The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-26
RrssIAN INTRIGuING.

Seeking to lcmbroil England with All
Mohammt dan Powers.
London. March 25--Ensland Is nrepar-
ing to penetrate the Soudan to slaughter
Mchammedans. This dreadful Plan. how
ever. is not believed to be conceived in
revenge for the butcheries Of Christians
by Moslems in Armenia. In tha latter
terrcr-stricken and famine-scourged land
Britain has been TOO cowartlly to inter-
lere with the horrid atrocities OF the
! Turks and the Kurds fearing that the
fauatical Isnmiles la her various possess
sluns would rise in revolt But, II Rus
| sia can bring It about these fears are
SIN 70 continue 10 haunt Salisbury and
thamhctlam.
Disp4tches from Constautinople indicate
thal thr sinister hand of the car will
soon o. Visible in regaSd to this ill-advised
| SIC eAptdluon, IL Is announced that NJ.
| Nelidon within the last week mas seen
! IN. sultan at least twice, aud it Is pre-
4 sumed that lie Egyptian schemes of the
| ittlish soyvfnnoht were discussed mi
| those meetings. II has also dcVoloued
| mar oUissarts from st, Petersburg have
! Patriarch lzmiriunt
These peculiar intHgues by Russia are
! taken to mean that tho fanaticism OF the
| NQslem world * to Doe aroused, II pos.l-
hle, against England. The dccp-lail
! scheme Is % show that Englnnd'S inya-
/ SION OF the Soudnn Is purely Tor mercenary
| purposes, ana that the lsamitcs In those
1 iorrid regions are 10 toe subjected to slnv-
cry under British domination for the sole
polP'S' 90 iHiNlthlng u hdIo FOR the tar
lriioriul agRranai1ement scheme of the
colonial office.
The effect sought from tamperins with
the Armenian patriarch is palpable
enough. u rs Simply 10 show to the Eng.
lish people themselves and TO the christ
| iHns OF Europe that Great Britain would
be vastly better engaged in attempting
20 amclioratc the appalling conditions
that exist In Armenia than In planning a
campaign Of expansion against people
allied by creed and kindred to the savage
hordes that have virtually turned tho
Anatolian provinces into deserts.
In another way, hut more Indirectly.
RussiH has also moved secretly against
England. Dispatches from Rome convey
the intelligence that General BaldiSserl
has reported to Premier Rudni that Kine
Menelik OF Abyssinin has completely
, changed the conditions upon which he
was ready % make peace with Italy. The
| conditions Of the negus are not made pub
states that thcy are unRcceptahle. faiI
deduction OF their import can he made
Here It Is inferred that Russil hos
| AGAIN slyiy interrosod. IL Is only natural
I or some member of 1t in trouble, hence
| tho car has given Menelik 10 understand
that tho time IS not nropilous for ar
ranging a peace with King humhert. II
| italy in Africa. the cgar Is determined
that Italy shall he kept IN hot water as
long a. possible, and thereby cmhArras'
. and impede the plans of Salisbury. II
. paIt of the negus is llltoly To delay IN,
conclusion of peace between Italy anC
. | Abysslnln
Ii Is plain that France aud Russia are e
4 sr,aro no nnins to eiphitter the Mohamn/
i dams ngainst the British government N'
= win resort 10 any other measure 70 har
| rass and hamper the obnoxious eNpedi
tion TO Dongola-