The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-01
nervous headache.
RELICS FROM THE S0uDAR.
Curious and Interesting Things froaght 10 Eng
land From The cid Of 0mtTman.

A collection of relics of the late Sou
dan campaign was added last week 10
the museum\of the Royal United Ser
vice institution. in Whitehall The ad-
dition is temporary. the relics being
left by officers and regiments into whose
possession they fell after the great pat
ne. Many or the rhtugs were picked up
on the field of omdurman, says the
London Mail. Leaving out a couple oil
brass cannon, each with history oil
its own, the collection might be carried
away by q few able-bodied DerVlshes
Half a dozen fimsy flags ana olack
banner" bundle of spears, swords ahG
knives. a dozen jibbas, couple ol
drums, a pair of handcuns, two coats
of chain armor. and some pits OF lne
Mahdfs tomb. nearly constitute tne
collection. AS far as intrinsic Naius
goes the sword presented by the city
to the sirdar. which VIII be added III
day or two, would probably outweigh
the lot. -,
But what a story is suggested py
these remnants of ruthless lnourt =
savagery and mediaeval chivalry' nc
annihilation of Hicks Pasha's eNpeuI-
tion at El Obeid is recalled by Woilh
brass field gun. scratched IN many a
rough -and-tumble encounter VIZ"
was recaptured at Omdurmah 49,
serving Khalifas ends for fifteen years
Its carriage has been badly pouiiuSu. !.
The other gum a Krupp 7-pounder W@'
taken as Tel-el-Kebir when the rtoel r.e
lious Arab Pasha's army was sea, ~ -
ed The campaigns which preparsu tre
way to Omdurman have furnished tnSi. I,,I.
small share. Here Is neaueilu''y l..'s.
worked jibba, as-tAe- -peFNlsh s co449n
overall is called. taken from uie
body of n sheikh killed AZ ~ ~,
the Dongola expedition OF lo'oc .a,.
White Garment IS tastefuily set Oft With
SQUARES Of terra Gotta and eleopI, M ui,l.,
Closeaby is one OF pair Of war uFu'ns i,l
seized by a Soudanese BATTALION ol ,edn ele
Egyptian army. when. at TosN IN 100.
the redoubtable Emir Dad 81 NeJuihi
was overthrown. It's frame ~ ~ 10"
tered copper. its top ot thlCh u.ue
burst in Another "ombeya - iltoe, I
and produces just that dull p,olii,il eiI :
sound which Slatin describes az lo' - 81
greeting his ears during MS ,onS C"p-
tivity. A couple Of dervish snlelus' ol
,ougb hide show how primitive were
the weapons OF defense which iaceu the
British advance. The spears are neat
enough In their way. with heaus VIZ
ing I'm shape from that OF tne sienue
British lance 20 the palm ieaE Wn'cn
Is eight inches across 81 us srea,cs'
width. The spear taken from ne h'iili, ,
Akli Osman. who was WIN Munniouu
at the At-Zara ~ ten ana O nait tee'
long from the point to the emu OF tne
stick and is sample OF me baesara
horqenan's outfit. The W.'Pons ~
seem puny things. compared WIN th'
heavier spears used by i1rbaria ans more
advanced I'm the arts OF Mdli iafe thaH
fhe ragged savages who tnu.ht l"f M
Nahdi anil suffered und'f NhHilia M
dullahl
Among the curiositias ie 2 Moham
m.dan devotional book lu'lly year
old. containing extracts f"n praNtl'
written IA Arabic. II came our or IN
Twenty-frw Tancers' chafk" on 'n'
end ~ a british spear or oouule q
dervish cavalry caps. one ies'mples ~
shape The WINGED helme, gi ? Not.
Viking. but II ~ Uadf oI '"'n' WI, !
the other. y striped affair, feSe'nb'es IN
hoaaroar n au OH EuEhsh lrfifr. -
tho banners. tho most interesting ~ ~
dart rrerr standard. sir1rar ~ m
"bisck nag" around which Nskuh an
his men fell like heroes Mt Omdvrmar