The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-24
THE AMEER DIsCLAIMs.
lie Says He Is Not RespOnsiblclf for
the Acts of Violence.

He Says He Is Not NespOnsiblclfo for |
the Acts of Violence.
London, August PA dispatch to the
Times from Siinla says: The following Of
ficial communication was issued tonight
Monday:
THE ameer has promptly replied to the
letter in which tho Indian government
called his attention to the Information re-
ceived by II that Afghanistan subjects had
Joined Hadah Mullah. The ameer distinct
ly denies the truth OF the report thai Al
CHAN regulars have Joined the Muiiah. lie
engages solemnly and personally on benaf
OF General Gholam Haider and the reaular
army that no such act OF hostility viii ever
be committed by them. He alleges mat II
the tribesmen have joined at all they
must have jolned secretly Tor they Wouln
not have dared to do so openly. He at
tributes the disturbances to the action OF
the Mullahs, especially Hadah Mullah, who
in former years have excited his own peo-
pie to rise against him in Afghanistan and
| he denouncee their conduct"
! This Us most important, and II published
| broadcast on the frontier may have great
| effect upon the tribesmen.
General Files will endeayor to Induce the
Afridis TO leave the hills and venture Into
| the open, but 1t Is feared they viii cling
| TO the various spurs running out toward
Jamrud aud Poshawur. This may delay
their dispersal and they may become
| troublesome by demonstrations against the
Kuki- KhlevillagerH living near the hills.
Kodan and the Mohmud borders are still
quiet.
A special dispatch from Simla says the
| belief prevails there that the government
In the official Communique has suppressed
| a portion OF the aineers reply owing TO
difference Of opinion between Lord Eigtn,
the viceapy. and the military authority.
Lord Elgin desires TO act cautiously and
| to avoid an open rupture with the ameer.
The military authorities on the other hand
are convinced that the ameer Is acting In
bad faith and they urge Lord Elgin TO act
quickly before the ameer is able to make
formidable military preparations.
The generally well informed correspond
ent OF the Times at Simh says nothing
about this suspicion which is probably borr
OF the feeling that the ameer, although ht
disowned does not disapprove OF the do
ings Of the tribesmen. while there Is the
further possibility of Russian intrigues II
; the background. Cuidously enough tbs
Paris Memorial Dlpiomatique. which II
+ supposed TO have connections with Russian
diplomacy, announced in its Sunday issn'
that the ameer was preparing for the even
tuality OF war In any case.
The Afridis have always displayed
keener readiness for plumber than TO
fighting and the fact that they have ad
vanced TO the attack OF fortified posts TO
the protection Of caravans traversng Khy
{ her Pass, while under the pay of the In
0 dian government indicates that strong mo
!, tive animates them. A not unlikely re
\ sult of the rising will be that the Births
!. force will occupy Tisheg plateau. the sum
: mer headquarters OF the Afridis and Akra
9 kiz. from which point they could be keI
n under be tter control The Afridis numbe
e about 20 900 first class hill fighters.
e A feature OF the situation IL that th
r Anglo Indian army is largely recruite
from tho Afrtdis.