The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-26
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The Objective Point of the inglo-ESyp-
tian Expedition surrenders Without Re-
sistance After II Warm Engagement at
FL Hafir, North OF DonsoIa.

The Objective Point of the Anglo-Esyp.
tian Expedition >urrenders Without Re
sistance After II Warm Engagement at
Ell Hafir, North OF DongoIa-
CAIRO, Sept. 21.-A dispatch from
the Anglo-Egyptian expedition states
that Dongola, the objective point of
the expedition, has been taken with
out any resistance from the dervishes,
the place being unoccupied.
The dispatch adds that the town of
FL Hafr, north of Dongola, to which
the dervishes retreated Saturday. was
captured after a hot engagement.
After the place had fallen into the
hands of the expedition, the Egyptians
captured - grain-laden boats, the
loss of which will prove a severe blow
t. the dervishes. The latter made
desperate attempts to recover the
boats, but a heavy fire was poured
into them by the troops and the gun
boats, and they were finally compelled
to abandon their attempts to regain
possession of the boats and their car
goes.
After their defeat, the entire dervish
force reiterated southwark upon Dom
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steamers started for the same place,
and being the quicker, reached there
before the dervishes. The city was
found to be deserted by warriors and
the steamers at nee landed Il force of
infantry to hold it until the arrival of
the main body of the expedition.
At the time the dispatch was sent
the dervishes were approaching Don.
COLA overland, and scouts reported
that they were carrying many of their
wounded with them. Included among
the wounded are some CT the most
noted chiefs.
1t is expected that as tine dervishes-
are without food or other stores, they
will make Il most desperate attempt
to again get possession of Dongola.
III Hatir was not taken by the troops
until after u most stubborn resistance
on the part of the dervishes had been
overcome. The riflcmen of the latter
fought behind well made mud forts
and trenches that were strewn with
mats. These d~efenses, however, were
o wrecked by the heavy fire of the
Egyptian artillery and the Maxim bat
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naught Rangers.
The dervishes stood the fire brayely,
but were finally compelled to withdraw
from the place. The cavalry took no.
part in the engagement, remaining
some distance off in the desert watch
ing the result of the battle. When the
British and Egyptians landed the en-
tire force reIreated southwark.
The capture of the place was hailed
with delight by the natives who have
long been harried by the d~ervishes.
They shouted, danced and sang in 4
frenzied manner and hailed the expe-
dition as their deliverers.
Owing to the lack of a supply of
telegraph cable to lay in the night,
the terminus of the field telegraph
still remains at Kerna, on the east
bank of the Nile.
The country around Ell Ualfr is fer
tile and there is plenty of green fodder
for the camels and other animals of
the expedition.
AN ANARCHISTS BAGGAGE
Left to Secure Rent Past Due Found to,
DE u dynamite magazine.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Two satchels,
and IA large trunk filled with dynamite
bombs were discovered by the police
here last night In the room of an an
archist in Il four-story brick building
at the corner of Oak and Sedgwich
streets. The anarchist has not been
seen in Chicago for two years, but he
left his baggage behind him and it was
opened yesterday.
Two years ago an anarchist named
Bestman lived in the Sedgwick house
and went away to go to Texas. He
owed six months rent on leaving and
told the landlady that he would leave
his trunk which contained ~valuables.
Ever since the trunk together with
two satchels have been stored away
and left unmolested in Il closet of the
room. In fact it had been forgotten
until last evening when the landlady
went into the closet looking for am
other trunk which contained some
winter clothing which she wished to.
get. In searching for the clothing
she came across the trunk left by the
anarchist. which she had entirely for
gotten. 1t was brought out and with
the aid of Il hatchet the trunk was
opened. At the top of the trunk were
Il few clothes. These being removed
a trunk full of dynamite was exposed.
The woman was very much frightened
and notified the police. In the trunk
were found several letters written by
Parsons and one or two of the anarch-
lists who were executed. The where
abouts of the owner of the trunk is
not now known.
FOUR MEN KILLED