Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-07
arHUNDERER'SBLAST
The Times Declares That General
Gordon
Must Be Rescued if Alive or Avenged
If Dead.
Wee 10 His hurdsrers" If He Is
Slain.
England Still Excited Over the
News.
The Ministry Gives wOlseley Full
Power.
Spies Sent to KhartOam TO Learn
60fdOa's Fate.
The French Newspapers on the
Situation. 4
Asfnpjshn,a;,f Eraatad nv Eenaral
The French Newspapers on the
Situation.
AstORishment Created by General
EOlseiey's Query.

t....'".'''r Nc'N'+hAf " AZ A'Ah'n. AtN-
patch tgom Genera. WoIseley received At
the War Olige this morning is couched in
such terms as 70 leave no doubt that the
situation OF the British troops is desperate
lie says ,hat he /, IN receipt OF commuu;-
cation rom General Sir Redyers Buller. the
commanding oAicer at Gubat, urgiug the
immediate forwarding OF reintorcements.
General Bullec states that since the news o;
,he capture Of khartoum by the Mahdjs
:orces the enemy has become Ser, Joli aui
defiant
rcn.-;, Wolsccy ;elegraphei that in ,hc
lace of this information he has concluded TO
ask further instructions from the War O!ce
Gui meantime remain quiSceut.
- Nv Gladstone, on being acquainted | with
he tenor Of this dispatch, ccsumWoned he
mrm0ers Of the Cabinet
The Cabinet met al ! o c,Ock hi, morn
~ 10 consider what course s 10 be taken
in regard TO the present Egyptian emery.
eLry /; was decided 70 send telegrapdic
orders TO India for the dispatch OF Indian
.-cOpS 10 Suahim. and meanwhile 10 rein
force the garrison at Suakim 0y drafts Of
troops from EngiaYd and the Neiiterrp.
mean.
Rr>rur or Revenge.
The weight o. opinion in the ministry
is in favor Of a strong, active and vigorous
.0Icv The ministry sanction al. Lord
N o,se.sy MAJ DO which Will aid in the de-
.rat OF The NahdI and will secure the release
al Gen. Gordon II alive or wreak vengeance
ron the Arabs i s.s!n.
ten WoiSciev yc.egrapAs from kOrti 20
he War Office this afternoon that courier
ra, arrived from the British camp near Ne
.euueh, who reports hat the rebels at Me
--mueh have become defiant since hearing
o. the .ull OF khartoum The courier also
saws an attack on 'rHDat NAV De looked for
az uuv moment, a. ihe rebels expect rein
.orcemeurs from NhartoUm.
The Thundcrer'> IsIa,t.
The Times editorial discussion Of the
last news from "EyT- says. No wor0is OF
ours arr adequate 20 express the mingled
.rrIirrS OF ismav. CONSERVATION and IN
&igrant disgust which has been universally
., oked uy the news The present situation
Is the lamcutabie result OF a long course OF
tae neglsc. of lie ..eem,n'ary MAY
;~ms OF statpsmsn-hln. he coun-
,~v IS Obliged 70 CoHtess hat every
thiny has been done that could be lone to
adj 70 the risks OF the defeat. Advice has
.e,p spurned. ,jme wasted aud opportunity
lost
Woe to His Murderer>.
Tre Times this morning commenting
urou the fall OF Khartoum aud the probable
-..,e Of General Gordon. says: The news
os he tail Of that solitary figure. the gallant
General Gordon. who 50 long kept the flag
OF England alofj, dotying the tanallcei
n0rdes of the follower OF Islam, will rever-
6-rate throughout every bazaar and moSlu'
ia both Caro- and CGlCu'a. No other 'e
.r.l. could be looked Tor in the face OF hls
.ogr and deliberate abandonment by The
gg,.rumeut. But England will save HIM,
ifal.va or aveuge his death. Woe 70 his
murierers
Astonishmeut mas been caused by The
rrrr~- mat he Cabinet. ~ lis session to-
.'ay. considered i dispatch received iron
Woseiev asking Instructions. In tbs d'N'
match Wolseley informs The government
,ngs he will he unable to reach hhartoum
I'm ,r,s time than i've weeks. men the not
season wiil have commenced.
The French newspapers in comments
.-.a he misfortune al NhartOUm a'mo
without exception. agree N the opinion that
r.,'aud will prove 'ersrH fully elUat .
-n. situation had rs Il ;.
Atyices from kort; state that
number OF spies have been despatched 10
Nlar.oum 20 ascertain the fate OF "'neraI
ffs -a.;5arr. Of Nr. Gladstone at