New-York tribune., 1901-02-17
UENELEK'S FRONTIERS.

From The Pail Mail Gazette.

From The Pail Mail Gazette
From private Information received from, AiXe-
sinia IL appears that interesting developmerts
may be expected during the ensuing months i'm
the land of the King of Kings or more strict
~ on ats borders Colonel Harrington the British
Agent at Adds Ababa has returned To his post
10 hnd the i-eontieff influence again strong The
RUSSIAN colony has been reinforced bN a small
party oi priests Their mission is understood "a
be 10 convince the Philippians that the Orthodox
nhurch and the coptc Church really one
but Whatever the plans of the Russians may
be- M"nelek is not likely To let them control his
p"licN. Count Lcontieff IS anxious to enter
INTO possession of that equatorial province of
MIi'h Nc WAS. Jointly with Prince Henri dor
leans. appointed Governor three years ago and
Is seeking armed help from the Negus that
rilu me dlih"ulty IN giving il arises from the
Tact than Aenelek is rot now certain whether he
mas any equatorial province. The delay III le-
limiting m" western aud southern frontiers
"I ms G"iulni'nS " mere H. = ldjan British Last
Africa ar m" SoGdan is the chief cause for this
state OF things Major II. H. Austin IL l.. and
Major Bright. of the HGe Brigade are. Hnw-
cter' no" Engaged an survey intended II com
ptet'' our Typographical know d;r Of thu dis
tflct. ana On the reCeipt Of their report direct
t S"':'l ms VIII -" entered into for de lmi;a-
lion of the frontier TIE British claim tn, terri
tory allotted Them by the Ansl'-italan agree
ment II iNhl. M.nel.k iS on tn. other ha.id.
dcSlioGS "f penetrating far south LAX
Rudolf. 'fnc .eaSon among othtr IS Nhich
makes th' settlement of Tins question Il siratlr
Is that th'' SCI tion # the Cape-to-C Clilp Railway
letM"'n sanda and FaShoda viii probably
traN'rSe tins district. the country wrSt Of thu
NH i'-FIS - 81 SNallIN a character almost
la preclude thu possibility al "A railway.
MeantIint II L. pleasing Ia note that already
falr trade * being don" between Aby.siuil and
the S"udan, via kasSaa. Ia which town Lord
'romrr has promised that the khartuu,n Rail
Way shall br next extended. tn" intention being
To continue il To Suaku The deN elapnIent Of
trad" n lth such country AbySSInia where
All IN" Iit"llc are warriors. and their wants
iew-is necessarily SLOW work. lui much might
bc done in lhat diree ti1n Icy litilr hhcraltY n
the part of the Government in the aiministra-
uon "f British Sonalilaud What il needed ~
the building uf a railway from I:rrhtTa L. Har-
rfr. ana Thence to the Ain Ssinian hills. The
English company which has acquired in
teiest ia the Jibuti railway il said To cuntern-
plat" a Iran h inr from Hrrhera- IL would b"
more Irptitailr I" make IN" Brrbcra line first
The Jihutil railway is Vrrs unlikely - b"
commercial success. whil- the tin"
caSs with regard to lsrhrra
Majors Austin and Bright have gon" up IA"
Blue Nile an their survey expedition "A work
they began in lS.E. hut Were unable then u com
plete In order to facilitate. the fixing of tn"
frontier the Government have on this occasion
sent out another survey party. under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Colonel G w GwNnn.
ID :. %. This party is working from IN" Ahys-
Snan Sid"