The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-24
THE AMER DENIES 1T.
He Did Not Iacite Indian Rising and
benouaces it--Suspicfon of Bad
Faith ana Russian intrigue.

LONDON. Aug 21-A gsls1a4ch 10 ire
Times frorn Sirila says the following Of
tAonday}:
The aEneer has promptly replied 20 shs
1S<se1 sSe1 = "a2ea the lEalan Eovarl.nent
ealle0 h1s aTteT,ttsr 20 information rs-f lived
o L 70 the effect faat AfgAaa subjects
1&d 1c44s1 E&oGsh II sllah Iae aSnssr
oass1iaei.x denies me sTlln OF The reports
@ tA@s A1SAan regalAFs have joined t0e
snSi.aA Ee engages solemn3y and per-
seAa4i1. on hehaif ~ Gen. Gnolaus- Halaar
80 t1s tcsaAaF army gEag no ssich act
o1 hostility All ever rs committed BY
tAesn. he alleges that Il the grEbesrnen
nave lolned az az, thay must have 5esae4
secTss4y.s Tor they would not have dared
= 90 50 openly, because of fear OF niyn-
lie A,iE4oasos 1he disturbances 10 the ac-
s,oa ot TIE Inuilahs. especially h&doan
MallaD. W1o in former years melted has
people 20 rfSe againsz aim IN AfShznistan,
ana lie denounces Fheir conduct"
Ihls IS most important pronouncement,
ana 7 published broadcast on the frontler.
may have greaE effect upon the tribes
fAen.
Gen. Elles viii crdeavor to induce the
ATrsdis 70 leave the hills aa1 venture saJo
the open. hlt Il is feared they viii cling TO
the various spurs running oGt toward
danFGd and Eeshawur. This may delay the
dispersal. and they may become trouble
some demonstrations against the kuki
hhe& RUlageFs Avlng near The hills kohat
A special dispatch from Sisnia SAYS the
belief prevails there that the government.
u the official communication, has sup
pressed portion OF the aneeFss reply ow-
Ing 10 a difference OF opinion between
Lord Elgin. the vieeroy. ard the military
authorities. Lord Elsin desires 10 act
cautiously and to avoid an open rupture
with the aIheer. The military authorities
on ihe other hand. are convinced that the
aAaeer Is acting in bad faith. and they urge
Lord Elgin 70 act quickly before the ameer
Is able TO make formidable military prepa-
Fauons. The generally wefi-tnfarTued cor
respondent OF the Times az S.mla SAYS
nothing about this suspicion, which Is
probably born Of the feeling that the
aneer. although he disowns does not dis
approve OF the dO!ngs of the tFIbesFneu
while there Is the further possibility Of
Russian intrigues in the background
CurioUsly enough. the Paris Memorial
blpiomatigue, which Is supposed to have
connections with Russian diplomacy. an
nounced In its Sunday issue that the aneer
was preparing for the eventuality Of war
In any case. The Afridis have ALWAYS dis
played keener readiness for plunder than
for fighting. and the fact that they have
advanced TO the attack of fortified posts
Tor the protection OF caravans traversins,
hhSoer pass. while under pay Of the Indian
government, Indicates that some strong
motive animates them.
The Affidls number about 2o010 flrst-class
hii lighters. An anxious feature of the
situation is that the Angio-Indian army Is
largely recruited from the Afridis.
LONDON, Aug. @-An official dispatch
from PeshawUr announces that the AZ
ridis attacked Ali Misjed this morning.
and adds that they were attacking Fort
Maude at l0:S0 a. III. The enemy's line
is mile and a half long. All the At
ridis are said to have Joined In the up
rising
SIMI4A. Aug. IA large force Of AZ
ridis has just been reported 10 be advauc-
Ing down the khyber pass and the so-call-
ed mad mullah" or fanatical priest. who
is inciting the natives Of that territory
against the British. is said TO have col
lected the Mohmads for an attack
upon Michni and Shah. The Royal Irish
men and a regiment Of native infantry,
with battery of mountain artillery. have
been ordered to kohat. Fighting is re-
ported al Murjede between the Afridis
and the British garrison of that place.
PESHAWUR. Aug. 25.-The Afridis be-
gan an attack upon Ali Musjed at
o'clock this morning, and upon Fort
Maude shortly after 10. Both are gar
risoned with Khyber native levees. The
enemy is also entering the Khyber pass.
Gen. Nesmscott has sent artillery 10 the
mouth OF the pass 10 shell them II pos
sible. The artillery was accompanied by
the Ninth Bengal lancers.