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He Will Devote His Life and Energies to Or
ganizing Christian Crusade for the Over
throw of Moslem Power in the East.
A Great Deal of New Evidence Being Ac-
cumulated in Behalf of Mrs. Maybrick.
Secretary Blaine Will Be Urged to Inter-
fere-Interest in the Smokeless Powder
ExperimentS-BOulanger's Sentence.
A NEW CRUSADE.
Cardinal Lavigerie Will Inaugurate a Move
ment Against Moslem Tyranny

Cardinal Lavigerie Will Inaugurate a Move
ment Against Moslem Tyranny.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-Cardinal Lavigerie's
sudden abandonment of the anti-slavery
conference, and his hasty trip from
Lucerne to Paris. was a complete surprise
to those who know him best, and who
looked forward with considerable interest
to the proposed conference. The expla-
nation of his change of plans as made pub
lie this morning, is of a somewhat start
ling nature. The Cardinal has been per-
suaded by the Vatican to give wide scope
to his great abilities and to preach nothing
less than q new crusade against Moslem
tyranny against Christian subjects, both in
Europe and Asia Minor. The insurrection
in Crete, the cruelties of Turkish officials
In Albania, and the suppression of Chris
tian colleges and orders throughout the
Sultan's dominions have aroused the
natural antagonism in the masses of Europe
to MOhammedanism and explain the Cardi-
nails warm reception by the not over-relig-
ious President Carnot. An appeal will be
made in the name of humanity against the
unnatural upholding, on continent other
wise Christian, of cruel and barbarous
power, the tenets of whose religion COM
mand it to crush out Christianity wherever
1T can'be found, and which haughtily i'm
poses tribute and infiicts insults upon pill
grims to the cradle of the Christian faith.
The Cardinal. in the role of Peter the
Hermit. will hardly find as impressionable
an audience as did his prototype in the
eleventh century; but the world will be
reminded by all the elOquence at his COM
mand of the humiliating fact that, owing
to the jealOusies and squabbles of nominally
Christian nations, the unspeakable Turk is
able to plunder and murder at will all in
his power who hold different faith from
himself.
England is evidently silent partner in
the firm managed by the Emperor William,
which is abetting the crushing of the
Cretan patriots but the religious senti-
ment of her wealthy classes is missionary
and aggressive and looks with intense in
dignatlOn upon every manifestation of
Turkish intolerance.
The Cardinal, it is understood, will short
ly appeal. in the name of the Holy Father.
to the nations of Europe. to purchase
from intidel detilers the holy city of
Jerusalem and as much of its surroundings
as will be necessary to form small prov
ince to be forever independent, and guar
anteed in its integrity by the western
powers. If successful, this victory In the
cause of civilization, it is considered by the
Cardinal and by Pope Leo. would be the
greatest triumph ever achieved by the
Catholic Church; would endear it to the
affections of many now alienated from its
teachings, and the prestige even would do
much toward creating general desire for
the restoration of its temporal power.