The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-11
LEAD sAvAGEs IN wAREFARE.
Deserters From Civilization Are Sts
Worst Adver~aries.

1NHfNt'N" hANAhNAhtHft shNt atN
Worst Adversaries.
From tho New York Herald.
That highly cultivated men should do
sert their kind, Join savage races and ac-
tuaiiy fight against their own country
men seems almost Incredible Yet there
are many instances OF the kind. and IN
nine cases out q ten these deserters
from civilization adept al the worst traits
Of the people they Join. and often surpass
them IN cruelty aud cunning
In Cochin China where the French
have for nearly twenty years been car
ryinE on a relentless warfare against the
bloodthirsty pirates who infest the coasts.
and especially the great rivers. the naval
and military forces every now and again
discover that the pirate chiefs whom they
succeed IN capturing are Europeans ono
81 these men had deserted from the
French army, aud. says Answers. had
become one Of the principal lieutenants OF
the black nag or pirate force of the
dreaded chief and mandarin. Doc Itch.
la the Soudan the khalifa had q large
number Of Europeans under hts orders,
Including the former Prussian sergeant Of
artillery Kiotz. and a former Austrian
officer who now bears the nnno Of inger.
while his principal lieutenant. the cele-
brated Osmsan Digna, was the son of
French shopkeeper, was born IN knuen,
and baptized IN the magnificent cathe-
drai Of that ancient capital OF Norman
dy Quite a number Of other Freuchnsen
enaeavoreg 20 join the dervishes. In The
soudan 20 1ght against the English. and
the Marquis De MoreH. married 20 the
daughter Of Louis Hoffman,. banker. az
New York lost his life while on his way
10 Khartoum for the purposes Of placing
his services az the disposal Of The kha-
llfa.
Another case "A that OF oliver Pain one
OF the most prominent leaders OF tho
French commune IN 1871. lie was con-
dernned 10 death for his participation IN
the insurrection but his sentence was
subsequently c0mmutei 20 penal servi-
tude for life IN New Caledonia. He sue
coeded ia effectlnx his escape. made MS
way 20 Europe aud then Khartoum. and
offered his services TO the mandi For
many years he was ia high faver with
the prophet. but hnaily incurred his dis
pleasure and was buried alive.
Both ia Egypt and Turkey there are
quite number Of paehas who are NOM
ing more nor less than dcserters from
more civilized countries. Thus Omar
Pacha was an Austrian BY birth ana neFN-
ed Ia tho Austrian army under the name
OF MikaI Won LottaH. Old Cherf fach".
who on numerous Octaetesia btiHi'
minister OF Egypt was a son OF tho
French General De Selves. who reorgan-
lied the army Of Mehemet All on Eu-
ropaan footing and embraced Mohamme-
dapism with the object OF increasing MS
influence over his troops. One OF the
most interesting renegades OF this kino
was old gefer Pacha. whose real name was
Count Koscielcky. and who. while hold
Ing the rank OF lieutenant colonel IN the
pruRsian army had the misfortune 20 kih
IN a duel his commanding officer. Count
kieist.
This led him to sxpatrlase himself and.
Joining the Turkish army, he distinguish
81 himself during the Crimcan war as
member Of the stan OF the Turkish COM
Fnander-in-chief Omar Pacha. SuDse-
o,fently. the Count. who had meanwhile
become a convert 20 Mohammedanism.
Transferred MS services 20 fShriiive isss'ss.i
Of Egypt.
Then there Is Mchemei All Pacha. who.
after taking a leading part ~ the last
tan a. one Of the Ottoman plenipotentiA-
ries to the Berlin congress OF 1878 He
narrowly escaped being arrested on that
occasion BY the prusslan military author
lilies as a deserter. having AZ one time
held a commission IS a lieutenant ~ the
Third Regiment OF Foot Guards.
During the last war bctween England
and the great Matsbeie tribe under King
I.obengula the latter owed much 70 the
advice and assistance Of an American OF
the name OF Whitaker. a former SER
geant OF the United States artillery.