Show The Defiant Mahdl lQfDOf February 2SLast October j the Mahdi sent an autograph lette i to General Gordon exulting over the wreck ot Colonel Stewarts steamer and the murder of that officer and companions com-panions In proof of knowledge that disaster had overtaken Stewart he endorsed en-dorsed copies of documents found on the steamer and an account showing the state of munitions and supplies at Khartoum at the time of Stewarts departure de-parture By the messenger who brought the letter General Gordon sent back a defiant reply to the Mahdi He said I do not care how many men you killed or what success you gained it makes no difference to me Alter more in the same vein lie concluded with 0 I do not care what forces you have I am made of iron and intend to hold on here |