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The age-herald., 1898-09-30
sugar
Tn Wall Street.

New York September 29.-The Buring- ton August statement furnished a lever to- day to carry prices upward, and tnlS oe- velopment was the only factor o1 coIse- quence bearing upon the general situation. It is true that the industrialS to conSIu- erable extent dominated the market, but speculation showed a tendency to Ignore fluctuations in this group. This circum- stance caused some favorable continent as did the fact that the general list lapsed into dullness and showed comparative steadl- ness when concerted attacks on the special ties were made.
 London quotations indicated a more fa- yorable disposition towards Anne: jeans abroad, which was reflected in good buying here throughout the day
 Operations by the bear faction were re- newed in various directions with Manhat- tan looming to the front. Tobacco, of course, was the most vulnerable point and soon yielded to $1.25. Covering of shorts put the price to $1.2S1., and intermediate fluctuations between that and the close at $1.2A, were accompanied by violent dips. The stock, generally speaking, showed a better tone and ended for the first time this week with a net advantage. An anaiy 8 of the Burlington figures proved that the fears concerning it entertained yesterday brisk movement to cover, which advance the price almost 2 points The gross in- crease was realized solely from the passen- ger traffic, the freight earnings continuing low, owing to the light grain movement. The management pursued the DO icy adopt ed by otheri important lines of expending a large per centage of income in better re ceipts charged to operating expenses and this division wiped out over half of the gross earnings, leaving however, sur plus increase over all charges of SIS ,997. The bears had counted confidently on ae- eomplishing liquidation in the railways on the publication of the report and it's good reception in the street put them to rout and large lines were covered. Prcmine1t interests were ranged on the long side for awhile, and the sentiment became moro cheerful Call money rates sagged to 21a per cent late in the day. The action of the government in anticipating the Mo- yenber interest coupled with the receipt of a large amount of gold in transit, were responsible for the decline in rates Time money was also quotably easier for the shorter periods and some prime mercan- tile paper discounted at 3a per cent. Considerable pressure was concentr ated against sugar as the day drew to close, but the stock recovered and ended firm in common with the rest of the list
 Bonds ruled rairly active, but irregular. Total sales 1883 GOO.
 Government bonds were a. trifle easier, the threes reacting 1s per cent.
 New York, September 29.-3 p. m.-Money on call easy, 21aG3 per cent; last loan 2h
 Prime mercantile paper 3150D5 per cent
 Sterling exchange easier with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S4d$4 S414 for demand, and at $4.S1b@$4S1A for sixty days.
 Posted rates s4S2@s4. S2h and S4.S5.
 Commercial bills $4.S01a@$4S1.
 Silver certificates 61G62c.
 Bar silver 61Ac.
 Mexican dollars 47Rc.
 Government bonds easier.
 State bonds firm.
 Railroad bonds irregular.
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QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Line to Cincinnati-Con-
 yenient Schedules to louisville.

The Alabama Great Southern railroad. with it's connections, formerly the Queen and Crescent route. is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to Cincinn- ati A solid vestibule train leaves Birming- ham at 4:25 a. m., daily, carrying Pullman 8 handsomest drawing room sleeping cars to Cincinnati without change arriving at Cincinnati at 7:30 p m. Cafe and observa- tion car on this train from Chattanooga to Cincinnati Close connection at Lex ington with chair cars for Louisville. ar- irving at Louisville at 7:So p. m.
 Train leaving Birmingham at 4:2c p. m., carries Pullman sleeping cars from Bir- mingham to Louisville. arriving at Louis- vile at 7:2l a. m. Pullman Union sleeping car Chattanooga to Cincinnati on this train. arriving at Cincinnati at 7:SO a. m.
 R. M. ELLIS, Traveling Passenger Agent. 2o1s First Ave- nue, Telephone GIT.
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SPEND A DAY

With Uncle Sam's Boys-Excursion to
 Anniston and Return Sunday, Sept. 25.
 The Southern railway will operate a special excursion train from Birmingham to Anniston, Ala, and return on Sunday September 25. Train will leave Birming- ham at 8 a. m., returning leave Anniston at D. m., September 25, thus giving ample time to see the many attractions in and around Anniston. You will also get to see the 10000 soldiers now encamped at that point.
 The fare from Birmingham to Anniston and return will be H, and arrangements have been made for the accommodation of both white and colored people. affording ex- cellent equipment
 lor further information call on union ticket agent, Birmingham, Ala.
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Cotton Letter

By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent.
 Birmingham, September 29.-Liverpool cables showed prices hardening, and the bears inclined to cover. This was in full sympathy with this side. Prom nent par ties that have been sellers for the past week on Wall street have not only covered but bought, believing that present prices are below the cost of production and con sequently a good speculationh Port re- ceipts are fairly liberal, but show great increases at ports that were quarant%ed last year. Our advices today have been to buy cotton. The possibilit es of frost be fore the top crop is picked now amounts to a probability. We believe now from reading conditions carefully that it is safe to advise purchases
 T. G. HEWLETT, Agent. By Leased Wire to H. G. Hewlett. Agt.
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NOTICE.
Annual Stockholders Meeting Alabama
 Great Southern Railroad Go.

