Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-31
British Forces Disperse the Tribes
men Who Had Captured It.
GORDON'S COLUMN ON TIE MARCH
Insurgents Threaten the Mach
Muskaf-BoIan Railroad.
SIGNS OF COMING TROUBLE

| BOMBAY, August 31.-Great relief is felt
| in official circles here at the news that the
| tribesmen who yesterday blocked the Kohai
pass have been dispersed. Col. Gordon:
| column of troops proceeded toward Koha:
! from Peshawur this morning.
Dispatches received from Peshawur to.
day say that all is quiet there, though oc-
| casional shots are exchanged between the
advance posts and the insurgents.
A cavalry reconnaissance was made al
daybreak today, in force, as far as the
| entrance of the khyber pass, without the
| discovery of any of the enemy.
Mad MulIah Refuses Aid.
The notorious Mullah of Haddah, who
has been a. the bottom of a great deal
| of the present trouble is reported to have
refused to send assistance to the Afrd!s
who begged him for aid
The Mullah announces his intention OF
Immediately attacking the Khan of Dir,
| on account of the latters friendship for the
British The Dir's troops are all watching
| tie frontier
The Mullah has been joined by large num-
| bers of tribesmen from Afghan territory.
bad News From Quettn.
Disquieting news has been received from
Quetta the British military Post in Belu.
chistan. The tribesmen have assembled OF
the hills about the Mach -Muskaf- Bolan
| railroad in such numbers that the authori-
ties have telegraphed to the governor gem
eral, the Earl of Eigin. asking for reinforce
infantry.
Other signs of coming trouble in this re-
gion are found in the fight into the terri
tory OF the Ameer of Afghanstan of two
important chiefs, the heads of the Bungal-
J aZai and Sehri tribes. In addition large
bodies of the population of the Pishin vii
iages, with their families, are crossing the
border.
Killed by GEaxfs.
Two artillery lascars and four coolies who
were working upon a redoubt near thl
Harrar railroad, eight miles from ouetta
have been killed by Ghazs.
The native leves in that district are gen.
orally considered unreliable
The Civil ard Military Gazette. naner oi
high standing, says:
ne empire Is wrapped up in red tape
Colonel WarbIrton. whose influence in the
khyber is a greater guarantee of peac,
than garrison. offered his services when
the outbreak occurred. and was refused
because he had passed the age for active
service.
The mobilization scheme broke down
and the frontier force was stuck for wan:
of transport Orders to purchase animal.
are just being issued.
we know as fact the Mohmands In
the Shabakar fight We're nearly all armed
and paid each fighter receiving eight annas
in cash daily.
1t is rumored that a day was fixed fo,
the tribes to attack simultaneously
influential Khan Joins Insurgents
PESHAWUR, August 31.-Khawaschan
one of the most influential khans of the
Afridis, has Joined the tribes in the Khyber
pass. His house here has been seized by
the authorities
The Cblan pass, through which the Pc
shawur column is trying to reach kohat
is reported to be strongly held by Bazotis.
Heavy fighting is anticipated. There have
been many sunstrokes among the members
of the different British columns operating
against the enemy.