Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-13


royal manner. He conquered the
Mana Nam country and turned II over |
To EGYPTIAN RULE.
With a thousand men he took posses
sion of the east coast OF Africa from
Cape Guardifui to Kismoyn. In 1877, |
suffering from jungle fevers and the
great exposures Of numerous eXpedi-
tons. he resigned his commission and
studied law in New York After
graduating. he returned to Cairo to
practice before the international tribu-
mails in 1881. He wac in that
city when the bloody in
surrection OF Brabi broke out.
The American ccnsul.general was ab.
sent when the massacre OF foreigners
took place. and Col. Long, at the re-
quest of the American citizens, took
charge. He entered the city while 1t
was being burned and plundered
Al THE RISK OF HIS LIFE.
He gave the British admiral such
information as led TO the occupation
of the city next day. AT the head OF
| 100 American soldiers ana
sailors he restored the United States
con ,ulate and administered the
affairs of the other consulates
whose buildings had been burned
1
saved thousands of lives and The city
| of Alexandria from total ruin. He has
written two entertaining and instruc.
| tive books, entitled "The Three
PROPHETS and NAKED Truths for
Naked People,
VIEW OF CHINESE" GORDON.
or Gen. Gordon Col. Long says;
"He was package OF eccentricities
| and contradictions He prided him
| self on his knowledge of men, and yet
was always making mistakes. He
would prom )te his Arab servants to
brigade commanders to be deceived and
betrayed by them. He took an ARAB
named Abou Sand from prison, whom
Sir Samuel Baker had thrown into
prison for threschery, and made him
commander and confidential adj
wiser. to in turn ne betrayed
"What do you think OF Gordop's
diary, now about to appear" ] asked.
III have only seen the advance notes
given to the press. IL is intended
as a manifesto against Mr..
Gladstone's government. So far as |
can see, there is nothing in it but what
proves the correctu ess OF the eX-prem-
ier's position. Gordon remained in
Khsrtoum against the orders of his
own and the Egyptian government.
He wanted to make himself
KING OF AFRICA,
"He took 100000 1920, 600 from the
Egyptian treasury before starting upon
that ill.starred expedition, aud a. soon
rs it was exhausted he was at the
mercy of his enemies and the mahdi. u
"What do you think of the story Of
his escape?n
IL think it highly probable Cor
don had several steamers at his dis
posal, and incline to the belief that
he quietly slipped away to Gondocora
, our old headq where he may
organize and return year hence tc
strike the mahdi in the rear. This
would be bold and brilliant stroke
and / shall be disappoi nted IL Gordon
had not this in view"
A ROMANTIC STORY.
J Col Long was engaged for tim
, in breaking up the African slave trade
, Upon one OF his expeditions he sur
, rounded aud captured slave dealer
camp that contained 450 young We
men on their way to the sea shore +
: be shipped to Constantinople an,
. other markets. These young womei
!. had been selected by the dealer witt
great care for their beauty of figure an,
! face. They were OF mixed Arab bloc,
, and brown-skinned. There was not
i sti ch of dry goods among them. II
. was puzzled To know what to do wit
: them. He could not restore them I
g their tribes, scattered over thousand
s of miles OF territory. They wer
white elephant on his hands
= Finally it occurred to him
q TO MARRY THEM OFF
, TO his black soldiers, as he was goin
4 TO leave garrison in that part of tn
q country. So lac had his commi sssr
r clerk TO number the girls call in
e row. and he gave to each soldier
It wife with appropriate ceremonies.
n The colonel afterwards returned
4. that country and found his colony yer
n happy.
IS JOHN SHERMAN AFTER THE PRES
DENCY.
ar The election in OHIO this fall wi
,. be watched with unusual interest f.
10 an off year If Hosdly runs and
elected it will be taken as an indors
q ment of the administration, for ii Ia
gone out that he is Mr.. Cleveland
d choice among the candidates name
1. 80 far. This would probably put Hoa'
,r ly in the senate, provided the legisli
, ture was Democratic. On the 9th,
e hand if O hio goes Republican by a bi
II round majority, it will give John She
r. man send.ofi for the presidel
r tial nomination in lsS
I. He still has the bee in h
a. bonnet; in fact it has never ceased
ls oMAKEMUsICI IN HIS EAR
for the last twelve years. He is I'll
most dangerous man In the nation Il
n the Democrats. He has the ear al
rp the confidence Of all the nation
ID banks and moneyed circles, and his e,
r, perience in statecraft and ability a.
e, recognized by all parties. He h
m made mint OF money for himself ,di
honestly, rs many Democrats believ
ar but he has never written any "bul
r, this, or anchor to the windwart
q letters like Brother Blaine, and
might mollify and win back the mu
at wumps. We want TO watch John, II
~ brother OF Tecumseh.
- HIGGINS AND HIS HEAVY BURDEl
all The mugwump organs, aided al
abetted by few bush whacking Dem
cratic journals, are continually har
)u ing on Mr., Eugene Higgins, the a
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