The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
DRIVEN OUT BY SAVAGES.
NATIVES CAPTURE STfSLEY FALLS
AND EXPEL THEIR OPPRESSORS

AND EAPEL IhEIh Of'fNLSSONSs
Tho Arabs Flee Up tho Kiver-whito Men
Remain Unharmed at the stntion-A
Revolt Against the Crimes and Cruelty
Of tho Arabs-First Instance In Central
Africa of n Native Victory Over Them.
News has been received from Bona. tho
capital OF the Congo State that the Arab set.
Element OF Stanley Fails. about 1,400 miles up
the river has been captured by the natives
who revcted against the cruelty and oppres-
sion OF the Arabs ono hundred and nftv
Arabs were killed in tho lighting. and the rest
were driven UP the river and have probably
re.rcated to the large Arab station OF Nyangwe.
All their establishments ut stanley Falls have
been destroyed. and there remain only
two buildings, In which agents VI tho
Congo state are living This indicates
that the natives have not been making war
upon the whites. but only upon their enemies.
the Arabs A large force OF Congo state SOL
diers Is stationed ut the mouth of the Aruwlmi
River about 100 miles down the river and tho
Congo State will probably have no difficulty In
asserting its authority at Stanley Falls 1t 10
noteworthy that on the two occasions when
serious trouble has occurred at Stanley Falls
since that station was founded Tppu lib was
absent lie was In Zanzibar when tho Arabs
attacked the State station in 1856 and drove
roor Deano into tho wilderness. whence he was
rescued several We ks later in starving con.
ditinn lie is now IN Zanzibar wien the SEQ.
ond series Of battles have at the Fails been
the defensive and have me, with disaster.
The syWpathy OF ne word WI he with the
us how terribly they h-vs suffered In recent
years. The Arabs Tor seven or eight Years
h,s a az sands OF sS
southwest and southeast OF Stanley Falls to
prey upon the natives Thor chlsi unest has
village. Kill any one who resis OIL them. cap
tnre All tho women ? ssiole. and then camn
have sent word to tho furitseS that ior every
tu-k Q, ivory delivered to the Arabs one woman
Stanley " Fails tho NATIVES h"1 during series
Of years. accumulatei much ivory which they
kept hiidcn The Arabs have gained posses-
berry. Many Of the natives have resisted those
outraGo.. and hundreds have heen killed;
ton OF the Arabs. This term Arabs applied
10 The people whom Iiupu lib and the other
MEANS g Treco on mo- F"w among them can
boast OF pure descent from Muscat, or are able
II sr9TnK pp ~ have ssre
blood in their veins, and make use exclusively
Of klswani the s,.f"d nsn n OF Cen Nal
their followers are hundreds OF soldiers and
africa Africa - THIS via 'obber band whom the
Arabs have used ever since they entered central
Africa 10 carry, ont their slave and ivory raids;
II their mnster.. They are called 10y the ma
have been achast with terror. stanley unwit-
linsly paved the way for the adyaree Of the
sentiments ut the falls and ut other points
further IN the river have ever since been
the banks Of the river at Stanley Fails.
and left to the white station only large
the rsbs and .Fnss'fa rs hais
great station At sISnsy Falls. with their clean.
looking slaves male and female: have mads =
very pleasing impression in their dazzling
houses and their fins ,nelds Of rice ami other
striking contrast to the miserable villages Of
the patives in the neighborhood,
founded By Stanley in 1850, and Tor over six
months Attic Seotrhman named hinn.y lived
there oil alon. With MS black ossistents Ia
with tho Arabs, who had already reached mo
falls. and Stanley comrlimen,ed him highly.
No trouble occurred with tho Arabs until 1886.
force Of Ian7ibari luarreed with tho Arabs.
buildings burned. White supremacy IT Stan:
up the river on his way TO Emin Pasha, taking
with him Tippu Tin; who restored peace boz
hs and 4! he cdSno s,s
nuence OF Tippu lib. slave raiiinH has boon
argely do rea 1ed. though tho cruel ivory hunts
have been continued. and have inflicted per-
haps as much misery upon the natives as the
slave chase.
There are seven cataracts along stretch
OF the river. nearly 100 miles In length. The
Arab settlement that has been CAPTURED is at
the seventh or lowest cataract IN ia placo 10
undoubtedly destined to play an important
part in tho opening up Of Africa. Hore the
! long navikable stretch OF the Congo ceases.
| aud the heart OF Central "A RIGA Is reached.
| There are 1000 miles OF uninterrupted navi.
| cation hetween Stanley Falls and Stanley
| Pool. The natives were very much IMPRESSED
in favor OF the whites by tbs events that led to
| the retreat OF Dsans and the capture OF STAN
| Icy Falls by the Arabs. The stu bborn defence
| that was made by the white man was a ma ter
| OF SURPRISE and admiration to them. They
! were much impressed BY tho fact that tho
| Arabs lost sixty men and the whites only two.
| 1t Is probable that tho present revolt was en-
| couragrd. il not directly nctcd. by their
| KIN Wedge OF the fact that the Congo State
wishes. to. protect them against slave raids
| and In Justice.
News travels RAPIDLY throughout Africa. even
| though they have no railroads nor telsgraphs.
| and the natives undoubtedly have heard that
| tho soldiers of tho Congo state within tho last
| ycnr have Ind several hard fights with raidinR
parties from NyanCwe and have on each o.
| castor doleated the Arabs These tghtR have
! occurred both north and south OF the Congo.
| but the most signal defeat o. the Arabs was
| sustained by them upon tho Sankuru River.
| last spring. where about 1000 OF them wore
put to hight by the soldiers OF the Congo Stats.