Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-02-12
El Mahdi is Wide-Awake
Soldier.
He Captures Khart0um Just in
Time.
England Inundated by the I'M
welcome News.
Other Foreign News.
khartoum Has Fallen.

khartoum Has Fallen.
S LONDON, Feb. 4-The report fell
upon England to-day that Khartoum
had fallen, The rumor was in the
morning papers and at 1880 D. m.
ri the war office issued telegram from
Gen. Wolsley announcing the fact.
! Elmadhi carried the city on the 26th
of January. He says that Col. Will
son, who was sent to the Nile from
Metemneh on the 25th, arrived there
on the 2Sth and found the CITY in the
hands of the enemy. He was unable
to land and at once started to return
down the river and proceeded under
N heavy fire from the rebels. When
some miles below Shublaka Cataract,
d Col. Wilson's steamers were wrecked
but he and his whole party managed
to reach an island in safety. where
they were secure. A steamer has
gone to bring them back to the Brit
ish camps near Metemneh. General
Wolseley says he has no information
regarding the fate of Gen. Gordon,
and does not know whether he is dead
4 or alive.
Great excitement and gloom pre-
walls In London. AT the clubs and
IN the streets there is the greatest
eagerness for the news. Grave fears
are felt for the safety of the army and
4 particularly of Stewards command.
The jubilant gladness caused by the
news of Stewards victory and sue
cessful arrival has been followed by
the utmost anxiety and dependency.
I Army officers in large numbers are
rendering their services and there is
the greatest excitement at the war
department. England is reused as
she has not been stirred in long
time.
LONDON, Feb. Sd D. m.-Lord
Wolsley telegraphs that he does not
consider the British position at
Gubatlin in any immediate danger.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The first news of
the fall of Khartoum received by Gen.
Wolsely, was brought by messenger
who left the island when Col. Wilson
stranded, and came on foot to Gubat.
Two messengers were dispatched to
Korti via Abuklea and Gakdul. They
reached their destination, which is
regarded as showing that the news
of Khartoum's fall is not known in
the desert. Intelligence of the
disaster, however, has since
spread far and wide. Some of
the tribes that hitherto protested
their friendship for England declared
for the Mahdi. The Arabs still hold
Metemneh. The garrison there re.
ceived the news of the fall of Khar-
toum with repeated salyas of ar
tilery. When Col. Wilson'S hotalla
approached Khartoum he was com
PEELED to run gauntlet of heavy fire
from both banks. The rebels had
four Krupp guns on the river
banks at Halfujeh to
lombard the steamers, when
the British force reached Omdurman.
A number of rebels continued a fusit-
ade. Things looked worse when it
was discovered that the enemy was in
possession OF the Island of Tutti.
Just outside the city the English still
pushed ahead, but were dismayed to
find that the garrison had commenced
firing on them. No flags were
flying from the public buildings,
and the town appeared to be in
an !undisputed possession of the
enemy. The palace seemed to be
Quilted. Finding it impossible to
land in the face of the overwhelming
numbers of rebels, the British were
obliged to retire. Rumors concern
ing the fate of Gen. Gordon were
many and varied. but all agree that
Mahdi captured Khartoum by treach
cry. The most reliable reports points
to one Farese Pasha as traitor said to
be in charge of the ramparts, open
ed the gate Jan. goth, and admitted
the enemy. Some rumors stated
that Mahdi together with a few Lee
vantines are cooped up in a church
Others say Gen. Gordon had been
seen wearing Mahdi's uniform. The
majority say, however, that Gen.
Gordon was killed.
Col. Wilson had three steamers,
two of which were wrecked ia the
Nile, exactly half way between Khar
toum and Metemneh. The third
steamer, bearing Col. Wortley and
party, came on and brought the news
to the British camp near Metemneh. |
LONDON, Feb. 5.-Ihe excitement
attending the news of the fall Of
Khartoum is increasing. A constant
stream of inquirers, including Sir
VIM. Vernon Harcourt, George Otto
Trevelyan and other ministers are
pouring INTO the war Office. People |
thu oughout the provinces are greatly |
excited
A Philadelphlan, observing that a
church in which there is wedding
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