The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1888-12-29
TIE TRANSCASPIAN.
RusslAs NARROW GAUGE RAiLwA'r
TO sAsisRcANo.
A. Important Event - the Old w"si';'.
Htsiory-aslA {" itsawat-n Z" CONNER
siAi Aeiisity-si.iers Civilization Reach
ting tbs Ori.ntaia

siAi Astisiry-sio.iers Civilization Reach
ting ths Oriental.
An impor,an, event In tho Old Worlds
history las ca-n tho completion by Gussis
Of . narrow gauge railway frum or-n
burg IN tho Irnuscgsplan province, Ia
sAn,aIeani. the holy" Aohan.me'ian city
OF iloEl.sTa or western Tura.,ian The
ahnl. shrek Of the ioeomotiy. within a,n
miller OF ,b. gates OF iirrat and within,
too. about CO miles OF tho northwestern
military frontier OF British India. In At.
even, TO rive pause 90 tho obsrrvgr' pub
lie.A, 10 all lands Jus, ~ surely as l, will
auurs another srsirn Of terror and DO
,paii amous our British cousins. ESPECIALLY
u tho lingo faith In politics
The api-arane. by rail- OF the Russians
within comparatively cosy campaign dis
.Aness Of ii-uii. tho gateway Of Afghan
sian and Of Ichcrul. the rgpiis! u Fer
ella Ia PROFESSIONALLY ~ affair stand.
menace TO the lutisL Indian etnpiun IL
h Jcrtaj- an even ,norv direct menace To-
the ;rz.; Chinr7-r Kingdom and power II
eeriainlY ,hr'agst.,. A. a near possibility.
the ind.t-nirnc. 81 Persia. and l! 80. the
t.o,,ib." AnJ probable Absorption 81 Es'-lo
shi,,>n on tho rarsian riif Hut ia.
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t.h OF o,n'ra' A'is 'hsn 70 tho provoking
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WV nvw '.n''it pnc thousand m'!cs 10
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ncht army OF i,N.Nn hussipn soldiers
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hn ho'la"s io 'hc ELrsian standard. who
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