'JClie Coast Mail.
MARSHF1ELD, OREGON :
Thursday,
: l February 19, 1B85
Tickets for the inauguration ball at
Wellington next inontli nro $5 each, or
f 10 per couplo.
TI10 government Indian training
Bcliool nt present locntcil nt Forest
Urovo is to bo removed to Sulcin.
As wo thought would lx tlio case, tbo
selection of Ned Stokes ns tlio caterer
for tbo Cleveland inauguration ball
elicits much unfavorable comment In
the east. The selection yrna injudicious.
Tho rule prohibiting passengers from
entering tho pilot-houses of western
river steamers bns been amended by tbo
board of supervising inspectors so that
tbo privilege is allowed during daylight
only. 1
Tho senatorial question nt Salem is
still in doubt. Ilirsch has received as
many as SO votes more than n majority
of tbo republicans but the opposition
to him is so pronounced that it is not
Relieved that the honor wilLfull to him.
Following Is yesterday's vote : Ilirsch,
30; Williams, 15; Boise, 1G; Gearin,25.
John W. Murry was b.iugcd at Tort
land last Friday for tho murder of Al
fred Yenko a year ago last January.
Murray bad married Yenko's sister and
sho bad left him because of brutal treat
ment nt his bands. On the night of the
murder Murray, Mrs. Murray and Ycnko
all attended a ball, and us Ycnke and
Mrs. Murray were going homo, Murray
shot and instantly killed his brother-in-law,
under tho supposition that ho was
MAD CHINESE
maamammm
GORDON.
Described by Hie Chief of Staff-Gen.
Gordon as He Was When Appointed
Governor General of the Provinces
t of the Equator. . ,
H'hihddphi Press.
It was on tho'tiight bf tho Mtlfof Feb
ruary, 1874, in Cairo, whilo Beated nt a
festivo bonnl amid sounds of revelry, I
suddenly felt the touch of n band, and
turning, beheld an orderly, who said,
holding toward men paper: ."I liavo n
letter for you from tbo oHondlnah, your
excellency. It was as follows :
"My Dkar Long: Will you go wills me o
Central Africa.' Come and sec mc nt once.
Very truly, C. G. Gordon."
' Egypt is tbo land indeed whero the
unexpected always happens. It is the
land of Kismet. Cairo wns in 1874 the
gayest capital in tho world a veritable
Paris ol tho east. Col. Gordon bad
como to succeed Kir Samuel Baker as
governor general of tho provinces of the
equator. I was chosen as his chief of
staff.
Hastily quitting my friends, I fol
lowed the orderly to Col. Gordon's door
near by, where n man below tho me
dium stature advanced to meet mo with
quick, bounding step and with extended
bands, exclaiming, in tho soft and easy
manner peculiar to him: "How are
you, old fellow ? Como take a glass of
brandy and soda; n jeg will help us
talk about Central Africa. The khedivo
spoke
speak
him tho mirror. Ho said to 1110: "Ho
looks quite liko Slmkspearo now, doesn't
ho?"
.Nude Dancers Called. to Amuse Him.
- AlKliarlouin no were received with
all tho pomp and circumstance of mill
tary jmgeanlry. Salutes were 11 rod and
tlio people of Khartoum hailed ub with
an enthusiasm which had boon kindly
manufactured to order by tbo courteous
Ismail Ayoubo, tho governor. Ho gnvo
a dinner in honor of Gordon, and Mon
signor Comboni, of tho Austrian Catho
lic mission, M. Iliitttcll, the Austrian
consul, tho notables and tho officers of
tbo garrison were present. Monsignor
retired early in tho evening, but M.
Hnnzoll became very drunk, and when
the Khartoum ballerinas, composed of
a dozen or more dusky maidens of
Abyssinian tye, naked, commenced to
dance, ho so forgot his consular dignity
that he joined them in mimic move
ment amid the plaudits of tho guests,
Not so, however, Gordon. Shocked and
exasperated, ho bounded from tho divan
and abruptly left tbo banquet. This
was tbo commencement of thoso "skir
mishes" of which ho speaks in his book,
"Colonel Gordon in Central Africa,"
which ultimately ended in Ayoubo's ro
cnll to Cairo, and tho merging of Khar
toum into tlio Gordoniau government.
