The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-06

hnartOum catastrophe created an I'M
mense sensation in this city, Lord
Lyons. British ambassador, had a long
interview with the prime minister dur
ing the day.
THE EFFECTS ON STOCKS.
Col Wilson had three steamers, two OF
which were wrecked in the Nile, exactly
half way between Khartoum and Met
emneh. The third steamer bearing Col.
Wortley and party. came on and
brought the news to the British camp
near Metemneh.
On the Stock Exchange, to-day, Egyp-
tan stocks dropped ~ to 2 per cent. on
account of the disaster in the Soudan.
Sales were pressed.
The excitement attending the recep-
ton of the news of the fall of Khartoum
is increasing. A constant stream of
anxious inquirers, including Sir Will
| liam Vernon Harcourt, George Otto
Trevelyan and other ministers, is
pouring into the war office.
The people throughout the provinces
are also greatly excited. At Aldershot
the news was received with
mingled feelings of sadness and indig-
nation. Great sensation was caused in
the Irish garrisons at Dublin when the
report was received. 1t is understood
| that the fall of Khartoum will not
check the advance Of General Wolseley,
whose main body of troops will proba-
bly, march across the desert at once
and besiege Khartoum at the earliest
! possible moment.
FIXING THE BLAME.
LONDON, February 5.-The Pail Mall
Gazette, this evening, referring to the
Khartoum calamity, says: Nobody
can accuse our gallant troops of losing
a single moment in their fierce race
hagainst time in fastening to the rescue
of the garrison of Khartoum. The re-
sponsibility rests solely with the min
listers, who refused to allow the Nile
expedition to start, in spite of warnings
and entreatles, until too late. The vote
of Parliament in favor of an approprla-
ton of 930O,0 900 for the relief of General
Gordon, was deferred until August 5th.
Even then, if the expedition had been
sanctioned, precious days would
have been gained; but it was not sane
toned until August 18th, when the gov
eminent finally resolved that it must
relieve General Gordon. That period
of hesitation sacrificed Khartoum.
Islam is now victorious. The revolt
and fall of Khartonm will permeate the
arch of the world, and unless the
ministry display holiness
and warIness equal to their
1 former dilatorineSs, catastrophe worse
than that of Khartoum will follow.
England dare not fly before. the eastern
/ foe. 1t would mean war and mutiny
from one end of Asia to the other. She
must reinforce her garrisons every
where, including India, even if it shall
he necessary to call for volunteers to do
| the work. General Earle must advance
rapidly to Berber and Metemneh. The
/ Suakim garrison must be reinforced and
the road to Berber cleared. Every
nerve must be strained to prove that
the Khartoum disaster has stiffened the
resolution to hold England's flag aloft
in theface OF every foe. Our duty is moi
to finch, but to prepare for eventualitie:
and relieve Metemneh by water. We
have failed to save Gordon, we have
now to save Stewart"
THE FIRST NEWS.
The frStnews of the fall of Khartoum
received by General Wolseley, wa.
brought by a messenger, who left the
island where Colonel Wilson stranded
and who came on foot to Gubat. Two
messengers were dispatched to Korti
via Abu Klea and Gakdul. They
reached their destination, which was
regarded as owing to the news O
Khartoum's fall not being known il
the desert. The intelligence of the dis
aster, however, has since spread far ant
wide. Some tribes that hitherto pro
feSsed friendship for England, have de
clared for the Mahdi.
The Arabs still Eheld. Metemneh. Th'
garrison there received the news of tn,
fall Of Khartoum with repeated salvo
fiotilla approached Khartoum II wa
compelled to run the gauntlet of
heavy fire from both banks. The rebels
had four Krupp guns on the rive
banks at Halpujeh, to lombard thu
steamers. When the British force
reached Omdurman, numbers of tn,
rebels continued the fusilade. Things
looked worse when it was discovered tina
the enemy was in possession of the Is
land of Tutti, just outside the city. Tn
: English still pushed ahead, but wer
, dismayed to find the garrison com
menced firing upon them. No flag
were flying from the public buildings
, and the town appeared III undispute,
/ possession of the enemy. The palac
seemed Quilted Finding it impossible t
7 land in the face of the overwhelmin
numbers of the rebels, the British wer
obliged to retire.
, GoRDoN's FATE.
/ The rumors concerning the fate {
d General Gordon are many and varied
n but all agree that the Mahdi capture
e Khartoumt by treachery. The mos
5 reliable reports point to on
Faraz Pasha as the traitor. II is sal
IS that he. being left in charge of the ran
O parts, opened the gates on January 26t
# and admitted the enemy. Some rnnno-
state that the Mahdi, together with
Of few Levantines, are cooped up in
l. church. Others say that General Go
n don was seen wearing the Mahdfs VI
Q form Tie mainrity agree, howevf