Notice Is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company will be held at the office of the company in Bir- mingham, Ala, on Wednesday, October 5, 1898, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may be brought before the meeting. JOSIAH F. HILL, ~
 Secretary.
 September 6, 1SsS D
 9-6-dly to 1O-4 4Gt
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BONDS
FirSaci1i.

New York, September % Even ns Posts London financial cablegram:
 "There was better tone in the stock markets here today. especially in the ear Her hours, the chief feature being rise in mining shares. The close was under the best of the Paris bourse. which was a trine lower on approach of settlement option day tomorrow.
 Americans were comparatively neglected during the day. but they closed better on New York support. Canada Pacific was weak on tho monthly statement. Argen- tines and Brazils were especially strong, as were also copper shares.
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improvement in the bank statement Satt urday will be the incentive to runu the shorts to cover In the street railways ] Manhattan grows weaker as the Metropolis tan Sixth and Eighth avenues approach spite the market. We believe the final re1 suit will be higher Metropolitan and lower Manhattan. In the grangers St. Paul and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Ehow some strength as do also the Pacitics Rub Der shows elasticity, stretches, but re- bounds. Insiders are still friendly to rub her
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1t Won't Do

From the Cleveland Leader.
 "Nope," he said, "It'n never do to have a warship called The American iGrl "
 ''I don't see why,' she replied. Surely the young women have done enough dur ing this war to entitle them to some recog- nition."
 ''I know but we'll have to give it to them in some other way than by naming war ship for them. Any cheap count or baron would only have to wink to make The American irlG strike her colors." 55
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A Matrimonial Venture

From the New York Weekly.
 Blinkers-Helo, Winkers, I hear you married a woman with an independent for tune.
 Winkers (sadly)-N-o l married a fortune with an independent woman. :.
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Dry Goo Ie

New York. September 29.--The market for dry goods was quiet one today There was little or no trading at first hands, and few buyers in the city In the woolens and worsteds for mems wear there was slightly more activity in some lines, due to the ar rival in the market of some large manufac- turers of clothing who needed to replenish the stocks behind their machines. But the operations have been by no means heavy. In cottons 1here is equally as much dull ness. Print cloths were quoted at cents tor extras. .4. lr,
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DOGBLE DAILY SCHEDULE TO GIN CINNATI. LOUISVILLE AND
 1N(4TillJ

No. carries Pullman Sleeping Cars M Slr min2ham to Cincinnati and from BANiiis- ham to Now York without change No. carries Pullman Union Sleeplng oot Birmingham to Louisville and Pullirah Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati
 J. N. Culp, Traffic Manager, Washington h. C.
 Frank s. Cannon. General Manager Washington D. C.
 c. A. Wickersham, Superintendent, Bir- mingham.
 ". A. Turk, G. P. A, Washington, D: C. C. A. Benscoter, A. G. F. A.. ChattA- nooga.
 R. NJ. Ellis. T. P A. Birmingham. Ala
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Local Staple Groceries

Flour--Best patent, s4.0Oqi2O' Straight, $3.7O. -Lo Sugar-Granulated, $5.76; Y. C;, o1se, oac cl,- ages, sio.so; Coverings packages. siOSo; L'- on's packages, S9.S0.
 Lard, 6e.
 Clear ribs sides, 6c. .rcar Molasses-Centrifugal, 15Q2oc' house, 201i35c.
 Rice, 51s@6lsc.
 Corn-Yellow, 4Sc; white, 44c. Pearl Meal-77@S0c.
 Cream Meal-85c. ..o m. Hay-Choice timothy, s135O; No. l. $l0'O'' No. 2, $12.50.
 Mixed Oats-32e; white, 33GS5c Bran-Mixed, SIP 50: pure wheat, SIS. Cotton seed meal, $le.oC.
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Continuous

