Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-12
IN DESPERATE STRAITS.

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DEvIsING MEANS or EldEF.
LONDON. February 6.-Geheral Woise-
| lev has been in almostconstant = nmuni-
| cation with the War Office sfece tns
| news of the fall Of Khartoum, andN mes
sages interchanging views on the sifdt
| ton in Egypt have been flashed to am
| fro as rapidly as possible. The cabind
officials seem fully alive to the danger
| further delay, and are actively discussing
and deyising means by which prompt Ne J
lief can be afforded the army In Egypt.
THE LATEST FROM woLsELEY
The latest dispatch from Wolseley, NJ
ceived at the War Office this morning, was
| couched in such terms as to leave no
donht that the situation OF the British
| troops is desperate. He says ne b In
recent of a communication from General
Sir Redyers Butler, commanding omcer at
Gubat. urging the immediate forwarding
of reinforcements. Butler says that since
| the news of the capture OF khartoum BY
the Mahdi's forces, the enemy has become
SO bold and defiant that at intervals they
annroach in large bodies to within g few
hundred rods of the British position. He
expresses the fear that should they COM
bine for another attack, they may over.
whelm and annihilate his small force.
WILL NEVER SURRENDER.
0Of course,n adds the General, II can
embark nv forces on steamers here, but
have determined not to abandon the posi-
ton which was so CALAMITY obtained by
nv predecessor while one OF us Is left
aliye-unless otherwise commanded by
you.'
General Wolseley telegraphs that, In
the face of this information, he has con-
o.I- f,,rf boz inc frn nm
the War Office, and in the meantime to
remain quiescent.
THE CABINET REsUMMoNED.
Gladstone, upon being made acqueint-
ed with the tenor of this dispatch, resnm-
moned the members of the Cabinet, and
they are now in session. The result OF
their deliberations are anxiously awaited.
SD. m.-The Cabinet Council adjourn
ed after having been in session three and
a quarter hours. The residence of Glad.
stoue at Hawarden has been placed under
special police protection.
WOE TO THE MURDERERs.
The Times this morning, commenting
on the fall of Khartoum, and the probable
fate of Gordon, says: sThe news Of the
fall of the solitary figure, the gallant Cor
don, who SO long kept the flag of England
aloft, defying the frantic hordes of Islam,
ana MOSQUE in both Cairo and Calcutta.
No other result could be looked for in the
face of his long and deliberate abandon
ment by the Government. England will
save him if alive, or ayenge his death.
Woe to his murderers."
woLsELEY's CARTE-BLANCHE.
LONDON, February 6.-The Cabinet
Council, after long and (rumored)
stormy session on the Soudan crisis, has
decided to give General Wolseley carte
blanche disc elton in the whole matter.
kilograms have be forwarded to Korti to
this effect, and General Wolseley has
been directed to state his needs
without reserve. He can have all
England he pleases, or, should he deem Il
best, large contingent of Indian troops
will be forwarded from Upper Egypt.
Tue broad measures resolved upon by
Gladstone and his colleagues have some
what satisfied the public desire, and Z
feeling of greater satisfaction is expressed
at the determined attitude the Ministry
have decided to assume.
Ten thousand British troops at stations
In the Mediterranean are available for
service in the Soudan. These include
eight regiments of the line, thirteen bat
teries of artillery and five companies Of
engineers.
WILSON'S FIGHT AT KHARToUM.
LONDON, February IA corresponds
ent with General Wilson's party tel
egraphs from Gubat that Wilson's men
sustained for four hours the fire from
1000 rifles, eight Krupp guns and eight
machine guns before retreating. The
Arabs showed splendid practice with the
large guns.
The Nile is falling at the rate of foot
a dow Tha fvo0 <sba ov,r, 81 l-,.A
anxious for Wolseley's advance. The ma 4
tives deny that Gordon is prisoner.
They declare that he fell fighting bravely
and refused to give or take quarter to the
last. Their stories, however, are not
considered to be conclusive. 1t is adj
mitted that the intelligence department.
of the army has been wholly misled
throughout as to the situation at Khar-
toum.
LONDON, February An official dis
patch from General Wolseley received at
the War Office late yesterday afternoon,
states that Colonel Wilson's loss on his re-
treat from Khartoum was one killed and
five wounded. The general opinion among
the officers at Gabul and Korti, based on
information from Colonel Wilson, is that
General Gordon is dead. The Mahdi's mes
senger who parleyed with Colonel Wilson
near Khartoum, brought a peremptory
stated in reply to question that Cor.
don was neither dead nor prisoner,
but was wearing FL Mahdi's uniform.
SPIES HUNTING FOR GORDON.
Advices from Korti state that a number
of spies have been dispatched to Khar.
toum to ascertain the fate of General
Gordon.
wOLsELEY's PROCLAMATION. 8D
CAIRO, February General Wolseley
has issued proclamation to the natives
that he comes to restore peace not to col
lect taxes, and he will carry out Gordon's
promises.
THE NEWS IN ITALY s
ROME, February G.-The fall of Khar.
toum has produced profound impress.
sion in this capital. The newspapers
unite in expressions of sympathy with
Gordon and give utterance to the belief
that the Mahdi's victory will draw Eng
land and Italy into yet closer relations,
with view to joint action in Egypt.
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Swept Away and Drowned.
PORTLAND. ORE, February GA Jack
sonvilie, Oregon, special to the Ne,cs
says: An accident occurred to the stage
on the mail line between Grants Pass
and Wiederville to-day while crossing
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