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The way from Cairo to Oai* Town waa open, and the railroad which ha* bfcen the pet arhente of the ••forward" party waa In alirht when an other obatncle appeared, which hue not only put a atop to the railroad scheme for the present, but la likely to cause trouble and more bloodehed between two of the moat powerful natlona in the world. The check came with the ar rival at Fashods of the French troop# from their poaneaelona on the went coaet of Africa In command of Major Mar chs »d. Paahoda la only a few hundred mile* aouth of the country whore the English and Egyptian troop* in com mand of General Kir Herbert Kitchener, alrdar of Egypt, won their famous vic tory, avenging the death of General Gordon and opening up the country through which the railroad la to corn--. Faphoda waa to be the next place of Engllah attack, and General Kitchener wan on hi* wuy to that place w hen he learned that the French troops were In pOFHPMIIon. This was the signal for the warcloud to again make It* appearance. Both countrle* have looked upon this part of the Sudan for many year* with hun gry eyes. England has fought for It. and It has cost her dear. With It In her possession she can block the French movement from the west to the east coast which France has long been try ing to accomplish, knowing that to car ry out this purpose would mean the dea* ruction of England's policy of strengthening her holdings by control ling the railroads of the dark continent, it hi« been a disputed land for many yeiu-s and the llrst to get a foothold and to .conquer it would naturally be :o k;d upon as the rightful owner. England Md succeeded in ridding her self of ail obstacles in the Sudan until tile French arrived on the scene. Gen eral Kitchener went to Fashoda and re quested the French to leave the place. His request was refused by Major Mar chand. This was the first sign that any trouble was In sight. Now active prep arations axu being tnado tor war. #4N UNi smm PINMN** M wrxi j » 4ms tHnf m***mmMi EM*ft |MHN» o W lap l«* IHWNWft i4iWwil»R»t t* IKH* ws* #*•** ** mrn*» #“*#9#* m.iiti'f A**i#s*i mhm* *to# «• Mto M** to M ®Mto to* MR MW ——Ml, *« •*>»*« Mi ORmRS. IFlNN®** I*** iPMI I*w4**g 4N ««toi i» tmwMmmmm #**i , tap# «PMP #*W» «#** »»» «» »»■ HiM *#• • l *w*p «•*< vHH Nh* ♦&«**•■<*• gftf MMto totoM to ••* to Ito ••«••■*• i ■ I —■ " " "*1 KIHNIAIM 1 s&XZZ __ % J As *•>*%€»•€•.. —. ~ MOli '*. ■ ■ i-S?' - ■" nations In the world will he brought to gether In deadly combat. In speaking of the feeling In England concerning the French movement In the Sudan a prominent English statesman said: "England will never consent to French occupation of Faahoda. She has sacrificed too much blood and treasure In the Sudan to allow the Trults of her hard earned victory to be snatched from her at the moment of final tri umph. Many of the premiers of Eng land have given notice to the powers that no foreign Interference will be al lowed In England’s management of af fairs In the Sudan. It mean* that Eng land will not give up a foot of the terri tory she has gained by hard fighting, with the loss of so many good men. without a struggle to any other na tion." This sentiment has been taken up by England’s foremost men. and the nation Is preparing her mailed hand to defend the country she has fought so hard H> conquer. France and England have never been on the most friendly terms. There have been many reasons for this. France does not like the idea of Eng land ruling In Egypt. Then, again, France ha* met crushing defeat at the hands of the Engllah troop* on more than one occasion. The memory of these Is not pleasant to the French, and they would like to even matters up. The troops of a foreign nation have nev er been seen In l.ondon but once, and that was when William the Conqueror left France and Invaded England In 1066-7. Since then England has more than repaid France for her blow. England is always ready to protect what she has gained at the point of the bayonet. Her powerful navy nnd ar my