The sun., 1897-03-20
rHE rnFwoH nv rUw1sI1.
Now They Brought order out sr Chaos
Changes In Ptrteen Years.


When, on May IL, 1881, Tunisia was placed by
the Bardo convention under Frcnch control, this
old province Of Africa, formerly one OF the gran
aries OF the imperial Rome, had fallen through
centuries OF misrulo in quasi state of barbar-
ism. Many portions of this territory, once SO
very fertile, became desertlike and covered with
unproductive brushes. When the French en-
tered Tunis there were but four kilometres OF
road 900 kilometres OF railroads near the coasts;
three lighthouses on the northern shore. Tho
ports were all choked with sand and hardly ac-
cessiblc. The cisterns wore often waterlcss,
and irrigation very badly cared for. Thcre werc
but twelve Post Offices, most unreliable, as n
matter Of fact; twenty-four schools, Of which
twenty were kept by religious congregations.
An unpaid army was tho only protection grant
ed to natives and settlers. Such was the cha
otic state of affairs in the regency whom tho
protcctorate was instituted. Since that time n
wonderful progress has been accomplished. To-
adamized roads. ee7 Kilometres OF railroads,
eleven large lighthouses, twenty nine smaller
ones and ten luminous SgoyS at the s
Forty.two localities are are supplied with 10000
e5S Post oces ssd Ss s hST
been established. There are now 100 French
schools. The Bizorta roadstead has been open to
the largest ironclads and made safe shelter for
whole feet. During last summer the Brennus
naHeh1p, 1ronClad. OF Admiral GervalB, mano
over 900 tons and draws some twenty-five
feet A survey Of the entire regency has been
accomplished. Under the direction of NJ. Gag
nat an archaeological atlas Of Tunisia is In prep
Grafton while the gunboat Condor has been i. or.
work with the hydrogrephic map Of Carthagos
gull. between sidi-bou-S Said and Kram.
:. Tunis has now its limos Of tramways; tho
Kasbah is lit with gas. Just was done in
Algeria, extensive plantations OF eucalyptus
have been laid in order to conquer malaria.
erapy, and rabies inoculation has been organized.
Modern rules Of hygiene have been applied to
sanitary conditions have been vastly improved.
Telephone messages can be now exchanged be-
tween Tunis and the sacred and formerly mys.
mense accomplished amount Of labor the army
year with a surplus. Anybody who. sails
hTe ersh feeling cf nG
whom he reaches Algeria. In place OF tho
Oriental life. in a somewhat crude state,
which seems TO be- but a counterpart Of tho
country he has justleft. Algeria appears to him
like detached province Of France. The harbor
anb Is provided with all the modern improvements
on the quay, is the railway track. the true CON;
9ueTor Of Algeria So long as the Kabyles had
dRS feeling that they could place pneonauerabe
selves and the French flying columns, they re-
mained unvanquished, but the moment that the
railway had extended all over tho country its
struggle against the inexorable fate. Successors
OF home IN the government OF the province Of
Africa, France has followed the former con-
9ucror policy. whose superiority always lay in
tho rapidity Of military action. Tho railway
here has taken the place of the Roman roads II
the pacihcation has boon more rapid in Tunisia
taught by experience all facilities for rapid trans
portations were sooner established by the French.