Arizona republican., 1898-11-04

come, next to Cairo. the finest city of
 the great African highway The pal
 ace and government buildings could
 easily be re-erectsd pn the. old fOunda-
 tions, which are little damaged, and many other residences are in like con-
 dition. Only the upper portions Cf the
 palace are wrecked; but mostly the rooms and offices below can be easily traced. GcrdCn's study, for instance, with the three tall windows, in the left wing facing the river, is almost in tact, but for the want of a roof. The
 windows are carefully filled in with burnt brick, according to GoIdon's or ders in the old days when the Resi- dency was placsd in a state of defense. The stucco of the walls is in a wonder ful state Of preservation, and upon them some dervish caricatuIist has been drawing in black pigment crude prescn;iments of Baggara horse, steamboats and gallows. Outside this room. among the debris of the palace roof, can be traced the sockets in the wall for the steps cf the stairway which lcd to the roof, and the flight of stairs on the landing Of which Gordon stccd on the fatal morning of Monday, JaRu- ary 26, when his last words were ut tered to the fanatic who first gained the stairway-"L me to your mas ter''
 This entrance to the palace overlool1s the courtyard, within which is . round pond From it's center a fountain played in the old days, and beyond was the lovely garden, still beautiful with lime, banana, palm and rose res. The garden has suffered but little by the ruthless hand of the khalifa's fol- lowers. Dates were hanging in golden CT copper clusters, and Times, green and ripe, were waiting fer the pluck ing from the same trees that Gordon looked a and watched, in his days, for the coming Of the fruit. Birds were singing and doves were cooing in the cool shadows of the leaves; all was peace and happiness, as if under the in fluence of the gentle spirit of him whom we had conc to honor.
 Officers and men raverentially press cd forward to gaze upon the historic ruins, and to pick up some memanto Of the visit. A few found remnants of shell Or bullets; others passed through the gardens and plucked Raves from rose or banana bush. We were two hours wandering about the interesting ruins of the once famous center of commerce and khedival goVeTnment-I the metropolis Of the Soudan-and it was indeed very difficult to imagine that it was ever busy, flourishing capital, with no less than 100000 in habitants, SC deserted and forlorn did it appear now As the boats steamed back to Omdurman night was setting ever the river. Gordon's palace was all aglow in rosy sunlight, with, for the first time in its history, the Brit ish and khedival flags f1uttering side by side on it's roof. It was some twelve years ago that the dervishos were or dered by the khalifa to wreck the place and return to Omdurman. Since then it has been a veritable city of the dead, a huge mausoleum to the mem ory of Gordon.
 The flush Of the sun on it's ruined ! walls that evening seemed to be the first blush of renewed life to Khar- tcum. Before another decade has passed by the historic spot will prcb- ably become great junction on the iron route to Capetcwn, where the Gen. tral African express will connect eas5 with Kassala, Abyssinia and Masso- | wah. and west for Kordofan, while the passengers rogale themselves for five minutes ct the station buffet-Fre derrick Villicrs in the New Y Crk Herald.