The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-17

E,u,rye cit. vIsited to-day the ancient
...r co. Omdurman. the former dervish
, ,1ital. with a population OF nearly three
..nes that Of khartum To avoid the
g.-a'"St heat. the trip was made early
.r the day
", ompanied by Ms Roosevelt. Ker-
u,l' and many officials. with Slatin PashA
A. host and guide. Col. Roosevelt en-
marked on a steamer at khartum at
80 \ " The party occupied several
launchcs. which reached Omdurman in
about an hour
Local Sh-lkhs IN gorgeous robes Of
crimson. hlus aud yellow waited al the
landing stag. The gum market. which
- \ feature A. Omdurman. was already
N full swing. and women were busily
stirring and pIling produce. A. soon
~ TIE launches were sighted all work
vas STOPPED.
The mon seized drums ana heat them
Nth vigorous monotony. while the women
hsgsr dance Of welcome. increasing
VI" hubhub of the drums ny the charac-
teris,Ic crieS known as lu-luing When
tho party landed the sheikhs were
introduced. salaaming with r~verent
gravity.
Passing through the market. amid
trltrlous enthusiasm on the part OF the
velcomers. the RooseVelts reached "A
small cart that had been PREPARED TO
'7Nrry them tn see the sights Of the city.
They we're all aching from the previous
days unwonted shaking and humping
On camelback ana were content to ride
IN the cart.
They started on their tour preceded
~ an escort IT scarlet backed polic,. On
camels and followed 10y a largr company
mounted 0n horses and donksyS :
deafsnin9 Tois" greeted them every
where The natives do not ses King
NJ America often and they threw them
selves With hIrhari" enthusiasm INTO the
york Of giving hun a 'i''Irg reception
Ore mar elled At th" enormous accuinu-
laiion ~ drums uudurmau m,sl hold
Every stree, va, illct with the hollow
rAtfl" a. the Sriuu'rC blacks thump.Ad the
Instruments sometimes with th"'r Ntgcr-
and sometimes with sticks u was "a
noycl e,psr.-u''. wat~1 the VISITOR
sc~rned TO genuinely enjoy The brilliant
Hpn~h'u" and M" harba-1r costumes
al 'hs people made a CAV ~""p"
During the tour Sla'iu pa-ba explained
-" organizFron ,pd M" rr rudurrnar
..'rfrS the khahfa rr.i. "" uulntai
so the alterations under British uoutro,
lr1 dntB'lcd what Vs~ l-plug done ="
'''.h's the r.opl" among orh'r ula,.'~
''-l'sd ven. rhC Old l's-rvr-h ar-..unl "u
80 g~e5t ~1usrv Vhers tho Nohsnmetsn
r'rJ','tJr gsthcr-d f,r rr-t~"r hv" 'irr.',
r.u' rho Ehsrfss b"u-" Ini other
..s'-r ~ point,
~ I-r'~'0C ~ nc r-ride -rrund 80"
80 found the Tns'ftb Erg,-nsrt ~
.,ls~e>s lrfanf-y irIpr ~ Tor Irl
B.. -s--al' 'rsra"''or Tho -pdaD ~
-.oe> 80 ~ ~" rbv~,arr The mad"
-r ru.slrs -ho-- ~ tN-'- ls,k unr.
.r~- .ri 'l-''Is'n. 10Th r"''na ,n.k
-
narvs ~ar4 0',v~~ r.'..c mare
I'D Tho uor,~n Iv~d 900, pr r"r do %
ESQ par1ds ground .n INJECT v0g"r"u,iv
~ ,horrIs 90 Ro">-,-I' va 'uI,r
crested He comphmcrt'd ~latn r,-'r
4 the cthsr DRIVERS IN ~" ru,uri"-'
% enry and marital bearing 81 ~"
troops
15s nsr'v then vent 70 rhe "a Eaa"-
|. ore Mrs Roo-s cit and Eth"i hooked
% 'ra native Wgr..- -0-n" ~ hiC'' Yer"
s.s M and orh"r- hishlv ARTIST and
'ssg'Fu They spent mosi 81 their
'.-na - -ilv~rsIni'hs from whom they
-~i-F' many specimens II loral crate
rsn-1iT'
Ry 'hIs tune tho sun had h"gun 20
A.s-r1 and Mrs and NIis- Roosevelt
rs-s feeling much discomfort IN"
o't"-- ~ The party TOO. we've not r"iur-
r-nt - get 10 ccol~r quarter short
80 Vas made 20 the Government school
~hArs Ioi Roosevelt stdres-ei the
prris briefly NJ also spoke 10 a depV-
Ts'ion ~ the leading merchants
~ s1..sch IN each cas-" Was brief
sofor'stioD 20 support the present al
u,o'-rratiun which had assured 'h"m
T~sc- prosperity and justice"
Siaun Pasns introduced the visitors
- Fsth~r Ohr~Alder. an Austrian 'Atho-
IL ;'iest. Who vas q prisoner NJ the
Knslifa for ten years and Who - head Of
10 tustrisn mission a. Omdurman Tn"
',r'v returned 80 Ehsr'urn hv the Nj"
-,,rfs
''.v tho party r-t'rn"d COT Roosevelt
v-'.'-i = Eymkhana al ~" grounds
., ''a Ehartum Poi" ClIb Thl- was
o.. prsluis ~ more serious "ugaR"-
.0' here he displayed = NOV" -'r.nu-
II
ras . VlsIt - the Am.rI"ao ur-a
-.' hood = b"r" .'0 Young men tgyr-
.r,. aud s,BIan--e ave- h-.'ng "du"st-d
r.'s ne sun vzs citing ~ RprE~"u-
.''.r -. delivered vigorous "p"0
''.a-- - the -t'Ids'n'E
fN=-'r~1 that II vas M" duty
... ,.'rIen - tn ~IIts O" -I:.
e.. ... GpEornm"nt ir .1T"."nt 10.
Of ~" country relap~iug
.r. .H.r g.ry from which - had l"-u
%. asrna-tlv ssrn"d hi- h"ar'-r-