Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-05-29
THE MEiIDl'S ARMY.
How the Vast Multitude Manages to Exist
Organization of the Soudancsc Cohorts
Their Courage Under Fire.

HOW inc VAST Mullltuuc Manages 10 ENlst-
Organization Of the Soudancsc Cohorts
Their Courage Under Fire.
Writing of the mcdhi's army, n cor
respondent Of The LORdoH Dady NcwS
says: How this multitude manages to
exist is n puzzclc even to those acquaint-
ed with the singularly abstemious
habits of The Arabs. On this point |
confess have not been able to ctiCit
any clear or full information. From
the treasury each soldier receives one
mediidic per month, or about 3 shill-
ings and ! pence. and on this sum
he must manage to exc out his exist
cncc.
How the soldiers manage to effect
this remains Il puz2cl, for Kordofan is
not aland flowing with milk and honey
On the contrary. grain is scarce and
dear, and il largely imported from
Dongola on camclS, even in ordinary
years. The nlycNplunation approach
in% to u satisfactory solution of this
question was furnished by refugee,
who informed me that Mohammcd
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give " good account "i ih'm: Such
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thc mehIl armies are mau'' ana IN
the hahuS OF an "pIe 'hlil.arS organ
i"er 'hcy hi%h' De mol"cu iI,lo real
" i"rmldahlc lorce' Notwithstanding
thelr defective armament: some at
tempt has 3crh made TO give military
shape To lnlS vast DOuN Ol ilnnllnT