WWUMII l4a I1U11 III it WVIISfrittlfr JUtUt
of excitement at the necessary dolav lakes.
to mo about you to-day. ion and inspection of material, stores, in-
Arabic and French. I'll make eluding several light draught steamers,
another man, of whom he was violently
jealous. Murray served three years on
tho union side during the rebellion, but
for some private reason never joined
the Grand Army of the Itepublic. Sev
eral members of the order, however,
made up a purse, and promised him
that they would seo that he bad .1 de
cent burial, which promiso was fulfilled
on Saturday.
An impression prevails hero "to some
extent that the river and harbor bill
has passed congress and that Coos bay
has been left in the lurch. No such bill
has passed, and at the beginning of last
week tbo bill met with a backset in the
house that caused its friends to fear that
it cannot now be passed beforo the ex
piration of tbo session; but strenuous
dibits will be made to pass it, and as
about two-thirds of the entire amount
to be appropriated will go to the south
ern states, we feel satisfied that the bill
will be passed, though tiie opjxsition to
it will bo stubborn from congressmen
from districts not directly interested
and from others tho representatives of
which think have not been recognized
as their merits deserve. Under the
ending bill New York gets only $291,
000, New Jersey $200,000, and Connecti-
Ht.tl.OQOl'pnnylyanvtiiticutfOjrl
with $70,000, and the Ohio river with
$1 7o,000, and the Mississippi north of
the Ohio gets only $350,000, whilo the
Mississippi south of the Ohio gets
$2,900,000, and Galveston harbor $750,-
O00, and 15 southern states $3,032,000.
It is evident that the framers of tbo bill
did not intend that the south should
suffer.
An aged man named Wcase is under
arrest nt Petersburg, W. Va., for the
murder of ono Hiram Ault in 1801, to
which he has confessed, and his con
fession reveals one of the most horrible
series of crimes ever known. Since
April, 1801, Wease and two confederates
mie Kiuea iz men. weaso's Urst vic
tim was Win. Yokum, whom ho threw
over a precipice known as "The Leap."
He says he met Ault in the road and
that a quarrel.ensued over the war, dur
ing tho progress of which ho shot Ault
with a rifle that he carried. After this
Wease was arrested on suspicion, but
was released for want of evidence to
convict. He then returned to that sec
tion and began a systematic course of
murder and theft. Ono of his victims
was Jas. Coffman, a prominent Pendle
ton county (Va.) fanner, and a union
man. Wease and bis confederates cap
tured Coffman and carried him to "The
Leap." Tlioy gave him tirno to pray,
and whilo he was thus engaged they
shoved him off. It was about this time
that a great sensation was made by the
discovery of the unburied remains of
several men at the foot of "Tbo Leap."
Uogs belonging to a mountaineer car
ried homo the leg and arm of a man
Search being made, tlio remaiiiB were
found, as mentioned, part of them being
you chief of staff. You shall command
the Soudanish army. I don't want the
bother ot soldiers. This must be your
work. You shall bavo the rank of
I pacha. Tho khedivc has given me a
firman as governor general of the prov
inces of the equator for three years.
Will you go?"
Gordon and I discussed the Central
African problem over manv glasses of
"b. and s." until the gray streaks of
morning warned lire that I must quit
him to employ as best I might tiie delav
of 24 hours accorded me for preparation
for a prosjwetive absence cf three years
in Central Africa. On the lollowing
morning a special train conveyed Gor
don, myself and Lieutenant Hassan, an
Arab aide, to Suez. In advance of all
impediments, without baggage and suf
ficient outfit, Gordon rushed madly off
as if the fato of Africa itself deiendcd
upon his arrival. At Suez wo took the
Egyptian vessel of war Lata for Suakim.
