Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
THE WAR IN INDIA
Daulatzais Capture the Police Post at
Mahomedzai.
POST At LAKKA ALSO ATTACKED
News From the Front Generally Un-
favorable to the British.
KYHBER RIFLES 'DIsARMED

SlMLA, August 2S.-News has lust been
received here of another insuryent suc-
cess- The Daulatzais, On Thursday last.
captured the police post at Mahomedzai.
which was garrisoned by detachment
OF the border police. The garrison re-
treated To new post held by a detach-
ment of the ID Punjab infantry, reaching
there the mex: morning
AS the flying column. commanded by Col
onei Richardson, which left Hangu on
Thursday TO reinforce the post on the
Samans range. which was attacked hv ,p-
surgents, was returning after repulsing the
enemy. the enemy rallied ard attacked
the British force on the plain. The tribes
men, however, altnoagh in great strength.
were again driven off with heavy loss.
On the British side Captain Baird-Smitb
ano Lieutenant North of the Scots fusiliers
wounded. "ie
The British post at Lakka was attacked
y.S.eiuay: ,,'ara & me 10TH Sikhs. with two guns.
We're sent to reinforce the garrison hut
their advance was stubborply opposed,
Heavy Firing Heard.
There were heavy firing all last night
In the direction Of the Sunnawari most nm
the Samana range Colonel yauph,n
commanding at Fort Lockh.rt. hearia, Of
the large and threatening gathering of the
orakzais above Fort Gulistar on the Sam
ana range, started to the assistance of the
garrison with 1jo rifles. The colonel re-
pcrts that shortly before his arrival at
rort Gullstan yesterday morning a recon
hoiterinS party, under Major Dosyoouxs
who commands at Fort Guiistan, was com.
PEELED to retire under fire
In addition I.ieuf Rlair mo-.
wounded while cutting off the enemy's
water. But the British force succeeded in
orrving back the enemy's pickets.
me latest news from the front is not Of
more hopeful character than that re-
ceiVeu during the last few days though II
Is true that the attempted raid on the
kchat district has been repeiled and that
tne orakzais have taken to the hills. But
against TIE temporary successes of the
BRUSH arms must be set the very serious
state OF affairs prevailing at Quetta, BE-
iIc n,stan There is little doubt that IL the
fort there is attacked the chances of the
garrison's safety are slight The fortifica-
items are practically worthless and the
place Is said to be inadeouately manned
Ine commander-in-chief cannot too speed
iiy dispatch relief force to Quetta for
tnat place is almost entirely isolated
kyhber Rifles Disnrmcd,
Another note of alarm, and a rather in
comprehensive one In view of the gallant
Musjid and Lundi Kotal. comes this morn
ing from Jamrud. from which place a dis
patch announces that the British military
authorities yesterday deemed it wise TO
disarm the kyhber Rifles, forming part of
the garrison of that place.
The situation of the outlying garrisons
on the Samana range is, next to Quetta,
the center of interest, in view of the urgent
need for reinforcements, and Col. Gordon
tomorrow will lead a column of troops
through the kohat pass into the Samana
district.
On the other hand. there is hopeful sign
in the well-authenticated report that dis
sensions have broken out among the
Afridis.
Telegraph Lines Cut.
A dispatch from Quetta, Baluchistan.
says: The anxiety experienced here over
the rumors that the uprising of the tribes
men Of the frontier will extend to this dis
trict was increased today by the discovery
that the telegraph line through the Bolan
pass has been cut.
The Bolan pass is a defile in the noun
tains of Baluchistan. consisting of n sue
ceSsion of ravines about fifty-five miles in
length on the route from the Lower Indus
to the tapleland of Afghanistan.
The area of Baluchistan is about 122 600
square niles. and its population is esti-
mated at 10000 All the Baluchees are
excellent marksmen and are fond of field
sport.
The Bombay Gazette on Tuesday last
announced that three of the principal chiefs
of Baluchistan, Sirdars Mehrattawhan,
Ghomesbakhis and Yarmahomed were ar
rested on the arrival of the Mushkaf- -Bolan
mail train. upon which they were induced
to go to Quetta in order to meet an agent
of the governor general of India, the Earl
of Elgin.
The arrests caused a great sensation
among the Mohammedans. and further i'm
portant Developments, the Bombay Ga
zette said at the time, were expected. The
prophecy, apparently, has been fulfilled by
the cutting of the telegraph line in the
Bolan pass, which may be prelude to a
rising of the tribesmen in that vicinity and
an attempt to capture that pass, thereby
possibly repeating the successes of the
Afrfdis in capturing the khybeer pass.
Bubonfc Plague increasing.
A special cable to the New York Herald
from Bombay says:
Advices from Poona are to the effect that
the ravages of the bubonic plague are in
creasing seriously, and the Kirkee bazaar
has been closed entirely. Professor Hafr-
kline. who some time ago contracted the
disease in a mild form while conducting
experiments for the discovery of a pre-
ventive for IL, is inoculating the people at
Kirkee with the preventive virus. A de-
tail of officers and men is conducting a
house to house visitation in the city.
The segregation camp is full and the can
tonment camp has been reopened.