Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892
CHAPTER XII.
OHRWALDER'S IMPRESSIONS OF OMDURMAN.
Ohrwalder's arrival in Omdurman--His first impressions of the Dervish capital--Khalifa Abdullah's intentions to conquer Egypt--Wad Suleiman of the beit el mal--Wad Adlan succeeds--Gordon's clothes, medals, &c.--Adlan reorganizes the beit el mal--The slave market, museum, mint, and system of coinage--Counterfeit coining--The lithograph press--The Khalifa's system of justice 204