Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-24
LORD KITCHENER. aoLDrnm.
England'S Great solder Nos = Ladder
Man--IuIs Exploits,

England's Great solder Not = Ladder
mAn--IuiS Exploits.
Cool, daring, resourceful, and pos
sessed Of a wonderful power OF self
restraint, Lord Kitchener is not the
soldiers idol that Lord Roberts, his
great chief, Is, because Kitchener
never spares his men, nor, for that
matter, does he spare himself, Once
n project Ii nfoot, once n goal liz TO
be reached, Kitchener means TO get
there, snys the London Mail,
! II Is hardly TO be wondered at that
man of his hard, cool, calculating
disposition isnot loyedi and Tommy"
will never make pet OF Lord kitch-
ener, but he ndmlres him and places
implicit faith in his Judgment ana
would follow him wherever he chose
TO go. And what more would a COM
mander have2 An authority who was
with Kitchener In Soudan wrote OF
him; sit appears TO be the sidar's
policy 20 advance deliberately step by
step; TO run no unnecessary risks,
hut at the right moment TO strike
hard with unexpected suddenness, and
to follow up the blow with energy"
Every soldier hopes for "chance,'
and many hope In vain, kltchener's
chance came In 1852, when the rising
tide of Mahdism threatened to
sweep from end TO end OF Soudnn'
But II was expected that the fnlse
prophets successes were being eSng-
gerated, and young Kitchener was
deputed 10 make the Investigations
and report He dressed himself as
nm Arab trader and entered Omdur-
man, taking his life In his hand. He
went among the wild Kabnbish and
treacherous pashns, who, had they
once penetrated his disguise, would
have shown him little mercy,
/ One day he witnessed the execu-
ton OF supposed spy In the town.
The poor wretch was subjected to
such torture that Kitchener procured
n tiny phial OF cyanide OF potassium,
which he concealed about his person
As he subsequently remarked to
brother officer;
death at their hands ] did not
fear; in fact expected II, But such
n DEATH"
For two years Kitchener lived UNI
der such conditions, never knowing
when he might be brought face TO
fnce with violent death, but all the
while communicating with the heads
of the Egyptian intelligence depart
ment information OF the utmost inn
portance regarding the Mahdi and
his movements. So strictly was his
identity preserved that the British
troops did not know him and "Tom-
my" on one occasion flung n brick
bat at the brave young officer, whom
he mlstook for n "blooming negro"
The blow inflicted q rather nasty
scalp wound and had the additional
result Of creating proverb.
"Throw stone at negro and
you'll hit the sdar."
Adventures by the score happened
to Kitchener in the exciting role OF
detective Of spies. On one occasion
two suspected arabs were brought
into the British camp and confined
in, the guard tent Shortly after
ward they were joined by third.
The two held an animated CONVERSE
ton for some minutes and then,
much TO the surprise Of the sentry,
the latest arrival stepped forward
and said In indisputable English;
"AlI right, sentry; I'm going to
the general"
The third prisoner was Kitchener,
who by this daring ruse, coupled
with perfect knowledge Of native
languages, confirmed the suspicion
that the fellows were dangerous
spies. They were promptly shot
Perhaps the most striking trait IN
Lord Kitclener's character Is his
dissemination 10 puJ a mQrricd mar
In n position t responsibility under
him, He appears TO told the opinion
that matrimony interfercs with bus
mess. He backs up his precepts by
example, for, as everybody Knows
I Lord Kitchener Is n bachelor, Like
many n notable parsonage before
him, he does not shine in society
of women. 1t is related that on one
occasion he was presented TO n GER
! tain well known countess at Cairo
and opened the conversation by ask
ing:
"Do you find Cairo nice at this sea-
son OF the yearP"
"Delightful' she replied.
There was pause Of Ave minutes,
during which Kitchener tugged
thoughtfully al his mustache. Then
he said:
"Ah, am gladl"
Lord Kitchener does not claim to