ABYSSINIA.
. .: ..,-. ■■»■ .^ SEVERE FIGHTiN<J.' ! ' " ' TWO THOUSAND '. JCAPTIVES ' : BE-' ' ' ' HEADED. ' ' ': i / '!■•,'.'. ' ' ' '"■■'•' "' ,:/ ''■'.' [BT lEIiECTBIO TELEGBAPIf-i-Cp'pTBIGHT.] '. , 1 ' . . Cai^so, May 9. • Newsis toliand'clf""^ great' Rattle between Menolek, who recently 'p'roclairiiW himself 'Negus-' of Abyssinia' Mpon the death .'of Johanueß.i nwti ,the .Dewishusii .Th,o,,bat,tle lasted three .days./. On the ißr^t day the., Negus captared.. ; iuany. prisoners. Earlyj on tlip sf^o'ncl day the Derviiilies 'made a "'surprise attack on MenoleVs, ! forces, > and /the' latter iw'as woiinded. Suffering from the effects of a raging feVer, 'brought on- by:fhis wotmd, Mdnelek. .ordered the. i captives, (to, 'be beH hpaded,,,and,.£ooo, ,corpßes,,were heaped before him. ..'On... tho, mprjiing pf ,.jbh9 thii'd day, lllen^ek^^piiea^n.suinpiiiioiia' rdtiesVinoiuited his "horse, and declaring himself 'the: elect of Wod; and that'h'eiwfaS 'iriv^ncibia, r(Jde'out : at 'the 'head of the trobps and invited battle. In this encoun■ter! he, iwasvagaj^' woundpdj ,ftridi!sijff-^ ciiihbed to his injuries. His army wasv completely routed by the Dervishes, and 30,000 killed 1 . 1 'it' is tepor'ted that' the Dervishes were, commanded by.an' English'nmn.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXII, Issue 11401, 13 May 1889, Page 2
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159ABYSSINIA. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXII, Issue 11401, 13 May 1889, Page 2
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