On shipboard began the pleasant rela
tions which have always been maintain
ed between Gordon and invself. I had
occasion to remark, however, for the
first timo the ecccutricitied which ren
der him a hopeless enigma even to his
most intimate friends, but which in turn
have contributed to make him famous
and fasten upon him the character of
hero he affects so much to despise. In
a desultory conversation which took
place on the deufc. of tle IjiIU a fow
,houraalter.departart!, ho .ttttrprLunl jan
by telling me that the English niinibtcr
at Cairo, Gen. Stanton, had opposed
my nomination, and urged tho impolicy
of having any but English officers at
tached to him. He said to me: "I liko
Americans. I berved with Ward and
Burgevine in China, and I was deter
mined not to give up io Stanton. You
must look out for Stanton."
identified.
more are now annually returned to
the dead letter office at Washington over
5,000,000 of letters. Tho minute precau
tions taken by this department of the
government to insure tbo safe delivery
of overy packago committed to its care
is almost marvelous. . There is scarcely
one chance in a hundred thousand that
a letter, properly addressed and stamp
ed, will fall to reach its destination. If
a lost letter should bo reported to the
proper authorities, every meanH that
money, jiower and ingenuity could de
vise would bo put into instant operation
to find it. And yet, every day of tho
year 15,000 letters are sent to the dead
letter office to bo returned to tho writers
It they can bo found. Of course, very
many of these letters are not called for
by the jiersons to whom they were orig
inally addressed, and this because pf
removal, death, negligence or other
causes, but a .very largo proportion of
them aro returned because of erroneous
or insufficient direction. It requires
oniy a moment to properly direct a let
ter, and when it Is considered that those
engagodin tho most actlvo and oxten
slve buginess pursuits, having thousands
en correspondents, rarely, if ever, inako
mlstakos In' this respect, a eareloss,
Bloienly or Ignorant person may 1
loojtod for Just where an Imperfectly
wUrtlisa Utir is posted. r
How Honors were Won in Egypt.
"Have you ever seen Gen, Kirkham,
who is in the service of King John?"
asked Gen. Gordon,
"Yes," I replied. "He was in Cairo,
dressed in a fantastic costume, en route
to London as minister extraordinary to
mu court, neanng a proposal oi mar
riage from Johannes, who signed himself
tho 'Elect of God, King of Sion, King
of Kings of Ethiopia, to Her Majesty
Victoria, Queen ot the English.' It ap-
pears tliat Stanton got wind of the mat'
tcr,and gave Kirkham the alternative of
returning to Abyssinia or remaining in
Gordon said: "I first met Kirkham
on a P. & O. steamer on my wsy to
China. Kirkham was a domestic on
board, and was accused of taking a
piece of money which belonged to some
one else. I paid the money and took
the poor fellow into my service. He
went with me to China, rendered good
service, and was a brave, gallant fellow.
I sent him to Johannes with a letter of
rccuiiiuienuaiion, ana now no is a gen
eral and an ambassador to the queen.
Dear me!"
While talking on deck Gordon sud
denly quitted tho divan and dissappear
ed below. He reappeared in a few min
utes, and, to my surprise, placed at my
feet my slippers. I had great difficulty
in preventing him from pulling my
boots from off me.
On the 28th of February we took the
desert for Berber, 288 miles distant.
Gordon's impatience and haste soon
broke down our escort of 15 soldiers. At
Bir Haritree a halt was made. "Nezzer
and Osman, Gordon's servants, were a
long way in tho rear, nnd there was no
ono to make coffee. Gordon was in a
great rage, and to my horror I discover
ed, when thoy came up, that both of
them were very drunk, and, in endeav
oring to dismount, they fell from their
camels. Gordon, livid with rage, fell
upon them nnd belabored them sound
ly with a stout stick. Thoy suddenly
found their legs, and, pursued by Gor
don, striking and kicking them at every
step, finally got away, and doubtress
took the road back to Suakim. The
Bisliareen gathered around us and great
ly admired tho empty wine bottles
which we threw them. Gordon, who
seemed fascinated by these peoplo, took
out his pocket mirror, hold it up to tho
eyes of a Bisliareen, who saw himself
doubtless for tho first time. Osman,
our guide, said to him : "If you look at
It very long you will become blind,"
whereupon tho Bisliareen leaped to his
feet in groat terror and ran away, hold
lug on to his eyes with his fingers, much
to tho amusement of Gordon, who gave
which were 10 00 put together stored in
the magazines. Ho came to see mo nnd
Mid: "Long, I can't stand theso recep
tions. It will kill mc. I must have
one-half hour to say my prayers. But
we must give a dinner in return." I
thouglit no more of it, but the next day,
whilst in tho magazino room begrimed
with dust nnd dirt, an orderly came to
me. "Col. Gordon Pacha wants vou
at once." I found him engaged in
washing plates and setting a table, hav
ing kicked and cuffed all tho servants
around him, in anger nnd disgust at
their want of savoir fairu. He pitched
into me, reproached me- witii Inning
thrown all tho work upon him, etc. I
did not know whether to bo angry or to
treat it good-humorodly. Tho ridiculous
situation, however, prevailed, and,
whilst unablo to control my laughter, 1
helped him with hearty good-will to
put our banquet table in order. The
dinner was quite a success, although it
would havo been an ignominious failure
unless I had quietly asked tho governor
to send mo lib own excellent Turkish
cook.
