The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-14

The Impression Growing Inat Abdur-
raman Khan Is Connivine at the
Tribal Uprisings-The News Worry
Seriously Regarded In England.
London, Aug IA. - Dispatches from
Bombay say that the impression is
growing that Abdurraman Kahn, the
ameer Of Afghanstan, is conniving at,
II not actually assisting the tribal
risings It is reported that he has re-
called the Afghan agents at Slmla, Cal
cutta, Karachi and Bombay, summon
ing them to Cabul his capital. From
inquiries II is ascertained that Yar
Mahomed Khan, the Bombay agent,
left for the Cabul few days ago, in
response to a message from the ameer
Before he left he disposed Of all his
movable property.
Colonel Suf Godan Russool, the At
CHAN agent at Calcutta, left the city
nearly three weeks ago in the company
Of Chief Kumar, who was permitted
to return to Cabul
1t is believed that some sections Of
the Afredis are in revolt. The Hindoos
at Peshawar are in fear of being robbed
and looted by the Mahommedans.
A company Of Bombay sappers left
Kirkee for Rawlpindi today, and orders
have been given TO the Dorseshire regi-
ment and a company Of Madras sap.
pers to leave Bangalore for Rawlpindi
Immediately.
The news Of the suspected Afghan
intrigues is very seriously regarded
here The English newspapers publish
ed in India had already discussed the
possibility of the ameer's completely
1t was reported some time ago that he
had sent thousands of copies of his
book on the Jenad, or religious war
to the native Indian regiments, while
anonymous letters appeared in the In
dian native press glorifying the Turk
4 ish victories as '1slam's rising star,
and declaring that the ameer was
ready to come, like the glorious Nah
4 mud Sabuktagin of yore, to rid India
! of the thraldom Of the Christian yoke
| bidding all the faithful to be prepared
and asserting that the riots at Chit
| pur were really a preliminary trial OF
! Mohammedan strength, carefully or
! ganized by the highly educated rea
leaders of the community,
While the authority of the Afghan
ameer over the frontier tribes is very
I weak 1t must be remembered that the
| Afghan general. Gholam Haidar, com
| manding at Asmar, who was in con
stant communication with the mullaf
who led the attack on Fort Shabkaul
last Saturday, is the ameeT's chief ant
most trusted commander, and taking
into consideration the symptoms Of un'
rest near Peshawar since the attacl
on Camp Malakand the Indian gov
ernment will be well advised If it makes
preparations to meet all eVentualities
When the two reserve brigades hav.
been concentrated at Rawalpindi thu
government force in the Puniaub viii
be strong enough to make operations
possible in any direction throughpu
the whole extent of the northwest
General Blood has two full brigade
in Swat. General Elles has simila
force in the vicinity of Peshawar. An
other reserve brigade is split up be
tween Mardan and Rawalpindi, an,
this is exclusive OF the Tochi field force
The news of the military preparation
will probably tend to quiet the tribes
The latest reports are that the Mob
mand tribesmen who were defeated Il
the attack on Fort Shabkaor and pur
sued by the government troops acros
the frontier are carrying their deat
and wounded back across the Cabu
river in the direction of Dakka, wher
the ameer has a local governor,
The tribes and chiefs in the lowe
Swat valley around Malakand an
Chakdara have surrendered uneOndi
tionally, and 1t is expected that tn
trlbesmen in the upper Swat valley wi
follow their example. If they do no
submit a punitive expedition win star
for that point at once.