Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-04
DEFEAT OF TIE D[RuSRtS.
TIE Auglo-E gypfin Expedition Wins
a Slg4A Victory.

oMDURMAN Isl CAPTURED : THE
CAPITAL oFfTHE kALIFA IN THE
HANDS OF The BRITISH AND ALL
THE FORTS DESTROYED = CON-
pLETE sU..cEss OF THE MOVE
MENT-THE FINAL ATTACK WAS
CARRIED OUT WITHOUT ANY
\ CASUALTIES.
N,London, September S.-The Evening
Telegram id its 3 o'clock edition this
afternoon publishes dispatch, saying
All the forts of Cmaurman have
been destroyed. Great success. No
Casualties"
kOmdurman is the capital of the
kanlifa, the Leader OF the Dervishes,
andwas the objective point of the An
glo-lgyptian expedition, which has
been moving up the Me under COM
mand q, Sir herDert Kitchener.
The war ssfilce re-elved dispatch
from Nasri Oh the Nile, saying that
gunboat mad returned there and lad
reported that tESre were no casualties
among the Ang oEgyptlan forces. that
TIE night bank o the river mao been
completely cleared OF all forts, that the
forts OF Tut lslald, opposite Cmdur-
man, had been demolished and that the
guns had been captured.
The dispatch also said that the how
itzer pI actice OF the Sirdar's force was
excellent.
The war office later IN the day re-
ceived another dispatch from Gen. Sir
Herbert Kitchener, 10y way Of Nasri.
1t was not dated and read as follows:
Owing to the wet weather the lines
have been broken and Geographic com
munication has been interrupted. Am
sending this to Nasri to Je forwarded.
The march has been vTy favorable.
Practically none has falln out OF the
ranks or been invalided.N
During the last two days we have
driven in the Dervish cavalry and small
parties, after slight assistance. FROM
Jobel Royan we matched to Wad FL
Obeid, thence to Sayal and thence TO
Surarat. This naming we reached
Egina, a mile and half south of ker-
reri, six miles from Omdurman. The
mounted camel corp with horse bat
I leIN DuSltu lOl w Cil ~ iNhOi
whereupon the entire DeWish force is
sued from Cmdurman and we're clearly
visible. | estimated this force 1t 3d.
0GG men. They advanced al IL a. N.
! as if to attack US, to meet which | dis
posed of our force in a good, open posi-
ticn. with clear field of fire. The
khalifa's force had halted three miles
southwest CT cur position and Is now
there, at p. m. Early this morning
according to orders. the gunboats ad-
vanced. towing howitzer battery and
barges, in support CT the Arabs on the
right bank. The Howitzers took up a
position opposite Cmdurman and the
gunboats bombarded the forts They
have not returned; but their fs has
partly demolished the dome over the
Mahfis tomb. All we'll
Cairo, September 3.-On Thursday
afternoon the Sirdar, General Sir Her
bert Kitchener, advanced to within a
mile and half of Kerreri, driving in
the enemys outposts without any
casualties TO the side Of the Anglo
Egyptian army. The forces Of the Sir
dar were then halted to await the re-
suit CT the gunboat reconnaissance.
The khalifa's forces, estimated 10 mum
Der $4,000 men, were drawn up outside
Omdurman. Keepers gunboat partial
ly destroyed the dome Of the Man1is
tomb in the mosque Of Omdurman.
London, September A dispatch to
the Observer dated Nastri Island. Sep
TENDER 8, says: "Omdurman has been
occupied after a battle in which only
Slight resistance was offered by the
Dervishes. The Khalifa, who had re-
entered the town. fed as We entered.
One hundred and fifty prisoners were
released.
Cur entire force is now enc3mped
in the desert west Of the town. The
Dervish loss was heavy"