The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-03-06
SUMMARY OF NEWS OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL GORDON.
Letters From Gen. Gordon to wolseley FILLED
with Suggestions for the Relief Of
Khsrt0um


The Egyptian Blue Book, issued to-day,
Con Wolseley, Nov. 4, 1884. This says:
have Ave steamers and nine guns at Metem-
neh awaiting your orders / can hold out forty
days longer with ease; after that 1t will be diff
told him to give You al the Information possi-
BILE. He had my journal from Jan. % to Sept.
10. The Mahdi Is eight miles Esrom Khartoum.
that you are coming. Ny jouraal from Sept 10
to Date is on board ono Of the steamers which
you will fnd at Metehneh. ! still continue to
have occasional fights with the Arabs 1t is r1,-
mored that all the Europeans with the Mnhdi,
including Slatin Bey and Nuns. have become
Musaulmans. Supton Bev has surrendered. /
hav- sent eut scores of messengers in all direc-
uons during the last eight months. Do not send
private letters to me; the riskis too great Do
not write me in eypher, as have none, and It is
no use The Mahdi kaows everything. Take
the road from Abukel to Netemneh. You need
not fear the MahdL Both the Greek consul and
Austrian consul are safe The Mahdi has cap
tured . letter from the king Of Abyssinia to me.
Your expedition, as understand. is for the relief
Of the garrison at khartoum. which failed to
Accomplish. decline to admit 1t is for the
rescue OF me personally.
COULD HOLD OUT FOUR MONTHS
lettor from Gen. Gordon, dated Sept 0,
contains the following statement:
We have sufficient money and provisions here
at Khartcum to last four months and at the ex-
pirstton of that period shall be much embar-
rassed. At Senaar there is doura enough for the
garrison NJ GaIahat and people in that neighbor-
hood arc continually fighting. and the inhab-
we wscte you that it was impossible to seud Col.
Stewart to Bcrber, on account of tho many things
which occurred here, wo afterward saw fit to
send him with the French and English consuls
IN small steamer to Dougola to communicate
with the British commander there concerning
the soudan We detailed two large steamers to
way clear for them to pass by Ber-
ber toward Dongola- How many times
have we written asking for reinforce
dan and no answer came The mems hearts be.
came weary at the delay. While you are eating
and drinking, and resting In GOOD beds we and
those with US. soldiers and servants, are watch
ing ni9ht and day, trying to qucil the movement
Of the MahdL OF course, you take no interest to
suppress this rebellion, and serious consequences
which are the reverse Of victories for you will
follow neglect thereof, and 1t won't do. Stewart
starts in two days The reason of sending him
ts because you had been silent all this while you
neglected us We have lost time without doing
any good II troops be sent us the rebellion
viii cease. When they reach Bcrber the inhab-
Ssnes WI + rstusa 70 Their former
Stewart tells you aud regard 1t sertously. Send
the troops VIC have asked for without delay.
Gen Gordon also instructed the messenger
sent from Khartoum Dec. IA to deliver The
following message to Lord Wolseley:
Don't scatter your troops. Bring plenty Of
troops. We still hold the Omdurman Mahdi
lines beyond Munsho The Mahdists a month
eeo A1sacAe1 Oruuur2n ana dlsaDied one OF our
steamers. We disabled one Of their guns. Tho
fighting was renewed on the South side three
days later. The rebels were again repulsed
Come quickly. Don't leave Berber in the rear.
Keep tho enemy in your front. Don't let rumors
Of your approach spread.
FURTHER SUGGESTIONS FROM GORDON
The Blue Book contains telegram re-
ceived in September, which give summary
Of letters sent by Gen. Gordon on various
dates from April 81 to July 81, 1884 In
these Gen. Gordon says:
Let the relief expedition follow the right bank
Of tho Nile from Wad, Halfa to Berber In the
hope Of surprising Berber. II you find 1t i'm
possible to follow the Nile route, take tho Mas
sownh- -Suakna-K -Kassala road. would not
leave Khartoum II could.
On Aug. "a Gen. Gordon wrote to the En-
glish naval commander at Massowah:
We have ive months provisions and hope to
Ret more. Our countrys role has not been very
noble in Egypt or the Soudan.