The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-29


IN Paris and until recent date lodged In
the st Dennis quarter of Paris, where
thew manufactured internal machines
used In the diabollcal work and where
everything In readiness for the perpetrs-
ton of the contemplated atrocities con-
tinues. Gil Bias picked men who were
to lodge and set the machines, departec
separately and by different routes TO
London, each carrying one or more OF
the machines This was six weeks ago
ell Bias SAYS not one of these co1spifs-
tors speaks French, and no member OF
the entire band ever attended ansrchism
meetings in Paris.
HUNDRED ARRESTS.
II Is rumored that the police nave JuSs
arrested q woman In the act of entering
the royal exchange building with guam
ty of dynamite hid on her person. The
rumor adds that three n ZEN. probably &C
completes of the woman, were arrested
at the same time.
&c lerai Stewart Wounded.
LONDON, jan 3d., IL Q. m.-IntellI-
gence is Just received ST the war once
that General Stewards force is In
tIenched south of Metemeneh. The
dispatch also gives the gratifying infor-
nation that Stewart is in communities
lion with General Gordon. Stewards
force had several fights with Arab rebels
before il reached Metemeneh. stewart
| himself was badly wounded. Five OF
Mahdi's Emirs were killed in light.
General Wolseley, in q dispatch, reports
the capture of Metemeneh by the Brit
ish, and also saws that Sir Charles Will
son has gone 10 Khartoum on board the
steamer to confer with Gordon. IL is ex-
pected he will return as soon as possible
and report personally to Wolseley.
that
Lord Charlts BeresfOrd, with small
contingent, is pushing on from Mete-
meneh to Khartoum.
80 D. m.-Official dispatches tEdl-
cate that the march of Stewart and MS
little army from the Abu klea wells TO
his present position has been no easy
task. Almost every foot OF the way sp'
pears TO have been sharply contested BY
| the resolute Arabs. There was . con-
slant succession of encounters from the
action of the 18th till the river Nile was
reached, the British steadily gaining
| fresh victories over the impetuous but
damoralized rebels. On the morning OF
Monday, January ID. two days after the
| fight at Abu Klea wells. the enemy APP
| peared IN force in front OF the advancing
| British army A short, fierce battle was
| fought, This occurred at a point about
| three miles from the Nile. The British
were compelled TO sustain q heavy fire
for some time. Early in the engagement
| Stewart received his wound and Sir
Charles Wilson thereupon assumed com.
| nand. Works were hastily constructed
under the lesdtn rain which continued
| to pour upon them from the enemY's
rifles. Wounded men aud the baggage
| train we're left under guard behind the
| quickly built earthworks, while the rest
| of the force advanced in the face of the
hostile fire to gravel ridges some dis.
lance in front. Here o large force of
rebels established themselves in strong
| position, and as soon as the British came
near a fierce charge, led by several
| Emirs, was made against them by the
re bel foemeD.
The British troops were arranged as
usual IN the form of a square and stead
| lily advancing met the wild onset ct the
| loudly cheering enemy who were rush
/ ing down upon them. At the same time
the rifles of the British were doing
bloody execution. The charge was
| checked aud not an Arab came within
thirty yards of the BIi,IsA square. The
rebels did not long stand befJre
the murderous English fire, but were
repulsed with heavy loes Five EmiTs
| and $50 men we're left dead on the field
and large numbers were wounded.
About the English losses but few de-
| tails have yet been received. It's known,
however, that Cameron, special cores
| spondent of the London Daily Standard,
and Herbert, special correspondent OF
the Morning Post. were killed. The
place where the battle occurred IL .
slight distance beyond Shebacot wells.
Stewards wound. while not fatal.
IS so serious that he is disabled
for the remainder OF the present cam
paign. Gen. Wolseley considers the de-
prIVations of his services q national less.
| He characterizes Stewart as the "ablest
soldier ana most distinguished comman.
der he ever knew. and he recommends
him to the queens most favorable con-
sideration." Lord st. Vincent OF the
artillery was among the British officers
slam.
POSITION NOT DANGEROUS,
| 4 p. m.-An official dispatch Ie-
| ceIved this aft rno0n from Gordon
shows that his position AT Khar.
| toum is by no means dangerous. as was
supposed. He Gays he could hold out
there for years Stewards wound lie re-
| ported dong well.
Stewart now holds a strongly fortified
post at Gubat not far from Meiemeueh, Q
| place on the Nile halt way between Ber-
Der and KhArIoum. Opposite Gubat Is
| a large leland on which plenty OF fOrags
| for horses and csmels Is easily obtained.
| The position ar Gubat Is such that it IL
| confidently asserted the town can be held
by q small garrison against any force
| which the rebels send TO attack tt
The route across the desertfrnm Gubat
10 Korti is securely held by the English.
| Col. Sir ItuelveIs Bolliver Is IN COM
| mand of TINS route. He left ROTti to-
day TO assume his position. News of
StewarI'n movements since the battle OF
Abu KIea Wells was brought to Korti
| by CAptziu PIAott. de left Gubat with
dispatches Saturday last and reached
Korti this morning, having enc unIered
no serious difficulty by the way.
FURTHER PARTICULARS
a KnTti dispatch to KnuteE's agency
| says: General Stewart gained bril-
| liant victory ON the 19th over the rebels,
The enemy numbered 1000 and large
| number were cEvAlrymen armed 1iIh
rifles. The British loss was twenty
killed and SIXTY wounded The total
| loss of the enemy was 800. The firing
began in tue morning aud lasted all day.
/ Colonel BurleIgh, q spfc ial correepon-
dent of the London Telegraph, end
/ Lords AirlIc and Somerset were among
the wo1Bded.
Full REPORT
$50 p. m.-The full report of Stew.
arts advance fIom A5u Klea wells lie
/
Der II, as; ablished d strong post at Abu
| Kiea Those who had been seriously
| wounded were left with Q sufficient gar
| risOD. The afternoon of the 18th Stew
art began his forward movement.
After passing the Shebaca wells
the British forces moved TO the right In
accordance with The Instructions Of
Wolseiey, that in case MetemeDeh was
found to be occupied by the enemy
Stewart should make an effort 20 eslab-
IIsh himself al some point on the Nile
At o'clcck on the morning
Of the 18th, when the British Inns
was only league from the river, the en-
envy appeared In force some distance n
force. A halt was thereupon made for
breakfast. Here the enemy opened fire
and while building eaFtbwoFks for pro
lection TO the wounded and bag.
gsge the IRE was the heaYiess that the
British had yet been subjected 60.
While at this point Stewart Was wound
ed. January 21st two days after the bat
tie in the desert, reconnaissance Of Me-
temeneh revealed the fact thst Meten-
eneh was in state Of defense. The
works were in fairly good
condition, furnished with loop holes
Sir Charles Wilson Feports that be could
have carried Aetemeneh, but thought II
not worth riskIng the loss OF men which
the capture might involve On the fol.
. lowing day Reconnaissance was made
down the river TO Shendy with three
: steamers, which returned on the same dsy
: Sir Charles deplOres the losses the Eag.
lish troops suffered 10 crossing from
: Kosii 70 Gnbst, buL in ether respects he
regards the result Of the operations as iE
: the highest degree successful. LORD
{ WolseIey telegraphs: Two officers xeFS
killed and nine wounded during the pas
: sage from Abu Kiea 90 the river Colo
J mel Bnrleigh was among these s1igbily
$ hurt.
, -Four steamers from Kharioum. unde
| Nusar1 Pasha. a1rIyed n Gubzt TFednes