The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-07

| ~ fN,Ns AN'''ah suuloctS lmperlleU by
the withdrawal of Egyptian garrisons.
ltaly's reply concludes that she will
allow the Egyptian flag to remain, side
by side, with the Italian flag at every
occupied port.
WoLsELEN ASToNIsHES THEM.
Astonlshment has been caused by
tho report that the cabinet, at
its session to-day, considered a
dispatch received from Gen. Wolseley'
asking instructions. In this dispatch
ten. Wolseley informs the government
that evil be unable toreach Khartoum
IN less time than five weeks, when the
not season will have commenced. He
assures the ministry that he feels con
TACK hhartoum and defeat the false
prophet, but he says the operations NEG
essary TO achieve these results will now
be difficult and hazardous.
/ SENDING OUT SPIES.
! Advlcen from Korti state that mum.
Der OF spies have been dispatched 20
hhartOum to ascertain the fate of Cor
don. - wv
PROTECTING GLADSTONE.
p.m'-The cabinet council adjourned,
after having been in session three and a
quarter hours. The residence of Glad
stone, at Hawarden, has been placed
""Noi speclhl ponce protection.
~, ORDERED TO GET READY.
Inc MiudleseX regiment, now at Do
/ YER, and sixty members OF the commits.
ssary department, at Aldershot, have
oeeh oruered to prepare for active ser.
vice.
AVAILABLE FORCES.
Zen thousand British troops at sta.
tlons ON the Mediterranean are avail
aole Tor service in the Soudan. These
include eight regiments of the line.
thirteen batteries of artillery aud five
companies of engineers.
THEY RELIEVE GORDON Is DEAD.
Lord Wolseley telegraphs late this
afternoon that he has been informed
that Col. Wilson had one man killed
ana iive wounded while returning down
tDe me rom Khartoum. A messenger
| rom III Mahdi summoned Col. Wilson
10 surrender, and at the same time
stHted That Gen. Gor,lon was wearing
an III Mahdi uniform. Ii is the general
opinion in military circles that Gordon
is dead.
] WoLSELEY IN SUPREME COMMAND.
itls understood that the cabinet coun-
eli Today decided TO give Gen. Wolseley
carte blanche to take anv meas
ures he deems necessary for
the rescue of Gen. Gordon.
II alive, and TO make use of such mill
tary operations as he considers advisa-
bic to regain the ground lost in the Sou
dan by the fall of Khartoum. Among the
alternatives suggested to Gen. Wolse-
icy are the immediate recapture of
hharIoum and the employment, if nee
essary, OF Indian troops TO reopen the
| Berber route.
! GEN. woLsELEY's REPLY
lIEnutpl n In ~
| ing him carte blanche TO operate in the
row.
col. WILSON'S EXPEDITION.
Col Wortley, In charge of the only
one of Col. Wilson's three steamers
which succeeded in reaching Gu
bat from Khartoum, the two
! others having been wrecked
has furnished Il detailed report of the
movements OF the expedition. This
SHOWS That the three steamers i'm COM
mand OF Col. Wilson reached Khartoum
on January y, following tho course of
tne White Nile. On reaching
hhartoum IL was found to
be utterly impossible 10 land tSe troons
Then follows . description of the firing
by the rebels and the return of the
steamers as given in Yesterdays Asso-
clated Press reports.
Continuing, Col. Wortley saws. The
government house at Khartoum ap.
peared To be wrecked. One man was
Killed and five wounded during the at
tack ON the steamers. Col. Wilson's
steamers were wrecked four miles
above the enemy's position, below
the bottom Of the Shubtaka cataract.
The second steamer was wrecked Janu-
ary ~. We reached Gubat i'm small
boats the same day that Khartoum fell,
January %.
9EN. GoRDoN's FATE
IS sllll In doubt. Reports in regard to
MN are conflicting. The general opinion,
however, was that he was killed. Some
say he is with the Greeks i'm their
church at khartoum. The fall of Khar-
tonm has decided the Shukryeh
tribes to join El Mahdi, which places
both banks of the Nile under
control of the enemy. The natives
greatly fear the English, and the ad-
vance of Gen. Earle's column is awaited
/ win anxiety by them. The natives say
III Mohdi Is hard pressed for supplies,
and that he had great difficulty to per-
suade the emirs TO attack us.
a MESSAGE FROM FL MAuDI
reached Col. Wilson on January %. lie
( SAID gen. Gordon had adopted El
/ Mahdi's uniform, A courier brought
tho following message from El
| to surrender. shall not
! write again. II you don't become Mo-
I hammedans, will wipo YOU oil the face
of the earth"
( CONFIRMING THE TREACHERY IDEA,
=, I4e statements confirmed that Furaz
/ Pa.ha lreacherously made terms with
! III Mahdi, whereby the latter was Ell
! aDled TO capture khart0um,
MORE FROM woLSELEY.
Gen Nolseloy sends the following dis
! patch;
"Talbots convoy reached Gubat in
] safety. Tho enemy at Metemneh has
1een entirely inactive since
January 2S. The rebel force
there is estimated at between 2,0c0 and
5000 mon, of which $50 are horsemen
ana 0O0 nave rifles. Our men are in
| good health. The wounded arc do
Ing well. The Khabablsh tribes are
still carrying messages and supplies for
! us TO Gakdul Wells, A messenger has
been sent to ascertain the fate of Gen.
Gordon.
CONFIRMED.
Inc announcement is confirmed that
at the cabinet council today it was de-
cided to give Gen. Wolseley com
pleto discretion as to the course
to be pursued in the Soudan. He has
been instructed TO take all the measures
necessary To tho successful operation of
the campaign. The government will
give him any assistance ho may
need by dispatching troops from
Suakim TO Berber.N NGen. Wolseley will
make. every effort possible to save Cor
don, II alive.
TUE Widest RuMoRs
are alloat in London tonight relative to
affairs In the Soudan, IL Is
said by some that Gen. Gordon
was shot during the attack on
khartoum. The latest news from there
Is that contained in Col. Wortley's re-
port The government continues TO
monopolize the wires, aud even private
messages either way, are refused trans
mission.
THE CABINETS ACTION ENDORSED
The decision of the cabinet, 10 giving
Gen. Wolseloy carte blanche, has
caused the liveliest jov evcrywhere
All Ia. h L..