The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-15

THE DOWNFALL DOUBTED.
Messengers Report That KhartOum has
Not Been Captured,
BUT THAT GORDON HOLDS 1T.
That They Left There Six Days After
Colonel Wilson.
Their NEWS NOT CREDITED
Metemneh to be Attacked to-day and the
Result Awaited with Deepest Inter
est-Yesterday's Council OF
War-Censure Coming.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES

THAT MESSENGER is MISTAKEN,

ihAi hbooENbbh ID MlSTAkEN,
LONDON, Feb, a.. The Standard
this afternoon publishes dispatches
from its correspondent at Korti,
stating that messenger has
Just arrived at Korti. and declares that
khartoum has not been captured by El
Mahdl. The messenger asserts that he
left khartoum six days after Col. Sir
Charles Wilson appeared elore The city
IN boats sent from Gubat, and that when
be (tho messenger) lefl, Gen. Gordon
still held khartoum government OFF.
cials do not believe the messenge Is
story, and state that no official uiOrma-
ton confirmatory to IL has ever been re-
ceived.
Another dispatch from Koru states
that messengers who arrived from
khartoum profess ignorance regarding
the fall of khartOum or Of the death of
Gen. Gordon. The mudir Of Donpola
refuses to credit the report concerning
the capture OF KhartOum by lll Mahdi.
the massacre of Gen, Gordon and his
garrison. Tre authorities here an
nounce this afternoon that they do not
believe the messenger's statements rest
on satisfactory basis
THE ARAB Aztec ruE ITALIAN.
1t is expected that an attack will be
made upon Metemneh ON Sunday, Ills
reported that numbers OF EI Mahdfs
troops have left Khartuum for Kassala
for the purpose, it is supposed, of meet
ng the ltaliau arrivals.
MtrEMNEH TO BE ATTACKED.
IL IL now regarded as certain that an
attack on Metemneh will be made to-
morrow. News Of the result of the At
tack l. expected at Kord bv Tuesday.
Gen. Wolseley's disposal OF forces at
GuDhJ under command of Col Butler
depends upon tho result of to.morrowis
assault.
THE SuAKIM EXPEDITION.
Gen. Graham departs Tor Suakim on
the 18th. lie is TO b8 letI the fullest op-
ton as to the time to b, 9a2ppied bv the
expedition in reachin. Berher. 1t is
stated, however, that Gen. Graham in
tends TO make forced marches all the
way To Berber from Suakim. II no
encounters Osman Dlgna and
defeats him, Gen. Graham believes he
can reach Berber within 20 days. IL
would require 80 days to complete the
Journey with an army making ordinary
time.
A GLOOMY VIEW.
The Army and Navy Gazette takes n
gloomy view Of the position at Gubat.
According To the Gazette the troops can
neither retreat across the desert nor
down the Nile. They arc compelled
from the very necessities oftheir sltua-
llon, to entrench themselves where
they are and hoard their ammunition,
1--we ON camel meat aud remain on the
defensive until relieved. The Gazette
also says tho masses Of hostile Arabs
irum khlrtoum will soon throw them
selves ia line between Guhat and Oak
dul Wells and capture the latter place,
anu perhaps even push northward and
attack Korti itself,
THE DUKE OF CoNNAUaHT
re ,uosts TO be assigned TO service In the
Soudan. He will retire in any event
from his command i'm india on April /.
4 "srmCTLN BUSINESS CONCERN.
"A gigantic trading corporation, TO be
called the Royal London Trading COM
piny Is being formed In London and
Alexandria upon the same lines as
those upon which were conducted the
East India comnany. 1.-THE corporation
succeeds in obtaining the chartorit has
already applied for, II Will claim ms one
OF the prlViledges tho right 10 build
railway between Berber and SualIm.
THEY MUST ANTICIPATE HARD FIGHT
INu.
AT tho council of war to-day at the
war once II was resolved to increase
the ludla contingent to be despatched
TO lhe Soudan Tor Gen. Wolseley's relief
to $500 men, in order to raise The total
effective force which Gen. Graham Is 10
have for his Suakim expedition To / 800
men. The council also recous idered Tho
previous decision of the war office de-
c.lnlng colonial offers of military as
sistance. Both the Earl of Nurthbrook
ana the Marquis of Harrington urged
the war Office To assent To the request To
emhody colonial contingents in The OK.
podtion.
10 cENsURE THE GOVERNMENT.
Az the approaching session of parlia-
ment a political conflict against the
present government will open on the
presentation OF the government de-
lhand Tor vote of credits of G2,500 900,
on account of the Suakim expedition.
III Is understood the conservatives will
support the request OF the new credit,
put VIII accompany thevoto with vote
ol cehsure against the government. An
early dissolution aud an appeal To the
people is now expected and discussed.
II Is believed majority of the liberals,
conservatives, aud Parnellitos, alike |
concur Tor an early dissolution.
AFRAID OF EL MAupt,
The report that lei Mahdrs traops arc
marching to attack Kassala has led TO "A
redewal OF negotiations with Italy for
the dispatch of an Italian expedition !
ron Msssowah for the roliei of the gar.
rison,
BoNCoTTIN0 TuE IRISH.
There is a growing movement In the
docks OF Loudon and among builders
ana other tradesmen, to dis
pense with the services of
sup labnrors, Fifteen hundred Irish
have been dismissed IRON buildings IN
course OF construction In east I.ondon,
their iellow-workmen, other than
OF tho Irish nationality, being un.
Wiling To work beside men
whom they rogerd as possible dvna.
inlters. Reports have been received
that a similar movement has been
started at Manchester, Liverpool and
other pr0vincia, centers,
Ignorant Messengers.
koRrI, Feb. a. Messengers navo mr..