Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-07
GORDON IS AVENGED.
How the Victory Along the Nile is
Regarded by the People
in London.

London. Sept 5.-The news of Gen
kitchcner's victory over the Dervishes at
Omdurman was received with the great
est satisfa elton here, where it is held that
England has at last wiped out the stig-
ma attached to her defeat in the previous
expedition TO the Soudan.
Early Sunday morning crowds gathered
about the statue in Trafalgar square of
Gen. Charles Chinese Gordon, who was
killed at I\hartoum, January rs. 1885
after having been besieged in that city
By the Dcrvishes for 337 days.
Some one had placed on the pedestal a
placard with the inscription, Avenged
at last" and when the people saw it they
burst into loud cheering. Later in the
day similar placards were placed on the
pedestal, ali of which were greeted with
cheers
Throngs of hero worshipers gathered in
the vicinity of the statue last evening,
and there was much enthusiasm dis
played, which proves the deep hold Gen.
Gordon had on the hearts of the people.
khalifa's Troops Surrender.
Following is the gist of dispatch re-
ceivcd from Gen. Kitchener at the war
Office this morning:
The remnant of the Khalifa's forces has
surrendered | have a very large number of
prisoners. Cavalry and gunboats are pur-
suing the Khaifa and his chiefs. They have
only 100 lighting men with them.
| visited khartoum today and found it a
complete ruin; The people are delighted
khartoum is the best position. Omdurman's
stencil was unbearablc, aud therefore have
moved to Khorshambat. The wounded are
doing well.
Gen. Kitchener estimates the British
loss in killed and wounded. not including
the Egyptians, at about 100 men.
Other advices say the total Anglo
Egyptian loss in killed and wounded was
several hundred. The Dervishes lost at
least 5000 killed. Thousands of the
enemy surrendered
Hubert Howard, second son of the
Earl of Carlisle, who was acting as a war
correspondent, was killed. Col Rhodes.
the correspondent of the Times, was also
killed.
The correspondent of the Daily News
says that the Dervishes' loss was not less
than 5000 killed.
The estimates Of the number of Derry
ishes engaged in the battle vary from
10000 to 10000. With the Khalifa was
the harem Of Osman Digna. These
women escaped
\ dispatch to the Daily Telegraph says
that the number of Dcrvishes killed was
between 10000 and $4,000.
Dcrvishes Fought BraveIy.
The English newspaper correspondents
are unanimous i'll their acknowledgements
of the bravery of the DeIvishcs
The Daily Mail correspondent says
that the enemy attacked the camp at
G:30 i'll the morning, but were driven
back with heavy loss before they We're
within 100 yards.
They again advanced in the face of a
hire that no Europeans could face. FOr
hours there was terrific fusilade, and
then the attack died away. Afterward
the ground outside the camp was seen to
be covered with bodies lying in serried
lines. The British loss was slight.
At $50 the expedition advanced TO-
ward Omdurman. and then the battle be-
came more furious than ever. the fighting
lasting for two hours. The Deryishes
displayed desperate heroism. hundreds of
them rushing to certain death. When
the smoke of the battle was blown away
the ground was carpeted with the dead
The feature of the battle was Il charge
of the Lanciers on large body Of the
enemy who vastly outnumbered them
They hacked their way through the Der
wish lines though in doing SO they lost
two offers and twenty men killed and
fcut ofncGrs and twenty-0ne men
wounded.
The Marquis Ct Landsdowne, secretary
Of state for war; and Gen. Lord WolSe
10y. the cOmmaudeE~in-chief of the Brit
ish army. have sent dispatches to Gen.
Kitchener congratulating him upon his
victory over the Dervishes. The Queen
has also sent Il direct message to Gen.
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