The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
SERIOUS RIOTS FEARED
4 MONSTER MANIFESTATION IS
PREPARED FOR TO-DAY.
+ FR-tCH ON TIE UPPLR NILE
heir Movements Becoming UnpIeasant'y
fromiHea. 10 Ihose Who Imagined that
Great B it.n Had Uadisputed Claims
-iroutIes Threatening Persia.

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London, Jan. 15.-(Special London ca
be letter)-The new phase into Whlcl
the Dreyfus case has entered, IS d dis
tinct advance. The era Of secret cour
martials IS over and a civil and publ1
court will have to investigate Emile
Zola's charges of persistent distortion Q
Justice. The behavior Of Military au
thorities in .burking' the inquiry casts
the gravest reflections upon the oft-as-
serted honor Of the French army, which
has shown an obstinate determination
to stick together, right or wrong.
Outside of France, all Europe believes
Drevfus is the victim Of Il ~vllllanous
conspiracy and the prosecution OF Loia
has broadened the question. for the Whole
French army is now virtually placed on
trial. The gravity of the situation IS en-
HANGED because the whole of France ID
in a state Of growing hysterical excite
ment. Temporarily, the republic IS gen
orally supported throughout the country
but history shows that similar hysterla
has frequently led to violent changes
When France is able to analize the sit
uation and should the suspicion spread
that hte honor of the army Is really al
fected. the consequences to the repubil
might he of the most serious descrlp
ton. The Panama scandals have detlle'
political life and the law courts hav
been discredited; therefore if respect TO
the army must also be surrendered, tn
desire to change the government may
irrepressible. in which case the tempta
ton for the leaders to divert the atten
ton of the country to Il foreign wal VII
hp we'll nigh irresistible. Hence the
deep interest of Frances nei@hbors.
For the moment. the intense eXcitemen
viii probably find an outlet IN the renew
al Of the spectacle presented during IN
liveliest days of Poulangism. Hot al
tercations in the streets leading to as
Saults are frequent, the police are guard
ing the houses of prominent Dreyfus
ians. and it is impossible to foresee
where the arrests will end. SANDER and
pronunciation are SO rampant that the
authorities are taking special precautions
to prevent the illuminated from taking
the law into their own hands. Duels
have already resulted. \ monster man
Hesitation IS preparing in Paris for Sul-
day. AIlecedIy. it is anti-Dreyfusian
Really it is anti-Semitic. and unless pro
hihited. it is feared serious riots may be
the sequel.
Temporarily overshadowed, the move
ments of the French on the upper Nile
are again becoming unpleasantly pronli
nent to those who imagined that Great
Britain had nndisputed claims upon those
regions. It is immaterial to discuss the
exact Whereabouts of the French expedi
tons. 1t s~uffices that, according to the
bulk Of evidence. they have penetrated
TO Bahr-Fl-Ghazel. the most fertile pro-
vince of the Egyptian Soudan. with the
distinct mandate Of their government. If
this is true. and the declarations of sue
c~cssive British cabinets mean anything.
NJ. Hanotaux the French Minister Cor
Foreign Affairs. has brought about d
CasuS Bell.
Thus far N. Hanotaux seems to have
the advantage. but the game is danger
ems. Fear Of war with France will NOT
stop Great Britain from recovering the
whole Of the Egyptian Soudan and driv-
inc out any French expeditions which
may be found there. when. in the opinion
Of the MARQUIS of Salisbury the proper
time has arrived.
In the meantime Prince Henry, Of
Orleans is fitting out, at MarseilIes, and
evidently with the approval of the gov
eminent. IN armed expedition to subdue
equatorial provinces. claiming they had
htloHSeu 10 AD!SSllla III prehistoric
times; but in reality these provinces are
identical with those Great Britain is
seeking to restore to Egypt. SO. per-
haps. there is some truth in the story tina
the activity of the British is due to III
Egyptian intelligence Department learn
ing that the French Abyssinian troop
have reached Fashoda, that King Memo
Xix is preparing reinfOrcements with tn
intention of following up this success
and that a common policy. which is NOR
ally supported by Russia. unitcs France
and -AbySSinia.
There are persistent reports of grave
troubles threatening Persia. The Shah
sovereignty has always been shaky. an
I is now affirmed to be rapidly slippin
from his grasp. Indeed the situation a
Teheran is described as being so precari
ors that q Coup u Etat NAV be pre-
cir'tated at any moment.
The scandAlous ~debaucherv in Regen
street and Piccadilly, this city. has led
to the preparation of two bills for pre-
sentiment to Parliament. One Of them
makes 1t a crime for a man Or a woman
10 1--we on the prostitution Of women. I,
the case Of foreigners, the bill provide
for the repatriation Of the guilty parties
The other bin provides punishment 70
soliciting. Those responsible for these
TO bills point to the condition of tn
West End Of London as being unbeara
he. The foreign "hullies' living on
women prostitution are responsible 70
hundreds of recent cases of assault. rob-
.hory. Matchmaking and unspeakable
denominations.
An eminent nerson. who was lunching
recently With Mr.. Gladstone. asked him
What was the greatest danger threaten
ing Great Britain-was it France. Ger
MANY. Russia or America?
Mono of them" was the reply Of the