The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-28
GENERAL KITCHENER.
sketch of the Man Who Recently Led
EngIands Victorious Troops.

! Like Wellington Wolseley and Roberts.
| MaJOr-General H0ratiO Herbert Kitchener
| ~ an irishman. having been born IN the
Kingdom of Kerry" some fotty-seven
| icet IN lis stocking feet and dark skin
| ned-which latter is but natural after
! twenty years Of service in Alnca. Tind-
ing his commission ia the ROyai FuPi-
neers too peaceful Ke fought as Il v0iln-
teer IN the two great European wars Of
/ recent timeS-dgainst the PcIssians With
cen. Chanzy's army II th. Loire, ard
against the Cars soldiers IN the Hdl-
kans. under the Baker pasha 81 most
0t ms service mas been IN ths e1St. where
Doc first went In charge Of Il party OF sur
yey0rs I'm Palestine.
Here me- began 10 acquire his remarka-
bic knowledge Of Oriental languages and
tribes. OF which many stories are told.
For example, az one Of his armys camps
on the Nile. two Arab date sellers were
arrested as suspected spies, and confined
IN the guard tent Shortly afterward "a
third Arab prisoner was hastily bundled
mo The tent An animated iabDcTiHg en-
sued between the three. and in "a few min
utes, much 60 the astOnishmont OF the
E sentry. the latest arrival drew aside the
doorway and stepped out. remarking: "Au
right, sentry j N going TO the General
"a was Kitchener. Again, only q few
minutes passed Wncu an orderly hurried
mp, and "A spade was handed % each Of
N4At TWO AfaDHr VINO were llAElutU OUTSIDE
the lines, dug their graves, and were shot
They were dangerous spies and Kitchener
had detected them But once the Gene
raj ; ski ia DISCUSSES was nearly fatal 20
himself. He was working II q water
mill with some natives. whose converse
ton he wished 20 hear when "a Tommy
Atkins who did not approve of "L.cgers'
CHANGED 10 pass by. and expressed his
dislike with a stone. which struck kitch-
encr on the head. But rude as this ex-
perlence was his adventures IN the track
Of Strickland Sahib in Killings fiction
and Of the late Sir Richard Purton in
real life have proven OF yosman service
% him in his brilliant end unchcquered
African career. But 10 Wore upReperous
90 forget that he has l1d us chief adj
wiser Satin Pasha whose thirteen years
captivity iu the SJuddu nave Ehcp MN
an. intimate knowledge Of soLcahese
tribes.
Probably because ne h1s thus been
waDderer on the face Of the e1rth-a
modern Ulysses. who has very literally
seen many men and known their miaCs'
perhaps also because az has been z ter
HG.bort has never mar 1eh. Ia ms forty
eighth year he Is still Cacheur But
perhaps marriage will come IN the near
future with all the other desirable things
that his grateful country is preparing
Tor him. II is stated IN some quarters
that his hOnors for Omdurman will in
clude heavy money grant, in addition |
to a Yeefage.
Kitchener began his career by very slow |
steps taking twelve years to gain his |
his chance came his cOOlness and self |
command. his inGomitable energy. and his |
capacity for hard work mark |
ed him out as man OF action. The !
turning point ia his career came when |
Cen. Sir Evelyn Wood undertook the re- /
organization OF the Egyptian Army. He |
took service under Wood in 1852. and in |
1885 his marvellous knowledge of the ma
tive mind and language brought him 10 |
the front. He wds cent ahead Of Sir Gar |
net Wolseley 10 deal with the native |
chiefs and officials whose attitude was |
The following picturesque ac- !
count OF him when engaged on this tick |
Iish mission was written BY an enthusiast
tie admifer OF the Sirdar soon after the
victory OF Atbara;
The first time I saw Kitchener he was
A lone ard rusrraed among the semi-hOs-
tile Arab endeavorng to persuade them
that their interests would be best serv-
ad II they took part with British and
Egyptiah forces against the derVish re-
DeliiOn. IT was a strange sight 10 see |
his tall. slim blue-eyed lrishman armed |
)ny with illimitable selt-cOnhdence and !
carlessness. arguing with and sometimes
threatening the powerful chiefs Who. for
iLBht he knew, might nave ueen sworn
allies Of the tribe that had just murder
"a Col Donald Stewart and Consul Pow
IT not many miles further up the Nile.
When persuasive reasoning failed, he
iid not shrink from telling these people
what their punishment would be when
ne White Emir and his legions came
pom them. meaning Lord W0iseley with |
he British bettali)ns that We're then i1il-
ng slowly up the Cataract fhOss brave
words. in which there was no doubt q |
ouch Of boas.fulncss pafdonaole In the
fr1fffaWfIV rave rise |
ny Inurmurs and suiirn looks. but they |
we're met by the glance Of eyes that
would not haze lua!,ed :. looking al
rim death-eyes that IN such moments |