Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-18
Chinese GOrdOn,S Peril.
GEN. STONE ON THE PROBABILITIES OF HIS RESI-

GEN. STONE ON THE PROBABILITIES OF HIS RESCUE.
From the Hew York Tirnes. 18th.
Speaking yesterday OF the English preparations
for the relief OF Chinese Gordon, Con Charles II.
Stone, who was in Egypt until year ago. where
he served in khedive'S army, said: 81 have bcca
so long away from Egypt that do not feel Quail
fed to give an opinion as to the force and condition
OF the armed opposition TO the proposed
march ma Win . the geography OF the e2ur-
that Wady Halfa, at the Second Gar.faCt
OF the Nile, is to be the basis OF opera1loLs
THE That route the pFape5 place sss k think o Mat
from ON, or snakln, on the Red sea, but
vided with great many cames as water carriers
me route Is aiso well adapted for frequent ambus
cade. The Nile route. On the other hand, affords
water transportation for supplies and a better
marching country for troops As to the time for
the expedition, IT is fortunate on account OF the
river which is high In September, but the climate
until the end OF October IS very bad especially for
Europeans. The atmosphere is hot and damp 1t
induces Sickness Men break down under It in a
little while, growing gradually weaker The sfck-
ness takes the form OF FEVER, the mildest kind bg
not UNI. Se our worst ty i'm the south OF ard
ague The violent form Is known as 'pernicious'
II is, think, analogous TO what we call conccs-
tive chflls. and kits quickly."N
"What obstacles VIII the expedition be likely to
encounter"
starting point to DoDgoia, about SIX DAYS march,
l do lot think the advance will be checked by
armed opposition until the troops get south or
DOngola they may reach Debbe without otstrlc
ton. That is little way beyond Dongola. and
the river veers to the esSt toward Berber and then
due south f to shendy and kRartoum. There Il a
route TO KhartOum from De0be diagonally acr,,Ss
the Bahandah Desert. The march from DbnpoIa
or Debbe TO khartoum, II unobstructed would t.ke
about seven days Thus, at the best, a fortnight
must be consumed from the starting point to Ihe
destination"
''Do you think, then, the success OF the expeci.
ton doubtful?"
"No; think that, IL well managed. its chances
OF success VIII be good. I mean that If its sole
purpose Is to go to khartoum and bring bacI, Cor
don IL Will probably succeed III II has an Interior
purpose; II IL means TO push further into the coun
Try ana try TO rescue men stationed at points re-
mote from khartoumr or II 1t Is to sway from th,
simple mission OF going TO Gordon and returning
force OF the Mahdi would have immense aiyan-
tageS over an invading force. Those people
however, are susceptible to money advances
NO one KNOWS what they may have been paId IN
keep hands on far. But they are NOT tn fa
trusted beyond certain limits. After the barre 81
TAle-kebr, as the British officers passed throue,
the streets OF Cairo, the natives lined the waI2e
smhing ana bowling with every mark OF cong-tatn
aG.on ana defcrence. The officers raised thej. mars
thiI.k1ng the people were doing them hOpGr rThen
really they were saying out OF thgIr smiling
mouths: COO curse your father acd your rarner;S
father, and your mother and your rotherss rather
and your mothers mothers motb,r' 80 i, doesn:f
DO TO assume from the smiles ana auparent COOL
VIII OF the natives that what they seem to promise
is worth much The expedition. TO he snacesufnT
must 90 straight about the business OF reScutn1,
at once" . o"0A