The record-union., 1896-04-12

Ireland, will on Monday n6f3oduce a bill
to put the proposal iuko gehect AS far
as It has gone the Sopffan expedition is
disappointing to the War Office and the
Government Dispatches are sent
daily from Cairo, pra1sing the rapidity
of the movements at the front and the
completeness OF the preparations. The
truth, as known at the War Office,
which is sustained by private advices,
is that the advance beyond Assouan is
excessively slow, being hampered by
deficient river service and want Of for
age.
The worst feature for the Govern
ment is the enormous and unexpected
expenditures that have been and are
yet to be made. Lord Cromer, the Brit
ish diplomatic agent at Cairo, advises
that it will be necessary next to draw
upon the Egyptian treasury for Il ,O0O.-
COO in addition to the f5OO, 600 already
drawn, and this fact renders it probable
that the entire reserve of the Egyptian
Debt Commission will ultimately be alb
sorbed before there is an actual conflict
with the Dervishes. No authority VEN
lures to speculate as to what will hap
pen when the reserve is exhausted.
Until September the only forward
movement from Akasheh that is likely
to be made will be to Firket, ten miles
up the river. This will be merely due to
to the discovery that ARasheh is
bad stragetic point The place is sur
rounded by low hills commanding the
camp, and for this reason 1t has al
ready been found advisable to form
chain of forts in the hills. The SANTA
MI
ton of the camp is bad. The mercury
reaches an average Of 1O6 degrees In
the shade, and this extreme heat i'm
pedes the work even Of the F'ellaheen
laborers. At Wady Halfa large num-
Der of the men belonging to the North
Staffordshire Regiment have been in
valided by the heat.
That no operations of Importance are
intended during the summer Is evident
from the fact that General Sir RedVers
Butler is reported to have been nom1-
mated for the chief command OF the ex-
pedition. He will not leave England
until July when the campaign will be
fairly entered upon. The Nile will be
the sole line Of advance. The Com
mander-in- Chief of the British forces
has decided against march across the
long stretch Of desert between Suakim,
the Red Sea and the Berber.
Mr. Chamberlain stated in the House
Of Commons yesterday that he has in
formed Sir Hercules Robinson, GOV.
ernor Of Cape Colony and British High
Commissioner in South Africa. that the
Government would sanction any propo-
sition which he might deem necessary
for the prompt suppression of the Mata-
belle uprising and was ready, to rein
force the garrisons in Cape Colony or
Natal. kilograms have been received
from Buluwayo declaring that at least
/ 200 troops will be necessary to sup
press the revolt Mr.. Chamberlain
places upon Governor Robinson the re-
sponsibility for demandingi reinforce
ments. The latter hesitates. to ask for
more troops fearing to rouse the suspi-
cions of the Beers, who are now watch
ing with the utmost alertness the Brit
ish plans in South Africa, thinking with
reason that they may be covertly d.
rected against themselves.
The "Globe" and the "St. James Ca
zette" voice the feeling Of the Conserva-
tives, and many who are not partisans
are demanding that the Government
disregard Boer susceptibilities and send
troops. A correspondent OF the Morn
ing Post" writes that German officers
are engaged in supervising the construc-
ton of eight forts that are intended for
the defense of Pretoria, the Capital OF
the TransvaaL The haste with which
war material has poured into the Capt.
tai indicates that the Boer Government
is preparing for possible seige. The
forts are being built onsthe hills around
Pretoria. IL Il
Interest In the sporting world IN Mr..
Croker's horses continues to grow. The
Sporting Times" says it Is clear that
Americus will win in the race for the
Kempton Park Great Jubilee, and is
talking to teach the British a lesson of
what Americans are capable. The bet
ting at present is to l against Victor
Wilde, 8 to l against Whittier and 10
to against Americus.
The counsel of the evangelical
churches has reported a memorial to
the churches Of the United States in
favor OF the establishment Of perma-
nent tribunal Of arbitration.
The advance bookings on the Atlantic
liners foretell record season of Ameri-
can visitors to England
Mrs. Adams the wife Of Matthew
Adams, who was arrested at South
ampton on the charge of embezzlement
of $40,O 900 in Denver, Col, sailed to-day
on the American line steamship Paris
for New York. By direction of the court
here. her expenses are paid to Denver