The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-10
NTCNtkERS MANY GIilECTS.

\ writer i'm the Washington Post
says he first saw Lord Kitchener at
Caro- in 1854. lie was on the yeranda
= Shepherds world-famed bostelrv
sitting with Chaillie-L Long Bey on the
one hand. ana on the other was a man
who was out there for q great London
uaIiy' the most renowned correspond
ent living, of those who have written
or war. a man strOde up the stems
He was about six feet four. built for
strength and quick sudden crisis
"hen one must be active as a cat. He
was wearing the uniform of a bev or
colonel Of Egyptian cavalry. As ha
came Forward, Chaillie-Long. a lion
-11enanl-coionel, and chief of artillery
LOT lhe Egyptian army presented us
htoheneF was then about thirty-two
yIais oiu' ms race was that of a man
VINO neither asks for sympatbv nor
wants IL; one who viii win 10 thn FROM
no matter what is in his way. Ha hos
steady, blue- gray passionless eyes
anu neaVy mustache covers a rnoutb
'hat SHUTS close and firm like a UoIf
Idp' he mas won over the native fight
ing man of the Soudan because -
SHOWS not the shadow Of fear: beca,se |
lIanu ~ anu Draln work so perfectly to- |
gether He has no age but prime q, !
- -, "nu " III the hfteen years he has !
opv"t III the Soudan he has gathered
ana garnered a rich harvest of ovnari
ence that has made Gen. Lord kitcban
er of khartoum one Of the notable men
Of the century. ''iOH
lie mas astonished Archie Hunter
MS next IN command. in many WAYS
'ut never more than when he found
lls cnlel superior speaking 10 Egvptian
ma Berber, 10 his black reginants
oishareens, laalins. to all the lighting
Itits IN the COUNTRYSIDE for 20OO miles
ma speaking huently 20 each I'm bis
WI tonsue' Where could the sirdar
: sgneraD nave learned these tonguesp''
sNeu neherai Hunter commanding the
TT ihree of the brgades. OF his cron,,
Iatacre. who was chief OF the otber
VISION Give Ii up: never sunnosed
e knew a word of Berber iut he a.
lned an interpreter and talked v.i,L
u u-fl-NeJumi (thc great nghtino ,
mir OF tho SouCan) for two hours e,no
tace. some officer greatly impreesoa, :
I'm us knowledge of Arabic and tbo !,
"'e,'S OF the Nrab-Negroid tribes ~ ~
If Soudan, asked the sirdar about I, !
So put attie satisfaction from his I
.tuIilne chlef why, I learned them. Il
'd 10. on cannot control mon t,,,,ch -
Ss savages, unless you can snaat q, <
en- And that was all q
That these Soudan Negro Arabs sai., =,
lrshlp this wonderful man IS NOT e,,r. k
lSing. They regard war as tho oni,. Y
siness in life worth considering Fo, j,
sIeen years they have been frbti,t, y
htlns In all that time. pitteJ
alnst men who firmly believe n killed
pattle they 60 straight 10 paradise "
- pia'ks that Kitchener and his
.is nave trained have Invariably no
IN successful Then thoir 49, Y,
lrteen shillings monthly and ratto,,. Cl
% them is almost Incredible In i,s b,
nhcence. No ne Is ever tala,, to-. II
oltck regiments who ie not civ roa, ! w
stature As they stand az attention an
SO black hat'al'one look uI,e sta,,,a. w
'NFNSh Colonel clicks our "a co,, Ne
no In Arabic; with n, machino.lii'- Cu
~ thr ~ statues ~ men no,v brosk
= moanies. southern born ana Sh
VI. o'' ore ne ned seen this somehow. Go
writer had always associ,,a5 ~. w,
no with somtthing either sa,,.iio ~ El,
nv nut these fearless Blacks bal wiC
"r b"en slaves 10 any rgon ava Bt,
hoWlrug'd no euueriors buf th, IIa
tts. Thov honestly believe tbot 4. Pie
Nhit" is never 20 have known 80 VIII
v ave seen many English ogic1rs Tai
pN bullet and by steel but tb.,, J..
yer Srou one or the white ra., Spr
rear and their prouuIeet bo,.t l.
We are Ike tho EncIishmon. ,.a
never afroid" Wv x
hat this bundle or StecI Mir, s,,, and
ne called Sirdo~ Kitchener v.iu ~ VII,
lives tworiv-flvo wears Ione,,. a. n n
'ssio." o. nr.li.t Ifo TO rc, ,uit. Ros
vears old Standing glv foot Sonr 80 ncld
e'i as q lance Do saes oycrvttfr, Yor
s never '.ri or aurpriea1. re,+, Mrs
% uuavares nor showing bi,r,.v. A. tom.
I'A. man f'r ius' mo conditions D., How
~ deal with. IIo cafuc Irt, p.. Now
i1irs In Ec'nt ~ tho fi~Nt b,,,,.
1c was The Wight man Ta1oy No.. CT
u "iN ruler and king ovsr on, Fait
~ nl' Nfr'a from fhs Nii. ,a, ton:
.H its tributaries to tha c,,n ~, Ma,
v 'na lle is the higecst c,,,,r,. ton.
"i That domain on which tbn s,,,, Cocl
/ sets. " aucl
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