The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-12

it shall be necessary to call fer VoIun-
teers to do the work. Ge6. \,IcaSl6
must advance rapidly to-Xerber and(
Metemneh. The Sua&m garrison
must be reinforced-rnd the road to
Berber clearea Every nerve must
be stTS1Red TO prove the Khartoum
d1SsSfer has stiffened the resolution to
mold EDgland's flag afoat in the face
of every fee. Our duty is not to
finch, but to prepare for eventuali-
ties and relieve Metemneh by water.
We have failed to save Gordon, We
have now to save Stewart.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE NEWS.
LONDON. February 5.-The excite
ment attending the reception of the
news of The fall of Khratoum, is in
creasing. a constant stream of anx-
ious inquirers, including Sir VIM.
Vernon Harcourt, Geo. Otto TreVe-
lyau, and other ministers, have been
pouring into the war Office. People
throughout the provinces are also
greatly excited. At Andershot, the
news was received with mingled
feelings of sadness and indination.
A great sensation was caused in the
Irish garrisons Dublin in when the re-
the fall of Khartoum will not check
the advance of Gen. Wolseley, whose
main body of troops will probably
march across the desert at once. and
besiege Khartoum at the earliest
possible moment.
THE MASSACRE OF COL. STEwA
LONDON, February 5.-Adv.
from Kort gives the following ac-.
count of the massacre. Col.
Stewart, some time ago. The
account comes from a stoker on
Stewards steamer who says he left
Khartoum in the steamer Abass, with
Stewar, THE two European consuls,
Kassam Bey, twelve Greeks and sew
eral natives. Two other steamers ac-
companied them to Berber which place
they shelled. -Four nuggars accom-
panied the expedition to Abu Hamed,
when the Abass proceeded alone.
She struck on rock two feet under
the water near the island of Wady-
gamer. The whole party then landed
on the island. Stewart subsequently
returned to the steamer, spiked the
guns, threw the ammunition over
board, and returned to the
island. The entire party was
unarmed, with the exception
of Stewart, who had a small
revolver. The natives assembled on
the right bank of the river shouting
"give us peace and grace" Suleiman
Pasha sent messenger inviting Stew
art to his house. The whole party
crossed the river. Suleiman took
! Stewart, the consuls and Hassan Bey
to the house of blind man named
Etmeder Fakir, to drink coffee.
While in the house Sulelman
came out and motioned to the
natives, who formed two parties with
swords and spears. One party entered
the house and killed Stewart and the
two consuls. Hassan Bey escaped
wounded and Was, afterwards taken
to Berber. The second narty attacked
the rest of Stewards peoRle among
whom was the narrator Of this, who
swan to the island and hid
until dark. He was afterwards
taken prisoner to Brit. Col
Stewart had landed provisions
and stores from the steamer, which
made four trips to the island. Many
OF the party were drowned while try
ing to escape. The bodies of Stewart
and the others were thrown into the
river. Suiieman's followers divided
all the money they found and sent the
other spoils in box to Berber, where
two artillerymen, two sailors and
three natives, survivors of the massa'
ere, still remain.