Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-23


choicest blood IN Europe has been poured
upon rs soil. millions OF the treasured wealth
OF tho civilized world have been expended
upon Il. and II has licked both up without
leaving trace. as tho arid sands Of the
Sahara dcHert would absorb goblet Of
water.
undor nominal dependence to Egypt ita
leaders spit upon tha name OF tho Khedive,
Mcuaced constantly by the arma OF England,
Turkey. belgium and France, Il has a0
constantly beaten hack It's foes and to-day It
ia virtually as independent as It was before
the frst whlto man SGT foot within It's Dor
ders. No ether country has 80 successfully
resisted tho march OF civilization.
Sooner or later Il must yield Sooner or
later itA table landa and fertile plainH muat
be thrown open TO the land.greedy peapeE
OF the North. Sooner or later It's rivers must
be nAyigatod by the pulling craft OF the
Cauoaalan. Sooner or later its forests must
b. cut down. Its game extormlnatcd. ita
folds cultivated IN answer TO the inoxurahle
decree Of the age and time. Sooner or later
all these things must come to pasa-6ut
when?
hut when7 That is question which
may well puzzle tho wisest head. II is a
question which may we'll make any English
Premier shake his head IN mourntul doubt
Il Is a question beyond the pen VI man TO
answer.
Let us take glance at the Eastern
soudan. Il brgins nomewherc--an lndetor-
inmate distance IN the middle OF the cun-
tlnont--and extends eastward to Abysania.
it, northern boundary Ia the Lyhlan Desert.
Itu southern tine Ia almost AZ lndctcrmi-
nate as Its western. 1t Ia vast IN area. re-
sources and population. ita people, black
and Arab. are FOR tho most part NOLAN
medans. though In its depths all sorts OF
religions are practiced and followed.
There arc many tribes in It's boundaries.
and tho country Ia constantly astir over
internecine q,iarrels. before the advent OF
tho white man each tribe maintained a
quasi Independence. Now all are united, OF
at least those In the eastern part. by a
common cause.
The slave trade was carried on openly for
many years. Now II In carried on mora
quietly, and thia IA tho only conceshton the
soudaneao have made TO their SPECIALIZED
conauerora, Perhaps this concession IA
only made because tho principal market
for human beinga was In places controlled
hy thcae self same couduerors
For different periods various cities In the
Eastern soudnn have been held by ihe
white mou Khartoum. ksuaala and Bundr,
other places have at timca been occupied
by European garrlsons. In such instances
tho country Immediately around would xiv,
IN It's dependence. The rebt OF tho East.
cru soudan would continue to plot and con.
spire sgainat and fight with ita enemies
as vigorously az ever
The uituauon has been. and probably II
now, like this; The Europeans would con,
uuer town, by reason OF lack OF nup.
plea or something OF tho hind they would
DO compelled 70 give Il ~ and retreat 10 ,
friendly community. The saudaneae. hay,
Ing mlliona OF mon 10 draw upon. would
feel loss OF life less than anything elss
In war. Every man II Tie EurupqAua would
coun, as the enpply was limited,
Aud 10, giving asay before ,he lmpo,uou.
oreeu q tho Eufosoani. the souIanes,
would ahandnn cities and sirohgholds. Know.
lng that IA tine they would Orcupv .hon
nfain However they nilsh, sufrr Ia hstii,
thcse biacta and Arabs r,alised thai rha,
could by mere force o. nunihe.s "A lin,
wear OUT an ordinary enemy.
II has boon said that the soudan wa. nm.
der mo nominal sway " Egyr., flus III,
country occupies peculiar posltion In ~,
world She Is ncnilunliy dependence \,
Turkey, "a a matter q fact, sho e. 40 o.
uolled by England though ali Tie nat,on,
% Europe Interfere In her afairs, AZ Enx,
land holda the trump cauls Ia Eeynt NJ
oyef u 10 but natural that the littie ,sis,'.,
should play tho nost conspicuoua Eun,pesr
pais IL The drama OF tho Sol;dan.
AZ mo tire when. the last,g.dav s,o,,.
Of tho EaSicgn Soudan beglns ,,ri.,. /. Z
more Of 4 chow IN Egypt taAn she ho,, h Va
The hheiiyea were 20 certain e,.s,'. ~ ~
efsna, ana iheakh ne goyAl orolhcrs AMI
they hed not builied the sultan lato ,nsai,..
sublecton a. yet Turkish and C,irc.s.,s.,
merchants wcrc the ploueers snSny wv
trtdr4:nen ofs the Soudan. Ana n, Wv
'hgourn Their atrocities that Tho tr,,h,,, W.
ian NnSliy, They cheated, lied, robheS ~,
eonlniucd other aEgrcsAions uatil INA ,rih'-
rose against them and drove them into Eevo,
pfpl1rr Nespi
y was AZ his time that Egypt called ,,,,,.
kaSiAid for sid. And England seDt In 70 .