The Portland daily press., 1898-11-05
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Gen. Kitchener Highly Honored in
London-Given Freedom of City and
Presented aSword-Speeches by Noted
London, November 4.-The streets of
the city were crowded all the morning,
with an immense number of psople seek :
ing to witness Gen. Kitchener's tri.
umphaI progress to Guild hall, to receive
the freedom of the city of London, and
the sword of honor presented to him in
recognition of his defeat of the Dervishes
at Omdurman. The general received a
great ovation as he drove through the
streets.
At the Guild hall there was the quaint
est kind of a ceremony. which was wit
messed by some $500 spectators chiefly
city dignataries and their families,
though Lord dsRosebery and Lord Halsbury,
the lold chancellor, and few notabll1-
ties were present.
There was a scene of great enthusiasm
as Gen. Kitchener took his place on the
dais by the side of Lord Mayor MIR. Hora-
tito David Davies. The clerk then read a
; document setting forth that certain citi-
: zens one described aS q butcher, one as
! barber and one as stati3ner, had de-
clared the general to be fit and proper
person. In presenting the sword OF hon
or the lord mayor read an address In
which he said this honor was only re-
served for England's greatest sons.
!, Gen. Kitchener, in replying, expressed
) his deep and heartfelt thanks and said
the success of the campaign was due not
only to the oneness of purpose and cheer
Of 1oto n m
. master-mind of Lord Cromer (the British
, agent in Egypt under whose able di-
T rection the Soudan had been re-conquered.
The banquet given to Gen. Kitchener
: at the Mansion house, this evening, was
, an exceptionally brilliant affair. a
trophy of British and Egyptian hags en-
l twined had been arranged above the Lord
Mayors seat The guests. who wore full
dress uniforms, with ribbons and decora-
. tions, included the Duke of Cambridge,
5 the Marquis of Salisbury and the other
> cabinet minister; Lord Roberts OF kanda-
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Lord
3 Roseberry, Lord Wolsey, the commander
. in-ohief of the forces; Lord Russell OF
Killowen, the lord chief Justice OF Eng
land; Lord Curzon of Kedleston. the new
: disappointed viceroy OF India: Sir Joseph
!, Lister, president of the Royal society ;
the Duke of Marlborough, Mr.. Henry
> White, the U. S. charge d'afaires; Baron
| Rothschild. Judge Lambet Tree, former.
Ily u. S. minister to Russia, and Others OF
, the highest rank in the British empire.
In all there were about $50 guests present.
, the Grand salon. Gen. Kitchener was
attired in the uniform of a major-general
| of the British army, with the ribbon of
the Osmanieh order. He was greeted
with tremendous cheering from the as
sembled guests. The banquet appropfi.
! 7tely was Sery51 IN the Esyp1lan nail OF
, the Mansion house.
Gen, Kitchener sat on the right of the
Lord Mayor and the Duke of Cambridge
was seated on the Lord Mayors left.
| After the dinner proper the Lady May
Dress and number of other ladies were
accommodated with seats In the gallery in
order to enable them to hear the speeches.
After the loving cup had been circulat'
ed, the Lord Mayor toasted the queen.
the Prince and Princess of Wales and
Royal family to which the Duke OF Cam-
bridge responded.
Lord Roseberry toasted the army ana
navy. paying glowan1ig ~a1isnt etloree m4anions ions
Tho campaign said Lord Roseberry, mad
viD.d out the bloodiest and most baro
rol1s tyranny in the history Oh mahKliiu'
He concluded by expressing the opinion
that Great Britain had "a rignS 10 eA-
meet from the nations whose territory
BORDERS on the dervish territory not Ill
4 feeling and jealousy, but the luiAes'
Admiral Sir Newell Salmon, responded
for the navy, and the secretary ot ~ aU'
for war, Lord Lansdowne, for the army
There was % feeling OF eApectancy
throughout the speeches ana every thlns
that oould be construed an aliusioL i IS
war was Jumped at by the assembly WltI
nrolonged cheers When Sir Newel
SaIrnon alluded to the preparedness o.
~ navvU and Lord LansdoWne tt
! .readiness of the army" there were pro
1onged outbursts of applause.
The assembly greeted the rising OF th'
marquis of Salisbury to the toast the
Sirdar. with nervous silence. as it had beer
, shisnered that he had an important anC
oreat statement to make. His sta5emenl
was important, but it was pacific, as ht
apnounced "a settlement of the chief diff
Guilty with France. The Premier said il
part:
] "No one can wonder at the vast enthu
siasm by which the career of this grea
soldier has been received, especially wher
we consider the strange dramatic inter
est of the circumstances and condition,
amid which his laurels were won by tht
= Sirdar. Besides being q splendid soldier
he is also II splendid diplomat. 1t mus
q have required unusual talents successful
: ly to carry out the delicate mission uI
I the Nile which conducted him into thu
; presence of Major Marchand.
: "The Sirdar has recently expressed thu
hope that the difficulties arising from thu