New-York tribune., 1899-12-18
LORD KITCHENER.

Lord Kitchener OF Khartoum and Aspall is Eng
lands latest and most popular hero. His
cessful conquest OF the Egyptian Soudan won for
him fame in England TO be compared with that
OF Admiral Dewey in this country. In return for
the services General Kitchener rendered his country
in Egypt he raised to the peerage and was
voted a gift OF $4,000 by the House OF Commons
His visit TO England the occasion OF a series
OF brilliant celebrations In his honor At the time
his engagements during his stay OF a little
month were summed up by an English paper as
follows:
e a has wnGsS G9sd WITH the hs Soh at & 6
freedom Of the CITY Of LoTdOp Of cam6rdge Of
Company, and has received addresses from Dover,
Chatham, Brompton and Bath. besides an Alder
versities Of Cambridge and Edinburgh have con-
ferred an LII. D. upon him. Many banquets, din
ners and luncheons have been given In his honor.
among the principal being those given by the Lord
Mayor OF London, the Lord Provost Of Edinburgh,
Company, the officers OF the Royal Artillery, Wool
Society. the Royal Engineers Chatham; the savage
Club the Vice-C Chancellor Of Cambridge Christs
FPee Masons He has as' so @ BEEN the guest o the
Prince and Princess OF Wales of Prince and
Rosebery. He has besides % attended various meet
ngs in the city regsrding the Gordon Memorial ria
tributed soudan medals
Horatio Herbert Kitchener was born In 1851. He
obtained his commission lieutenant in 1871
he did not gain any great reputation for brilliancy
for they were spent In civil employment. In 1874
he Joined the survey OF Western Palestine under
Major Condor After the attack on the party at
Safed. In 1875, he returned to England and until
1877 was engaged in laying down the Palestine
Exploration Funds map. Returning to the Holy
Land I'm 1871 he executed the whole Of the survey
OF Galilee. In 1873 he sent to Cyprus TO
ganlze the courts. He was next appointed Vice
Consul at Erzeroum, and subsequently made sur
vey Of the entire island OF Cyprus. On his promo
ton to captains rank. in 1883. he had the good
fortune take service in Egypt under Sir Evelyn
Fellahn army There his capacity for hard work,
together with his eagerness to accept RESPONSE
bility. found recognition.
staff when the troubles in the Soudan made neces-
sary the dispatch Of Trustworthy English officers
10 Dongola in advance Of Lord Wolseley,s Nile ex-
pedition fifteen years ago. There Kitchener was
always the one selected for any work that de-
manded great force of character, combined with
tact and resourcefulness In dealing with lntrgues
OF dlsoyal officials or winning over the chiefs who
wavered between fear OF Egyptian power and a
hankering after the good things promised by
With the Nile expedition Kitchener's promotion
cavalry in 1884, made lieutenant colonel in 1875
and became colonel I'm lSa He deputy assist
pedition He In command OF brigade of tho
Egyptian army in the operations near Suakim in
December. 1858. and was present resent In the engage
At the beginning OF the last campaign he
made Sirdar. or commander-in-chief OF the Egyp-
tian army.
The British Cabinet when 1t placed Kitchener
I'm command in Egypt and reinforced his troops
from India and England In 1926. evidently knew
the man In whom II placed the execution OF its
plans The Srdar slow and deliberate but he
was After the recapture Of Dongola. in the
summer Of 1895, Kitchener became with n X. &. B.,
Major General the British list. In the end by
reoccupying town after town and winning battle
after battle he annihilated the best troops OF the
Khallfa and scattered them broadcast as fugitives
I'm the desert.