Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-12

uohC Wofks. Loru ho6eO0ry and Mr..
SHAW Lefsvre, Postmaster General, will
occupy seats in the Cabinet.
General Graham is appointed to the
command of the Suakem- Berber expe-
diflon. General Freemantla will com
mand the Guards and General Greayes
will be chief Of staff.
woLsELEY's PLAN APPROVED.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Cabinet TODAY
approved General Wolseley's plan for
an early advance from Suakem to Bet-
Der. A narrsv gage railway will be laid
TO Arab, 30 miles vest of Suakem,
where an entrenched camp will be form
ed with a central depot for stores. On
leaving Ariab ehe troops will proceed
BY forced marches to Berber. II il cal
culated that the advance will begin
sbeat the third week in March, and il
Is hoped that Berber will be reached in
SIX weeks Ariab, where the entrenched
camp will be formed, Is on the road
from Suakem 10 Borber and isdescribed
as smiling oasis" where there is good
pastaraRe and plenty of water.
There 10 still slight ground for hoping
that Gordon is alive. The accounts Of
newspaper correspondents all come from
common native sources, and no Wit
nesses Of the death Of General Gordon
are mentioned.
A RAILROAD TO BERBKR.
IL is announced that a narrow suaee
railroad will be constructed between
Suaksm aud Berber. EnRlish Arms
offer TO undertake the construction of
the road within fortnight by the use
OF manufactured sections of rail
lengths.
Tue Government has decided to accept
the temporary services of a limited
number OF officers Of the militia and
reserve forces.
ooRDos's COMRADES.
With General Gordon we're Hanzal.
the Austrian Wee Consul, and twenty
Greeks and Levantine merchants. The
hrm at Alexandria for whom the Greeks
have been acting As agents do not be-
lisve the story OF the massacre al Khar-
toum. IL 10 known that Fl Mahdi holds
fifty Greek prisoners in hIs camp or AZ
III Obeid, and that they are we'll treat
ed. In reply to inquiries, General
Wolseley telegraphs tnat be has no
more authentic news than that brought
to korti By General Wilson.
DkATH OF GENERAL KARLk.
General Earle was killed on Tuesday,
during the stoFming Of the enemy's Do.
sition at Berti.
ON THE WAY,
GIBRALTAB. Feb. 1.-Froops have al
ready sailed from here 10 reinforce
Wolseley's foFce in the Soadan. 9th
srs will be dispatched Immediately.
rHK AsaLo-IrALIAs ALLIANCE.
koME, Feb. .ll.-Neeotiations between
the British and Italian Gsvernments
With q view TO Italian cooperation In
the Soudan still proceed. Oheval lier
Negra, Italian ambassador at London.
has been iHstructed 20 assure Lord
Granville. British Foreign Secretary, OF
the oonndeaoe that Italy has in the
power OF England 10 crush the rebellion
in the Soudan and reosganizs Egypt,
and to state that l.aly is willing to 90.
cupy with her troops the strategic
points, so as to enable England TO mass
her forces az ainst those of 81 Mahdi.
III MAHDI's NSIsrEa OF wAa.
PANS, Feb. lI.--Figaro says that I'll
Mahdi's Minister Of War is N. viret.
He was formerly a Captain in the
French army. He joined El Mahdi In
1882 aad taught the Arabs the way to
break squares when formed by troops
In battle.
NOT 10 hK DIsCessRD.
CoEsrAsrrsoPLR. Feb. 1.-THE Turk
ish newspapers have been officially pro.
hibited from pablishing the news from
the soudan, or comment upon the situa-
ftas. tharA
De LkssKPs THINKS TIE kNaLIsH ARR
DooMKD.
Pans, Feb. 1f---De Lesseps, in an In
tervisw, considered the English expsdi.
tion doomed TO failure. ID may reach
khartoun, but the Soudanese will not
snbmit. The English. in going or re
turning. vill fall prey to hundreds Of
Thousands OF fanatics who are ready 10
die.
RAIsIHo TRoo ~ AT WINNIPEG.
WMNrPEa, Manitoba, Feb. II. "A large
ferce 10 being gathered here by Colenel
smith for service In Egyps. Il Is ex-
peeted that an entire regiment will be
raised here.
ANXIOUS roR sERyIcE.
OTTAWA. Feb. I1.-It is rumsred In
Official circles that "a battery OF Cana
dian artillery will be given permission
by the Canadian GovsEnment 10 vulun-
teer for Sondan ssrvice, officers Of that
corps having expressed their willingness
10 90 into sctiye service"
10 oFyisIaL KpvIcxs OF ooEpoS's pxsTR.
Loxpos. Feb. l2--Up 10 midnight on
Wednesday the Governmens had ne
ofsicisl adsices eoufEming ths fepeFs OF
General Gordon's DEATH
GENERAL xknLE's BATTLE.
Lospox, Feb. l3-Ths StaAiard's . cor
respondent with General Earls's column
ends the following dispatch dated at
Dulkah Island on Tuesday:
"Ths British troops advanced 10 al
task the enemy. Who had strong posi-
ton on the hills. After some hRhtine
the enemy were completely surrounded.
Finding 10 impossible 20 disiadee the
rebels frem their fortified po<itiea,
Gen. Eafie ordered tbs troops 10 charge.
General Earle Was killed while leading
the attack. The Blark watch regiment
eAptufed the position at the point of the
bayonst, the cavalry taking possession
Of the enenys camp. General Braok.
eaburg, upon the fall of Sensral Earle,
assnmsd command and ordered the re-
m&ining positions OF the enemy 10 be
stermed- TIE tfoops acted promply.
made . NEST ealiant attack and sooa
eApfured all the enemy's Positions
fAs fighting lasted Eve hoorA There
wss great slaughter smaaG The enemy.
Those she saTvivsd escaped By swim
ming the rivsr.r
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wita q eeteDporaxy. eonRFAfuistea him-
sels that his bead vas safe from {
doaksyis hsslA" His sossnpsrAry IN