Continuous From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Now that you have lost your job as sur geon of the regiment, what do you propose to do?"
 "Oh, I'm all right. I've opened up a little office just around the corner from a foot ball playing college"
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Cash quotations: Flour, steady; No ? spring wheat, -; No. 3. spring wheat, 62@ Clc No. 2 red 65c; No. corn, 2Sssc; No. 2 oats, 2l$lG221sc; No. white, 241s@26l@ No. hite, 23iaG2514; No. ? rye, 47c; No. 2 barley, 34Q43; No. l flax seed, soc; prime timothy seed. $2i213; mess pork, $S05QS.1O; lard, S4771s14S0; short ribs sides, s5. 5.156535; dry salted shoulders, 41a@4aic; short clear sides, s5.40055O; whisky, s1.25; Sugars unchanged; 1; No. yellow corn, 29lsd297sc.
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creamery, 13@l91a; dairy, 12017c; cheese, steady, 7QS$c; eggs, firm, fresh, 14c.
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Markets BY Telegraph
NloRae.

5 New York. September 29.--(Conee)-op- tions, steady, unchanged, to 5'polnts lower; sales n,z50 bags, including: December. s5.75G5se; March. $6.05; spot coffee. Rio, steady; No. invoice, GAG; No. jobbing, gAe; mild steady; Cordova, Scq15e.
The age-herald., 1898-09-30
ras. Lake Atbeneum Schedule

East Lake cars for Atheneum leave Bir- rningham on school days at 8. na ard leave for city from Atheneum at D. m. BIRMINGHAM R'WY & ELTRC CO,
 J. B. MCLARY, General Manager. Q-H-6t
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Paine, Murplry $ Cos.' Grain Lettc-

Birnin gham, September 29.-Liverpool closed Id up, but was intellectual to stop the bearish local sentiment that started yesterday account of large receipts There seems to be a demoralization among the associated farmers wheat who con- troiled the situation and by their holding back had forced cash prices up two cents. Today's movement far exceeded last years 8 and also all estimates. Export was fairly good forty loads, but was ignored by the locals and St. Louis. It must not be for gotten that evening up contracts at the close of the months favor the bear ele- ment. Corn showed weakness on favorable reports and sold off half d cent
 Paine Murphy Co.'S >t 'c;s i4ett'
 Birmingham, September 29.-Ihere was another delugc of selling orders in Tobac- co at the opening and the whole list was more or less affected. Quotations In this stock indicated uRadulterated gambling. Fluctuations were frequently one dollar share apart for one hundred shares. We cannot venture an opinion upon this stock. It is hands of the manipulators and will have to spend its course. Sugars showed great strength and looks as if insiders were supporting 1t. The legitimate market shos strength and an inclination to cut loose from the trust stocks. Any decided
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LOCAL MARKETS,
Fruits and Produce
Ioeas Gotten Market Cotton-Middling, 47sc.

Butter-Elgfn, 2c, dairy No T. -1s, -.o, No. 2. 15c; country. 12lsc; cookihs' wv Potatoes-Irish, roc per bushel Lemons-Choice, $6G7. a,,c,rs Poultry-Hens, 25c; fries, l4c' 20c; geese. 2OQ25c.
 Eggs, 14I5c.
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Turnp seed, rye, barley and winter turf oats. J. H. MCARY & co. S-25-thur-sat&sun
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Take your Sunday ride to East Lake. The only double track electric road in the city. Band concert. Finest park in the south. Take East Lake cars on First and Second ave- nueS. tt
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New Yor. cotton Market.

New Tor, Cotton MGrkst.
 New York, September 29.-The general temper of todays cotton market was bull fsh, with covering of old short accounts feature of transactions. Prices advanced to points at the start in sympathy with strong set of Engl sh cables, and on bull ish weather reports from the cotton belt. Private cables to the effect that yarns and cloths at Manchester were hardening and that spinners were bidding old prices freely for airge blocks of spot cotton at Liverpool added to the better feeling here and in creased the apprehension of the less con- fident bears. A sharp reaction in futures at Liverpool led the real zing late in the forenoon, and by midday the early ga n had been about wiped out, although at =o time did the market show signs of particu- lar weakness. Covering set in anew early in the afternoon and on this demand prices again rallied, with the January and March deliveries absorbing the bulk of attention Investment buying stimulated the bull crowd to something like old time aggres- siveness,. but absence of srong local demand seriously handicapped longs The close was quiet and steady with prices net, un- changed to point higher. Orders from the south went chiefly to the long side while fora:ga representatives were conspicuous as buyers throughout the session. Offic al forecasts were further rains in the lower half of the cotton belt during the next twenty-four hours. This was regarded as an important bull feature inasmuch as the recent rains were said to have already ma terially delaped picking in number Of sections and ijured open cotton to greater or lesser extent. Stiffening ideas Of deal 1 CTS m spot cotton at many southern spot
 markets, and increased demand from eX- porters were among the influences which steadied the afternoon market.
 New York September 2a-Cotton quiet and steady; middling 5ssc gross 6O9S; sales ] IT; stock H,50S.
 Fetal today: Net receipts 44677; stock ] 510,654
 Consolidated: Net receipts 2i6ssO; eX- ports to Great Britain 29247; to the cont- nent 45, ,414.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts i 621 ,3S1 exports to Great Britain 129,293 to ! France 1850; to the continent 163
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HARRY MERGER.
Elegant srvico to the East via The Southern
 Railway.

