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The xepozts that Xing Menelek
Abyesiula contennalates malting war
upou elrithrea, the Red Sea, colony of
Italy, emanate from the Italian press
and are to be received with °elidei).
part ot the newepapere of Italy,
as well as a, considerable body a the
taxpayer% ere opposed to the eoatiou-
anee of this costly colonial experi-
ment and for many monthe they have
ivgen the naost sensatioual aspeet t
every latimation of some future dis-
agreemeat between Italy and Abys-
sinia. Every responsible person who
heti come from Abyssinia tvithia the
eo.st yea x becludiug Capt. j. L. Bar-
rineten, the 13ritisle diplomatic agent
At the Zing's 'capital, and a. Lagartle,
the French Minister in debyesinia, bas
itaicl that, in seite ol the aseertioos of
the. Italian press, no troubte wbat-
ve arise over the delitahatiori
he feUer of Tigre, the Eieg's
tortbern province which abuts upon
tb Itaiiau land -
The Rome See olo sys that t1e Xing
wee seudiug feree tO re-establish bis
Authority in Tigre. No eat'. dispates
his riont to do so, aud, fact, his
display of force early this year i
duced the couturaavious Rae, or Gen -
Ln command of that province, to
tender his submission. There is real-
ly ,no Tigre queon between Italy aud
Abyssinia that 'evolves anything wtre
than a eurvey in au unsurveyed region
to delloait a part of a houutlary
a1eady agreed upoa in geeeral tetras.
he treaty ot A.dis Abeba signed
on. Oct. 26, 1E96. the independence of
Abyssilaia was recognized, Italy re-
linquished all claim to tterritory she 1
hed assumed to possess tieutle ef the
Ereb,Belesa end Mu tia rivers told
the small part olf the bury not
determieed by the coulees 41 these
river* was to he delimited witheu onts
•T..E E• ...E.Lx7a...71p.nTIM.8:
WORLD S:GREAT :IMAM
Rev Dr. Talmage Discourses on the
Great Salvation.
The Most Stupendous Undertaking Founded Upon a Great
Sacrifice—Fortunate That We Cannot Foresee Our Thais
—Scene at the Crucion—Tioe Dr. Believes in -the
Whole Bible.
A. despatela from Washington says:
--The Rev. I. Talmage preached frota
be following text :-" llow shall we es-
cape, if we neglect so great salve. -
tion te-elebreave ii. 3,
I stand before you to -night borne
down with two great end an -absorbing
desires; one, to etet to heaveo myself;
lie other to take an tbese people along
Wth hee. Whe Onows hut God may
ear my prayer, teed thee all swept
hy he circle et tliese walls shell with-
ZO hour he enclosed in the anus of
Inn g Jeeue t It is no thnefor
argenteut, for you mentally accept all
hese truths. It is tto time for pbiloso-
pby, for it is your hearts we want,
and not your Leeds. It is no time
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