Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-13
GLADSTONE AssAILED.
Sir Hicks Beach Again Moves a Vote of
Censure.

Sir Hicks Beach Again Moves a Vote of
CensuTe.
LONDON, May 12.-In the House of
Commons to-day George Anderson (ad-
vanced Liberal and member for Glasgow,
gave notice that he should shortly make
motion to condemn the existence Of the
House of Lords. This announcement was
received with great hilarity. The Rt.
Hon. Sir Michael Hicks Beach (Conser-
Yative member for East Glouscestershire)
moved again his motion of May ,, that the
House regrets that the course of the gov
ernment has not tended to promote the
success of Gen. GoTdon's mission, and
that steps to secure his personal safety
have been delayed. This action was re-
ceived with prolonged cheers. The hon.
Orable gentleman in making the motion
said that he did not mean to question the
wisdom of the governments policy in de-
manding the evacuation of SOudan by
Egypt. What he called in question was the
present conduct of the government toward
that country. He reviewed all the cir
cumstances which led to the departure of
Gen. Gordon TO Soudan. The object OF his
going, Sir Michael said was to bring
about the peaceful evacuation of the cOun-
try. A more heroic offer than that made
by Gen. Gordon was never made by living
man. Yet when he arrived at Khartoum
the government. instead of secOnding his
proposals, negatived them with strange
inconsistency. The government in
sisted upon a pacific policy in one
part of SOudan and went to warm another !
part, thereby destroying any chance which !
Gen. Gordon might have had for carving |
out his mission. The government was |
to blame for not having sent assist |
ance from Suakin. They have practically |
deserted a brave soldier and Christian |
hero in his hour of peril. This is the gen.
eral feeling of the entire country. Eng |
land now demands that Gen. Gordon and /
those who trusted him shall be rescued. |
lCheersl.
GLADSTONE'S DEFENSE.
Mr.. Gladstone, on rising to speak in
defense OF the governments course, was
greeted with hearty and long-continued
applause. He congratulated Sir Michael
Hicks Beach on his torcible speech, but
strenuOusly denied that the government
had deserted Gen. Gordon. The demand
of the honorable gentleman, he insisted,
amounted to a war of conquest against
people struggling to be free. Cheers
from the Liberals. The war which FL
Mahdi is waging is a war for freedom. 1t
is that which the honorable gentleman
wishes England to put down. Renewed
cheers Continuing. the Prime Minister
do one single act that was for the safety
and success of Gen. Gordon. The charges
which the honorable gentleman had Just
preferred against the government are
absurd. They can only be accounted for
by his lack of knowledge of the true facts.
The real object of the nation, whatever
may be its Ostensible aim, is to displace
the government. Loud cheers from the
Liberals.l
Premier Gladstone thereupon referred
to the official dispatches to prove Gen..
Gordon's security and to justify the action
which the government had taken. He
contended that the charges failed to note
the fact that Gen. Gordon had orders to
resort to military force if peaceful meas
ures should not prove successful. 81 owe
duty" Mr.. Gladstone said further, ''to
Gen. Gordon and duty to the country.
Both will be performed. Despite the
scof of the honorable gentleman at eli
matte dangers and all difficulties, it
will be made the duty of the gov
ernment to plant a British force
in that terrible country, but the govern
ment declines to be driven on without
considering the blood, honor and treasure
Of England, and the government also de-
clines to enter upon a vast scheme of
conquest to please acaptiOus opposition"
Cheers.
BAKER PAsHA AT HOME.
Baker Pasha, who was wounded in the
engagement near TOkar in March, arrived
in London to-day. At the Charing Cross
Railroad station the people cheered him
as he came in sight. He still wears a
shaded bandage over his eyes.
Negotiations between NJ. Waddington,
the French Minister to London. and Earl
Granville, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
concerning the proposed Egyptian con-
ference are reaching a friendly conclu-
sion. Fears that France would refuse to
take part IN the conference no longer ex-
ist.
1t is considered certain that the Par
nellites will support the government on
Sir Michael Hicks Beach's motion of
censure, in order not to endanger the sue
cess of the franchise bill.
MORE HOPE FOR GORDON.
1t is reported that the African expedi-
tiOn under Mr.. Joseph Thompson has
reached Uganda in Rezian by King Mtesa.
1t is believed that ThOmpsOn's presence
at Uganda will increase Gen. GordOn's
chances for safety in case he shall be
compelled to escape from Khartoum by /
going to the southwark
LONDON, May 13, 2 A. M.-The House of
Commons was never so crowded as last |
night during the debate on the cersure
motion. Mr.. GladstOne's speech lasted |
an hour and a quarter.
A PANIC AT DONGOLA.
CAIRO, May 12-The Mudir of Dongola
telegraphs that the situation is becoming
alarming. The inhabitants are in a
state of panic. Only four companiec of
Egyptian regulars and 200 bazouks re-
main in the city. The rest of the garri-
son are scattered through the province.
Advices from KoroskO state that the
wires beyond that point are cut, and that
no more fugitiveS will be able to cross the
desert.