The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-12


Tnn frAifAN fDEA,
n " announced that lialv has replied
formally ~ tho protest ~ the porte
against the occupation ~ Egyptian
ports along the He'd Son hy Italian
forces. la reply, Italy admits tho claim
Of the sultan 10 sovereignty over the
Red hoa, but declares that shO iell
obliged 10 occupy certain ports lac order
to protect Italian subjects imprrilod by
the withdrawal of Egyptian garrlsons.
ltaly's reply concludes that she will
allow tho Egyptian flag to remain, side
by side, with tho Italian flag mt every
occupied port
wOisELEY AsTONIsiIEs THEM.
AstOnishment has heen caused by
the report that tho cabinet, at
its session to-day, considered a
dispatch received from Gen, NOlselry,
asking Instructions. In this dispatch
Gen. WOlseley informs the government
that no Will ba unable To reach Khartoum
hot season viii have commenced. lilo
assures tho ministry that no iecls con-
iidouce In his ability To successfully at
tack khartOum and defeat the false
prophet, but he says the operations nee
osslry 10 achieve these results will now
be diiliculC and hazardous.
SENDING OUT SPIES,
Adyice1 from Korti state that u num-
Der of spies have been dispatched To
Khartoum TO ascertain tho late OF Cor
don.
PROTECTING GLADSTONE.
3p.m.-The cabinet council adjourned,
after having been In session three and u
quarter hours. Tho residence of Glad
stone, at Hawarden, has been placed
under special police protection.
ORDERED 10 GET READY.
I'm ~ nj ~ No
yer, and sixty members OF the commits
sary department, at AldorShot, have
been ordered to prepare for active sor-
vice.
AVAILABLE FORCES.
Ton thousand British troops nj sta
tiOns on the Mediterranean are avail
able for service in tho Soudan. These
include eight regiments of the line,
thirteen batteries of artillery and five
companies of engineers.
THEY BELIEVE GORDON Is DEAD.
Lord Wolseley telegraphs late this
afternoon that he has been informed
that Col. Wilson had one man killed
aud five wounded while returning down
the nile from Khar;oum. a messenger
from FL Mahdi summoned Col. Wilson
TO surrender, and at the same time
stated that Gen. Gordon was wearing
an FL Mahdi uniform. IL is the general
Is dead.
wOLSELEY Is SUPREME COMMAND.
1t is understood that the cabinet coun-
ell to-day decided TO give Gen. Wolseley
carte blanche TO take any meas
ures lie deems necessary for
the rescue of Gen. Gordon,
ii alive, and to make use of such mill
tary operations as he considers advisa-
BILE to regain the ground lost in the Sou
Al "a N hNT N Il A
alternatives suggested to Gen. Wolse-
ley are the immediate recapture OF
Khartoum and the employment, if nec-
essary, of Indian troops to reopen the
Berber route.
GEN. woLsELEY's REPLY
to tho dispatch of the government. CIV
ing him carte blanche to operate in the
Soudan, is expected by noon to-mor-
row.
COL. WILSON'S EXPEDITION.
Col.Wortley, in charge of the only
one of Col. Wilson's three steamers
which succeeded in reaching Gu
bat from Khartoum, the two
others having been wrecked
has furnished q detailed report of the
movements Of the expedition. This
shows that the three steamers in COM
mand of Col. Wilson reached Khartoum
on January rs, following the course. of
Khartoum it was found to
be utterly impossible to land the troops.
Then follows description of the firing
by the rebels and the return of the
steamers as given in yesterdays Asso-
ciated Press reports.
Continuing, Col. Wortley says: The
government house at Khartoum APP
peared to be wrecked. One man was
killed and five wounded during the at
steamers were wrecked four miles
above tho enemy's position. below
the bottom of the Shubtaka cataract.
The second steamer was wrecked Janu-
airy 90. We reached Gubat in small
boats the same day that Khartoum fell.
January 26.
GEN. GoRDoN's FATE
is still in doubt. Reports in regard to
him are conflicting. The general opinion,
however, was that he was killed. Some
say he is with the Greeks in their
church at Khartoum. The fall Of Khar
toum has decided the Shukryeh
tribes to join FL Mahdi, which places
both banks of the Nile under
control of tho enemy. The natives
greatly fear the English, and the adj
vance of Gen. Earle's column is awaited
Ell Mahdi is hard pressed for supplies,
suade the emirs to attack us.
a MESSAGE FROM Ell MAHDI
reached Col. Wilson on January 20. lie
said Gen. Gordon had adopted I'll
Mahdi's uniform. A courier brought
the following INo~aa"e from lei
to surrender. / shall not
write again. II YOU don't become Mo
hamnedans, | will wipe you OIL the face
of the earth"
CONFIRMING THE TREACHERY IDEA.
The statements confirmed that Furaz
Pasha treacherously made terms with
Ell Mahdi, whereby tho latter was en-
abled to capture Khar.Oum,
MORE FROM woLsELEY.
Gen Wolseley sends the following dis
patch:
"Talbot's convoy reached Gubat in
safety. The enemy at Metemneh has
January JAM IS. The rebel force
there is estimated at between 1000 and
5000 men, of which $50 are horsemen
and 500 have rides. Our men are in
good health. The wounded are do
ing well. The Khababish tribes are
still carrying messages and supplies for
us to Gakdul Wells. a messenger has
Gordon.
CONFIRMED.
Tho announcement is confirmed that
at the cabinet council to-day it was de-
cided to give Gen. Wolseley COM
plete discretion as to the course
to be pursued in the Soudan. He has
been instructed to take all the measures
necessary to the successful operation of
the campaign. The government will
give him any assistance he may
need by dispatcAing troops from
Suakim TO Berber. ~ Gen. Wolseley will
make every effort possible to save Cor
don, if alive.
THE Widest RUMoRS
are afloat in London tonight relative to
affairs in the Soudan. 1t is