The herald., 1898-09-18

Pasha, the Turkish governor. who has
| asked for Instructions, after having been
notified by Admiral Noel that the Mussul-
man population must be disarmed. The
British admiral Is apparently determined
to enforce the disarmament Of the bashi
baxouks. whether 1t IL agreeable to the
sultan or not.
The Egyptian Question
The absence Of news from Fashoda, an
important place about 400 miles south Of
Khartoum. which is reported to have been
occupied by French force, has put the
British upon tenterhooks. but they have
implicit faith in the British commander,
General Sir Robert Kitchener, and have
cheerfuly assumed that the British and
Egyptian flags are already flying there
whether Major Marchand, the French COM
mander is there or is not there.
The British newspapers have taken a
most unoompromising attitude in regard TO
Fashoda. They are daily issuing warnings
to France, telling her to stand off or trou-
BILE will follow, and there is no doubt the
Marquis Of Salisbury will have the nation
behind him, even II General 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 60,
she won't attack US. Nothing else, however,
will serve her turn, as, If the matter is SET
tied locally, we must win. II, then, the
French are at Fashoda we don't see any
reason to be greatly ARMED. The most they
will do is to try to make the occupation of
the ground a good bargain. The Bahr eli
Ghazal, river branching into the Nile a
little way out of Fashoda, and really a
continuation Of the Nile and its affluents,
might, 1t is conceivable. be conceded to her
on certain terms"
France Grows Warlike
The French newspapers, which first took
the matter quietly. are now INDUCING in
truculent articles. They declare that If
Major Marchand is really at Fashoda he
will stay there. hTe idea that Fashoda is
within The Egyptian sphere is poohpoohed
Otherwise, 1t is asked, what right has Great
Britain to Uganda, which belonged to the
former Egyptian equtorial province?
The Echo de Paris says
1.-THE sirdars forces dare not fire upo;
Major Marchand, for France is behind
AAhh' ASh6iuhu HuuSt uOW COHScHt u d ILu-
opean conference unless she wants war"
The Soleil adopts the "perfidious Albion"
line of argument and thinks the report of
Maj. Marchand's arrival at Fashoda Is a
British trick to prepare public opinion for
an immediate advance upon Fashoda be-
fore the French arrive there.
The interesting announcement is made
that the whole cost of the Nile campaign
III hno 0,1,,
ing 91,O00o0o spent upon the Soudan rail-
roads, of which 500 miles have been con-
structed during that time.
Gen. Kitchener has decided to destroy
the tomb of the Mahdi at Omdurman,
which was so prominent a mark for the
British artillery during the bombardment.
This step will be taken in order to pre-
vent Omdurman becoming a second Mecca
Americas Problems
How the United States will administer its
new possessions and how large these pos
sessions will be continues to be the subject
for considerable speculation In the Euro
pean newspapers. David Christie MURRAY
writes: ''''
1.-The republic has on her shoulders the
mantle of empire. and has taken the scep-
ter of empire In her hands and has set
upon her own head the crown of empire
and the whole world knows that 1t is rich
er for the fact. 1t is one of the most mo-
mentous historical happenings Of modern
years. and is full of good augury for the
progress of adaptive and inventive spirit
of the land we know we'll already: and
that she will conform herself to her new
duties all men who are really acquainted
with her people are assured beforehand"