Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-08

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George Gordon, better known to the
world as "Chlnese" Gordon, he re-
moves sting from British memory
which has ranked there for fourteen
years. The desire that punishment
be meted out to the savages who kill
ed Gordon has been as strong In the
mind OF the average Englishman as
the cry which went up from the Unit
ed States when the Maine was de.
stroyed. Gordon was killed after sur
render and the English have never
forgotten II. Their revenge might
have been immediate had II not been
Y that the intrlcacles OF European poll
tics sometimes compel suspension OF
action, The day OF revenge has at
last come and the more ample the re-
venee In humane bounds that General
Kitchener takes upon the dervlshes
who killed Gordon in cold blood the
greater will be the love and admira-
ton OF his countrymen.
The story Of Gordon, who gought
so vallantly against overpowerlng
odds, and who only surrendered to be
killed when his command had been
practically destroyed, form one OF
the most sorrowful as well as one OF
the grandest pages Of English history,
Gordon had made his reputation by
the mastery way in which he con-
Quoted the operations by which Eng
land secured foothold In China,
When his country saw II was neceS-
sary to enter into the Egyptian SQUAD.
ale to hold the highway to the Indies,
It called for its bravest men 10 UNDER
Iake the work of conquest.
Nominally England entered the field
for the purpose Of suppressing the
slave traffic and really as a ciyilizing
power In the broadcast sense. In 1853
Sir Samuel Baker was appointed sole
commander OF n military expedition
to suppress the slave trade on the
| Nile, and was given absolute authorl-
ty over the country south of Condo
koro. He returned to London in 1878,
and was succeeded by General, Their
Colonel, Gordon The latter was use
cessFul in administering law to the
country. In 1877 he negotiated the
peace with Abysinnla.
The Soudan, with its capital Mt
Kharioum. was well governed by Col
onel Gordon, and was quiet until In
1881, an instruction was started by
Sheik Mahommcd Ahmed, who decIar-
ed himself to he prophet-Mahdl,
roretold by Moslem seers. Gordon had
gone back to England in 1879. The
mnhdL was defeated and retired up
the Nile. But later he defeated the
army Of Egyptians and English, who
were commanded by Colonel Hicks,
aud slaughtered 5000 Of them. The
march of the mahdl was triumphant,
Colonel Hicks then started after the
mahdi with 1000 men, but he was
deceived into defile and attacked by
overwhelming numbers OF the der
wishes. The soldiers formed squares
and resisted until almost all were Kill
ed, including Colonel Hicks. This sue
cess of the mahdi caused general
uprising throughout the country Os-
man Digna, ruined slave dealer, was
selected by the mahdl as his military
commander
General Kitchener Is not yet forty
eight years old, but his career has
been arduous and adventurous. He Is
the eldest son of Colonel Henry Kit
chener, and obtained his commission
as lieutenant in 1871. Three years
later he Joined the survey of Western
Palestine under Captain Gender. In
1876 he returned to England, and two
years were spent in laying down the
magnificent map Of the Palestine ex'
ploration fund. In 1877 he was in sole
command Of the exploring party
which executed the survey OF Galilee,
returning home in the following year.
On the administration of Cyprus be-
ing taken over by Great Britain he
was sent there to organize the land
courts, and was next appointed vice
consul of the country about Erzer-
cum. Tn 1881 he returned to Cyprus
and made an exhaustive survey OF the
islands r.
In the following year he volunteer
ed for the Egyptian army, then being
organized by Sir Evelyn Wood, and
much OF the work Of training the ma
tive soldiers devolved upon him. the
expedition for the relief Of Khartoum
saw Major Kitchener in the post OF
danger at Debbeh, where he strove,
with his accustomed energy, to main
tain communication with Gordon, his
failure to do so being no fault OF his
own. He returned to England after
the catastrophe at Khartoum, was
promoted to the rank OF lieutenant
colonel, and was made temporary
commissioner at Zanzibar in 1885. In
1886 he was made governor general OF
the Red sea littornl and commandant
at Suot'm. He advised the successful
operations against the dcryishes In
1888. and wos made n e. y. for the ac-
ton at Toski in the following year.
London, Sept. 6.-The war cores
pendent of the Daily Telegraph with
the Anglo-Egyptan forces says:
"KhSlifa Abdulluh, with his harem
and 0sman Digna, his principal gen
eral, managed to escape, but Abdul
labs banner and thousands OF prls.
oners are in our nons.,
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~. Alexander died very suddenl
OF cholera morbus at his home i
J. Garnett, Kan, aged 60 years. he wa