The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-29
FIGHTING AT MANY POINTS.
war ON Indian Frontier Spreads
Weak Posts Are I'm Danger-PI.u.
af Srwar..~xx.

siMt>A Aug zs-Sews has Just been re-
ceived OF another Ennireent success THE
Daniatzais on Thursday last captured a
police post az Mohamused Sal. which vas
Earrisonsd b. a detachment OF the border
Police The garrison retrsafed 10 a ue~y
post neld by s. detachment Of the second
fEn1ao infantry. reaching there next
morning.
As the flying column commanded nv
Soi. Richardson. which left HanRu en-
-.ay 70 reinforce the post on SANTANA
rage, whicn vas attacked By the gnssfr-
gents, was returning after repnlssne the
enemy. the enemy rallied ard attacked me
BRUSH force on the plain The srfbaz-
men, however, were again driven of with
neaVy loss On the British side Cant
BaifsInith and Lieut.. North, OF the scotch
..,s sa...sfs' ana eight men Of the PunJab
infantry were wounded.
The British post At Takka Wa atsscs,.a
Yesterday. The fifteenth slkhs. with TWO
k1as were sent 20 reinforce the garrison
nut tfle ADVANCE was stubbornIv aunasa5
..hefe was heavy firing all last MIGHT in
direction OF the suanawarf post On sa-
mana ridge.
toL aashan, commanding at Fort Lock
mart nearing Of large and threateninu,
gathering Of oTaJazna above Fort C;5fff
stan started 10 the assistance OF the gar
rlsoH "itA 100 rifles. The corps that short
y 1efore his arrival at Fort GulIstau YES
tsfaag morning, were accommodating IN
ger MAJOR DcsFoeux, who commands at
: orr Suiistan, was compelled TO retire I'M
DER are. In addition. Lieut.. Blair was Sc
yerely wounded while cutting of the en-
envy water. The British forces succeed
cd IN driving back the enemy's plckets
The latest news from the front is not of
a more hopeful character than that re-
ceived in the last few days. though II -
true thar the attempted raid on the Kohat
- nd E 30
Orakzass have taken 10 the hills, hut
against the temporary success Of the Brit
ish arms must be set The very serious state
OF affairs prevailing ar Quota Beluchis-
tan. There IS little doubt that. II that
fortress Is attacked the chances OF the
garrlson's safety are slight. The forfifi-
cations are practically worthless. and the
place Is said TO be inadeQaately manned.
Another note Of alarm which Is incom-
prehensble, I'm View OF the gallant defense
made I'm the cases Of Forts All Mustid and
Lundl kotai. comes this morning from
Jsmrud. from which place a dispatch an
nounces that the British military authuri-
ties yesterday deemed It wise 10 dlsarm the
Khyber rifles. forming part of the garri-
son Of that place,
The situation of the outlying garrlsons
on the SANTANA range Is. next % guerta.
the center OF interest. and in view Of the
urgent need for reinforcements. Col Cor
don tomorrow viii lead column Of troops
through the Kohal pass into the Aman
district. On the other hand, there Is a
hopeful sign In the well authenticated re-
port that discussions have broken out
among the Afrlais.
LONDON. Aug eS.--Tt is probable that
pending offensive operations by the gov
eminent forces, blockade will he en-
forced against the Afridls and orakzals
who are largely dependent upon india for
IL Ia h.f4 rfs1fA
tend to compel them to come 10 terms. The
military authorities suggest that, after the
tribes have been punished the occupation
Of single fort called China. In the Bazaar
valley. would bind the Afrsdis hand and
foot forever since they would be obliged
10 pass under the wallis Of thar fort every
six months when migrating from the val
ltys 20 the hills ard vice versa. The XII
klneis who have held al0of from the rebel
lion. number 3en nghting men.
TIE Times Sifnla correspondent men
tians as an instance Of the lack OF cohe-
sion ia the plans ~ the frontier tribes. the
fact that while the Afridis have dispersed
20 their homes. the orakzais have begun
20 move party OF the latter crossed the
Ublan pass six miles from kohat and at
tackled the Nahmudzai post. which was
held by company OF native infantry and
the border militia Gen. BlEEs. command
ing AZ Eohat issued from that Mace with
fusliiers and native Infantry. Tho
0rakzais retired 20 the ridge. where they
we're shellea by the battery The infantry
then st0rme3 and captured the ridge, with
only one casualty. The government troops
occupied the ridge for several hours, but
as the trIhesrnen were Ia full retreat the
force withdrew 10 the plain.
The Daily Graphic publishes an inter
view with Cen. Sir Robert Low, who com
mandsa the Chitrsl relief * edition In iNsS.
in which Gen. Low is quoted AS saying
we have enough troops 10 restore order
and rccapture khybeT very quickly, bu; 81
would De unwlae % move Tor three weeks
vet X Ii can ho helped. ontii the climate IS
healthier ard transportation arrange
rneuta can be made. There VIII prohs hiy
he serious fighttne but the Afri3.a must be
eowaa and TirRh must be occupied and n
GOOD military road made 20 that place II
4 not worth while 20 garrison the hhyoer
PASS with car own troops.