Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1895 — A DARING EXPEDITION. [ARTICLE]

A DARING EXPEDITION.

An American Will Try to Rescue a Relative Held by the Turks. It will be recollected that a short time ago a man called Slatin Pasha escaped from the Turks, by whom he had been kept in slavery in the Soudan many years, and fled to Cairo. His successful escape has prompted .Tames J. Coyle, of Pomona, Cal., to undertake a very dangerous expedition. This is nothing less than to go to the Soudan and rescue Slatin Pasha’s friend and companion, who is still held there. This captive is Dr. Neufeldt, who 4s a relative of Mr. Coyle. Mr. Coyle knows all about the Soudan, where he spent some time with the British army previous to Chinese Gordon's death. He made an effort to reach Dr. Neufeldt four years ago and went as far a#Egypt, but was unable to proceed further on account of the cholera. Now that Coyle is assured that his relative, Dr. Neufeldt, is still living in slavery in the Soudan, he is making ready as fast as possible for another effort to go to Omdurman. He has interested a wealthy bachelor Englishman in the Pomona valley in his plan of rescue, and before July they will be on their way to Egypt. It will cost at least SIO,OOO to. go up the Nile, as Coyle proposes, and to equip the expedition. “I know it is a great task for us to try to rescue Dr. Neufeldt,” said Mr. Coyle recently, “but we mean to go. I know many secrets about the Soudanese and their defenses that no one else knows. I have known from an old army friend on the Upper Nile for seven years certain ways for a small party of brave men to enter the country of the Mahdi. I have twice heard from Neufeldt since he has been in captivity.”