We left Khartoum on the 23d of March
for Gondokoro, our future scat of gov
ernment, on tho steamer Bordene.
Twenty-jix days on board steamer gave
mo exceptional insight into Gordon's
character. Dr. Schwcinfurth, his most
intimate friend, has said of him : "At
times he is condut:!udmu.aUWU,.uul
cordial; again he storms at everybody,
is rough, crusty and unapproachable.
His plans are changed even during their
execution, and his actions only proceed
in a straight lino whon carried along by
his enthusiasm." In his quiet humor
there is a soft, engaging magnetism
about him which greatly attracts, but
when he is "low," as he terms it, one
must stand from under. A peculiarity
of his temper may bo seen In tho spas
modic efforts to express himself when
excited. Ho applies to almost any lan
guage tho system of piggin English used
in China. It is laconic, and an econo
my of pronouns and time as well.
Gordon's impatience was so great
that when the steamer would stop to
wood up he would reach forward and
hurl at Ali Cnptan, tho commander, a
volley of fierce ejaculations, and in one
case forced him to resume the journey
with insufficient fuel, necessitating our
dropping back with the tide. The man
norot tue Arabs and their procrastina
tion were unendurable to Gordon, and
made him act at times as if he were
crazy. Lieutenant Hassan Wassit had
been attached to Gordon as aide do
camp. Hassan is a mild-eyed, bashful
Arab, and very slow in his movements.
Gordon would frequently gibe him
and mock him with many grimaces.
He (overcome with fear) would sit with
downcast eyes, and frequently I found
him after one of his interviews with
Gordon, crying bitterly.
for ot tho original members of thu ox
pedltton Gordon and inyfclf are tho on
ly survivors. Ho was clotslored once, I
roinemlier, when I returned Iroin Khar
toum to, find thocamp badly policed
nnd the sentries in the habit of sleeping
upon their posts. 1 caused them to cry
the hour overy 15 minutes In order to
insure their vigilance. Tho "Wnnad
Ethneon" (Posts No. 1,2, etc.,) scream
ed front tho stentorian lunes ot the
blacks bo nngerod Gordon that ho came
out and said, "Now, Long, I shall go
mad it you don't stop those men." It
wns discontinued, nnd the soldiers re
sumed their napi as formerly.
An Idealist and a Cynic
The expedition to the Niam Niam
country had been successfully accom
plished. Gordon said to 1110 on my re
turn: "Long, wo nro the best of friends.
Lot us find a healthy sjiot, say Mt. Be
gat, and build a houso. Wo can man
age to live in this country, perhaps, if
wo can got above tho miasma." Then,
upon reflection, ho added, "No, we
can't live together. You can take from
Fatiko south to M'Tso on tho lakes. I
will take the rest. Wo will govern tho
country. Theso people should not lie
long o'.ther to tho Arabs or the Turks."
Finally ho added, "I have written to
the khedivo to gtvo you tho command of
nn expedition to open a route to the
I am satisfied that it is a better
route than by the Nile. This expedition
you must insist, with the khedivo shall
bo under my government. I will meet
you half-way on tho road from M'Tto."
Ho sketched upon a papor thu distance
as follows.
Sue to Momlus lay. ...,,, 3080 miles.
