Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-12

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toum, first saw service In Egypt g. en- officer
ker In 1874 - governor OF the tribes In Uppsr
Egypt He acted In this capacity TN 1850, du-
ring which time he did much 20 restrict the
slave trade I'm the sopdan, thereby incurrfns
the hostility OF powerful Interests among the
natives on the one hand and Of the khedive on
the other, though the latter was ostensibly his
friend He therefore resigned IN 1880, after
sayng as The nea hs
spent In adventurous pursuits oil one sort and
another, and had prepared 20 60 TO the Congo
ISOLATION when the Gladstone ministry, on Gen.
Wolseley's ommendation, uned him TO 70
turn 10 the soudan 70 tranqSihst that region
On the 18th OF January he was summoned
nom Brussels 10 q conference with the British
ministry. Affairs In the Soudan were going
from bad TO worse: Hicks army lad been wiped
out of existence At FL obeid, and the supremacy
OF the Mahdi WAS extending toward the Red
sea and far northward down the Nile. In tts
was acting on the idea which bad always AMI
mated it-that the key OF the situation lay IN
HON becoming the mere creature OF France. To
this end IL was ready TO go TO any length OF
interference ia Egypt; IL judged ,nfa shS ne sa,
and the reduction OF the Mahdf 10 obedience,
and LORD Wolseey had told the ministers
that Gordon Is the only man who can serve
you"
he consented to accept the difficult mission,
and with characteristic prompt tude departed
with the cabinet With what intentions he
went may be Judged from his previous declars-
ton that that part OF the Sondan lying north
OF SEMINAR and between the White Nile and
the Red sea. must be retained by Egypt for
both military and political reasons. You
must either surrender absolutely 70 sthe
Mahdi." he said, ''or defend khartoum az all
hazard" aud he declared that on the abandon
on both sides the Red sea would take fire and .
Moslem uprising would occur OF which the ter
nhle consequences could not be exaggerated
no in a.inr.
tributed 10 the expressions Of the Turkish yoke.
oppression" he said, 'hegot discopteut; dis
content necessitated an increase OF the armed
force at the disposal Of the AUTHORITIES and an
increase OF taxation, and so things went on In .
dismal circle until they illuminated, amer re-
peated deficits, in a disastrous rebellion" He
Justified the revolt and insisted that IL was NOS
b religious movement, but outbreak OF de-
spair He had taught the Soudanese while he
was governor general, something of the mean
ing OF liberty and justice and when he departed,
they We're fung back 10 be pllaged by the
he added, the egg of the present rebellion was
laid in the three years during which was per.
United To govern the Soudan ON other than
Pushing on 10 Rhartohm with these ideas fnxed
In hts mind IL was certainly thcn no part q
Gordon's scheme To effect a military conquest
OF the country. He despised the khedive and
was with difficulty persuaded 20 ACCEPT a
plsnary commission from him. He made his
way to khartoum, attended only by Q few nss-
tives, rightfully relying on his ACQUAINTANCE
with the desert tribes 10 save him from harm,
Al
the negotiations with W hich he hoped 10 pacify
the country and restore the supremacy OF what
writer has styled 1.-The AngloEgyptian gov.
to appoint zebehr Pasha governor OF Khar-
toum and proclaim that slavery would not be
interfered with, whersupon O howl OF tndignul
ton was raised In England. But be was mis-
understood by his censorious critics. he knew
that the Black Pasha was the greatest scoup-
drel unhung-indeed, he Is reasonably sus-
pected OF being a principal inStigator OF the
revolt, and, moreover, Gordon had hung his
wanted his sssistancs TO bring order out ~
chaos, and he understood that II he paid him
we'll enough he would obtain IL. As 20 the
other question, it Is enough TO remember that
Gordon said before leaving England that the
permanent constitution granted the Soudanese
guaranteed that no immediate emancipation of
slaves wouid be attempted.
We know very little more OF Gordon's pro-
ceedings since he reached khartoum than that
have been more or less belealuered by the
enemy, and although encouraging messaaes,
purporting To come nom him, have been re-
ceived from time TO time, II il very doubtful II
the most of them We're not con cocted by the
Mahdis agents, and sent out Tor the purpose OF
mystification. He has had various skirinishes
with the rebels. but the few thousand Eeyptians
under his command constituted no such force
as would enable him 10 take the field II IL
impossible TO say what negotiations he has had
with the Mahdi or even 10 approximate the
causes OF the non-success OF his mission. Certain
experts In Egyptian matters. intending Mr.; IL
that the false prophet could occupy khartoum
whenever he chose to do So He did make his
choice and execute IT on January %
ALLEGED UNDER VALUATION OF Goope AT
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HoUsE.-The custom
received from local importing houses that there
is clear discrimination Al the New York custom
house in favor OF New York importers. This
testimony is being embodied IL a permanent
form for use before Congress. "You may safely
state, said United States Appraiser Ham, 'that
there are more under-veluatlons in New York In
a q con NJ ry m a yaa -
He mentioned two large importing houses at
Chicago who declare that they can buy silks
than by importing them direct. The same allie
cations have been made In the case OF ribbons
and perfumeries.
TIE OYSTER SHUcKERs' srRIHEe-AnnapolA
oyster packers consider that the backbone u
and say they are daily receiving applications
from some of the men who are anxious TO work
ba the
leaders in the strike, who number thirty ope,
have been backlsted, and win never again Be-
employed by them.
A DESTITUTE SOUTH CARoIINIAN.-The Bal
tmS , Sac. to today ssSyss Al man nearly seventy
been in much better circumst auces, called at
the city hall yesterday and requested Coz. Love,
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be had some good friends. Be said be had been
sent from Washington 10 BaltinIors by senator
Walters and said that he had formerly been Q
member Of 2 nfm aSing business n Charleston,
iinian politically, relir iously and socially" The
necessasy TRANSPORTATION was furnished him TO
Philadelphia.
A FUGITIVE BR1pEGRooA ARRIsTEp.-The
Baltimore Sun OF this morning saye,-F A G.
Perreyra, the young Peruvian who abandoned
his bride of q week, formerly Miss Emma
Beecher, of York Pa, at Guys hotel in this city
two weeks ago, has been arrested In New York
city, where he was wanted on a charge Of steal
ing money and valuables 10 the amount OF sew
eral hundred dollars from his former employers
A scarf pin and watch chain, which be had
pawned i'm Baltimore, we've recovered by Dep
uty Marshal Frey and sent to Inspector Byrned.
OF New York. Mrs. Perreyra is at her parenfs'
home in York. Her stepfather Mr.. II. J.Gresly,
has settled for the bill Perreyra left unpaid 1t
! Guys.
Throughout Quebec and Ontario yesterday
the mercury was from fifteen TO forty degrees
below zero. At Hamilton Lake Ontario was
frozen solid ten miles out from shore, Q thina
never known before.
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DIED.
BRANDENBURG On Tuesday, February 10Th,