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Show sisfcricif'Bisi. fthe waa Captured la Lontlan Lift Escaped laplliiljr. Loxoo.n, Nov. 2). Itallau papers report tbe arrival at Verona of the nun. Sister Maria Capri ol, who was made a prisoner by the Malidl in 1S92 and who succeeded in escaping from the Soudan a few weeks ago. Slater Caprinl, scon after having taken the veil, had been sent to the southern province of Epyptaud bad stopped at El Obid with several of her companions and missionary monks. On January 1, 1SS2, tho Mahdi, having defeated the army of Reouf Pasha, composed of SOX) men, twenty-ieven of whom only escaped alive, appeared before the wails of Otitd. Tiie city was captured cap-tured after four months and a half of siege operations. The 3500 Egyptians Egyp-tians who surrendered were trussa cred In cold braoU rind tite Inhabitants Inhabit-ants driven away. Sister Caprinl and hercompanlonS were thrown Into prison and suffered terribly. Ono day the Mahdi, angered by their refu&il to embrace tbe Moslem religion, ordered that they should be taken from prison and be beheaded. Fortunately he chnged his mind and sent them bick to tho "zerlull," or Jill enclosure, en-closure, but only after their dresses and clothing had been taken from tbem. Two sisters and ono mi&tenary died soon after from want and ill treatment During eight ye-tra the prisoners were in the bands of th Soudanese, but two years after the death of the Mahdi they were assisted as-sisted In escaping by somo native Cnristians. They palnte.1 their faces black, so as to look like Africans, Afri-cans, traveled rapidly during many nights, sometimes mailing down the Ballrelabiad and at oilier times crossing tbe forest near the river. Finally they reached Berber and thence the British and E pilau advance pott Sister Caprinl, on her arrival at Alexandria, embarked on a steamer bound for Italy. Sho lias gone to Verona to vllt hsr mother and brother, who had given up oil hope of ever seeing her again. In spite of the torments she has already suffered, suf-fered, Bister Caprinl etijojs ery good health, and she Intends to re-t'irn re-t'irn soon to the African missions. . |