Elegant arVico to the East via The South ern
 Railway. The Southern railway has recently inau4 gurated through sleeping car line be- tween Birmingham and Charlotte, N. C, which is handled on their trains Nos. S5 and 36. The eastbound schedule of this car is as follows: Leave Birmingham 4:15 D. m., arrive Atlanta 1Oi5 p. n., leave At lanta Il .50 D. m.. srrlve Charlotte 800 a. p,., at which points passengers can secure a through sleeping car to Washington. Phila- delphia and New York. This. in addition to the through sleeping car which is now operated Birmingham to New York and on train No. 3S afforos excellent accomnioda- tion Tor passengers en route east. Call on Southern railway agent for fur. ther information.
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Now Orleans Cotton NIarke:

New Orleans, September @.-Cotton iu- lures quiet and steady; September, 4.S3 bid; October, 4S5gl4S6; November, 4.S9@49O; De cember, 4.96@4.97; January, 5.O1Q5.O2; Feb ruary, 5.o6@5OS; March, 5.11@5.12; April, 516 0511; May, 5.214522
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Daily Statement

New Orleans, September 29-Cotton firm sales, 5.200 bales; ordinary, 7-16; good or dinary, 4B; low middling, Az; middling 41s good middling, 3-16; rniddling fair, 59s; receipts, 12145; stock, 130,541.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, net, 2l6 930: exports to Great Britain, 29,247 bales; continent, 45 ,414 stock, 510,654
 Galveston-Cotton steaGdy; middling, 4B; sales, 1,2l2 bales; receipts, 12,S2S; stock, 164- 946.
 Mobile-Steady; middling, "A; sales, 60O bales; receipts, 2,O34; stock, 1S,9SO.
 Savannah-Steady; middling, 4%; sales, r. 46S bales; receipts, 9,2S4; stock, 66,16S.
 Charleston-Firm; middling, 4&; receipts, 2,S9S bales; stock, 30,07O.
 Wimington-Firm middling, 45s receipts, 3, "A bales; stock, 26,169.
 Eorfolk-Quiet; middling, 5B; sales, b22 bales; receipts, 3,1S7; stock, 12,499.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling 5A; re- ceipts, 125 1bales; stock, 3,259.
 Boston-Dull; middling, 5as receipts, net, 49 bales; gross, 576
 Philadelphia-Firm mddling 55s; receipts, 159 bales; stock, 3,564. Memphis-Steady; m!ddling, 4N sales, 2,- 800 bales receipts, 3,143; stock, O,79O.
 Augusta-Steady; middling, l-l6; sales' 1,34S bales; receipts, 1,796; stock, 16,53S
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Go to Ensley, SC , grea
 steel plant in cotl of erec- tion Take Ensio. electric cars. If
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rhicaen 'Caange

Chicago, September 29-A break or SA cents took place in September wheat today. The weakness in the cash article affected futures, December closing at l cent decline. Weak outside cash markets, heavy pr1- mary receipts and reselling of wheat here by New York all counted against the price, Corn ss6Ac and oats A@ssc. Provisions were weak early, but closed steady at small advances. The opening in wheat rather in- dicated a bull market although it was dif1- cult to find any explanation of the appar- ent inclination among traders to buy be- yond the fact that Liverpool did not show the decline naturally looked for, after yes terday's break here.
 .i .ics il,..,, :. iin hear o,Ue esE1 | oain .
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All 1reiBnI receiNeu at uePot oecoHu ave- nue and Eighteenth street. Birmingham will have careful attention. Rates Sc to 15c per 100 pounds. No package for less than 1oc. Car loads, S5.00
 A. B. M'CLARY Agent, Birmingham, Phone 27S
 l.. W. ALLEN Agent, Pratt City and Ensley.
 J. B. MCLARY, General Manager, Phone lS
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Fresh Bread and Candy made daily at c. w. Cody's. 1920 to 1886 Third avenue.
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By Leased Wire to H. G. Hewlett, Agt.
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BIRMINGHTM & ATLANTIC R. R. co. Time Table No. 25, Taking Effect 5:00 a. m
 August IS, 1S9S
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Nili cles Opohiag siis hest Lowest tlosing
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09

