Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-25
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EXCITING NEWS FROM EGYPT.
GENERAL GORDON IN DANGER.
INDIANS DEFY TIE MANITOBA POLICE.
SIX DAYS WALKING MATCH CHALLENGE.
The Soudan Ganrnairn

WELCOME ADDITION TO GEN. GR.naMs FORCES
TN>SITAr. Feh. 25.-BaArr Pl>ha has tsssn an
poin'cd chief OF thu intelligence Department. With
col. Burnshy. correspondent OF thr audnn POST
as his assistant. The Transport Ti,llssf hrs hSer,
,tained AT quarantine. ewing 90 smallpox among
the troops On board All the soldiers who were n
turning to England on The troop -Ihp Iumna have
volunteered their services Ashore hlih fh,l., whose
time had already expired and The others They
haze been accepted A. IA most welcome addition &c
'r'n Graham : tnrceS A. They At'f,.rarl> they
VIII give sif9dnss and dlncrease uf coIdrnCe 10 the
younger soldiers.
soNs TRUE MTN N THE GARRISON ,rT0K.R
SUahM teh 23-Auuth,r r.ful'r from Iokn
has arrived. tie lcft Tokar rhur~Iav. Ila savs
the majority oI the garrison wished To- surrender,
but 2n insisted upon continuing The resistance. IL
i uncertain, Therefore, whether The surrender has
actually been made But n T. strongly believed
that the majority prevailed, and that IuAar Is now
In the hands OF the rebels
SERIOUS FFaRs AT CAIRO FnR GEN GoRpnN's SAFETY
CAIRO. Feb Sa-tircat uueaSI,,ss i ftlt her, nc
the report that the powerful Besnarecn Arabs have
revolted They occupy the territory n.tween
khartoum and wady llalfa ana eastward As Tar as
Barber II this Is true, Gen Gordon. With khar-
touin and the other garriSons. is cut ur The
or Egypt They go from village IA village bearing
Ine simple message. IL am coming. Be r,tady.'
THIS passes on from mouth 10 mouth ana The sltu-
alton Is becoming serious
STORY RFFUGEE FROM roK.R
SrsSIM, Feb. 2h-Scattrr"f refugees stlll con-
tlnue To arrive here from Tukar onr who has lust
come IN reports that ne fell In with a relsl Nita
whom he MAS acquainted The rebel told him
Ihat The Intention was 10 put all The garrison at
render, notwithstanding the Promises that hai
heen mace. spy sent Ia 4 friendly Irlt. lrlng.
back word that the rebels had attacked the tribe
and taken 3 prisoners and ~ grain-lul-d calnels
Reports are abroad that The reb-ls VIII attack Sua-
Kiln tonight.
NEWSPAPER CPTNr0..
LoNDoS, Feb. 23-The ran MAJ GGsef,o as well
as the tory evening paper, dcprrcatcs the advance
of General Graham upon Icb hazardous and
needless.
GENfRal. GORDON TO FgACTA-E KHAErpTM AT O<CH.
NEW YORK, Feb 25.--A cairo special sans: The
news ron hhartulun this morning iS somewhat
alarming. and Indicates Ihat General Gordon has
changed his plans I'm regard II the S,mIan The
latest report san that the genera! having become
convinced or the danger uf attempting 10 hold
hhar"llm on account OF the re.piliaus spirit
sliuMi 10y a number II Sheik>. who warmly ~
c'lNed him on his entrance INTO khartoum has
drleIlhlhtt on tNacuatlnE the place N once. lie
has destroyed all the military stores and spiked All
the guns which would nabe Ia cucumber Ia.
treat from the town, - as L. prevent them from
FALLING INTO Tie hands 70. Nalidl. no Il Reported as
making a forced march upon kharfounl. lie has
sent ,uL tovtlogan "a Brrb'r with 2.s0 men Of the
garrison of hhdIiOun. IU Il reported that the
Blsharten Arabs lo the south OF knartoum have
reNOted, ANA are awaiting the iandl To luin his
forces. Mahmand All. who has heretofore pru-
tested his 10y ATTY la the British cau~t Ia Egypt has
gone over To the Tebcls With his Tribe.