The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-10

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rectly his chance came his GOODNESS and
self-command his indomitabIe energy,
ard his miraculous capacity for nard
work marked him out as a man of action.
The turning point in his career came when
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood undertook the re-
organization of the Egyptian army. He
took service under Wood In 1882, and In
1855 his marvellous knowledge of the native
mind and language brought MIN TO the
front. He was sent ahead of Sir Garnet
Woiseley to deal Win the native chiefs
and officials whose attitude was uncertain,
The following picturesque account OF him
was written by an enthusiastic admirer of
the Slrdar soon after the victory Of At
bara
'''rhe first time saw Kitchener ne was
alone and unarmed among the semi-hos-
tile Arabs, endeavoring to persuade them
that their interests would be best served
if they took part with British and Egypt
ian forces against the dervish rebellion.
II was a strange sight to see thiS tall,
slim, blue-eyed lrishman armed only with
iLimitable self-cohfdence and fearlessness,
arguing with, and sometimes threatening
the powerful chiefs who, for aught he
knew might have been sworn allies of the
tribe that had just murdered Col Donald
Stewart and Consul Power not many miles
further up the Nile.
when persuasive reasoning failed, he
what their punishment would be when
The White Emir and his legions came upon
them, meaning Lord Wolseley with the
British battalions that were then toihng
slowly up the Cataract, Those brave
words in which there was no doubt a
touch OF boastfulnese pardonable IN the
circumstances, frequently gave rise TO an
cry murmurs and sullen looks, but they
we're met by the glance of eyes chat would
not have quaiied if looking OF grim death
eyes that in such moments glow so curl-
ousay that the light in them seems liked
as if suddenly frozen
Ill was Sir Herbert Kitchener who went
ahead of Sir Herbert Stewards column
with two native guides in the first dash
for the wells of GakonL Near there
notorious roDber leader, who had accom-
panied the mahdists in their merclless
raids was surprised and chased by the
Ninteenlh Hussar scouts. lie and ms rev
followers would probably have escaped II
Kitchener who was wei mounted, had not
overGaken them. Alone, aud Tar ahead
of the Hussars, he closed with these feroci-
Gus freebooters, and called upon them 10
surrender. The. cool daring that had so
often succeeded told in this moment. De-
ceived by il into the belief that they were
surrounded by unseen foes whom the bold
Englishman had at his command, they
parleyed and were lost for this gave ihe
HuSSaTS NlIIlG 10 come up anu HAdhc ~
oners of the band. 1t was a bold and
characteristic act, which established
Kitcheners reputation with British sol
diers.
AT the crisis of the Dongola expedition,
when IL became necessary to seize a STRAIT
egic point, so that supplies might ac-
cumulate there before the Nile got too
low for river transport, tropical storms OF
violence previously unknown in these re-
goins washed away sections of the rail-
way on which these supplies We're in
great measure dependent. Following upon
cholera and other sickness in his corps,
this fresh disaster seemed overwhelming.
But he stood up against IL with eharac-
teristlc forutude
In twenty-four hours the distribution of
forces along the line of communication
was so arranged that battalons could be
set free for fatigue work on the railway.
He went to inspect several points where
great damage had occurred, looked AT
ruined bridges and broken entertainments
with the eye of an engineer, told the Of
hcers that these things must be repaired
in so many days, and then, confident in
the effect of that word must went away,
leaving them to their own resources.
Though the task thus set seemed III some
cases herculean, it was done, and trains
We're running again on the renewed line
on the very day which he had named for
the completion of the work.
Sir Herbert Kitchener's courage in bat
tie IS as conspicuous as his faculty for
organization, whereby he has been enabled
to conduct a great and eventful campaign
at a cost which seems Tidculously small
by comparison with others. The sirdar is
a strong man, and his faults are the faults
of strength. He has, if anything, too little
sympathy or tolerance for human weak
nesses. Untiring himself, he expects 9TH
arr tn ha of
rising early and going to bed late yet al
ways about and always ready for action.
He has not, perhaps, made many firm
friendships since his rapid rise to emf
hence began, but he has known how to
keep the old ones, and they are ready to
go wherever he leads, as the history of the
Soudan for the past ten years should
prove.