The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-25
CRAVE CRISIS IN INDIA.
The Greatest Importance Attributed 10
the Rising Of The AlFidiS.
TIE PASSES SWARM WITH TRIDBKEE
They Capture One Fort and the Fate of the
other il Not Known-The Arrest of
Three BeIuohistan Chiefs Creates
sensation.

LONDON. August 2i-kn official dis
batch to-day from slmla Announces that
Fort Maude. in the Kydharb Pass, has
been captured by the Afudis The gar
sison which was composed OF native
Lcylcs. known as the Khcbers. retired
with the loss of three men.
The Airldis aitcrward burned the fort.
The fate OF Fort Ali-MusJid. which was
simultaneously attacked by Afridis. IS not
known.
GRAVE NEWS
10 is admitted. even in official circles
HAT the ncws from India IS of the grayest
uIscrIption.An those who are familiar
with the situation attach the greatest i'm
portauco TO tho rising OF the warlike
Afridls. who are estimated TO muster
l50O fighting men. The Afridis however,
only form a part OF the insurgents.
A letter from India. published in the
STANDARD. emphasizes the belief that the
Amcer of Afghanistan Is at the back OF
The whole rsinB
The ST. James Gazette says: "rhe
moral of the whole story is That we VINO
have fifty million MOhdmmeuans IN our
Eastern Empire. have chosen to present
ourselves 90 The whole as the chlei en-
Imy Of the Sultan. who the general ma
1Orlty of that creed look upon as theh
head in religious matters.
II vye had succeeded i'm inspiring real
terror the harm done might nave beeh
less. but. what fear can be felt Tor a
Power. which. after ringing warnings. is
pulled mp short by orders from 81 re
Icrsburs.
SCENE OF THE RISING
The scene of the rising has the keiDcr
pass for its centre. The policy of the
Afridis is to tempt the Sltish n.g lie
hills and spurs of the pass. Fort Mauae
is small stone fort. overlooking the
road four miles up the pass from Jamiid.
Hort Au-Musid Is five and half miles
further up. There the pass is forty ieet
wide,
uI'RNED SACRED BOOKS.
UONRAY. August 2-The report that
whom The Mohmundis attacked foIt
sbabkadr they burned au the sacIeu
books of the Sikh Temple there has eN-
cited the greatest Indignation among l"e
eutbae throulhout the Province. ana mas
,reatly uccuscd thc Sikh trops on the
frontier. 49,.
mn. bombay Gazette announces that
ebr.. az the principal chiefs OF beluchia-
IAN Srdars. Mchrattawhon. dh"hea-
,.lbts and Yarmahomcd. were arrested
-, tb. arrival of the Mushkat-Bolan
mail train. upon which they were IN
duced to go Co Quetto 90 meet am "e 1m' ~,
of the Goycruor-Gcncral, the fail Oh r'
GIN. who had arrived there by spec"i
train shortly before. .....,,.
CuiEFs MADE PRISONERS.
eirdar chomcsbakhis is a son-in-laW OF
eirdar Sin Arad Khan one OF the hosS
loyai chiefs of Bciuchistan. All thrce oi
the srdars. who have been m'ue p' o .
ems b.long 10 the Sarawan dNisioi =
Reiuchistan. and are suspected Oh 'n-
triculng against the Government ihey
arc known 60 have been disan'cleo so"0
time past mot sensa-
,,nn among tbc Mohammands and further
,,,n,rt.nt Developments are expected
sUEILED THE ENEMY.
snu.A AUGUST 2i-The British olhcer
Commanding at Jamerud moved a pH,-
tery OF artillery. escorted by thv C".s"
praroon. Yesterday 90 the NOUN Oh '"D
I<yblor Pass and ahaled the enemy ~
lsnrc Of 800 yards. .,.-., 20
1'he Afridis retired. hut the battery
turned 10 Jamcrud thc oIhc'' in -
dceminr 10 inadvisable 60 enter lhe p,S''
General Ellis wil begin cohcerteu n'"N0
mont AGAINST tho tribcsmcn to-day
Late news of the capture ot ~
1fsude boz, Tho insurgents show that 'ne
f.irrlson of that place retired M lV,"
N >esttrduy and that tho fort was pul
E.if,, ho,ir later. The garrison reach
G goi.r,i Nycstmavcotts relief column.
,1-.i,., rrom I<ohat. at n j.. NJ. At the
,.. tf,,. tbat Fort Maude was aban-
a.,,l t,o K,iebcr Rifles earrisoning Fort
Jev..rrer, were compelled 10 abandon
sb.t niace The area of active fighting
d. .,iaroine rapidly.
THE Afridis this evening attacked with