Mombas to MTsc 300
3380
Cairo to Gondokoro , . ,3700
Gondokoro to MTsc 580
3180
The route from Cairo to Gondokoro,
very difficult. Suez to Mombas, easy.
Mombas to M'Tse, problematical.
I bade Gordon adieu at Camp ltegaf.
It was decided that I was to return to
Cairo to take command of the excdi
tion. Ismail Khedive telegraphed me
at Khartoum: "Come to Cairo. Abso
lute secrecy required." The exjiedition
sailed a few months later, and Gordon
thus refers to it in his book.- "H. H.
has sent off McK. and Long to Yuba,
Indian ocean, and told them to wait for
mo. They will wait a long time, I ex
poct." Tho truth is, Gordon had
changed his plan, even during its execution.
It will be remembered that Alclbiades,
in order to astonish the good people of
Athens, cut off the tail of his dog. Gor
don said at Southampton 10 tho corre
spondent of the Pall Mall Gazette: "I
will cut off tho dog's tail, couto que
coute." Ho arrived in Khartoum and
astonished tho world by proclaiming the
re-estaulishnient of slavery in tho Sou
dan
tor nro described ns surpassing tho Bui
garinn atrocities und rivaling tho worst
horrors ot Sotmv. Vitnii-strieken I'.gyp
linns were captured In (light nntl put Io
death with thu most noiidiHh tortmes.
8011m were trnrietlxcd wllh spears nnd
left to bleed to (loath. Most of the vic
tims weru multilated In a most horrible
manner. Eyes were gouged out, noses
slit, and tongues torn out by the roots.
In many cases mutilated parts of vic
tims' bodies were thrust Into their
mouths whilo they were still living. Tho
ninssacro included many non-combat"
ants nnd many Egyptian women were
subjected to the most shameful indigni
ties. More than 100 women nnd young
girls were given over to Kl Mulidi'n lot
loners, to bo used as slaves. After tbo
slaughter many Arabs were Been rush
ing about the streets with the beads of
Egyptians impaled tion spears. Tho
next night was spent In a saturnalia of
blood and debauchery.
Since tho capture of Khartoum, El
Mahdi has repaired thu fortifications
and mado the place well-nigh Impregna
ble. Ho has made It his permanent
headquarters, ami Is said to havo nu
abundance of guns, smnll arum nnd
ammunition.
London, Feb. 15. A telegram was re
ceived at tho war office to-day from Gen.
Wolselcy. Ho sends nu account of the
fall of Khartoum, as given by a native
eye-witness to the entrance of the re
bels into tho town ot Khartoum. The
informant says it was entered by El
Mahdt's forces nt daybreak on the
morning of January 20. General Gor
don was killed by a volley from reliel
Tltlemen while nn his way from head
quarters to the Austrian consulate. The
Austrian consul was killed in his resi
dence, nnd thu Greek consul Is held a
prisoner by El Mnhdl.
Conservative palters charge tho gov
ernment with suppressing General Gor
don's diary and letters, In which Gor
don stated that ho sent Colonel Stewart
away from Khartoum, in order to save
his (Stewart's) life, intending himself
to meet death at Khnrtontn, u ho knew
110 help could reach there in time to res
cue him. When parliament assembles
the production of dispatches to the gov
ernment in regnnl to the Soudan will lc
demanded.
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Heavy i'uufou I'IubhcI. S yitrda Ar 91 ed.
EL MAHDI.
The False Prophet of the Soudsn and
His History.
Tho career of El Mahdi, who has just
achieved such a great victory over the
English in Egypt, reads like a romance
of ancient times. In somo Hiuts it
Injurs a striking resemblance to that of
the great founder of the Moslem faith.
That a petty sheik, a fanatic priest,
should Ikj ablo to instigate a war of
most formidable proportions, to gather
and maintain armies which put to flight
the Egyptian forces with scarcely an cf
Carlylo set down the Enelish nub- lrt, and fought for hours with desiwr
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Death of Gordon's Staff Officers.
When 1 returned from my expedition
to the Nile survey Gordon seemed quite
allected at my changed apcarance.
