The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-30
MOVEMENTS OVER IN INDIA.
Doubts as to the Genulneness Of the
Amesr's Reply.
DIsSFNsloNS AMONG THE AFRlDls,
Capture of the Fort Luudi-Kosa,
Was Accomplished Through
Treachery.

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Bombay, August 29,--I.ittle fresh news
has been received here from the frontier.
An attack has been made on shiniwari in
tho samene range. but the attack was re-
pulsed, the enemy losing nve killed aud
many wounded,
There 10 excitement among the tribcs
along the Bolon route to Quetta ana the
telegraph wires have again been cut.
1t ia reported that the tribesmen are
gathering near the Ziraet sanitarium and
much anxiety Ia felt regarding the safety
Of the women and children there as the
railway officials are asking for military
protection for their property. II the route
Is considered safe the women and children
at the sanitarium will be brought away,
but otherwise troops will be sent from
Quota to protect them.
| The column under Colonel Gordon,
which was dispatched TO the Semano dis
trict today. is composed entirely OF native
troops and is fully equipped with medical.
commissariat and transport service. 1t
has orders to force the Kohat pass II nee
| essary.
| Rumors are current tending 10 throw
doubts upon the gonuneness OF the amer S
reply to the viceroy OF India regarding the
completely of Afghan subjects in the up
rising. The disarming OF the Khyber rifles.
which formed part OF the garrison at
Jamrud was a complete surprise, but the
orders were obeyed without any trouble,
Much individual firing into the camp OF
Jamrud has taken place, as many as 100
stray shots having been fired at the cut
posts in a single night. Some OF these
shots were fired at so short a range tina,
three native officers, wins were on watch
cipline maintained in the camp that not
u single shot was fired In reply,
The hot weather is extremely trying, but
the health and spirits of the troops are
good.
Fears are expressed of the fall OF Rus
tam, northwest of Mardan, the whose dis
trict being in the hands OF the enemy,
General Woodhouse has gone from Mar.
dan to Russian. where the force. which
now amounts to 1000 men, with two guns
will be strengthened.
Confirmation has been resolved of th,
rumors that the Afridis are quarrelin!
among themselves over the division Of th,
booty taken from the captured fort. Onl,
about 500 of them have been left 20 guars
Khyber pass. the others having dispersed
to seek supplies of provisions. This il
probably the reason for the cessation 0
hostillties. The general idea here is tina
II further delay occurs In furnishing tn,
Afridis, for which purpose AT least 1000
men are required, there will be genera
uprising on an enormous scale, extending
from Orakzailand TO Hamemukt and int
Waziristan. despite the presence OF III
British field force in the Tochi valley. BE
tween Bunere and the Indus the tribe
appear TO be disinclined to join the re
bellion.
A strong column Of native troops an
the royal Irish regiment with four guns
under command OF Colonel Richardson
has started for the relief OF the Kuran
valley forts and another force has beef
sent to the assistance of the Shlmwar
garrison.
1t has developed that the capture o
Fort Lundi- Kotal was accomplishe,
through treachery and that the origina
report that fight lasting two hours too
place within the walls Of the fort was I'm
founded. The $50 Khyber Rifles who wer
stationed there, belonged TO various clan
} and included q number OF men from In
Peshawar valley. After lighting OF a dc
sultory nature some OF the Shimwari
dropped from the walls and He'd TO thei
homes The Afridis on the walls SEQ
began to exchange greetings with the be
siegers of the fort, whereupon the gate
were opened from the inside and tn
enemy poured In. Some OF the Afen1ei
fed and others remained and fraterniae
with the tesiegers. The Pcshawaris wer
disarmed, six of them held as prisoner
and the remainder OF them. 10 the numhe
of thirty, were allowed to 10 free. II wa
this news which led to Iii. disarming {
q portion OF the garrison at Jamrud. II
believed that the Khyber Rifles. garrison
! ing the forts in the Khyber pass. hay
; acted In a similar manner.
CONFEDERATE HISTORY.
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