The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-18
No Massacre of Women and Children at
KhartOum,. and Nobody Killed Except
Gen. Gordon and Ten Others.
De L'Isle's Report of His Victories Over
the Chinese in TOnquin.
Indications that Dynamiter Burton Is About
Ready to Turn Informer-C Cardinal Nc
Cabe's Last PaStOral-Cablc Notes.
THE WAR IN EGYPT.
No Women or Children Killed at Khartoum-
Stewart Expected to Die.

No Women or Children Killed at Khartoum-
| Stewart Expected to Die.
| LONDON Feb. H.-Dispatches from Korti
state that Arabs are deserting from Metemneh
in large numbers and entering the British camp
| at Gubat
| The courier who reported the news of General
Gordon's murder to Wolseley adds that Gordons
clerk and the chief clerk of the arsenal were also
killed. The Mahdi did not enter Khartouln until
three days after its fall. He inspected the place
and returned to Omdurman, where he remained.
After Gordon fell Arabs killed his clerk and
nine others with spears. With the exception of
this attack there was no fighting at Khartoum.
All Europeans and most of the notables were
killed. The inhabitants joined the rebels
No women or children were killed. AL who
submitted gave up their valuabies, and we're all
lowed to depart unharmed. 1t is reported EI
Mahdi hanged Pasha Faray The rebels plum
dered the city.
1t is reported that General Gordon's last raes-
sage to General Wolseley, Il can hold on
at Khartoum for years." was preceded
by the question: what are you coming .forl
have not asked for YOU"
A Kort dispatch says "Advices from Abu.
Klea, Gubat, state that small out
post affairs occur daily The enemy
is receiving guns and reinforcements from
Khartoum, and the Mahdi has ordered all tribes
in the vicinity to assemble Immediately and at
| tack the British forces at that point
General Gordon's trusted messenger, George,
has arrived at Abu-Klea. He says that almost all
the native accounts agree that Gen. Gordon, find
ing himself betrayed made rush for the
magazine near the Catholic mission build
ings; finding the rebels already in
possession, he returned to the government house,
and was killed while trying to re-enter, The
rebels were admitted to Khartoum at 10 o'clock
at night on the 26th of January. Another account
| says General Gordon rushed toward the maga-
zine, intending to explode it, and thus to prevent
| the ammuntiono Of which there was several tons,
falling into the hands of the enemy. The Arabs
| quickly realized his intention, and shot him
! dead
| The commander at Metemneh has asked
the Mahd for guns and ammunition
as he is unable to fight the En-
glish with spars. The Maidi replied:
Don't fight Wait awhile, and will come and
destroy the infdels"
The latest reports deny that General Stewart
is III u Cr.GlcdI CoHultlOIl ne Is reported doing
we'll
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurce, Under Secretary
for the Foreign Department at meeting Of
Liberals, at Clapham, to day, in defense Of the
government, said twas easy for the Conservatives
to find fault. but the record Of Parliament would
show, hereafter, that the Conservatives had
never given a word of useful counsel The gen.
eral Egyptian policy of the government he said
would remain unaltered, but the unexpected fall
of Khartoum had raised fresh difficulties The
results of the recent Cabinet meetings would be
presented to Parliament, and, in the meantime,
he felt assured that whatever the military needs
of the situation might be, none of the ministers
would wish unnecessarily to prolong the period Of
military operations in Egypt
The street in front of the Office of Lucas &
Aird, who have just been awarded the contract
to build railway from Suakim to Berber, was
blockaded to-day with workmen seeking employ
ment on the proposed railway One hundred
English workmen, supplemented by native labor
ers, are considered q sufficient force to construct
the road The firm expect to complete the road
within year. The material for the first thirty
five miles of the Suakim & Berber railway will
be ready for shipment by the end OF the week.