After his friendly and hearty congratu
lations ho said: "I must photograph
you, and then you must go down to
Khartoum to recuperate." When I
asked him for Linant, Campbell and
other Europeans who had joined tlio ex
pedition during my absence, ho took
mo where tbo brick church (Canissa)
had stood, and jwinting to the graves of
Unaut and DoWitt, said: "Tho rest aro
down tlio river. Campbell has gone
down to die at Khartoum, and wo have
buried Anson in an anthill." He spoke
with much feeling and added, "You
had better go down at once to Khar
loum," pointing significantly to tho
graves before us.
In the short intervals of my slay in
camp, going to und from expeditions,
I had occasion to remark a singular ha
bit adopted, ho said, in China. "When
I wish to bo alono I place a hatchet and
flag at my door." During tho interval
of this cloister snell I romwnii i.t
wishes and never allowed him to bo dis
turbed, Onco only, when nn attack on
tho damp was about to be made, I en
tered his hut. I found hhn seated at a
table upon which was ail open Bible
and near by bottles of cognac and shor
ry ; for it must not bo thought that Gor-
don'H pioty forbids him tlio uso of spirit
uous liquors, nor doeH ho make any sucli
pretense. I agroo with him that their
uso, within reason, is a decided prophy.
lactic against the deadly Jungle fever.
Certainly It has proven so In our case,
roes." Has not Gordon mocked at this
ury jmuMunmi sain inni it matters little
bow tho world may jirutiounce upon
him, for "thu world at large is incapa
blo of giving any opinion." With the
idiosyncracies of Alclbiades, Gordon
joins tho ideal enthusiasms and cyni
cisms of Cnrlyle.
Need ono comment upon such eccen
tricities as tho funeral pile of tho tax
registers, his assumption and nomina
tion to the valiyet of tho Soudan, tho
distribution of 40,000 to tlio people of
Khartoum, followed by an appeal to
America when In a spiteful mood against
England for a million or so of pounds,
tho offer to mnko tbo mahdi a vassal
king, the appeal that Zebobr, tho chief
slave and greatest brigand of the Sou
dan, bo sent up to him, and, last of
all, tho proclamation re-establisldng
A diplomatic as well as military and
missionary agent of his country, Great
Britain has had no little difficulty in
keeping Chinese Gordon within the cir
cle of her well-laid plans to annex the
Soudan country.
Charles Chaili.e Lonq.
News of Gen. Gordon's Death.
London; Feb. 11. Tho Daily News
apjHiars this morning in mourning for
Gordon, nnd publishtJ tbo following
Irom uakdul: "Natives who itu-arKd
from Khartoum say Gordon was killed
winio in the net o( leaving his houso to
rally the faithful troops. Tho latter were
cut down to a man, nnd for hours tho
best part of the town was a sceno of
merciless slaughter, not oven women
nnd children being spared. All the no
tables wore killed except tbo treacher
ous pashas nnd their followers."
Kokti, Feb. 10. Colonels Wilson nnd
Wortley, witii the exjiedition to Khar
toum, arrived hero to-day. They mado
tho journey from Gubat in four days,
and bring news of General Gordon's
death. Ono of the pashas among Gen-
Aftl IlAh.lAHl.1 a . 1 V .1
tiai uuruuu n tureen Jiiurcnca Hie gar
rjBon io mo fliuo 01 1110 town nearest
Umdurman, saying a rebel attack was
expected at that point. Meantime an
other traitorous pasha ojicned tho gates
at tho other end and allowed El Mahdl's
troops to enter, and thoy easily captur
ed tho town. General Gordon was
Biauwcu wjiiio leaving tne government
Following aro additional details of tbo
killing of General Gordon nnd tho fall
of Khartoum. At daybreak on tho day
of tho capture, which is variously stated
at the 20th and 27th of January, Gen.
r.nrilnn'a fllfnnilnt. ...m 4t ,. .
