Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-27

burdens that would assure their nouss-
holds with food for months. 1t bseaWs :
saturnaIia and jubilee for the long nasf.
starved slaves. men and women ny ana
b. Iooting became more general Ine
houses Of Emirs who had run away OF
were killed were entered ana p'underso
by the populace Donkeys were caught
and loaded with spoiIs OF war. ano orisen
of 10 nuts on the outskirts near "aeSs
the troops blvouacked after their ione
and fatiguing day. During the earlier part
of the night there was more noise ana
/ hubbub In Omdurmsn and constant nrins
of rifles. MaxweII's men. however. ASSIST
ed by numbers Of friendly Jaaltp, sue
ceeded In enforcing something Ike oraeE
and peace.
When II was found that the Khalifa
had escaped by the south end OF Omdur-
man, Colonel Broadwood. with MS two
regiments Of Egyptian cavalry and the
camel corps. started in pursuit Guneosts
also proceeded up the White Nile to hesd
off the fugitives. Unfortunate there had
been a considerable rainfall. and this de-
sert routes towards Kordofan were
not absolutely waterless. The cavalry
soon found that they were upon hot
trail and men, women, and children.
who had been unable TO keep pace Win
the flying Khalifa and Osman pfsnas
were picked up. Some Of these, no DOUBT,
had purposely given their master the clip.
On Saturday. September 80. i rode In
from camp and revisited Omdurman. Part
OF Macdonahd's brigade had been brought
In to help 70 keep the peace a.ready
measures were being taken TO clean up
the horrible town. The dead Dervishes
had been buried In their native blrial-
places and their wounded were being re-
moved TO the spacious walled enclosure
called the mosque. 1t was also turned
into prison as we'll as hospital. Gangs
OF Yesterdays furious foemen. now quiet
and subdued enough. were doing scavens-
ing work. The dead animals were
being hauled away or buried deep whore
they lay when they could not be moved.
I visited the two passable houses In Oui-
durman-the Khalifa's and his son Os-
mans. Both had a pretence Of udiness
and comfort. paved courts. doors WIN
dows with shutters plastered walls. ana
cupboards. There were rooms In noth
houses which were furnished In Spds
style with articles OF European manufac-
ture. OF glass. mirrors, and crockery
there was plenty. The big mirror In tho
Khalifa's favorite salon was smashed
into atoms by angry Jaalin who got in.
The kitchens, stables, and outhouses were
barbarlc In their dlrtiness, but the
compound were decently clean. There
were dead and great splashes OF blood
around "the MahdPs tomb" or 100 who
were praying In the vicinity when
Lyddite shell burst, but eighteen emerged
alive and sorely wounded. The TOMB
carefully succeed over inside ana our
Ia built of stone and well-burned bricks.
The base OF the square wall from when
the cone-shaped dome springs IL ABOUT
six feet thick, taperlng 20 about eighteen
inches at the apex. Great holes had been
knocked in the northeast side, ana inc
rubbish had tumbled in breaking the
iron grill around the catafallue. Be
meath covered by two huge blocks OK
stone Law Mahomed Achmed's remains.
Early that day violent hands were iaid
on the brass rails In the outer windows.
The catafalque was stripped OF its black
and red cloth covering. and the wood
work was totally destroyed All the yell
low-lettered panels. with texts from the
Koran and the Mahdrs Prayer-Book as
we'll "a the blue and yellow scroll
work were smashed or carried on DIV
Jaalin and relic-hunters. BY and by ths
tomb and grave will doubtless be blown
ND. 10 end the whole Mahdi legend In
manner. that even the dense people OF th'
Soudan will comprehend
I also had a look over the khailfa's WEI
arsenal. There was plenty OF cannon,
and new. as well as machine. guns. rin'
pistols, and fowling pieces OF ali KIND
II would be easier to tell what was
that extraord nary storehouse or
Deryish chief than what was not. ~
powder. percussion caps. old lead, CT
tin. bronze, cloth, looms, pianos, -