state, relative to papal action. The CORE
spondenL of the Associated Press Iearns
mat the discussion was very animated be-
w cen those fav1ring and those opposed to
iurtner attempts at mediation or negotia-
ton- Senior Mcrot, secretary. for the col
onieS, energetically sustained his concilia-
tory views and was listened to with great
attention. The council terminated after
agreeing as 10 the draft of the response to
be sent TO Cardinal RampoHa. Tonight
the papai nuncio cal6d on Senior Sagasta
and received from him the reply decided
upon.
IL D. m.-Senor Gull6n. the foreign minis
ter. has held several conferences with the
ambassadors of tine powers. RumOrs hav
ing been circulated that the failure OF the
P0pes efforts vas owing to the attitude of
the United States, the nuncature here has
issued the following note: THE nunciature
has to-day higher hopes than ever of the
success Of papal Intervention. 1t is not
true that President Mckinley has rejected
the Pope's Intervention in favor of peace.
Such imDolteness would be the more inn
polite not only because 1t would display q
harbarous intolerance, but because, how
ever much any person might be the Popes
enemy. IL would be impossible to mtsinter-
pref the voice of the venerable old man who
recommends the preservation of peace. On
the other hand, the Catholics of North
America would never pardon such q disre-
gard of the vicar general of their church.
Midnight-At this hour there is absolute
~ no news stirring. The government offices
are empty and political circles and places
Of public resort are deserted. owing TO Good
Friday. General Woodford remained at the
United States legation until a late hour.
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An Australian Bcggnr.
Lippincott's Magazine.


In Sydney one recoils, now and then, as
he observes an occasional grizzled black
fiend, with immaculate teeth, skulking
about between sandwich boards or lounging
at frequented corners, demanding coppers
till he has amasSed a sufficient quantity to
command a drink at some freedmen coun-
ter
One hideously picturesque specimen per-
petually thrusts into the public eye joint
less, gnarled. black claw, which further in
vestigation dignifes with the semblance of
q hand, at the corner of George and Bar
rack streets, opposite the postoftice. He is
always in the same rigidly graphic pose;
always as still as bronze Ii would be like
watching the lion fed ut the zoo to see him
going or coming from that corner, but
never mad the fortune, and still wonder how
he does it. Indeed, l never yet was suffi-
cently courageous to look him squarely in
the face, and have only an insubstantial
impression that ne purports to be blind.
One glance at the extended claw was in
variably venturing far enough for me. 1t is
always stretched cut palm downward, sim
ply as u signboard. signal, finger-post, gro
tesquely calling attention to cigar box at
tached by knotted cord to the mans neck
and hanging. palm up. as it were, against
his diaphragm. The unsightly combination
always constrains the passer to make a
wide swoop or drop a half-penny in the
cigar box. according to the convenience
with which he can command the half
penny.
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BATTLE IN THE SOUDAN
DERvIsH STRONGHOLD CAPTURED
BY THE ANGLO-EGYPTIANs.
Sixteen British Officers Killed and
Wounded, Many of the Enemy Slain
and MahmOud 81 Prisoner.

CAIRO. April S.-The Anglo Egyptian
forces, under the sirdar, General Sir Her.
bert Kitchener. attacked the Dervish posi-
ton at 7;45 this morning and carried the
Notifications without check The attack
was entirely successful and the Dervishes
lost very heavily.
Later details show that the Anglo-E gyp-
tian force, after night march, arrived at
dawn before the enemys camp. When the
trenches of the Dervishes had been bonn
barded the whole Anglo-Egyptian force
made a brilliant rush for the center of the
Notifications The Dervishes stood their
ground bravely ana reserved their fire I'M
til the attacking force was quite close to
them. Mahmoud. the Dervish general. was
among the prisoners captured. AS the dis
patch was sent the Anglo Egyptian cavalry
horse artillery and Maxim batteries were
pursuing the fugitives. The loses of the
Anglo Egyptian force incGde Captain Urqu-
hardt, Of the Cameron Highlanders and
Lieutenant Gore of the Seafort Highland
ers, killed, and ten officers of the British
brigade and four British officers in the
Egyptian wounded.