are always prepared to attack an unfriendly power. The conditions of the home country are such that there nerd be no fear of Internal troubles while the bulk of the fighting forces are absent. With France it Is different. The home country, particularly at present, is on the verge of a grievous disruption, and, although France maintains a large standing army, most of it would b* needed at home to keep the rabble from revolting. Then, again, as has been shown in the aftermath of the Dreyfus scandal, many of the men holding high rank In the army are not to be trusted. They have their own ambitions to be satisfied, no ma ter, seemingly, at what THE A.T7O-TJSTA SUISTDAY HERALD. | ffipMNHi N* NN I OHNiiHfc ▼%*»•* | |p p ANM P I; PA T*# IN** INm # **« *%» imnnmi «nm «P •# i» ***** *•**♦ # p;«HpNMtot * in# m IWf ■*# # M am jfc gfrr HM-iH* to:*#-* «p|tol #* «Ih* 4BPN(to A* * M#to *m# j * tof v •’••to-* *• |AS HOP* l 1 AkD owe 04..'” . !/*<-, I A*l»**> ful In the world. Her army. wh- n pared with that of the other lart. trie* of Kurope, l» com paratlvel- France has a powerful arm> no In point of mere numbers. Th lmr figure* of the French and armies an* taken from the In ala 1 reports. Rowland's total strength on land In time of 220.1 HR. while on a war basis reach to 0.17,5fc1. That of F-- peace footing is r<M*,2«o anil war 2.020.400. It will lie se French army In lime of pe than three times as large a tainrd by England while t! Ing Is nearly four times u land has a reserve list cornu :i | who have all been under t : . been tried. If necessary, the;, could be called upon for active service and would make a valuable addition to her fighting forces. The list of both navies, giving the number of ships and the total tonnage. Is as follows. It Is taken from the lat est official reports of each of the gov ernments; „ , „ _ England. Franco Battleship*, first clas* 38 IS Battleship*, aocond class 8... U Battleship*, third class C 11 * Large armored cruisers 2\ Seagoing coast defense ves sols 13 Protected cruisers (commerce protectors)— Fir*t class 2 Second A class IS Second B class (only partly protected) J Third A class •'* 17 Third B class (only partly protected) 23 “* Unprotected third class of un der S.OOO tons, not including old and slow ships l* Sloops and unclassified cruis ers. "especially of the Old types ■■■■ 1* Nonsea going coast defense ironclads - 11 11 Gun vessels mounting heavy guns only for coast defense work 13 * - 12 FOES BY INHERITANCE. '-.jh... —...... ——M fWH* MWM= «—*» IMM <tMM •MM * -.. A a —a, iAgg flp w VjilW'4k at.-. - i- .a. <*— -a .|u. il||l>| lftlT ~ * S SP» » * MP' 1 11 WM p ‘ - •■■■ - ! 1M •«* *m **# *» ***** » ~ a *§.*.,* ~..4 #*,..* ♦ <Mi # *M» i(P®*MP -» y -■«- «•*••*«•*>**** w t j// •' A aummary of tha fleet# at both navies ..is given; Bngland. Frene.. Shtpe of tha line SS Cru'aere 1M Coast defense vessels..U.i... 60 Torpedo craft as... 313 r * 11 Total 615 «6 fl* #Pr«« iiiKMli WP* #W m* y im up-T I >lllll Hi *%#« «MI% f #*-# . , . <p MM r *«M pm to« ’ 'MMIhMM «%*# , thoM which fly the trleolur of Europe’* 1 greatest republic. The tonnage of the i English navy Is estimated by experts to ! be something over 3.000,000. This does not include, however, the auxiliary fleet, which is composed of some of the finest l and largest of the transatlantic liners 1 and thy largest merchant ships of the | «p*4.p,#«tor M'* I ** »■* «f tit* CoiHjnoW. 1898 and the French are known to bo expert in the manufacture and handling ®* these inatruinenta of destruction. Russia Is * strong ally of France ana no doubt would lend her valuable as; aistance if war between France and England should be declared. England stands alone, but there Is little doubt she would prove more than a match for her adversary. Recently Germany has shown a very friendly attitude toward Kngland. and her animosity toward France has led some of the more con servative diplomats to believe she would If necessary come to the aid of England In a war between the two countries. Naval experts are of the opinion that such a war