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Show THE CONQUEST OP AFRICA. England, the greatest commercial nation, is always keeping an eyo open lor tho acquisition of new territory. It is not surprising therefore that she is anxious to have her Hag float over a large portion of the Dark Continent, now that the wealth of its resources has been made known through the extensive ex-tensive explorations of Henry M. Stanley. A plan is now being formulated, formu-lated, according to. the dispatches from London, by Lord Salisbury by which tho Congo Free State and the equatorial provinces of Africa shall be united under un-der one government, to bo controlled by England and Belgium as partners in the vast scheme. The King of Belgium has been the principal promoter of Stanley's African explorations, and Belgium is therefore ititled to tho honor and profits arising from the expeditious, ex-peditious, but his royal highness linds that to further carry out his schemes on the grand scale which his ambition has mapped out, would be loo much of a strain on his financial resources. This explains ex-plains tho proposed, partnership, with England. It is now proposed to tit out a large and well equipped expedition under the command of Stanley uudor the assent and with the assistance, of the King of Belgium. A complete chain of trading posts is to be . established from the Congo river to the great lakes. Another expedition is to start from East Africa and unite with that from the west at Nyanda. This scheme, if carried but, will virtually put the interior of Africa under the dominion domin-ion of England. Belgium of course is to get her share of tho substantial results. re-sults. It is more than probable that this plan will be put into execution, although al-though complications may arise with other European powers that have bo-come bo-come interested more or less in the conquest, con-quest, development and civilization of Africa. |