Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-10

in the battle-Lieutenant Grenfell OF
the Twenty-1rst lancers, and Captain
Caldecott, Warwickshire regiment"
London, Sept. e.--General Kitchener
telegraphs:
Howard, the war correspondent,
was killed at the taking of Omdur-
man." II Is believed that the genera
refers to Hon. Hubert George Lydulph
Howard, second son of the earl OF
Carlisle.
Dispatches From Kitchener.
London, Sept. 6.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
General Kitchener, dated Saturday ev-
ening:
The remnant of the khalifa's
force has surrendered and l have now
"a very large number OF prisoners on
my hands. Our cavalry and gunboats
are still pursuing the khalifa and his
chiefs, who, with only 40 fighting
men, are apparently making for Kor-
dofan."
The following telegram dated yes
terday Sunday was received:
'The camp has been moved outside
Omdurman to the river bank. The
wounded arc doing well and are now
descending the river.
"The Austrian Sister Theresa Girl
golini and all the European prisoners
have been rescued. They are we'll.
"The list Of our casualties has not
yet been received. The population
Omdurman manifested joy at the ar
rival ofthe expedition"
The Cairo correspondent of the
Times says:
THE first telegram of congratula-
ton to arrive from Europe was from
Emperor William, who said:
II am sincerely glad TO be able to
offer my congratulations on the splen-
did victory at Omdurman, which at
last avenges poor Gordon's death"
The special correspondent of the
Times with the Anglo-Egyptian forces
telegraphs as follows:
""The advance toward Omdurman
was a magnificent panorama. Our
whole front was covered by the Eng
lish and Egyptian cavalry and camel
corps spread out ike a fan, four miles
i'm advance and protecting a front of
three miles. The gunboats Nell, Sui
tan and Sheikh steamed in single file,
their decks cleared for action.
1.-THE British division advanced
along the river bank. Then came the
Egyptian force in battle formation,
the sirdar and his staff riding in the
center, General Kitchener being easily
distinguisable in white, everyone
else being in khaki"
Later the correspondent says: The
n.l faat. RnRNltnI nR~aCEnnflN-
but they had no chance against the
quick firing guns in u gunboats. No
better amphitheater could possibly be
found for an engagement. The plain,
smooth, bushless and stretching TO
the south, is perfect for cavalry and
artillery. On the right are low hills
and on the left the Nile and n flooded
marshy country for miles eastward.
Ahead 20 the right are Tut island and
Omdurman, the mahdis tomb rising
white and clear above an interminable
line of brown rude houses in the cen
ter of the town.
The queen, the marquis of Lansdowhe,
the minister of war and Gen. Lord VOLS
lev, the commander In chief Of the British
tclegraphed their congratulations TO
the Sirdar direct.
The Times thinks there Is no doubt that
It's correspondent, Mr.. Howard, who was
killed, was assisting Col. Rhodes. NO de-
tails have been received as TO the latters
wound and the Times has no detailed ac-
count OF the battle. The estimates of the
losses are very vague. On the British side
the figures range from 60 to 800 ana on the
dervlsh from 1000 to 10000.
Belated accounts Of Gen. Kitchener's adj
vance shows that during the last two days
before the battle the dervlsh advance
force continually fen back. Most or the
correspondents agree that had the kha-
ira remained I'm the town 1t would nave
been a terrible task to storm Omdurmnn.
While traversing the bush the troops
found a deserted village from which the
inhabitants had evidently been driven IN
to Omdurman by the dervishes who had
then fired the village. Many bodies were
there. proving that there had been
on the part Of the natives,
The morning papers editorially resound
with congratulations upon the aVenslhS
Of Gordon and are full of eulogy Of Baron
cromer. the British financial adviser to
,be khedIye, Gen. Kitchener and all con-
ccrned I'm the splendid success. All day
Yesterday impressive scenes were Wit
messed at Gordon statue In trafalgar
square.
Early i'm the morning the statue was
wreathed and decorated with a placaru
the words: "At last