Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-21
Tac War iu the >oudan.

The Abandonment Of the Soudan by the Fcyrt,an
government t tae dlc,atiOu Of the British cahtnet
- triumph I't Noadnuntd Achmei el Nahdi such
a. ~ 'oG,i never have expected 10 have won so
t.'i-s ~ rtN'.i ~ II VIII be 10 confirm In the
t\'s ~ his followers Ais claim 10 thr title ~ the
" lhr7cfed by Gud. and u give A powrrfl,i tn,nrIss
lo "a" development ~ Nosem zeal n Nahdi is
h"t infrft tue chief cf a Successful tn,urnarf,on
against lurAiSh or Egyptian r1.: ne * The leaaar
ot a crusade the arliloi champion N 81 reli.son
Ac,oIllag TO the Koran, there shall arise in
Tue Last days a prophet bearing the Same
h.me as The founder ~ Islam. who Win
IN the world with righteousness and rsstor
N-,,n.if - ~ " IN ul AL the grandson OF
",atiH'ANl- ~ present. there are three prtend,rs
TO lhiS exalted dignity There Is one In Trtnoi,
ON ~ MI ma ne one who now makes the ing,
l.sh non rtroiL The last is a Nub.an OF humh.
origin the Sun OF carpenter, who was Annrar I'D
- a Jinner From his earliest DAYS his inind vas
turned To religion. aud leaving his trade he sn,ers5
tl' n'pui n a dt"Nish At hha7r0um fauttIs Tor MS
t1'lk ana learning. lie wandered from scbonl 20
S.sir'l' ahd rrLlIed 10 a lonely islet ln the Nile
where ne dug cave Ia dwell in ana practice La
dt1elHh1l eEer lS'S HIS prayers his lists his MS
q tcSJdJc lMMooliity. soon spread his fal, sh,oad
ana ar" 10 MIN crowd, of disciples Who carried
ni' teaching and us enthusiasm through the wide
reslVns oi central Africa. ~
he ArtGa and MuGamneian negroes or this
reElon, iAo lar nom Europe civilization IN f,-l rs
power and Yet iiosh 10 feel tgs tntin.,,A a.
nave long been la stan" 81 discomfort The oner,
i.Ons II tie French Tunis ana ~ line En.lish ~
EAh t stirred up the r.cs uf fanaticSIn aud I'M D,
CiotI, 1851, RI Mahi took the held AZ te head ot
loo men, and destroyed a force or regular
"A. Ia
Ei.ted oY hiS success he dispatched his aIns ri.ss
"a All directions 10 draw tie Arab Trlls4. IN Nc
al1f3-.Tl Affiliated himself 10 one Of the nowerful
It-lols orders winch haze JIler raluiu,.trton. All
lhi1i-A northern Africa. he found IA the i,.r1s1.s
ais No. II enthusiastic missionaries n can easily
lee illlleille hOw TIE proud and naughty Artfs
EsIlvd w the encrtachurnts OF ti.. EuropeapS
on tltT Co-ragluilstS, and muitter,sl hV Turkish
tyranny, 1ltW 10 arms when Their lOlv men
preached IN al ID" fiery olOquence OF the east that
The DAY had ,1r la restor,' the g!orirs of Islarn
d-d mat Tue GulIlreotad cilCi called theta 10 rise
W and follow hlIl. Min Passionate gestures they
Would TEL al The advent % the Messiah who would
uA Ills arms insure The triumph OF The truth aud The
ha1 dispersion n error well as free tneir COLLIN
Try Holh the linaeL Arabs with sword and spear,
dd Lt'gut-s Win Dattle-aAe and bucN Ter answered
- summons by thousands. and In May, 1884, Ii
Manu- lUHiib himself leading 10 100 men
Bt ueiraieu 300 az Arab b.Vs army, took 81
haaf. ana advanced on khartoum. FL Otleid was i'm
VAN beaiegt4: ihi.ct- De assaulted the town and
was tlflcc rrpu.sd and after fOrIy days he retired
with = loss or 10000 But this check vas ony tenn
pufTN. alld ia The January OF the following wear he
again advanced, and the town surrendered without
hSitinE. Hlchs Was then sent against him. and de-
lt.'ed lLlA AT ArSalna- Nothing could exceed the
bravery uf TIE Arabs In this battle; they walked up
u The Very lnuZzlys OF the Egyptian guns and
sliuch with theI nCes Al the soldiers. utterly rack
rSsoI tir cert AIN death awaiting them But this WAS
deIusl'e slttm OF victory. Hicks fUrce again WIS
CU.iITOhtrd 10y new forces under the Prophet and
Was annii1llated on November s. the gallant leader
being the Last 10 fan. The Soadan, which Is low
10y The puSillanlmogs policy oT the Gladstone min
lStIA ltlt 10 ats tate, cO.r aims two states each
larger Jlan France. and Is estimated by Mr. SOUTH
worth 10 conta ain 2Ul.utneo acres OF cotton lands
ana c' lliled population OF $4,000 with a semi
clVlnZed population OF 300o0UO-an immense re-
cTu!Jlng sNDund, from which leyles may be raised
that Will render the defense OF EtyypI even at the
caLaTacts no easy task.