St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-04
NO. "a.

VI LOlu CdllSuuIy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
They relied upon the resolutions ac-
cepted by considerable majorities in the
house of commons and upon the need of
licensing reform, so long acknowledged
by the country, to aid in the passing of
the general measure. The government
have determined to delay, if not to trifle
with, this great question. MIR. Ritchie
is the only minister who has made posi-
tive statements, and he has pledged the
government to the introduction OF the bill
not later than the 18th. The asSur-
ance he has given to the licensed victual-
lers that the local government bill shall
not contain provisions affecting the
licensing authority has led to belief
among Liberal and even among num-
Der of Tory members that the govern
ment will meet with serious difficulty in
the progress of the bill. Privately it is
alleged that London. which enjoys po-
litically high favor with the government,
has been the difficulty. But that can
hardly be true, because the government
might have found in the drafts of their
predecessors abundant excuse for emitting
London until its organization is reformed
from the licensing clauses of the bill.
ENIIN PAsHA.
The collection of Emin Pasha's letters
and geographical records from Africa,
which have been translated into English
and edited under the auspices of DIR.
Felkin and DR.. Schweinfurth, has just
been published. The book, though
dealing with events which are several
years old and not bearing directly on
DR.. Emin's actual position at Wadelai,
is not without special interest in con-
nection with the relief expedition of Mr..
Stanley. In the meantime, Mr.. Stan
ley'S friends are becoming exceedingly
nervous under the prolonged absence Of
news from the explorer or his party.
The king of the Belgians expressed his
anxiety for Mr.. Stanley when the year
1887 closed without bringing any intelli-
gence. In England the feeling of con-
tidence which has hitherto been steadily
maintained, has been rudely shaken by
the latest advices from Central Africa.
There can be no question that the as
pect of affairs is now extremely grave
and more good than harm is likely to
follow a frank admission of the fact.
The Austrians seem to think other
wise, judging from the report telegraphed
from Vienna this week to the effect
that no news could be expected from
MIR. Stanley until next month. How
ever, a dispatch has just been received
from Brussels saying that there Is
great deal of talk at the Belgian capital
of dispatching another expedition by
the Congo route. A report just re-
ceived from LivingStOnia, the mission
station on the promontory at the south
end of Lake NyanZa, gives some Inter-
esting information as to the progress of
the Arab power in the region of the
great lakes. At Livingstonia serious
news was received from Karonga, the
African Lake company's station
at the northwestern end of the
lake. The Arabs had made
wanton attack on the natives, and
after burning several of their villages,
had threatened the English nation. The
Arabs in the vicinity were apparently
not numerous, but owing to the policy
of refraining from interference in
native quarrelS and abandoning the
stations when attacked, adopted by the
English missionaries and trading
agents.
THE ARABS HAVE GROWN AUDACIOUS.
AS a result the Arab traders are seri-
Ously threatening European influence
in the region. Correspondents write
that the increase of Arab power i'm Cen
tral Africa and the enormous growth
of slave hunting and the slave
traffic i'll consequence are not so serious.
A German traveller states that he found
eAIeHSlVc ulSITlclS uepOpuldltu anu
burned by the Arabs in the Kassai and
Sankarur regions. The wave of reviv-
ing Arab power which has been spread
ing westward from the Zanzibar cOun-
try is now spreading southwark also.
In short there is strong evidence that
the disturbances on the Tanganyika
and Nyanza, and it may be added at
Stanley Falls, are not due merely to the
turbulence of isolated ivory and slave
hunters, but are part of concerted
movement. The suggestion certainly
throws new light on the ac-
tion or inaction Of TippOo Tib
at Stanley Falls, and on the appearance
of Arabs west OF the Aruwmi on the
Welle-Makua, and may well increase
anxiety as to the fate of Stanley. Sev-
eral equally as well known African
travellers as Prof. LenZ to-day give facts
and figures showing that Mr.. Stanley
should have reached Emin Bey about
the middle of August and been heard
from by the middle of December at the
latest, If no disaster had befallen his
expedition. 1t is known that his route
was swarming with Arabs, who had
congregated for the sole purpose of pre-
venting him from reaching his destina-
finn