A Dervish went mad in Kitiab, in the province of the Prophet's Land, and attacked the police who came to arrest him. The unrest was immediately quelled, but Kitiab and one policeman were killed, and four policemen were wounded. In Kordofan, the King of Nagwa and the chiefs of the Kuttala mountains broke their obedience. The government therefore decided to send a large expedition, superior to those that had reconquered it in recent years. The expedition was led by Colonel Amr, who drove the King from his stronghold after fierce fighting. Order was quickly restored to that region, so much so that the government was able to recover the Mahamba that remained there. The expedition sent under the command of Major Casey to Kuttala Kron and the Taha mountains met with the same success as the other. The Makia tribes raided the northern borders of Darfur and beyond, into the northwestern regions of Kuruwan, twice. The government therefore sent a patrol of the Majana, led by Captain Rowley, to allay the fears of the Kiyabish, who had suffered the most damage from these raids. The government dispatched a small expedition led by Captain Urent to discipline the leaders of the Nashreen next to Taladi Fatim, and they immediately obeyed the government. A small expedition was dispatched in the Mangala province against the Nuweir, who had heard of the police post in Dek Fadiyat. Two severe disturbances almost occurred in Sennar, had the government not intervened and immediately suppressed them. These were sparks from the fire of old fanaticism, stirred by the appearance of a comet. People there associated the comet with the one that preceded the appearance of the Mahdi.

» 3 « - Border Issues (1) The Ethiopian Border The situation on the border did not improve as expected, even after the authorities returned the women and children who had been captured from Jebel Farubakh last year to their homes. Ethiopian gangs raided Sudan this year, capturing slaves. The number of raids on the Sennar province alone was three between July and September. The government therefore drew the attention of the Ethiopian government to this aggression and pointed out the necessity of taking measures to punish the aggressors and release the captives.