Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-03-01
A CHUNK STILL LEFT,
The Corner of Africa That Yet Remains to
BE Grabbed.

There is yet an unexplored and un
| appropriated section of Africa eX-
tending from the scene of Stanley's
/ explorations on the Congo northward
to Lake Tchad, says the Springfield
| Mass Republican. 1t lies east OF
| the equatorial province and south Of
| the new line of the French sphere
from the Niger to Lake Tchad; IL is
a rich and fertile country, and said
| to be one OF the UOst desirable pos
! sessions in the dark continent The
London Times gives an interesting
survey OF the maneuverlng on the
part of France, Germany, and En-
gland for possession Of this territory,
which touches the spheres Of all
these nations
The French scheme Is the most an.
niti0u., and it includes a railroad
from Brazzaville on the Congo-in
that part of Lower Gulna given TO
the French by the conference that
fixed the boundaries of the Free State
of the CongO-nOrthwaTd through p
degrees of latitude to AlgierS For
500 or 900 miles northward the road
would pass through this unappropri-
ated strip, then would come disputed
ground, not intended to be included
In the French sphere, and which can
only be annexed after prolonged
controversy with Germany and En-
gland. The valley OF the Shari in.
Guiding the province Of Bagirmi aud
parts of Adamawa and BOrHou, lie
south OF Lake Tchad, and are in the
territory under the eye Of the ROYAL
British Niger Company, which would
formally resist their annexation to
France. Nor would Germany consent
to this addition to the French sphere
If she had no other reason for oppOS-
ing this railroad. The doctrine OF
hinterland, however, comes in play
here.
Germany's sphere in the Camero0ns
extends to the fifteenth degree of east
longitude, and behind this sphere lies
territory appropriated by France
reaching to the Mobangi, which is the
property of the Congo Free State.
This French appropriation is contrary
to the German English agreement,
and cuts Germany of from a portion
of her hinterland, rs the apprOp ia
tion of territory along the line OF
this proposed railroad would form
the remainder German parties are
now pressing eastward from the Cam
eroons to take possession Of this him
terland--a strong one under the Gov
eTnor working steadily toward the
northeast; another under Lieut. Nor
gan making its way to the sources of
irH iE
to establish a base OF operations in
the Bali country, on the borders Of
Adamawa.
French exploring parties are pene-
Grating this region from the nOrtt as
well as the south. From the south
they have followed the MOhangi River
and Its branches-o2e party following
the Sanga to about 4 degrees north
latitude; another the MCbangi To the
Bongra rapids, whence it is proposed
to push across country to the Shari
and through to Lake Tchad From
Algeria and from Senegambia expe-
ditiOns are trying to reach the upper
Niger and thence along to Lake |
Tchad.
In the meantime the ROYAL Nigc |
company are looking after their con- |
nections with the central Soudan and |
trying to keep hold of the countries
not granted to France to the south !
and east of Lake Tchad. The Shari |
valley, Bagirmi, and Wadi they will |
keep in their sphere if they can; and
the British East African Company
will hold on to Darfur, and will work
its way as far to the south and west
of that country as it is able. What |
ever France and Germany may claim
when the time comes for the new par
tition of this unappropriated part Of
Central Africa by international agree
ment, as IT ruust before long, England
will probably manage to secure the
larger part if not the whole OF tbs
central Soudan for herself.