The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-13


yes: a lovely easy life, When ann
writing this While resting in be
tween
Al Omdmman. +. r. was loo-looed
20 a Bnish, expect there were as
many as 10000 women lined up. beat
ing drums, and letting out those shrill
cries. Loo, loo. with which they I'M
partially egg warriors ON to battle,
give honor 10 the distinguished yisil-
or OF mourn the dead on the way 10
! burial All Omdurman was OUT.
! Twenty sheiks, some with shoes ana
| some without, but all picturesque IN
oriental robes and turbans, were lined
Up az The landing stage; the guard OF
/ the sultan or d'ar Fur brought greet
/ uea and a battleaX, the Eleventh
Snaanese went through their drill,
and were reviewed by the colonel, the
women danced their native dances
and all VAS as colorfull as the setting
! of burlcsque opera
After the colonel mad rOmpcd
fffhi,,1saf' sif efal acfts ~ stunts, he dt.
/ rived at the market OF the silver
smiths
This Is new and strange expert
/ ence" said ne, as he took out a
pockcthook and began making change
! Tor silver box. Il don't know when
/ I've mad chance 10 handle money all
/ myself
No Bargain Day.
! IL was 10 bargain day in Omdurman.
silver articles sell by weight, and the
colonels box went into the scales and
the price was figured out 20 the last
piastre And probably the price was
| raised biz in his honor
The first public address delivered
by r. h. since emerging from the
ttfff ytt-i-et-t5rtt--i battalion eK
boys from the government school AZ
Omdurman They were drawn up in
two lines on opposite sides of the
street. near Omdurman's public
square and they had been trained 10
give three American Cneers for Mr.
Roosevelt"
Standing up in the red-wheeled cart,
the colonel said things-said things
emphatically-to the interpreter with
fist beating upon the mudguard. and
the Interpreter said them in different
sounds 10 the boys.
stand for the present government"
Was The substance of Col. Roosevelt
advice Under the mahdi there was
q reign of terror, cruelty and barbar-
ism Today you have justice, peace
ard prosperity"
To delegation OF merchants he
said much the same
Mrs Roosevelt did not 20 to the
afternoon and evening doings One
ana a half days of camels, horses,
dragg and bOatiug-"on end as the
British say-were all she could stand.
Al the Sudan club dinner there was
another speech The colonel was in
superb spirits, ana he carried his au-
dience OFT their feet Much of his talk
was humorous part was serious com
mendation of the work OF Britain
colonial builders.
Tho table was set in the garden OF
the club one Of the guests was the
Arab mufu, an intelligent-lookng
black. who is a sort OF ecclesiastical
Judge harmonzips Mohammedan and
English law Near him sat an Egypt
ian IN red tarbOush--one OF the gen
erals in Kitchener's campaign L.
years ago Many of the officers now
stationed here came up with the ex-
petition and fought AT Kerrerri or ON.
durham
Miss Roosevelt and Kermit were
races IN the afternoon You may or.
may not know these are races with
a little vaudeville thrown in For eX-
ample the men may be required TO
saddle the horses OF the lady entries
assist them 10 mount hold a ribbon
between the riders and dash around
the course This is the "Gretna Green"
race. Then there is tn, vhistling
race the picture race, and various
other races
The official hosts on this occasion
we've Col Asscr and his American
wife The colonel in the absence Of
Sir Reginald Wingate. becomes act
ing governor of the province. The
colonel and his wife are known as the
haudsomest couple in Khartum.
Wasn't it great" said the Ameri-
can visitor when IL was all over. 81
expect today has been the cream OF
all the trip"
lie had evidently had a corking
time
Donkeys and cameras tomorrow
again at y Good night