The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-09-17
AN AFRICAN WAR ENDED.
whites and Arabs on Lake Nyassa Make
Peace After Two Years Fighting.

whites and Arabs on Lake Nyassa Make
Peace After Two Years Fighting.
Three years ago war began between
the Arab traders on the northern shores
of Lake Nyassa and the Scottish mis-
sionaries and agents of the African
Lakes Company. This beautiful re-
pion, saws the New York Sun, was one
of the greatest slave hunting grounds
of the Arabs. The white station at
Karonga, on the northwest coast OF the
lake, interfered with the slave traffic
by protecting thousands of natives
against the Arab raiders. The Arabs
finally decided to wipe out all the
whites in that region, and they there
fore attacked the station at karonga'
For two years the war waged. Hardly
more than bakers dozen of white
men with few hundred native allies
not only defended themselves against
the desperate attacks of the Arabs, put
also yentured outside their own fortifi-
cations and marched miles to attack the
Arabs in their strongholds. In all the
engagements neither side ever sue
ceeded in capturing the Notifications OF
the enemy, but they inflicted a good
deal of loss upon one another, and
brought all the evils of war upon the
northern districts of Lake Nyassa.
The war is now happily at an end.
One of the purposes for which IL. IL.
Johnston went to Lake Nyassa last
wear was to endeavor to make peace be-
tween the belligerents. He found at
the northern end of the lake mission
aries ready at moments notice to
strap on their muskets, and many
native soldiers whom they had drilled
to take part in the struggle The gar
rison at Karonga had accumulated an
enormous stock of native provisions,
such as Indian corn, millet, manioc,
vans, sweet potatoes, and so on, to pre-
vent the possibilities of being starved
out by the Arabs during the long alb
sences of their steamer.
Johnston found that about half OF the
white men had been compelled to leave
the place, owing to serious wounds OF
sickness. Karonga was now in the
hands of four white men. They, witt
their little native army, had completely
sources of food supply, and were SO un
ceasingly harassing the Arabs with am
bushes and sharpshooters that the enc
my were really confined to their strong
holds, and were being brought low b.
gradual starvation. 1t was hard to sa.
which party would be the first to Civ
in. The British were getting very nea
the bottom of their ammunition chest
and the Arabs were eating rats leathe
and roots, besides being scourged b.
smallpox.
1t was at this critical period tina
Johnston arrived. He was unable t.
get party from Karonga to accompan,
him to the Arabs, as they feared treach
cry, and the Arabs would not meet hin
if he was accompanied by an arme
force. At last, with one white assistan
and few porters, he travelled half wa.
to the Arab camp and sent on a mes
senger to invite the Arabs to netting
Ascertaining by their spies that he wa
not at the head of an army, they put o
their best attire and came out to met
him unarmed. The ice was broker
and then and there the main principle
of treaty of peace were drawn up. I'll
next day the treaty was signed. III
Arabs agreed to engage only in legit
mate trade in that region, and to lily
IN peace with the whites. The w;
that lasted over two years has result'
in the interest of civilizing influence