The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-06
BORNEO AND BROOKS.
Strange Scenes on the Second Largest
Island in the World.
The Rajah Of Terror to Evil Dosrs-A Tribe
Of Peopis with Tails Like Monkeys How
the People. Have Been squ,ered.

II somebody were 20 tell four-ffths
OF the native inhabitants OF the second
largest island Ia the world that they
live in Borneo they would stare in
blank amazement never having heard
the name before. When Europeans
began TO haunt the shores OF the great
Island. says the New York Sun. they
found the sultanate OF Borneo. or Bru-
nei rs 1t Is more commonly known.
stretching along the northern shores.
In the course OF events the British
have appropriated the most OF the
snltanate TO themselves, leaving his
highness, the sultan. TO extract such
consolation as he can from the fact
that Europeans long ago extended the
name OF his territory over the whole
island. A few weeks ago the English
man Rajah Brooke seized one half OF
what was left OF Brunei. and the event
has made great stir lin northern
Borneo. Only few thousand square
miles are now left TO represent the
only surviving native government OF
the great island. the Dutch holding by
far the largest part. while the British
possess wide strip along tho entire
northern coast, except the poor little
slice that remains In Brunei. sand
wiched In between British North
Borneo and Sarawak. the possession OF
Rajah Brooke.
The strangely romantic career OF Sir
James Brooke is very we'll known.
Several books have been written Ia tell
how this energetic young Englishman,
fired with the spirit OF the old adven-
tIrers OF the Columbian era. the pos
SCISSOR OF fortune OF $4,000. con-
ceived the idea OF carving out name
and career In the eastern archipel-
ago. IL was while the young officer
was serving In tho British army in
Burmah that he reached the audacious
conclusion that. II the powers could
not suppress piracy In Malayan waters.
he would do IL himself. SO he threw
up his commission, put his fortune in
his pocket, bought small vessel. and
quietly set out for Barneo in 1889.
The next the world heard was that a
smart young man named Brooke, with
pocketful OF money. was in high
feather In the sultanate OF Brunei. He
had helped the sultan TO put down a
rebellion and had been rewarded with
the title OF rajah OF Sarawak. Then,
worry conveniently for the ambitious
projects OF Rajah Brooke. the sultan OF
Bruei died. and the rajah diminished
the cares OF his successor by relieving
him OF large part OF his territory
He declared Sarawak and such other
parts OF Bruei as he chose TO appropri-
ate TO be his own independent domain.
The rajah was terror to evil-doers
He had his ups and downs. but at last
pirates far and near trembled at his
name. Head-hunting in his domin-
ions became crime punishable with
death. With wonderful enorgy he set
about developing the commercial
/ possibilities OF his country. The viii
lage OF 1000 people where the young
became city OF 20. 900 inhabitants.
Trade grew with rapid strides. the
territory OF the rajah was recognized
I by Great Britain IA an independent
state. It's ruler was Snighted by Queen
Victoria, and at length. after one OF
the most romantic careers that ever
an adventurer led, Sir James Brooke,
/ rajah OF Sarawak. full OF honors and
immensely wealthy. was gathered TO
his fathers. The present rajan was a
nephew of Sir James, aud year before
last revenue of $780, 900 flowed into
his Golfers
The sultans OF Brunei have not been
! remarkable save for their contribution
/ TO chronological science and for their
misfortunes growing out OF tho estab-
+ lishment OF the Brooke family on one
side OF them and recently OF the North
| Borneo company on the other side. and
this company inflicted upon the late
lamented sultan the twofold indignity
OF squeezing him into narrower terri
torial limits. and OF proving that in
his chronological notions he was
guillible old person. The late sultan
asserted 70 his dying day that south OF
his dominions there was tribe dis
tlnguished by the possession OF long
caudal appendagos. These curious
people. he asserted. were In the habit
OF carrying around little chairs in the
scat OF which holes were cut No lady