The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-02

soldier now shoul
dering a muaket In Abyssinia Their
are at least eight half-cItil
lied and yelling barbarians and fana
les, splendid warriors. and 80 We
armed that the troops Of the Qulrinai1
can make no Roadway al all The cam
paign Is the last Of the wars against
savage hordes that have been raging.
and rs strange feature h that the
savages seem to be getting the beet Of
the game.
on December the crafty Abyssin-
ians. 10000 strong started out 10 strike
al effective blow upon the invaders. and
they surrounded and moved down 1850
Of King Humbert's men. not allowing a
single Italian 70 escape their rifles and
keen two-odged swords
AZ first sight this does not seem to
% an important conflict. but. a. a mat
ter Of fact. iis import Ia tremendous.
For Il concerns the foreign policy Of
Italy. and In Il are involved two other
European nations-France and Russia
II Is the great Italian statesman Crispis
hght, and his alone. for every other
politician In the Chamber at Rome dep
recates the war. Any day a Cabinet
crisis may result In the downfall Of that
doughty Prime Minister who planned
this campaign and Ia carrying Il
through against the protests Of King
Humbert himself.
But Italy. once having started this
war. must fight Il out or give up all her
territorial possessions on the Red Sea.
In any case she may have 10 DO this. for
Russia has long been casting envious
eyes on these lands. and u Is now an
open secret that Menelek. King OF Abys-
sinia. the "Negs." has sent a special
envoy to the Gar to ask for a Russian
protectorate.
France RuslA's avowed ally. has her
own little finger In the pie. having. ever
since the commencement Of the war.
supplied the Abyssinians. In secret.
with the finest rifles. and with shells
and ammunition. There viii be some
pretty picklngs for these two powers Il
Italy can be driven out Of Africa.
Wearisomely does the war drag itself
along. Score after score of lndecialys
battles have been fought indeclslys
because while the Abyszinians have
prevented the Italian troops from get
ting further than their foot hills, thel
have yet been unsuccessful In drivini
these enemies out OF the province o
4 Tigre. which ls the bone that Is nov
4 being contended for. With Tigre ono
I fully IN the hands Of the Italians. Ahys
3 sinla. while not fully theirs. is IN q fal
/. way to be conquered. With Tigre los
, TO them not even the Italian possessions
on the banks OF the Red Sea and cen
terlng about Massowah. the eeaport
are secure. It Is more than Abyssinia
Italy In Africa Is Al stake.
Il has becn demonstrated that thes
aAvages Of the hills are not only 500
soldiers, but they have good general
directing them, One day the news Ia
C0me that the Italian troops have bee
cut on from their landing place and has
Of supplies. Massowah. For. gradual,
King Menelek. through bis commando
in the field. the "Ras" Makonnen. ha
been deploylng his crude and savag
battallons 20 that instead OF facing N
Italians a large number have crept q
most TO the Italian rear aud are yer
nearly In control Of their enomys lln
Of retreat.
Once having possession OF this. Men'
lek viii commence the famous strateg
plan that he has tried several times b
fore. and with good suocess-lhat (
bringing his troops gradually togeth'
In a great circle to close In upon h
enemies like the Jaws Of a vice. Tn
N movement Is already In operation. an
= yet the Italian general. Bara,ieri. eithl
II does not see !, or has no, the power
a, turn Il aside,
~ tie Il good nan. this Baratierl.
tIained Italian oIheer. a man OF for
h. and decision. But he seems to be 1
4 match for this savage Napoleon. n
r.. "Ras" Makonnen. This Abysslnis
IA General Of the deflles and hills. an &
a norant black. yet is genius Of va
=, Almost Is he a Toussalnt rOuvertur
m and although Menelek knows well IN
be be has an eye on the throne hlmse
ma yet he the King. realizes that this hla'
"a General holds the fate Of the klngdo
"a Ia his two powerful hands
st The "Ras" Makonnen Is a massive
Il built. broad shouldered Ethiopia
eh None Of the common. savage Afric.
blood Ia In his veins. and he can boast
long line Of Abyssinlan descent
him. from his stronghold In the hi
II. the Italians with their 1900 years
e. race unity. are q young aud insight
Is cant people. HIS country Is a count
~. Of klngs Il Is the land Of the Qaeen
NJ Sheba. a region almost az historic a. I
~ Egypt Of the Ptolemles, and any I
IA tempt at aggression causes the blood
N now hot In his vslaA
" The 0nly wonder ls that man "
~. has never been away from his own hi
Ma sides should be able to develop 81
,ld surprising generalship. lie has ca