10 the
gun boats and the artillery. whose shells
reached the enemy far out in the desert:
The work of completing the chain of
dopots and railroads to Wady Halta CON
tinuCs. 8,
All the troops are in excellent health
and spirits and the provisions captured
considerably strengthened the position OF
the lardcr.
No announcement has been made rs to
the course of the expedition in the future.
everybody being occupied in the work OF
settling down and establishing '.dvance
posts. clearing away the debris of the
iSmantlcd Notifications preparatory to
reconstructing number on Il large Scalel,
landing and storing ammunition and sup
piles and constructing camps for Il pos
Sihlc stay of some length of time.
GLADSTONE on ARMENIA.
London. Sept. copyrighted, 1896,
by the Associated PreSs.)-The Right
Hon. William l.. Gladstone the great
liberal leader. replying To a request on the
part of the general manager of the AS
ISOLATED Press for an advance proof of
the important speech which he delivered
today before the reform club of Liver
pool. an Grafton which was looked for
ward To with the greatest interest IN
political circles here and on the continent.
has sent the following autograph letter 10
the Associated Press:
"Hawardcn. Sept. %. 1S96-I can only
so far anticipate what | may have Ia say
at Liverpool tomorrow rs To signify to
you in this way that | shall recommend
giving the warmeSt support To the queen
government together with tine largest
discretion. assuming. however, THAI they
will not include in their policy. the inStru-
ment of war with united Europe. but not
AT all excluding it from their choice
should they find il to lie the only alter
native open to them for action on the
sole responsibility of their country for
the fulfllmeHt of the covenants which
have been disgracefuly broken. | re-
main, dear sir, very faithfully.
Nv. +. GLApSrDNE.
This letter is regarded as being highly
important as il was expected that Mr..
Gladstone would cenSure the govern
ment. The radical pro-Armenian papers
have been anticipating n political up
heaval as the result of speech Mr.. Glad
stone made today. and it is now evident
from his letter that the distinguished
English statesman proposes 10 uphold
the hands of the MARQUIS of Salisbury.
instead of taking stand against him.