The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-13
ALLEGIANCE TO ALLAH.
The Spirit of Mahomet HoverIng Over
FL Mahdfs Cause.
THE ALARM AT coNsTANTlNoPLE.
The 0ttOmaHs 0verjOyed at the News
from the Nile.
TRIBES OF THE DESERT TO RALLY
Details OF Gen. Earle's BATH. and His
Death at the Front of tho Fray
Ridiculous Statement of
the British Losses.
TRIBES OF THE DESERT TO RALLY
GoRDON'S FATE STILL IN DOUBT.
The War in the Soudan.
NOpTlICnTAiS AppEAT

servative leader, has issued an urgent
appeal to the conservatives to attend
tho meeting of parliament, when he
states the Egyptian policy Of the gov.
ernment is to he discuss Il,
woLsELEY's PLAN APPROVED.
The cabinet to-day approved Gen.
Wolseley's plan for an early adv vance
from Suakim To Barber. A railroad is
TO be lail to Arait, iiiteeu miles west OF
Suaklm, whore an eulrenrhed camp Is
TO be formed, with central depot for
stores. Leaving Arab the advanue viii
proceed by forced marches TO Rerber.
IL is calculated that the advance VIII
begin about the thirG week in March,
and il is hoped Berber will bo reached
in six weeks.
ARAIB,
where the enirenched camp is TO be
formed, is on the road from Snakim To
Berber, and is described as q 'smIling
oasis where there Is good pas.urage
and plenty of water.
srILL HOPING.
There is still sight ground for hoping
that Cen Gordon is AJli alive. The
accounts giron by newspaper cores
pondents come from common native
sources. No witness OF The dcath of
Gen. Gordon is mentioned. With Gen.
Gordon We're Hanz'e, lhe Austrian
Nce-consul, ana % Greeks
aud LeVantine merchants. The
firm 1t Alexandria, for whom the
G'eeNs have been acting as agents, do
not believe the story OF ihe massacre nj
khMtoum. 1t Is known thl6 ~ Mahdi
holds tiitV Greeks as PRISONERS, in A
camp at El Obeid, and that they are
well treated. Ia reply 10 Inquiries,
Gen. Wolseley telegrdphs that he has no
more authentic news than that brought
TO Korti by Col. Wilson.
THE CoNTGNGENr FROM INDIA
to take part has been raised to 5000
men. Gen HUDSON, uot Gen. Roberts,
Will be in cummlni, which Is Expected
to arrive a SuaKim several DAYS before
tine guards reach thote. Thl entire
force for tho expedition is due vt Sua-
Kin within three weeks.
MANY SURGEONS ARE VOLUNTEERING
To go to the SOudau aud aid in the medi-
cal corps. A number of female hospital
nurses will accompany the expedition.
| The majority of he nurses selected for
the service wear medals wish which
lheY nave been presentoi for efficient
work in the foruer ESypdau cnmpaign.
THE GORDON CoNUNDaUM.
Up TO midnight Of "Wednesday tho
government had no official adyices CON
nrmlng the report OF Gen. Gordon's
oedth. European newspapers, without
exception deplOre the dbatn of Geu.
Gordon AZ an International calauitye
ACCOUNT OF 1HE DEATH OF GEN. EAit.E.
Ihe Staudaru's correspondent with
Gen. Earle's column sends the follow
ing dispatch from DC ka Island, dated
| InnGnaNs NNHnn ngtYf-h
Nanceu 10 attack the enemy, Who held
strong position on the hills. After
some lighting the enemy was com
pleteiy surrounded. Finding It i'm
possible to disludue the rebels from
their fortified position, Gen. Earle
ordered the troops to charge. Geu,
Earle was Killed while leading tho
attack. TIE Black Watch regiment
captured the position az the point OF the
| bNyOnet, tho cavalry taking possession.
Gen. Brackenbury, upon the fall Ot
Gen, Earle, ASHAMED command and
oruereo the remaining positions to he
slormed, The troops acted promptly i'm
u gallant attack, aud soon secured the
enemy's position.
THE FIGHT
la ted FIVE hours. There was great
| slaughter among tho enemy. Those
VINO survived escaped by swimming the
Nile riv,r. The British force consisted
Of the Black Watch ana south stafford
regiments, a squadron of Hussars, two
guns Of tho Egyptian artillery, tho
ESS ptldn camel corps aud Il section of
llv hospllal corps. Ihe troops w once
sou 10 work 10 form 2Uubra In the
meantime thu enemy tiruu several shots
Irohl the nigh nils. Our piCkcls ad-
Valced ana drove baoH the Arabs, who
had descended the hills TO make au at
tack. Night ensued aud guards were
posted Everything passed quietly
uutl"B the ulghL Tuesday morning
the troops formed and advanced to
the enemy's position, marching in
Two parallel columns by cOmpl-
MES, The South stafford Regiment
ana TWO guns occupied the 20. und di.
rectly III front OF the enemy 10 attract
their attention. ATS O'Clock our runs
opened the attack, and for some time a
deSuliory lire was main aimed. La tbe
meantime, the main body Oi our troops
were advancing steadily over almost
lmpregnahle gr0und, pushing the en-
envy before them, aud Suizlug each sue
cosslNo ridge by Il short, determined
rusn. The forward movement coutiu-
ued until the advanced troops had
reached the right rear of the enemy,
which rested on the river. This CON.
p.eled the movement whereby the reb.
eln were surrounded. The euemV's pn-
sltion was q very strong one IL was on
rocky, broken ground, and siren .th-
enod 10y loop hplod walls, FROM which
lire.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Another account OF the death OF Gen,
EHr @, dated az korti, says: Gen Earle
was killed in action on Tuesday. The
hght occurred near the Nile, a lew miles
above Dulka Island. The Arabs had
FORTIFIED A PASS
ana had built u small fort on the left
bduk OF the river. When Gen. Earle's
iorcts reached the pass they were sub
leoted to aheayy fire from the iiald guns,
which the Arabs had placed in a COM
manning position. Con. II irle had no
artillery aud cDnmAnded his troop 10
charBe. IL was more ot "A scramble than
charge, but the Arabs were driven
from The heights at the point of the
pay ohet, ahd fell back slowly
toward the river. All that
then remained to be captured was the
little fort on The river bark. As tho
BRUSH column advanced II was met by
steady hre from behind the sand and
waliinRs, which composed the Arab
Tort and many of ths attacking party
were Killed. Gen. Earle again ordered
another charge And put himself at the
neal of the eolumn. He WAS killed dur.
lug thiH charge Tho fort ul,iuut..lv y