Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-30
TROUBLE BECOMING SERIOUS.
Great Britain May Have Her Hands
Full in India Before Very
LOnu.

Sima. India. July 29.-The north camp at
Mainland was abandoned yesterday after
noon, the troops concentrating on KOtal.
The attack began at $50 on the previous
evening and lasted until daybreak yester-
day. Desultory firing continued through
out the day, and the tribesmen driving In
the pickets. of whom thirteen sepOys were
killed and forty-thTee wounded.
The PunjaD infantry, led by Lieutenant
Chino. I'm a succession of brilliant charges.
drove back great masses of the tribesmen,
The enemy is collecting in large forces
and severe fighting is anticipated.
Reinforcements have been sent to OAR
Bombay. July 29.-The situation at Camp
Malakand has become serious. Word has
been received that the natives in large
force made second attack on the forts
yesterday. The fighting was severe. Thir-
teen of the British were killed and thirty
wounded. among the latter being Lieuten-
ant Castillo. The tribesmen lost 100.
The worst feature Of the situation is that
the garrison is short of ammunition. and
II is feared the whole supply Will be eX-
hausted before reinforcements arrive. The
government is making the greatest efforts
to get these through in time. 1t is re-
ported that Mad Mullah has mustered at
least 900 tribesmen.
London, July "a Simla dispatch says:
As the operations against the rebelliOus
tribesmen will be carried on on a Compara-
lively large scale, all the forces including
reinforcements now en- route will be form
ed into a division OF two brigades, with a
complete staff, the whole under command
of Colonel Sir Bindon Blood. The nrSt
brigade will be commanded by Colonel
Meikeljohn, and the second by Colonel
Jeffreys."
4 later dispatch from Simla says on
Wednesday the enemy returned with re-
intOrcemeuts and at 10 o oClOCk at night re-
newed the attack with equal determination,
charging. as on Monday night. right up to
the hreastworkS. They were repulsed, how
ever, at all points. The British losses were
much smaller than on the previous night,
being only three officers wounded and two
native soldiers killed and eight wounded.
The enemy retired at daybrcak carrying on
their dead. but the British soldiers were too
much fatigued TO pursue them. A renewal
of attack it expected tonight Thursday,
but the troops are SO strongly intrenched
that no anxiety is felt as TO the result.
Major Taylor has died from his wounds.
The Daily News prints dispatch from
Malakand showing that the rising of the
natives is on a large scale. Each night.
the dispatch says. a determined attack has
been made, lasting until daybreak; while
during the daytime the garrison Is ha-
raSSed by parties on hills within range OF
the British pickets. These tactics prove a
severe strain to the troops, who. fatigued
with night fighting, cannot assume the
Following is a description of the British
position: On a ridge is a fortified position,
which is held by the main body Of the gar
risOn, with outlying posts on the Buddhist
road to the right and on the hill TO the
left. Down below, on the Chakdara road.
Is an open space called the Crater, which
is overlooked by a rock eminence. The
north camp. which the troops evacuated
Wednesday afternoon in order to concen-
trate upon the ridge, is a mile distant, and
owing to 4 lack of camels. the troops were
compelled to abandon their tents. These
were set on fire by the tribesmen. The
conflagratiOn must be taken as evidence
of success which will be likely to bring
thousands of tribesmen fiocking to Mala-
kand. On Tuesday. Colonel Meikeljohn
was busy with his command. moving the
stores ridge and building =
works there. While this was being done,
the tribesmen assumed a threatening atti-
tUde. but did not make an attack. Five
hundred reinforcements arrived at the
camp Wednesday afternoon.