New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-05

interval are nowhere more sironglJ marked than IN
this historic nelrhbohood Teegraphing on SUNDAY
our special spondent speaks OF the wh3le area
graves at The village Of Abu Kru have not been
foul birds; and everywhere there is the sienCh OF
iecay. Gloomy as the description Is. II would be
opeHrG Of the list 20 ai in me great military drama
nov being played on the Me 1870,
wc,l-resu ated and so clearly marked that any dc-
. tailed retrospect is unnecessary. The exact pos,
tion Will however. be made clearer by q hrief
glance. IN connection with the map which We repuh-
lsn to-day at The movements which have tahtn
place since the beginning Of the present month
During the first fortnight the military railway NJ
10 @ A ~ Br Msi K ,oob as mail
received few days back sves an animated picture
southwark from Cairo through Luxor; Assouan and
Wady Halfa TO the ral-head. Meanwhile the Sirdar
luka: CATARACT as rendezvous. and while the
British detachments we're being brought up TO me
camp on the AtbaTa the greater portion OF the
Egyptian diyisqn Vas already assembled At wad
n w sn6 w snpy pS TnS Na and Th.
Egyptian and soudanese troops had reached the
marcbcd To- The AtbSrs by Berbtr scross con,ry
from SuakIn. while the 18th and hall the 18th had
jowed their boats all the way up through the cai a
again had feiiowcd Sir Herbsr, stewaF,s rouic
/ across The Bayuda Desert VIA Jakdul and Ahu Klea
British troops. mostly in boats; along the ia miles
inst our special correspondent telegraphed that the
concert .ouo1 At Wad liabeshi and Wad Hamed was
practically complete. the force. in excellent he.l
occupying we,-chosen camp which ran along the
1t IS worth remembering that Sir n Kitchener
"a Pr2gsnt coGsideraoe PROPORTION Of his Brit
durham IL three w'eks He now has, practically
speaking. bis entire force. consisting OF TWO 81
some twcnty-four thousand mer al n poin, Just
north Of the sixt Cataract His owe headquarters
ana sunboas have recohnotred to tbe sob ~
that nojnt and Within foriy miles Of O,ndurr,an
= q
The passage Of the cataract need I've anticipated
wishes would seriously dispute this point. ana that
a tank movement would be necefsary 70 dlslocfe
there IS reason why in the present state Of the
river. the passage should No, be swiftly accom-
successful Desotatcn Of this final cataract DO
pends the co-operation o. the fourteen gunboas IN
the WORK Of pounqing Omdurman prior to the
ger rel assenli When ne ri'tr Is low ,his Part
TO AMI at HE best u tines great care r. neces-
sary; Writing from koroSk' on ne ~ inst. 0ur
which are comprised in tho so called Sixth Cata-
ract rs one mass Of rapids and small Islands; toe
yards. At the south end - the cataract the noun
tain island o. Jehel Koyan rises 10 about seven
was ho-, that the cane Tai Howeiya was
wrec''ei in the course Of Sir Charleo Wilson's ex-
steamer the Borden. came TO grief on the island o.
some iSsn mes n nGr bs E d
cIties this stretch OF the river, Is given IN r
Charles wilson's little book From Korti to Khar
Wednesday that General iiunler LEI, wad HAND
csc troops for Jehel Royan. where "a further CON
Bonb,i@ss whfn Re passage NJ the Sixth Ca,arac,
has been accomplished very little time will be los
IN proceeding TO me nna al,ack ara as ne Srdnr
mcnts there Is every pro- ect that the news 81 the
has led rs 10 exnec' From time TO time there hos
been report that the Dervishes womb make pro
imGnay T'" b the bFrsh Stands have Of late
proved Disappointing Should Kerreri not be de-
Tended the pounding OF inc de,ch, es al no. ae
guns and howitzers, which form = conspicuops
serv,ceabe more especially thanks 70 the rail
WAY Ave hundred rounds for every gun have been
Zoo closely upon The character of the attack
when IL Is not by any means certain INA, tntre WI
~ Kboufa are however irdcat tons that no hur-
RED abandonment q the n,renchmens h a. omHnr
man 90 smnnor,ers and himself with the assurance
,ha, me srdar's cmacia,ed army terribly battered
5Saches shablulsa fire ~ rifles into the air ana
back TO Cairo hs y T been o. makins some
ecTients in subNloc mining which have e, h h,a
he dscouraging rssq Hl e4nlaned this accident
t"n dr"ops has not We, transpired but IT ca
hard,y bs to The strength Of the Dcrvish army; #
is impossible ~ make any pvt vey ~ r,aemen
estimate forty thoussnd. and tho number Of useful
guns is said to he forty among m we Gsa
other nic,aie deser,ions mny be expected to take
n nsce as soon escape from omdurman Is IN any
way TSe ADVANCE far has demons'raied two Pm
clpsl ~. rosolve push on the railway and To use
ro az far as possible In preference to me ryer a,
IL az 10. as a means OF transport for the British
any RAJ r.b. adoniion ri tho direct route from
WT9 sdy ualfa 70 Abn Hamed vas someWhs,
Iisky eNp.rni, History affords parallel example
Of he Of , b %f s =. f''Gs H0 aa.e
Ct COUNT ,ins and treasure. Without making In.
ydous comparisons and taking the M hsrs b o,
me G he French expedition to Anananarivo 10
appreciate fully the magniicen, h SYN OF Catn
ract .L,. main, In connection with this
pnns Senartrneni. OF course; IN TINS respect
CoIonel Wingate Is exceptionally fortunate Ia ING