Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-22
FOREIGN MATTERS,
English Slave Dealers in Zanzibar
Bradlaugh Iil-Noted Irishmen Coming

received at the Office Of the Anti-slavery society
here report that the buying and selling of
human chattels in the streets Of that city is
being carried on with scarcely an attempt at
concealment. Weekly markets are held. at
which the slaves are boldly exposed to the gaze
OF intending buyers, and in many cases each
slave carries a piacard suspended from his
neck upon which is written the price at which
he can be bought. The women are sold for
what they will fetch, the ordinary price being
about f6 if they are young. The merchants
who carry on this traffic are all Arabs, but il
appears to be well understood in Zanzibar that
rich firm of traders, every member of which
halls from England. furnish all the capital to
conduct the business, and that BY far the
largest share of their immense yearly profits is
derived from this traffic. All the local officials
in Zanzibar are said to be in the paw of this
firm, who purchase immunity by bribing the
authorities from the highest to the lowest. and
30 complete is their influence that no complaint
receives the sls htest attention. To illustrate
the openness with which the traffic is carried
on 1t is pointed out that the receipts Of slaves
every week are publicly announced by piacards
upon the walls Of the houses. The letters COM
PLAIN that the representatives in Zanzibar Of
the different European governments appear to
take no interest whatever in these matters.
BACK TO RUSSIA.
A movement is on foot among the wealthy
to Poland and Russia the poor Jewish tailors
during the strike Of the London tailors recently
by promises Of steady work and high wages.
BRADLAUaH VERY ILL.
Mr.. Charles Bradlaugh, the weIl-known
political and social reformer, and member of
the house Of commons for Northampton, is very
i'll and it is feared that he is dying.
Ex-Empress Frederick, accompanied by Prin-
cess Sophie. the fancee Of the crown prince Of
Greece, and her other daughters, sailed from
Venice on the Austrian-Lloyd steamer 1mpera-
trix for Corinth today.
THE GRAND OLD srUlPER.
Mr.. Gladstone left Hawarden today for South
port. where he will speak in the interest of Sir
Robert Peel, the liberal candidate for the va
cant seat for Brighton in the house Of COM
mons. When the train upon which he travelled
reached Chester large crowd that had gath
cred about the station cheered him. Mr.. Glad
stone made q short speech, in which he said he
hoped that in the political contest in Great
Britain the right side would soon be upper
most.
PRIESTS COMING OVER.
DUBLIN, Oct. 22.-Father Matthew, prior Of
the Order of Capuchins at Cork, accompanied
steamer Alaska, which left Queenstown on the
Goth instant. They go as delegates on a mis-
sion to collect funds for the completion of the
Capuchin church, which is being erected as q
memorial to the temperance apostle. spe-
cial tender conveyed the two delegates, who
we're accompanied by bands, the mayor Of
Cork and members Of the Cork corporation, to
the steamer. Messrs. Laro and OHea. mem
bers OF parliament, delivered farewell addresses
| to the departing priests.
BANNs PUBLISHED.
The banns of marriage of Prince Albert Of
Monaco and the Duchess EIDE Richelieu have
been published.
AN ENGLISH BANK IN PERSIA.
A Russian company has obtained from the
shah Of Persia the grant Of . charter to estab-
lish at Tauris q commercial bank, having
branch at Meshed.
zANZIBARI DEFEATED.
ZANZIBAR, Oct 22.-Lieut Gravenreuth of
Capt Wissmann's expedition, surprised Bushi-
ris' camp and put his forces to flight. Lieut.
Gravenreuth's men are continuing the pursuit
OF the rebels.
BALrIMoREAN DEAD IN PARIS.
PARIS, Oct. 22.-Dr. Philippe Ricord, the
celebrated French surgeon, who was for many
years known in Paris as ''the great American
DOCTOR" is dead. DR.. Ricord was born in Bal
timore, Md, December 10, 1900.
I0NATIEFF At HOME.
The Rome correspondent Of the Figaro says
that Gen. Ignatieff has arrived there on q spe-
cial mission to the vatican. Gen. Ignatien. the
correspondent says, bears an autograph letter
from the czar accepting the arbitration Of the
pope in the Balkan question and leaving his
holiness free to convoke . congress or adopt
any other course which, in his Judgment win
lead to the establishment Of . moduD vivendi
between Russia and Austria