Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-28
NATIVE TROOPS AFFECTED.
Kbvbsr R n.s D'Sarm'd by British
Mill ary Authorities.
both SIDES FIGHT FIERCELY.
..,h.r British Post Is Captured
and SIN O,kers Are In
Danger

sIMLA, Aug. u.s. News has Just
bs.n received here Of another insur-
cant succese. This Daulslzsis, Oh
Tbursday last, oapiurei the police
NOS, at Mobommed Sal, which was
earris,ne1 by a detachment OF border
pohos. The garrison retrested to
new post held by detachment OF the
Second Punjab infantry.
AS the flying column commanded by
Colonel Richardson which lett Hspgu
ON Thursday to reinforce the post on
the Ssma-a range, which was at
tackled by insurgents, was returning
alter repulsing the enemy. the enemy
rallied anu attacked the Britieh force
ON the plain. The tribesmsn, however.
although In great streneth, were agaln
driven eft with heavy loss.
On the Bhtisn side Capt BAR Smith
AMI Lieut.. North OF the SoJtch Fusl-
Ietis and eight men Of the Punisp IN
iantry were wounded.
The British post at Tskka was at
fackei yesterday. The fifteenth
Skbke with two guns were sent to re-
iniorcu the gstrison, but their advance
wac siubbornly opposed. There was
heavy firiDy all last night 10 the
direction OF the 5unnewsri post on he
samsua range. Col. Vaughan. COM
mauuing at Fort Lockuari, beari &
OF the large and threatening gathering
u zoe Orkzais above Fort 9u,is,ao IN
the Samunu range, started t.
the assistance OF the garrisos
with $50 lilies. The corps thai
ibO,tly ue ore mis- arrival at Fort
Guuistan yes erday morning were
,,coipnoitsring partly under Msj or
ZsvUeuxs, who commands at Fort
uilisian, was compelled 10 retire uD.
yer fire.
Ia addition Lieut. Blair was severely
wou, d, wDilu Cutting OF the snemy's
wa or. me BRUSH Ioross succeeded
IN unving oa,k the enomy's picksts.
The latest nexs rom the front lie
not OF N re hopeful character han
that received In tbs last lew days,
though II IL true that the attempted
raid OF the kobsI district mas bsep re.
PEELED AM shat tue Orakz lie hsve
tasen to the mills. But against the
TEMPORARY success Ui the British
aims muat he set the very
Psriuus stole of .Gsirs prevailing al
Qletta, BelucnistAn. There Ia little
uOubt mat II the tort there Ia attacked
the chances Of the garrisoo's safety are
slight, Tue lortlficato ~ are practi.
Gaiiy worthless and ibe place 10 said
be insutquateiy manned. The en-
msn0er III ouisf cApuot too spesJIly
Olspatch n relief i0iCe 10 Quetts, Tor
that poet ~ almost entirely Isolated.
Another note OF alarm 10 another IN
COMPREHENSIVE one III view OF the gsi-
liant oeieuse made in the estes
Ot Forts Ali.Musjid ana Lunii
kOtai. IL CONES this morning
nom Jsmrud from which place n
Dispatch announces that tue Britith
military butterflies desneu II
wise 10 dram the Khyber rife,
forming part Vi the garrison OF tuat
plsce. The situation OF the outlying
gBrrlsobs on the ia meua range Ia, next
TO Quettn, the center OF interest In
vhw OF the urgent need for reinforce
ments anu ColoDel Gordon iomorr W
Will lead 3 column OF troops through
the Kohai pass iuto the Amsp district.
On the other hand there Ia a hopeful
sign In the well authentic ,ted report
that discussions have Ur0ken out
among the Airidis.