The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-12
I'm ROUTE TO DONGOLA.
The Advance Of the British Is in
Full Swing.
TROOPS ARE EAGER FOR A FIGHT.

The Enemy Keeps in sight But Constantly
Retires Before the Invaders Clash Be
tween Scouts aud Dervishes soon 10 Take
PIaoe-The Latter Gathering in Large
Force North of DongoIa Ia-Troops Ac-
companied by Gunbosts.
Cairo. Egypt. Sept 12.-(Copyrighted
1896 by the Associated Press)-Dis-
patches Just received from the front say
that the North Staffordshre regiment,
about 900 men, arrived at kosheh camp,
the southernmOst fortified post on the
Nile, thursday, and pushed forward to
Absarrat Friday The Third brigade has
reached Absarrat safely and the main
body of the cavalry is arriving there.
The cavalry scouts report the der
wishes still in view sonth Of Duglo, but
the enemy retreats at the slightest
sign of a forward movement. The An
glo- Egyptian scouts. feeling the way
for the advance guards are steadily
pushing on go Kasbar. fourteen miles
further south, which will he the next
place occupied The troops. black and
white. are full of enthusiasm and anX-
ious for brush with the enemy The
Mtdlltl - ilOA III lllE 'NAlNlAiNf FNN 49,
soldiers are beneftng from being on
the move.
Marching Toward DOngola.
All the troops taking part in the eX-
pedition are now on the march toward
Dongola. Duglo. hitherto held by
small force OF cavalry. is being fortified
and added TO the string of depots con-
Meeting the expedition with Wada-
intelligence department reports the
dervishes gathering in forces north OF
Dongola Clashes between the der
wishes and the Anglo Egyptian scouts
are expected at any moment. Thus the
advance of the British Egyptian ex-
petition up the Nile, with Dongola, II
not Khartoum, as the objective point.
| IL now i'm fun swing, after months OF
struggling with terrific heat and ehol-
era. during which the work of rail-
| road building and passing of sunboats
| in sections up the river and over the
| cataracts has heen carried on inces-
sanity under the direction of British
| officers. number Of whom have al
| ready given up their lives as sacri-
| fee 10 the task
| Operations Began la March.
| ne OIltldAbN~ bfEdh III NAiNh i'A9f'
when troops were hurried up the Nile
| to Wady -Halfa. the sobthernmost
| post, although the railroad ran to sar-
ras about forty miles south from
| Wadr-Halfa. Since that time the
| railroad. a desert campaign line, has
been extended 20 Akssheh, fifty miles
from the latter place 70 K0sheh. and
thence 20 Absarrat, about seventy-hve
miles
| In the first seven days Of the cam
| paign over 0O0 men in every way full
| ~ equipped were moved southwark, In
spite of the great difficulties of trans
| portation ana now some $4,000 men. not
including the natives employed in
| transport service are moving soutf
| with a hotills of about fifteen stert
wheel gunboats. some Of them TOWNS
| over 200 other boats and barges loaded
with suppiise. ammunition. etc. This
feet will keep ub constant communi
cation with Absarrat. noW the bas'
from which the army is operating A
every station between Absarrat anC
Wady- Halfa hospitals for the care o
the wounded and sick have been estab
| ltsbed