Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-02-13

women and young girls were given over
to the Mahdi's followers to be used as
slaves. After the slaughter, many Arabs
were seen rushing about the streets with
the heads of of Egyptians impaled upon
spears. The next night was spent in a
saturnalia of blood and debauchery.
Since the capture of Khartoum the
Mahdi has repaired the Notifications and
made the place well nigh impregnable.
Fall Of Khartoum and Death OF Gen.
Gordon.
LONDON, Feb. 11.-Lord Wolseley tel
egraphed the government that the scouts
sent to Khartoum have returned. They
confirm the report of the killing Of Gen.
eral Gordon and of the atrocities COM
mitted in Khartoum by the Mahdi's men.
GENERAL EARL KILLED.
The Standards correspondent, with
General Earl's column, sends the follow
ing dispatch, dated Dalka Island, Tues
day: The British troops advanced to
attack the enemy who held strong posi-
tion on the hills. After some fighting
the enemy were completely surrounded.
Finding it impossible to dislodge the
rebels from their fortified position,
General Earl ordered the troops to
charge. General Earl was killed while
leading the attack. The Black Watch
regiment captured took the position at the
point of the bayonet, the cavalry taking
possession of the enemy's camp. Cen
eral Brackenbury, upon the fall of Gen.
eral Earl, assumed command and ordered
the remaining positions of the enemy to
be stormed. The troops acted promptly
and made gallant attack and soon cap
tured all the enemy's positions. The
fighting lasted five hours and there was
great slaughter among the enemy. Those
who survived, escaped by swimming the
river.
In addition to General Earl, three
officers and eight men we're killed and
thir,y-fve men wounded, The British
force consisted of the Black Watch and
South Stafford regiments, a squadron of
Husears, two guns of Egyptian artillery,
an Egyptian camel corps and a section of
of the hospital corps.
LONDON, Feb. 11.-The cabinet to-day
approved of General Wolse]ey plan for
an early advance from Suakim to Ber-
ber. A narrow guage railroad will be
laid to Ariab, 130 miles west of Suakim,
where an intrenched company will be
formed.
Wolseley Telegraphs that 1t is not
Certain that Khart"um has Fallen.
LONDON, Feb. 12-Lord Wolseley tel
egraphs again to-day from Korti to the
government that no reliable particulars
about the fall of General Gordon have yet
been received. He assured the ministry
that the press reports have all been based
on rumors and states that these rumors
were collected by Colonel Wilson's party
upon there return down the Nile from
the futile attempt to reach Khartoum.
In addition to these statements Lord
Wolseley informs the government that
the Mudir of Dongola and. all the natives
thereabout persist in the belief that
Khartoum has not yet fallen. Colonel
Wilson, however has positively little
doubt on this point.
Lord Wolselev himself hopes to receive
in few days specific and reliable infor-
nation concerning the situation of Khar-
toum and the fate of General Gordcn
from trusty spies, whom he dispatched
up the Nile for the purpose of ascertain
ing the exact facts. These messengers
are expected soon to reach Korti on their
return.
A rumor comes from Korti that Colonel
Butler attacked the Arabs, intrenched
at Metemneh on Tuesday and carried the
position by assault. No official confir-
nation of the rumor is received.
PARIS, Feb. 12.-Miss Eva Mackey was
married to-day to Don Ferdinand of
Colona, Prince of Galatea. The cere-
mony was private and performed with
pontifcat, by Monsignor De Rude,
papal nuncio, in the nuncio's chapel, of
this city. But forty persons were pres
ent. -5-.. !.
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