Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-06

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them 70 muNny. Seven thousand d
the garrison deserted 10 the rebels
leaving Gen Gordon only $500 faith
FOL soldiers. with this small force h'
attempted to hold the city against T.
Mahdps great army, but sfseT sever
hgbting, in which n large number o.
rebels we're killed, he was compelled
20 surrender.
HHE PATE OF GEN. GORDON UHENOwN.
~ When Gen Sir ChHfles
Wilson reached Knartoum he found
that Fl MabdP- forces occupied both
the town and the citadel. He tried 70
land and ascertain the fate OF Geu
Gordon, but this sep he found imprs.
sibIe. The enemy y guns were turned
upon him Ia foil force He was
Therefore compelled 70 turn his back
upon the city and return to Gubat
without finding out whether Gen.
Gordon is desd Oralive.
THE CABINET APPREH ENsIvE.
SP The news uf the downfall OF
kbhriOum has created grave nppre-
tensions In regard TO the whole Egyp-
tan problem among the members Of
the csbinet Premier Gladstone and
Earl Granville started for london az
soon a. the news reached them. A
cabinet council will be held this even
ing The nj itary an hOrilie. are Of
the opinion that Gen. Gordon sent the
greater ptrg Of his troops down the
Nile to meet Gen. Stewards forces.
aud 30 depleted the garrison In the
town and citadel Of Khsrtoum that an
attack by the enemy from Omdurmun
WAS rendered much easier. The great
eat activity prevails at the war depart
ulent. Many officials remained on
duty AL last night.
NO lHMEDiATE DANGER.
p. "a --LDrd Gen. Wellesley tele.
graphs that he does not consider the
Bfitish position az Gubat IN any imme-
diaie danger.
ORDERS FOR SUPPLIES
Ihe government has given orders for
further largo shipment OF stores to
Egypt These orders were issued be-
lore The news OF the
iaI OF Khartrum was received.
ITALY IN EuYPT.
The occupation Of Brilul near Assab
py the ltaiaus some days ago was
ioroibly made. The Egg pllsn govern
ment protested without avail. The
hsyptian garrison WAS forced 10 with. |
urhW. The khedive has notified the I
porte NJ the Italian occupation.
TIE hAssACKE OV COL STEWART.
Advices from kprti give the follow |
ing account Of the massacre OF Col |
Stewart aud his thirty + iloweTs come |
time ago. The account comes nom A |
Stroker on Col Stewards steamer who |
says that he ltft Khartnum IN the |
steamer Ablss with col. Stewart, the
Two European cOUsuls, Kas-nm Bey, |
Twelve Greeks and several NATIVES,
Two other steamers accompanied them
20 Beiber, which place they ahplled.
-Four nuRgArs accompanied the * pc
dttion u Anu Hamed, when the AUass
preceded alone
SIZE STRUCK on A ROCK
two feet under water near the island
OF Wsdy Conner The whole marty
then landed on the bland. Col. Stew
ART subsequently returned 10 the
steamer. spiked the guns, threw the
ammunition overheard aud returned 10 |
tue Island The entire party was uu- |
armed, with the exception Of Col |
Stewart who had u small revolver |
The natives assembled on the right |
bank Of The river shouting
GIVE rs PEACE AND GRACE
buitinhn PahhA sent messenger in.
wiling Col So wart TO hls house. The |
whole party crossed the river. Sulei-
man took Col Stewart the consuls
aud Hassan Bey TO Inc house OF
blind man named Etruder. a fAkir, to
dTiuk cniiee While inside the house
Sulelman came out aud ,moiloned to
The natives, who formed two parties,
armed With sword aud spears. One |
party entered tie house and
KILLED col STEWART
aud the two oJnsuls, Hassan Bey es-
capped wounded, and WAS afterwards |
taken 70 Berher The second party Mt.
tucked the rest OF Col Stewart's pto- |
PIE, among whom was the narrator OF |
this, VINO swan To- the Island and hid |
until dark He WAS afterwards taken |
prisoner to Brti Col s ewart had |
'anded PROVISIONS and stores from the !
steamer which made four trips TO the |
Island. Many Of his putty We're
DROWNED WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE. !
The bodies NJ Col. Stewart aud the
others were thrown into the river.
Suleiman's followers divided all the
money they could find and sent the
other epplls Ia a box to Bsrbar, where
two artillprymen. two sailors aud |
three natives, survivors OF the mas
saore, still remnin,
THE KnEpIyE RBBELLIOUs.
The khgdlve has refused 10 follow |
England's advice To allow the Italians |
to occupy MassOmah without the CON
sent Of he sultan ~ Turkey
TWO or WILSON'S STEAMERS WRECKED |
Col Wilson had three steam r., tSu |
OF which wtre wrecked la the Nile OK.
aetly half way b tween Shnrtoum |
and Mttemneh The third steamer !
hearing Col Worlley aud his patty |
oame on and brought the news to the |
Britleh camp near Meiemneh
FGYPr THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
The excitement attending the reogp. |
ton of the news Of The fall OF khar. |
toum is Increasing. A constant stream |
Of anNiuu4 lnqulrers, inc udlng Sir |
William Vernon Harcourt, q 0rge |
Otto PrevelyHn and other ministers |
are pouring into the war.oilice The |
people throughout the proyiuces |
are also greatly excited. A.
Aldershot the news Was received |
with mingled feelings OF saduess
aud indignation, a great sensation |
Was caused la the Irish garrison AZ |
Dublin when the report was received. |