Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-09-18
Copyright, Associated Press.)

| 1OOSESSlONS.
| Copyright, Associated Press)
London, September 17.-Three or
four black thunder clouds are overhang-
ing the political horizon of Europe. The
diplomats are anxiousiy waiting to see
whether they will pass away or burst
The Dreyfus, Cretan and Egyptian
| questions have become more acute and
1t is difficult at present to forecast the
outcome in either case
An indication of the activity in the
official world is found in the fact that
the Marquis of Salisbury, who went for
a quiet holiday, to take the waters of
contrexeville, had special telegraph
Office established at his hotel this week,
in order to deal with the mass of Off
cial tee grams pouring in and out
1t is understood the British premier
has ordered that the most vigorous
measures be taken at Gambia, Island of
Crete, where British troops were re-
Gently fired upon by Mussumans. The
execution only awaits the arrival of
| sufficient reinforcements of her males
| tvs soldiers, who now number 1900
| there, while another battalion is on it's
| way to Gambia from Egypt.
The most recent adviceS tend to show
| the powers are disposed to give Great
| Britain free hand to obtain repara-
| ton for the massacre of Christians and
the insults to British arms. Admiral
Noel, the British naval commander in
| Cretan waters, has already arranged
| with the other admirals for the imme-
| date withdrawal of the military con-
tingents. The British squadron now
| lying before Gambia is powerful enough
to raZe that place in few hours. The
Turkish authorities at Gambia are play
| ing their old game of surrendering a
number of ncbodies as the ring-leaders
| Of the massacres, while a number of
beys, who are known to be the real in
stigators of the trouble are still at
liberty and are likely to remain SO I'M
less considerable further pressure is
brought to bear upon the Turks AS
| it is, the prompt action of the British
| admiral,
GAVE THE SULTAN A BAD FRIGHT
|! He sent his foreign minister to arouse
| the ambassadors from their beds at
2 o'clock in the morning in an endeavor
| to persuade them to put bride upon
Admiral Noel. but he received cold
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powers.
The British charge d'affaires replied
to the Turkish representations in the
strongest terms. He said the Mussul-
| mans were "unprovoked murderers of
British Sailors" and that the British
government took the most serious view
of the matter
Meanwhile the situation at Gambia
is critical. Thousands Of the most
notorious Bashi Bazouks have now left
the town and fortified themselves just
inside the military Gordon hills. Out
side the Gordon body of Christian in
surgents is gathered. They are like
cats watching their prey, eager to
| spring forward if the Bashi Bazouks
attempt to leave the town. The
chances of bloody fighting hinge upon
the Turkish governments reply to
| Edham Pasha. the Turkish governor,
who has asked for instructions, after
having been notified by Admiral Noel
that the Mussulman population must
be disarmed The British admiral is
apparently determined to enforce the
| disarmament of the Bashi Bazouks,
whether it is agreeable to the Sultan
or not.
The absence Of news from Fashado.
| the important place about 400 miles
south of Khartoum, which is reported
to have been occupied by French
force, has put the British
UPON TENDER HOOKS;
but they have implicit faith in the
British commander, Gen. Sir Herbery
Kitchener, and have cheerfully as
.umed that the British and Egyptian
fags are already flying there, whether
Major Marchand the French command
| er, is there or is not there.
The British newspapers have taken
a most uncompromising attitude In re-
gard to Fashoda. They are daily is
suing warnings to France, telling her
to stand off or trouble will follow, and
there is no doubt the Marquis of Sails
bury will have the nation behind him.
even if Gen. Kitchener has to GUST
Major Marchand from Fashoda by
force of arms
| The Spectator says:
"If we go to Fashoda and quietly
take possession France will not order
us out If she does. and we, naturally,
refuse to go, she won't attack us. Moth
| ing else, however, will serve her turn,
| as. IL the UldlleT Is Sollieu locally, we
must win. If. then, the French are at
! Fashoda, we do not see any reason to
be greatly alarmed. The most they
will do is to try to make the occupation
the ground fer a good bargain
! The French newspapers which at first
| took the matter quietly. are now in
| dulging in truculent articles. They
| declare that if Major Marchand is re-
ally at Fashoda.
HE WILL STAY THERE.
The idea that Fashoda is within the
Egyptian sphere is pooh-poohed. 9th
erwise. it is asked, what right has
! Great Britain to Uganda, which also be-
| longed to the former Egyptian equator
| ial province?
The Echo de Paris says:
J "The Sirdars forces dare rot fire
! upon Major Marchand, for France is
| behind him. England must now con-
sent to a European conference unless
she wants war"
The interesting announcement is
made here that the whole cost OF the
Nile campaign since 1896 has been
only 1880. 900 ($13,000. O00). including
e 1000. 900 spent upon the Soudan rail-
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