Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-11
TROUBLE in INDIA.
Desperate Fighting Between English
Troops and Natives.
COL. BUNNY REPORTED KILLED.
Fear Eu,er ancd Of Rising Against
the Brilih on the Afghan
tr0nli,r.

BOMBAY, June 11.-A dispatch from
simla, the residence OF the Indian
tfiicials during the heate periods OF
the year, announces serious trouble on
the northern frontier and the massacre
of number OF British officers and
native soldiers in the government en-
ploy. From the particulars obtainable
at present 1t seems that two guns be.
longing to the Bombay mounted bat
terry, escorted by 800 men belonging 10
the First regiment OF 5ikhas and the
First PuDjab infantry, We're trescher-
ously attacked In the Tochi valley by
a large force OF hostile natives.
The first reports said that Colonel
Bunny, two officers and twenty-five
prlvates had been killed and tha al three
officers anu twenty-five men lad been
wounded. In addition "A number Of
the mules and horses are reported
killed.
Indications are that the affair lie
more than conf lot with warlike ma.
Ives and that the notorious Mullan
II Piewindah 10 at the bottom OF the
trouble.
The latest advises are that n political
tf1lcer, Mr.. Gee, was visiting Shiran 1
with an escort Of troops when he WAS
attacked at Manzi by vastly superior
iorcet. The British troops were forced
TO retreat anu were followed several
miles by overwhelming numbers OF
the enemy. The fighting was despsi-
ate. Ali the British officers were
severely wounded. Captain Browne,
VI the first Sikhas, a son OF the late
Sir James Browne, anu Lieut.. Crook
shank, Of the royal ARTILLERY, were
Killed, anu Surgeon Higgintol, OF the
First SikhHs aud Lieut.. Seaton.
Browne oil the Punjsb infantry were
Wounded.
The second dispatch does not NEIL
ton the death OF Col. Bunny, hui
from the act that II says that Col.
Gray from Miranshah has taken yer
gagged, 1t Is Inferred that Col.
Bunny 10 also among the dead rs at
tirst announced.
Tocni valley lies north OF Gumsl
anu on The road to Ghuzni AMI Waz.
irslam. II hed buen controlled by the
British eincs the delimitstion OF the
-hindc 10. Afghan ir0ntier, but the tribes
there have always been tufDuient unu
lear Is lelt lest The other tribes riss
against the British.
The MuiiaD o, Powinhnh 10 well
known TO the British india auth sritIes.
He is notorious ianaticai press anu
has AWAY u.eu .e,iiia 10 British In !
fiuencr. Owing 10 an attempt which
me Muilkh recently made 10 stir up a
lebsilion, ne was expelled from tue
Brush territory. THIS causeu him to
/ . deserted by MS own people, anu ne
has siDcs lived la AIghanlsIan anu IL
understOou to have been actively pIO-
ling against the British. He tuoR part
in the attack upon tue British camp
at Wsno in November, 1894.
While Colonel A. ID. turner, the
Brush commander, Was engaged IL
1894 in delimiting the HinuOo-Aighan
frontier, his camp at Wano wa, at
tackled un November 3id Of that year,
by u large .ribe vi Wsziri tribesmeu.
The British lost about twenty private
soldiers anu twenty camp followers
Killed before the WazIri's were re-.
lulsed, the latter leaving over 250 dead
on the field.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
BOMBAY, June 1l.--Tno news Of the
disaster On the frontier 0i British
lnuia has been officially COpfirmed.