The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-14
AN UPRISING IMMINENT.
Mahommedan Tribes in India Be-
come More Troublesome.
AMEER SUSPECTED OF INTRIGUE.

Tho Impression Growing That Abdur-
raman Khan Is ConnivinG at the
Tribal Uprisines-The News Very
Seriously Regarded In England.
, London, Aug II. Dispatches from
Bombay say that the impression is
growing that Abdurraman Kahn, the
ameer of Afghan!stan, is conniving at
If not actually assisting the tribal
rlsings. 1t is reported that he has re-
called the Afghan agents at Simla Cal
cutta, karachi and Bombay, summon
ing them to Cabul, his capital. From
inquiries it is ascertained that Var
Mahomed Khan, the Bombay agent,
left for the Cabul few days ago, in
response to message from the ameer.
Before he left he disposed of all his
movable property.
Colonel Suf~ ~Godan Russool, the AZ
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 Eangalore 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 clarifying the Turk
Ish victories as "Isam's rising STAR"
and declaring that the ameer was
ready to come, like the glorious NAH
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
leaders of the community.
While the authority of the Afghan
ameer over the frontier tribes is very
weak, 1t must be remembered that the
Afghan general, Gholam Haidar, COM
mandns at Asmar, who was in con-
stant communication with the mullah
who led the attack on Fort Shabkaur
last Saturday, is the ameer's chief and
most trusted commander, and taking
into consideration the symptoms of un-
rest near Peshawar since the attack
on Camp Malakand the Indian gov
ernment will be well advised if ii makes
preparations to meet all eventuallties
When the two reserve brigades have
been concentrated at Rawalpindi the
government force in the Punjaub will
be strong enough to make operations
possible in any direction throughout
the whole extent of the northwest
General Blood has two full brlgades
in Swat. General Files has similar
force in the vicinity of Peshawar An
other reserve brigade is split UP be-
tween Mardan and RawaIpindi and
this is exclusive ofkhe Tochi field force.
The news of the military preparations
Will probably tend to quiet the tribes.
The latest reports are that the Moh-
mand tribesmen who were defeated In
the attack on Fort Shabkaor and pur-
sued by the government troops across
the frontier are carrying their dead
and wounded back across the Cabul
river In the direction Of Dakka, where
the ameer has local governor.
The tribes and chiefs in the lower
Swat valley around Malakand and
Chakdara have surrendered uncondi-
tionally, and it is expected that the
trbesmen in the upper Swat valley will
follow their example. If they do not
submit a punitive expedition will start
for that PORT at once