The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-18
WAR CLOUDS
ON THE HORIZON
Diplomats Of Europe Anxious|y
Awaiting to Witness Outcome,
ACTIVITY AMONG OFFICIALS
Great Britaf$ 3 Ill Take Vigor-
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ABSEHC, NEWS FROM FAShODA
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French Newspapers are InduIglng in
Truculent Articles on Situation.
MARCIAND WILL HOLD GROUND
All Reports From France Agree That
the Dreyfus Case Has Broug,5
the Republic to the Eve
of Crisis.
French Newspapers are InduIglng in
Truculent Articles on Situation.
MARoHAND WILL HOLD GROUND

London, September T.-Three or four
black thunderclouds are overhanging the
political horizon of Europe. The diplomats
are anxiously waiting to see whether they
will pass away or burst The Dreyfus.
Cretan and Egyptian questions have ba-
come more acute, and 1t is difficult at pres-
ent to forecast the outcome In either case
An indication of the activity In the official
world is found In the fact that the Mar
quis of Salisbury who went for a quiet
holiday to take the waters of Centreville,
had special telegraph Office established
at his hotel this week iz. order TO deal
with the mass of official kilograms pour
ing in and out.
= 1t is understood that the premier has or
| dered that the most vigorous measures be
taken at Gambia, Crete where British
troops were recently fired upon by Mussui-
mans the execution of which only awaits
the arrival of sufficient reinforcements of
her majesty's soldiers, who now number
1000 there, while another battalion Is on
its way to Gambia from Egypt The most
recent advices tend to show the p5wers
are disposed to give Great Britain free
hand to obtain reparation for the massacre
OF Christians and the insults to British
arms Admiral Noel, the British naval
commander in Cretan waters has air, a1y
arranged with the other admirals for the
immediate withdrawal Of the military cJn-
unsents.
Powerful British Squadron
The British squadron now lying before
Gambia Is powerful enough to raze that
pace in few hours. Inc Turkish authori-
ties at Gambia are playing their old game
OF surrender.ng a number of nobodies, as
the ring-leaders of the massacres, while
number OF beys, who are known to be the
real instigators of the trouble, are still at
liberty, and are likely to remain so unless
considerable further pressure is brought to
bear upon the Turks AS 1t is the prompt
action of the British admiral gave the SUI
tan bad fright He sent his foreign min
iseef TO arouse the ambassadors from their
peds at o'clock in the morning in an en-
deavor to persuade them to out n bridle
upon Admiral Noel, but he received cold
comfort. The British charge yafraires re-
pled to the Turkish representations In the
strongest terms. He said the Mussulmans
were 'unprovoked murderers of British
sailors, and that the British government
look the most serious view of the matter
Meanwhile the situation at Gambia is criti.
cal.
Thousands of the most notorious Rashf
oazouks nave now left the town and forth
neo themselves just inside the military
GORDON, while outside the Gordon a bodv ~
Chrlstlan insurgents Is gathered. They are
hhe hawks watching their prey eager to
spring forward If the Bashi Bazouks at
tempt to leave the town. The chances of
bloody fighting hinge upon the Turl,,sh
governments reply to Edham Pasha who
mas asked for instructions after having
peen notified by Admiral Noel that the
Musseimans proper must be disarmed
Inc British admiral Is apparently determ-
inea TO enforce the disarmament of the
Bashi Bazouks, whether it is agreeable to
the sultan or not
Situation at Fashoda
The absence of news from .rasboda
place about 400 miles south of Khartoum
which Is reported to have been oecunied
py FRENCH force, has put the British
upon tenter hooks, but they have implicit
faith in the British commander, General
Sir Herbert Kitchener and have cheerfullv
assumed that British and Egyptian flags
are already flying there, whether Maior
Marchand the French commander. "a thera
or not. The British newspapers have taken
4 most uncompromising attitude In regard
10 Fashoda. They are daily issuing warn
ngs to France, telling her to stand off or
trouble will follow, and there is no doubt
he Marquis of Salisbury will have the ma
lion behind him. even If General Kitchener
1as to oust Major Marchand from Fashoda
by force of arms.
The Spectaor says.
IF we go to Fashoda and quietly take
1ossession, france VIII not order us out II
she does and we naturally refuse to go she
won't attack Nothing else, however,
Will serve her turn, as. If the matter Is set
tied locally, we must win. If then. the
French are at Forshoda, we don't see any
reason to be greatly alarmed. The most
hey will do is to try to make the occupa-
lion the ground for atEood bargain.'
''The French newspapers which first took
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