Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-04
ANOTHER BATTLE.
THE pERVlsHEs ROUTED AND A
LEADER KILLED.
Progress. of the Maybrick Trial--A New
Military system for Servia--Other
Foreign Notes OF Interest.
ny Apslo-Amsrlc.n cable to tho Di.pa,ch.l

CAIRO. August s.-General Grenfell en-
caped the Derviyhes near TOski to-day and
completely routed them. Wade FL Juml,
the Dervish leader, was killed. The Deryish
loss was / 800 killed and wounded. The
Egyptian loss was slight.
Besides Wad Fl Jum. the slain on the
Deryish side include twelve EInirs and
nearly all the fghting-men. Fifty stan
dards were captured by the Egyptians aid
General Greufell marched out Of Tosn at
; o'clock this morning with a strong recon-
NOTHING force Of cavalry and amelrN and
edvanced close q the DeTvish camp.
Making "A feint of retreatink. ne drew the
whole Of Wad IL JumIs force to point
within four miles Of iOski. Here the tgyp-
tian infantry were held in readiness for an
attack aud general action was at once
begun. The Dervishes made gallant de-
fence, hut were driven from hill 70 hill.
The Egyptian cavalry made a succession
of effective charges, III which Wad ii
Jumi and Emirs were killed. After seven
hours Of hard fighting the Derylshes were
completely routed. Gunboats are follow
ing the scattered remnants Of the DerYsh
force along the river.
Later particulars estimate the Dervish
dead roughly at 1900. The Derylshes
fought desperately, throwing themselves
upon the advancing columns repeatedly.
The crisis of the battle was reached when
the Deryishes attempted 20 turn the ex-
IRENE right Of the Egyptians. The steadl-
ness Of the troops was admirable.
THE MAVERICK TRIAL.
LIVERPOOL, August 3.-At the trial OF
Mrs. Maybrick for the murder OF her hus-
band to-day. Dr. Stevenson, one Of the
physicians who attended Mr.. Maybrick,
asserted that all Of the patients symptoms
indicated that he was suffering from
arsenical poisoning.
The nurse testified that when Mrs. May
brick tried TO persuade her husband 10
take the medicine he objected. saving that
ii was the wrong medicine. ON cross-cx-
animation witness said that no improper
food or medicine was given 20 the patient
while she was in the house. Mrs May
brick had appeared tender and considerable
in her treatment of her husband. 4 waiter
at the Tlattmans Hotel identified the
prisoner rs the woman who had occupied
"A bedroom in the hotel.
After the introduction Of this testimony
the prosecution announced that its case
was closed. Sir Charles Russell opened
the case for the defence. He made forci-
bic speech in which he urged that the jury
could not render Judgment against the ac-
cused based on probability even II sup
ported by an apparent motive for the COM
mission Of the crime If there was show
Of doubt. He would prove hat Maybuck
had been q confirmed taker OF arsenic for
years. o.,
A witness named BatesOn. who lived with
Nj Maybrick in America from 1917 10 1881,
Warmer Thompson, and negro named
Stanton, who was Mavbrick's former ser
want. all testified that the deceased took
arsenic habituallv.
A chemist testified that Maybrick had
purchased "pick-me-ups from HIM, which
contained arsenic.
Professor Tidy testified that the symp-
toms manifested by Maybrick were not
typical of arseuical poisoning. The ap-
pearance of the internal organs at the
post-n,0rte1H examination distinctly mega
tiycs the theory that death had been
caused by arsenic The appearance of the
organs was consistent with the theory that
death resulted from CASTRO f7tereiS.
EMPEROR WILLIAM.
LONDON, August 3.-Emperor William of
Germany, was to have reviewed the British
fleet in Spithead to-day, but the review has
been postponed until Monday on account
of "a heavy storm. A steady rain fell all
day and the haze was so thick that the
fleet could not be seen from the shore. the
wind blowing half gale. Great numbers
of small craft were lowering about the
fleet all the morning. and the occupants oil
many of them were drenchod.
A NEW MILITARY SYSTEM.
BELGRADE. August 3.-The report that
the Government had ordered all three of
the military classes Of Seryia to muster on
Monday next was incorrect. IT Is the in
tcntion of the Government to propose the
adoption of a new military system II OctO-
Der.
KILLED N BATTLE.
ANssTrpnAN Auoust 9-IntplliOeDce has
been received OF "A fight in Acheon, Suma-
ira, between the natives and force Of
Dutch troops. Nineteen Dutchmen were
killed and twenty-five wounded.
HOLIDAY on CHANGE
LONDON, August st is holiday on the
Stock Exchange to-day. Monday viii also
be a holiday
A BRITISH GUNBOAT
LONDON. August "a British gunboat
has arrived at Gambia, the chief city Of
Crete.