The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-19
Doubling the Downfall.
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Doubling the Downfall.
THAT MESSENGER IL MISTAKEN.
LONDON, Feb, IA The STANDARD
this afternoon publishes dispatches
from its correspondent at Korti,
stating that messenger has
lust arrived at Korti. aud declares that
KhartOum has not been captured ny III
Mahdi. The messenger asserts thht no
left Khart. um six days after Col. SIR
Charles Wilson appeared eiore the city
I'm boats sent from Gubat, and that when
he (Lne mpsseugeT) Jeff, Gen. Gordon
ain held KhRrtoum Government OH
cials do not believe tho messtnge Is
story, and state that no official iniorma-
ton cnniirmatory u IL has ever been re-
ceived.
Another dispatch from Korti states
that messengers VINO arrived from
khartoum profess Ignorance regarding
| tho fall of khartoum or Of the death OF
Con. Gordon. The mudir Of Dougola
refuses to credit the report concerning
the capture OF khRrtoum by I'll Mahdi,
| the massacre of Gen. Gordon aud his
garrison. I've authorities here an
nOunce this afternoon that they do not
| believe the messengers statements rest
on u satisfactory basis.
THE ARAB AFTER THE ITALIAN,
1t Is expected that an attack Will no
made upon Meteuneh on Sunday. II Is
reported that numbers OF El Mahdl X
| troops have lett Khartnum tor kassala
| for the purpose, IL is supposed, OF meet
ne tho IJallan arrivals.
| NhTEMNEH TO BE AlTACEED.
It is now regarded AS certain that an
! attack on MeienI ELI will be made to-
4 H.. Ia ta. Mt
! tack l. expected AT kOrti by Tuesday.
Gen. Wolseley's disposal Of forces nj
| Cub Il under command Of Col. Butler
depends upon the result of tomorrow
assault.
| THE SUAKiM EXPEDITIONS.
Gen. Graham departs for Suakim on
| the 18th. He is To be left the fullest OPP
ton as to the time to he occupied BY the
expedition in reaching Berber. 1t Is
stated, however, that Gen. Graham in
tends 10 make forced marches all the
way to Berber from suakim. If he
encounters Osman Digna and
defeats him. Gen. Graham believes he
can reach Berber within 20 days. IL
would require 30 days to complete the
journey with an army making ordinary
time.
AGLooMY VIEW.
The Army and Navy Gazette takes q
/
According to the Gaz-tte the troops car
neither retreat across the desert MOI
down the Nle. They are compelled
| from the very necessities oftheir situa-
tion, to entrench themselves wher,
they are and hoard their ammunition
I live on camel meat and remain on the
defensive until relieved. The Gazette
| also saws the masses of hostile Arabs
| from Khartoum will soon throw them
selves in line between Gubat and Oak
dul Wells and capture the latter place,
and perhaps even push northWard and
attack Korti itself
THE DUKE OF CoNNAUGHT
| re uests to be assigned to service in the
Soudan. He will retire in any event
from his command in India on April l.
| "sTRICTLY BUSINESS" CONCERN.
A gigantic trading corporation, to be
called the Royal London Trading com
pany is being formed in London and
| Alexandria upon the same lines as
| those upon which were conducted the
East India comnany. II the corporation
succeeds in obtaining the charterit has
already applied for, 1t will claim as one
of the priViledges the right to build H
railway between Berber and Suakm
THEY MUST ANTICIPATE HARD FIGHT
| ING.
| At the council Of war to-day at the
war office il was resolved to increase
the India contingent to be despatched
to the Soudan for Gen. Wolseley's relief
to $500 m IN, in order to raise he total
effective force which Gen. Graham is to
have for his Suakim expedition to III, 900
men. The council also Reconstructed the
previous decision of the war Office de-
Ginning colonial offers of military as.
sistanCe. Both the Earl of NorthbroOk
and the Marquis of Harrington urged
| the war office to assent to the request t.
embody colonial contingents in The ex
petition.
10 CENSURE THE GOVERNMENT.
At the approaching session OF paria-
ment a political conflict against the
present government will open on the
preseptati ion of the government de-
maud for vote of credits of t2,5UO 900
on account of the Suahim expedition.
| 1t is understood the cons erVatiVeS VIII
| support the request OF the new creull,
but will accompany thevOte with vote
OF censure against the government. An
early dissolution ana an appeal TO the
people is now expected and discussed
1t is believed majority of the liberals,
conservatives, aud Parnellites, alike
concur for an early dissolution.
AFRAID OF BL,MAHDI.
The report that Ell Mahdi's troops are
marching to attack Kassala has led to 8
redewal of negotiations with Italy foi
the dispatch of an Italian expedition
from Msssowah for the reliet OF the gar
rison.
BoYCoTTING THE IRISH.
There is growing movement in the
dock of LOudon and among builders
and other tradesmen, to dis
pense with the services o
ship laborers. Fifteen hundred Irish
have been dismissed from buildings il
course of construction in east London
their fellow workmen, other thar
of the Irish nationality, being un
| willing to work beside meI
whom they regard as possible dyna
miters. Reports have been received
that similar movement has beer
started at Manchester, Liverpool and
other provincial. centers.