The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-30
THE WARuNE AFRIDlS.
Quarreling Among Themselves Over
the Division of Booty.
TWENTY THOUSAND SOLDIERS


VIII BE Required to Get the Rebel
Iious Tribesmen Under subjcctIon.
The Rebels Gathering in Force Near
the ziarot sanitarlum.
Bombay, Aug. Confirmation has
been received Of the rumors that the
Afridis are quarreling among them
selves over the division of the booty
taken from the captured forts. Only
alAut 500 Of them have been left to
guard the Khyber pass. the others
having dispersed to seek supplies OF
provisions. This is probably the reason
for the cessation of hostilties.
The general idea here is that If fur
ther delay occurs in furnishing the
Afridis, for which purpose at least 20,
900 men are required, there win be a
general uprising on an enormous scale,
extending from Orakzailand to Zai-
mukht, beyond Kuram and into Waz-
tristan, despite the presence of the
British field force in the Tochi valley,
east of Russian. Between Buner and
the Indus the tribes appear to be dis
inclined to join the rebellion.
Little fresh news has been received
here from the frontier An attack has
been made on Shimwari in the Samana
range, but the attacking force was re-
pulsed, losing five killed and many
wounded. There is considerable excite
ment among the tribes along the Bolan
route to Quetta, and the telegraph
wires have again been cut 1t is re-
tnfI, D.,
ing near the Zzaret sanitarium, and
much anxiety is felt regarding the
safety of the women and children there,
as the railway officials are asking for
military protection for their property.
If the route is considered safe the wo-
men and children at the sanitarium will
be brought away, but otherwise troops
win be sent from Quetta to protect
them.
The column under Colonel Gordon.
which was dispatched to the Samana
district yesterday, is composed entirely
of native troops, and is fully equipped
with medical commissariat and trans
port services. It has orders to force
the Kohat pass II necessary.
Rumors are current tending to throw
doubts upon the genuineness of the
ameer's reply to the viceroy of India
regarding the completely of Afghan
subjects in the uprising.
The disarming of the Khyber rifles
which formed a part of the garrison
at Jamrud, was a complete surprise
but the orders were obeyed without any
trouble.
Much individual firing into the camT
nt To hag foI MI
as a hundred stray shots having been
fired at the outposts in a single night.
Some of these shots were fired at so
short range that three native officers
who were on watch were killed. 1t
speaks well for the discipline and obedi-
ence maintained in the camp that not
a single shot was fired in reply.
Fears are EXPRESSED of the fall OF
Russian, northwest of Mardan, the
whole district being in the hands of the
enemy General Wodehouse has gone
from Mardan to Russian, where the
force which now amount to 1000 men
with two guns, will be strengthened.
1t has developed that the capture OF
Fort Lundi- Kotal was accomplished
through treachery, and that the origi
nal report that a fight lasting two
hours took place within the walls of the
fort was unfounded. The $50 Khybel
Rifles who were stationed there be.
longed to various clans, and included q
number of men from the Peshawul
valley. After fighting of a desultory ma
ture some of the Shimwairs dropped
from the walls and fled to their homes
The Afridis on the walls soon began tC
exchange greetings with the beseigers
Of the fort, whereupon the gates were
opened from the inside and the enemy
poured in. Some of the defenders fled
and others remained and fraternized
with the besiegers. The Pesahawurs
were disarmed. Six of them were held
as prisoners and the remainder, to the
number of 80, were allowed to go free
1t was this news which led to the dis
arming of a portion of the garrison al
Jamrud, 1t is believed that the KhybeI
Rifles garrisoning the forts in the
Khyber pass, had acted in a similar
manner.
The fighting now seems to be cen.
tered along the Samana range, and
this tends to prove that general up
rising of the Orakzais has taken place
1t is probable that some of the small
outposts will prove untenable, but It
is believed that Forts Gulistan and
Lockhart are quite strong enough to
resist the attacks of the enemy