Show THE SOUDAN Progress Being Made in the Jiini Iiulsrn Latent from O < iiiian Dirhn NEW YORK April 29A dispatch to the Herald from Cairo Egypt says It is stated here that Firkal fifjteen miles south of Akasheh may at any moment be occupied as a further advance ad-vance post A rumor is circulated that the Sirdar Kitchener may resign owing ow-ing to his action being restricted The Devisees advance post extending extend-ing from Nograkeh to Ferek now number num-ber 4000 men under Hammud The force near Dongola is under Bishara who arrived from Darfour sJven months ago He is a young man ivho has not yet met regular troops but saw much fighting m Darfour as see ond in command to Osmand TVad Adam the Mahdis nephew The stream of Dervish reinforcements from Dongola < to Moghrazehe is now closer and probably a big stand will be made by the enemy at Dongola The forces at our advance post Is > being be-ing increased the Ninth battalion being be-ing about to take in the other three Soudan regiments sit Akesheh Two dettaohmenits of Arabs left WadyHMfa today to patrol the right and left banks of the Nile between this place and Akasfheh I Lieutenant Groud of the Royal engineers en-gineers possessing much experience in railway construction has arrived and taken the w ork of making a fine to Akesheh which is now completed for ten miles beyond Saras j The SidSr accompanied by M > Jijor Benson leaves at once on a visit of inspection in-spection to the front Matfor Bensonjsort of the ArdhbMiop of Canterbury md Lord Edward Creit son of the Mariuis of Salisbury arrived in Wady H < ulfa last night to join the expedition rThe latest news from Osman Digna stttes he has left the neighborhood of the ate fighting and Is going westntird but it is not known whether he ia marching for Tokar or his place onjthe Albara A law suit arising from a grants by the debt commission came up lot a hearing today The government md bondholders supported the grant arji a majority of the commissioners against the competency of the mixed triburtls The case was further adjourned uitir Wednesday I |