.-.. ...v..,,u,, nun uurucien uy a
tremendous tumult In tbo streets, Ho
left tho BO-called palaco or government
uuiiumg in which ho had made his head
quarters, to ascertain tho causo of tho
disturbance and just as ho reached tin.
street was stabbed in the back and ell
dead. Tho tumult whb caused hv pi
Mahdl's troops, who had gained access
10 the interior of tlio town through
treachery and who were soon in com
plete possession of thu placo, Including
the citadel. A fearful massacre of the
garrison followed. Xhoacenca ol slaugh-
tne nower 01 tun
Uritish army, opKsing sears and elm
etarsto.the most nerfected rencatine
rilles and Galling guns, would have leen
impossible had not tho prophet's
schemes lecn allied by tho most intense
religious fanaticism. As with all other
leaders of this kind, tho early life of El
Mahdi is involved in obscurity, and it is
probable that a vail of mystery has been
purosely thrown alwut it. Tho most
absurd stories havo been told about bis
birth and education, ono being that he
was an American negro, educated by
Catholics. A glance at tho portrait will
demonstrate tho folly of this tale. The
probable truth Is that El Mahdl's real
name is Mohammed Achmcd ; that ho
is the son of a jwtty Arab sheik, who
was brought up to bo fakir, or mendi
cant priest. It is said that when of ago
J10 retired to an island named Aba, In
tho Whito Nile, and long lived there in
a lifo of asceticism and religious medita
tion. Such nn epoch is always placed
by tradition in the life of all founders of
religious inovemontH. Confucius, Gnn
tama and Mohammed aro all credited
witii just such a period of retirement.
When El Mahdi had prepared himself
In tbo role of prophet, ho legan to gain
influence among neighboring sheiks, the
heads oi predatory trilies, and, it is
said, csticcially acquired great jiower by
means of his martial relations to them.
An ancient prophecy was brought for
wardor invented which seemed to
point to Mohammed Achmcd by the
most positivo signs of race, tribe, date
of birth and personal appcaranco, as the
prophet by whom the power of Islam
was again to bo raised to its lormer glo
ry, the sultanate restored to tho ortho
dox lino of descent nnd the power of the
iniiueis- crushed. Gradually the
false prophet collected thu tribes about
his banner, nnd for moro than two
years his nrmy slowly advanced north-
wuni, garnering strength as it went, and
easily overpowering its enemies. At
ast it besieged and captured Khartoum,
tho outpost of civilization.
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ItrmciulMr nil bco kimmIm are tho tteivt QpjjctSnsa lY&t
Mi .ni. w i in "i t a !
Mo old MttM'k or mm'uh1 unlliy m!n to Ret rltt of. , -)
4MKAY WAI'IIK.PKOOI' CBOIII, 78 cat- tH-r yard-fl.. ' i
quiiuiy. C I
Ioii't Uecrlt-U and buy Mnr kuoiU itl Hl'gbrr prtre
Ave 'ttut-R fur fhn bo I.
l.l.M: C'CANll, 14 ynrda lor 1 60.
Other koI In proportion.
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MARSHFIELD
THE
HAHDWAHE
KKKPS OX HAND A SUPERIOK
quality of
TIN, COPPER ninl
8I1KKT.IK0N WAKE,
Of home manufacture, in connection
with a well-selected stock of
GENERAL HARDWARE !
Stovefl timl Knngca,
Wood and Willow Ware,
Fnrrn Tools nntl Iinjiloinenls,
Coal. Iron nnd Slcol,
Putnpij,
Witter Pijw nnd FittingH.
Pninta, Oils nnd Ilruslies,
Doore und Wintlown,
Ilnrnesa nntl TriminingH,
(JI.'iHswnre,
Lnmps nnd Crockery,
1U.W...1 ...i "
uiii.-ii turn
(intuitu Ware,
Hojk',
Kijle-H, Pistols nnd Ammunition,
ionium; iiicKie,
Uird CnjtKB,
Term Cotta Clilmnov Pipo,
, JfJon Wokk nnd Hki-aiiiino
done nt short notice.
K. O'CONNELL, Prop'r.
J. D. GARFIELD,
Front Ktree I, JfankStM,
Adjoining the Maribfi ld Drag Start,
Hauafactarffr of bJ Beak r in
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HARDWARE
TINWAEE
OF ALL DKSCIUITIOXS,
FARM TOOLH nnd IMPLEMENT
OF ALL KINDS,
Stoves and Itanges,
Illackmiltlit' Supplies, .
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Croskory' and 'GlaMwire,
Paints
HERE WE ARE ACAIN!
foil A
HEWS DEPOT
A ."ill
TOBACCO STAND!
