The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-20
COMMENTS OF LONDON PRESS
FRANCE AND TURKEY WILL PROB
ABLY MAKE TROUBLE.
Reputed Remains of Columbus Placed
in the Cathedral at SevilIe-Sub-
marine Torpedo Boat.

CAIRO, JAN 19.-The official Gazette to-
day publishes a convention between Great
Britain and Egypt relating to the future
government of the reconquered Sudan prov
inces. After reciting that the provinces
were reconquered by the joint military and
financial efforts of the British and khediv-
ial governments and setting forth the desire
to give effect to the claims that have ac-
crued to her Britannia Majesty's govern
ment by right of conquest, the claim to
share in the present settlement and future
working and development of the administra-
ton of the territories, and pointing out that
the territories of Wady Halfa and Suakim
may be most effectively administered in
conjunction with the reconquered provinces,
the convention proceeds as follows:
1T is hereby agreed and declared between
the undersigned, duly authorized, that the
word Sudan in this agreement means all
the territory south of the I'D parallel OF
latitude which have never been evacuated
by the Egyptian troops since 1882, or which,
having been administered by the Khedive's
government prior to the late rebellion, were
temporarily lost to Egypt and have been
reconquered by the British and Egyptian
government acting in concert, or which may
hereafter be reconquered by the two gov
ernments acting in concert.
''The British and Egyptian flags shall be
used together both land and water
throughout the Sudan, except in Suakim,
where the Egyptian flag alone shall be used.
The supreme military and civil command
in the Sudan shall be vested in one officer,
termed the governor general, appointed by
khedivial decree, with the consent of Great
Britain. and to be removed only by khediv-
he If Rrt
ain"
The next clause gives the governor gen.
eral absolute power to make, alter or abro-
gate by proclamation laws, orders or regu-
lations for the good government of the Su-
dan and for the regulation holding and dis
posal of property of every kind situate in
the Sudan, but all such proclamations must
forthwith be notified to the agent of her
Britannia Majesty at Cairo and to the presi-
dent of the Khedivial Council. No Egyptian
law, decree or enactment hereafter made
or promulgated is to apply to any part of
the Sudan, save by the proclamation of
the governor general.
Regarding the conditions under which Eu-
ropeans shall be permitted to trade, reside
or hold property in the Sudan the conven-
ton says: mo special privileges shall be
accorded the subjects of any one or more
powers. Import duties shall not be levied on
goods from Egyptian territory, but they
shall be Ieviabe on goods from else
where In the case of goods enter
ing the Sudan at Suakim or any other
Red sea port the duties must not exceed
the amount leviable upon foreign goods en-
tering Egypt. Duties may be levied upon
goods leaving the Sudan, the rates to be
prescribed by proclamation"
The convention provides that the jurisdic-
ton of mixed tribunals shall apply to no
part of the Sudan except Suakim and the
whole Sudan except Suakim, shall remain
under martial law until the governor gem
eral proclaims otherwise. No consular agents
shall be accredited to or allowed to reside
in the Sudan without the previous consent
Of Great Britain. The importation or ex-
portation of slaves is absolutely prohibited,
and special attention is to be paid to the
enforcement of the Brussels act of July q
1885, in respect to the import, sale and
manufacture of firearms, munitions and dis
titled or spirituous liquors.
The convention, which is dated Cairo, Jan.
IS, 1899, is signed by the khedivial minister of
foreign affairs, Boutros Pasha Ghalia, and
by Lord Cromer, British agent and consul
general in Egypt.
LONDON. Jan. 2O.-The Times referring
edtorially to the Anglo-E Egyptian conven-
ton regarding the Soudan, expressed APP
prevail of the agreement which it describes
as "eminently practical and sagacious."
The Standard says: 1T is reasonably GER
tain that some diplomatic trouble will fol-
low The Sultan will probably protest
against the ostentatious neglect of his
suzerain title and France, doubtless, will
leave nothing undone to nurse the dis
pleasure of the Porte into a serious inter
natjoDaI farroent