The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19

0cu. WOM4oy 0a3 Ieq0e3te0 tho 1eCo4 Oh
oil the special correspondents OF the London
newspapapers on account of the scarcity Of
rations. Thisis ii accord with Gen. Wolso-
loy's frequent Expressions Of dislike ia
reporters, but indicates . more Desperate
condition. OF Affairs than has been hitherto
reported.
Sir Charles Berssford and party were ten
hours under fro before thov were able to
rssoue Col Wilson. Tho enemy used rides
from behind entrenchmenta The fre from
tho enemy's cannon was effective. In add.
ton to hole made in tho boiler. . shell
burst on the steamer. The British DIRE wa
most effective. silencine the rebel guns and
postal service has been formed between
korti and GubAt The. West Kent regiment
has left Kofti for Gubat The storm1ng Of
Metemneh by tho British y expected A
Korti dispatch says that Gubat Il strongly
fortified to resist : possible aiege. A fort haa
deep bitches in front. Brushwood and wire
work outside will impede tho enemy In the
event of an attack
THE MAHD1s LITTER.
The letter recently sent by the Mahd "a
English officers on Col. Wilson's steamer, CON
first and last letter to the English. and that
unless they submitted he would kill all the
Kafiir dogs, The bearer Of the le tier, der
wish, urged the Egyptians on the steamer to
join the Mahdi's army, saying that God had
sent zen the Mahdi to convert tho world, and
to the steamboat On tho day
after the steamer stranded Sunday
the Mahdi's emir landed on the island and
urged the British to surrender: Sunday
evening Hamid Bey, two shippers and
seventeen natives deserted the steamer: The
on board, arrived on Tuesday. During the
engagement with the enemy the Sofas
boiler was struck by shell and . great ex-
plosion occurred; followed by the rush and
roar of steam. After temporary patch had
been fixed on the boiler, the Sofia passed the
a nuggar containing CO... Wilson's baggage
The. nuggar grounded 600 yards below the
fort The night was spent in trying to float
her. Perfect silence was maintained on
board the steamer, which led the Arabs to
believe she had been abandoned. and they
drums. Just before daybreak the enemy
saw sparks emerging from the funnel of the
steamer. and they at once began to yell In
the hercest manner and opened . heavy fire
on the vessel. The steamer replied effect
lively, and soon passed out Of range: It u
They had three krupp guns Col Wilson's
loss on the island was two killed and twenty
wounded of the Egyptian troops, and four
wounded of the British. The Soudanese
allies fought well until they heard Of tho fall
of Khartoum, when they became demoral-
izod. The Mahdi caused the massacre Of ill
of Gordon's men, together with their wives
and children. Gen. Gordon was killed on
the morning of the 9th. The garrison ut
Gubat is e1asperated over the news of the
massacre. The Daily News appears in
mourning for Gen: Gordon, and publishes the
Natives who reached here from Khartoum say
Gen: Gordon was killed while in the act Of leav;
ing his house to rally the faithful troops. The
the best part of the town was scene Of merct-
less slaughter. not even women and children be-
ing spared. All notables were killed except the
treacherOus pashas and their followers.
Gen. Earle's advance from Brit to Berber
commenced yesterday. Gen. Wolseley, with
the British forces, started from Korti last
evening to cross the desert to Gubat Only
portions of two regiments remain at KortL
The Bombay correspondent of the Times
definitely ordered to Suakim. 1t will con-
sist of 2, 100 infantry and 500 cavalrymen
The morning papers have columns bordered
with black, as token of the grief which Ia
universally felt over Gordon's fate. Some
papers confine the mourning cmblems to tho
editorial pages, but in most Of them column
rules are reversed on all the pages Tho
News says:
The age Of chivalry is revived again in Cor
don's history, and the whole world thrills with
passionate grief at this Christian warriors
death.
The Standard alone refuses to believe that
Gordon is dead, and clings; to the shadow OF
hope that he may be prisoner or may have
escaped south.
ROME, Feb. 10-The italian expedition
recently landed at Massowah has been ordered
to aid the English operations in the SOudan
by marching into the interior and relieving
the garrisons at Kassala and SEMINAR The
movement If successfully accomplished will
open line of communication to the coast
and to Khartoum parallel with the route
from Suakim to Berber.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Lord Wolseley telegraphs
the war Office to-day from Korti a. follows!
The advance guard of Gen. Earles column
consisting of squadron OF cavalry under com-
the Mecnassir tribe under Wadeam, the murderer
Of Col. Stewart. cncamped at Shakoah Wells:
The cavalry charged the cncampment and tho
enemy fed in every direction. leaving behind
them thirty killed and a large number of cameis,
cattle and many Remington rifles. Col. ButleI
captured six prisoners.
Great activity prevails in Chatham, Wool.
witch and Aldershot, preparations for sending
pushed The Twentieth Hussars and tho
Third battalion Of the Rife brigade are now
at Aldershot The battalion of Scott's fusi-
Tiers, a battalion of Colcstream Guar DIS, and
a squadron of the Fifth Iancers, have been
ordered to proceed at once to Suakim.
VIENNA, Feb lot is understood that
Italy is contented to occupy Cairo, Alex
andria, Suez and q portion of Ismaila go a
to enable the troops of Ef ypt to proceed n
once to the frontier
EGYPTIAN FINANCE
LONDON, Feb 1O-Waddington, French
ambassador, has presented to Earl Gram
vile amended counter proposals of Francs
regarding Egyptian affairs The proposals
embody increased demands on the part Of
France. They insist that an international
commission be appointed to investigate the
conference be called to meet at Cairo to
neutralize the Suez canal Advices from
Paris say the notifications Of the French
proposals were made in such q manner al
would, as far as possible. avoid wounding
the 0naowr propre of the English
MAssOWAH, Feb. ga great battle Waa
fought in the Gallabal country with large
force of Baggara rebels detached from
Senaar. After a severe struggle the Bag
garas were utterly routed, losing 6, 900 men
and four emirs, one of whom was nephew
of the Mahdi.
Advlces from Gubat. dated Feb. l, give
gloomy statements about the condition
of Stewards forces These men have been
placed on three quarters ratiOnA These
have been once supplemented with beans and
fresh meat The camels have had plenty of
Nile' and %esemneh three miles, from Gabe It.
are occasionally shelled by steamer. The
troops arc busily employed in clearing the
ground in front of tho camp and in detached
work at the adjoining villages The main
earthwork erected for the protection
of the camp from the river front has
already been greatly strengthened 1t
pleted that night Several men wounded in
the desert battle have died in camp since
the arrival of the army at Gubat The others
are doivg well. The remainder of the Royal
artillery and naval brigade, with ten guns,
including one Gardner, have arrived The
convoy has sent back to Gakdul wells for
more stores, and have taken forty of tho
wounded along. Nearly every night the
pickets exchange shots with unfriendly
Arabs A second dispatch received from
Stewards camp, at Gubat, states that Col
Wilson had on the island where he was
stranded $50 refugees whom he found along
the banks of the Nile near Khartoum
dispatch to-day from WolseIey's head
quarters states that couriers, accompanied
by an escort, now on their way across the
Bayuda desert, are expected to arrive at
korti tonight The couriers are conveying
reports of Lord Beresford's attempts to res
cue Col. Wilson and party from the island in
the Nile where theV have been hemned In bv