First door couth of Norman's Hall,
Front itreet, Marshfield,
V. l AOIt IO, . . . Proprietor,
Wholesale and Itotall Draler In
CIGARS & TOBACCO!
noon sni.11 on tiik
EUROPEAN PLAN!!
You ay for what you tct nnd vou eel hIiM
you pay for.
and Oil.
Lamps,
Hani cm, ' ,
Tubi,
JJwkeli,
Ohhh, YhkluK Tackle, etc.
WPlurablnp. lob Work mad Ilenilr.
lag of all kindi promptly executed.
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CONSTANTLY ON HAND,
-uii wine 01 ifcar ri(it.
Fancy
! Grand Masquerade';
s'X'Ei'iE
At Norman's Hall, Marshfield,
ON SATURDAY EVENING.
leiiruury 511, INNS,
WHICH WILL IIR Till'. GKANnEST
and most rnjoyablo affair of llie tcaton.
The liall will lie brilliantly Illuminated, to dli.
play costumes tu the but advantage, and every
ane It EuarunloHi a food time. '
Tiie erand march will take place at o o'clock
P. 111.. headed liv (JIdpon'i H.n.i i .. Vr:"
uniform. ' n"e"
Tie Miirshfield J!ra$ Hind will I in attend
ancc and furniili music for the grand march.
1 HU"C l .c. .dilncc wl" ' furnished liy
LocUood & Walt's Quadrille lUnd. J
tff Dressing-room at the Central Hotel,
MT Supper at the Western Hotel nnd the
Marshfield Lunch-Kooms.
r "TICKKTSi Gentlemen, On Dollau,
Udlrt, Firrv Cents. jaagta J
Goods, SUtlonrNotion New.".'
pspers and Magazines.
If New Roods received .y every steamer and
old nt bottom prices. Called eomc"mo
HONGELL it,
O'Connell's new building, Frost strtsif
lir.Al.EKI IN
BOOTS, SHOES
ANI
01otDa.ln.gr I
ladles fine and coarse shoes, Ixiys tootl and
shoes, nnd Bern's rubbrr coats, boon and short
in F.ttsxt variety. Our rrady-made boots and
shoes were iiianufuciuri-d nnmilif forth bar
trade. Hall, oips and umh-rweur, stationery,
CM"y. tobacco, clears and matclie.
A full assortment of men's clolhlnff, In suits of
otherwise; mattresses, bed-clothing and vsllses.
I utioni-niaile beots and hoes a specially, for
which we krrii the br French kip, calf ami
toleJciihrr, Our entire stock Is of the tstril
l)les and finish, and mche-ipsi the cheapest.
Come and tee ut nt our new store, In O'C'oa
nell s hew building, Kronl street, no ,
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E. B. DEAN & GO.
u. it. JifcAN, I). WIIXCOX
AND
0. II. MBROIIANT.
Wk iiavi: Aiavavh on Hand a Kum,
AnHortiiiont 01
General Merchandise
STOCK ALWAYS COMPLETE
MANUPA0TUKKD TO OKDElt
And
MID IN ANY QUANTITY
mill at thu
LOWEST I
DESIRED
LIVING PRICES,
Cigar Store!
Kcketter8 Comer. Kmnlre flfr,
NORTON 4c IJll'AR, I'roprletori,
TOllllliRS AND, UKTAIL PliALUKS IN
:Ikhi-n hh4 '1'tibui'i-e,
Hutltitry, Jttvrnlvy,
l'lnyluit; CtrI,
CoHferitoHciry
HtMtleaieryt
'lVillet Article
Kit., Kir.
sir Novels nnd Periodical tot sslCW
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TOTICU IS HIJRKliV tllVKN THAT
0.1 my wife, LlKA TllWLIN, has left my U4
Mild bould. willirutl mw kunulnlm at consent.
mid nil persons are hereby cautioned Htiali
haiuorlni; or iruslliiK her on my account,
Hi I I1V llri llrl.tl rnnlrH I.w lir flef IBM
UU. JOHN THliUN.
Norwsy, Coos county, Or,, Jsnuiry sy, A
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