GREAT BATTLE IN ABYSSINIA.
Terrible Slaughter.
(Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)
(Per Press,Association.)
(Received 1.5 p.m., May 11th.) Cairo, May 10,
Nows is to hand of a great battle between Meneleb, who recently proclaimed himself Negus of Abyssinia upon the death of Johannes, and the Dervishes. The battle lasted three days. On tho first day tho Negus captured many prisoners. Early on the* second day the Dervisties made a surprise attack on Menelek’s forces and the latter was wounded. He is suffering from the effects of a raging fever which was brought on by the wound, Menelek ordered the captives to be beheaded and two thousand corpses were heaped before him on the morning of the third day. Menelek, attired in sumptuous robes, mounted his horse and declaring himself the elect of God and that he was invincible, rode out at tho head of tho troops and invited battle. In this encounter with the Dervishes he was again wounded and succumbed to tho wound, his array being completely routed by the Dervishes, thirty thousand being killed. It is reported that the Dervishes were commanded by an Englishman.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 5004, 11 May 1889, Page 3
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