would be fought mostly on the seas and that, owing to England’# superior forces. France would be com pelled to assume the defensive. The deciding battles would in all likelihood be fought off the coast of France, on the Atlantic and In the Mediterranean, where both nations have strong fleets. The greater part of the commerce In the Mediterranean is controlled by France, and this would fall easy prey to England’s powerful ships In those waters. France’s greatest naval sta tion and dockyards are at Toulon, and this would without doubt be attack ed bv the English fleet. The fight ing on the coast would bring into prac tical use the torpedo craft, about which so much has been written and so little is known. The other cities would of course be bombarded. England’s coast Is better protected than that of France, and it would be almost impossible to land an Invading army of any proportions there. "With the French coast It Is different. It is somewhat larger than that of her pro spective adversary, and many w ak points could be found at which to land troops. Tat It Is r.et likely that much of this would be done, as the transports would be at the merey of the enemy’s fleet unless they were heavily convoy ed. It is not probable that there would THE COMPLICATION IN AFRICA flu* Mi Pto%:*-*# vi «%• .... 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TM numMr nf l.uaMl* uard for Loom* ron.umpt ion t.p r. .taurant. famlllea, nr . I* **tl* I maud at about to p*r rout «f tb* j amount bandtrd by tbr Haltimor* pack- Th*r» ar* nrr I*o rann*tl*a and oy*. I ~r |,a,.|(in( r*tablmhm*nta In Haiti* i morr and they employ thottaand* to ham!* In tM ahurkln*. hamllln# f«ck ing and ahlppinfl of tM oyitatn. Even women and .hlldr.n are provided with employment In the (hurkimr and pack intr of tM bivalve*. It I* eetlmated that of the total amount of oy*t*r» handled 44 per rent are put up In ean* and 34 per cent ship ped .hucke.l in barrel*, burkete and tube, In whteh chunk* of be are plar.d. In thla way the Chesapeake ojmtera arc carried In good condition all the way arroa* the continent to the cltiea of the Par ito roaat. They hair been shipped to Europe In the shell; but, o» mtc to the fart that they became heated on shipboard, they were not In prime condition on arrival. Experts say the temperature of an oyster ehould never yet above 34 If It la to be kept ! alive and In pood condition, nor should it freexe. sos freexlnk kills it. This sea son a number of Baltimore packers w 111 try the experiment of sending oyster* across the Atlantic In the refrigerator chambers of cattle steamers. These chambers are of great capacity and can be kept as cold an desired by re frigerating machines. They are In tended lor the shipment of dressed beef. In which they have been highly successful, and there is no doubt that oyster* carried In them would arrive on the other side In tine condition. The Idea Is a new one. and if It proves a success our oyster trade may be still more extended by the building up of a prosperous and lucrative trade with the folks across the water. Dnma,‘ Terrible Dl.ense, When Alexandre Dumas, the younger, was Just out of college, his father took him on a hunting trip. They put up at a farmhouse and occupied two little bedrooms which opened Into each other. In the middle of the night the son was awakened, and saw his father walking back and forth. "What are you doing?” asked the hoy. "You see. I am walking." "You arc sick.” "Yes, I am in great pain, but I am used to it. I have It every night.” "Is there nothing to cure it?” "It is incurable." "But can’t it be relieved?” "No. When It takes me, I get up and walk. If it is very bad, I go to reading.” "And when it is insupportable?” “I go to work. It was true, and in later years his son often saw him sitting at his desk writ ing. "How can you work always?” some one asked him upon an occasion. ■•I have nothing else to do," he an swered. Jama* MacNslil Whistler dsnlsa that he will teach In the new Paris academy. He says he will only “drop in” occa sionally.
