The herald., 1898-09-04

| lONOON, sept. GA IepOItp W llCH luChS
confirmation, is current here this evening,
that the Anglo-Egyptian forces have cap
tured Khartoum. 1t is said the loss Of the
Anglo-Egyptian army is 2O0O men. while
that of the dervshes Is placed at 5000.
II p. m.-Up to a late hour this evening,
no confirmation of the capture of Khar-
toum had been received at the foreign Of
fee or war office.
Official Reports
LONDON, Sept. 3.-The British War
Office at noon today received a dispatch
from Nasri, on the Nile, saying that a
gunboat had returned there and had re-
ported that there were no casualties among
the Anglo-Egyptian forces. that the right
bank of the river had been completely
cleared of all forts that the forts on Tuti
Island, opposite Omdurman, had been de-
molished and with guns had been captured.
The dspatc halso said that the howitzer
practice of the Sirdar's forces was excel
lent.
Tie War Office, later in the day, received
another dispatch from General Sir Herbert
Kitchener, by way Of Nasri 1t was
not dated and read as follows:
sowing to the wet weather the lines
have been broken and the telegraphic COM
munication has been interrupted. Am
sending this to Nasri, to be forwarded.
1.-THE march has been very favorable.
Practically mono have fallen out OF the
ranks or been invalided.
During the two days we have driven in
the Dervish cavalry and small parties
after slight resistance. From Jobel Royan
we marched to Wad FL Obeld, thence to
Surarat. This morning we reached Egina,
mile and half south of Kerreri, six miles
from Omdurman.
1.-THE mounted camel corps, with horh
battery, pushed forward to Khorshamba,
whereupon the entire Dervish force issued
from Omdurman and were clearly visible.
estimate this force at 80 900 men. They
advanced at II a. M
The Sirdar's dispatch was apparently
received after receiving Keppeps report,
and the telegram breaks off at an important
point. Further news Is awaited with in
tense interest.
| Later-They advanced at II o'clock a. M,
as If to attack us, to meet which disposed
of our force in a good, open position, with
a clear field Of fire. The Kha,ifa's force
had halted three miles southwest of our po-
|
Early this morning. according to orders,
the gunboats advanced, towing Howitzer
battery and barges, in support of the Arabs
on the right bank. The howitzers took up
a position opposite Omduran and the gun
boats bombarded the forts. They have
not returned. but their fire has partly de-
molished the dome over the Mahdrs tomb
All well.
A dispatch 70 the Observer, dated Navy
island, September 2. says:
| Omdurman has been captured, afler a
battle Of slight resistance offered by the
dervishes. The khalifa, who had re-entered
the town, fled as we entered. One hundred
and fifty prisoners were released
Our entire army is now encamped in the
desert west Of the town. The dervish loss
was heavy.
Good News Confirmed
| CAIRO, Egypt. Sept. 4, 2 a. m.-The fol-
lowing dispatch, dated yesterday (Satur-
day.. has just been received from Navy:
Early this morning the dervishes made a
most determined attack upon the Anglo
Egyptian forces, but after an hours hard
fighting we drove them off.
"At 8 a. m. a general advance was ordered
| uPOu SHuuiiAdIl, anu again we were re-
ceived with the determined attack on our
right, but the dervishes were once more
repulsed with heavy loss.
1.-THE army under the personal command
of Khalifa was totally dispersed by noon.
At o'clock this afternoon our forces ad-
vanced again and occupied Omdurman
The Khalifa fled during the forenoon and
is now being closely pursued by our cavalry.
1.-THE British loss is estimated at about
100, the Egyptian loss is probably about 200
Karl Neufeld was rescued unharmed."
| Herr Karl Neufeld. who is referred to in
the foregoing dispatch from Cairo as res
cued unharmed from the dervishes fell into
the hands of the Mahdi's followers in the
neighborhood Of Dongola In the late spring
or early summer of 1887. He was the last
European of Importance made captive re-
naming in the power Of the dervishes. Va
rious accounts are given Of his early career.
According to the Neues Weiner Tageblatt,
Neufeld, shortly after the conclusion of his
college course at Leipsic, where he studied
medicine, severely wounded an opponent in
a duel and was obliged to go abroad. He
settled as a physician at Assouan, Upper
Egypt, where he practiced his profession
from 1879 to 1881. When the rising of Ma
homed Achmed took place in the latter year
Herr Neufeld was obliged to give up his
residence at Assouan.
! In April, 1887, he set out on journey,
ostensibly for purposes of trade, with
caravan of over forty retainers. Various
accounts were given Of the objects of his
expedition, one Being that it was under
taken with view of rescuing Slatin Pasha,
then prisoner OF the mahdi. while other
accounts represented that he was merely
trying to ascertain the position of the ere
my. Evidently recognizing the danger he
was about to run, Neufeld, before leaving
Assouan. deposited his money in an Eng
lish bank and sent his wife and only child
to his relatives at Leipsic. His apprehen-
sion proved to be but too well founded.
Through the treachery Of an Arab, he and
his whole caravan were taken by the der
wishes. The first report received after his
capture was that the whole party were be-
headed. A later report represented that
Neufeld had been spared but placed in fet-
| ters.
Finally a letter was received from him
self, dated at Khartoum, where he said he
was being treated in very friendly man.
rer by the mahdi.
Ultimately scarcity Of powder arose in
the Soudan, and Neufeld's knowledge of
chemistry was Brought into requisition for
Its manufacture. 1t appears that he COL