The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02
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G.. Btoaehi lats Italian coaaul-gen-
cral al xanzlbar he's had some curlons
experience ald soon many strange
things during mis- stay Ia Africa Re-
Gently he gave running account OF
the African slave trade as Il 4 now
carried on at aud near zanzibar tod
OF the prowcss OF the Arab slave
catchcrs. and the G lorts OF tho dhoNs
10 run tho blockade and land their
human freight. One curious thing
which he recounted was that aside
from the Arabs those interested IN
the traffic were almost Invariably
negroes. They are engaged Ia per-
petuatiug the slavery OF their own
race says the San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
Their Arab captors. " said he ARE
at almost constant war with bands OF
negroes in the interior. and for every
slave that is captured and sold into
slavery thirty or forty die Some OF
thom perish in the attack, others
through privation while being trans
ferrea from the interior TO the coast
where they can be shipped and others
while on the dhows.
.I'hey are substantially the samc
type OF full blooded colored people you
SEQ ia the United States They are as
black as it is possible for people 20 DE.
The Arabs who 60 hunting FOR
them penetrate hundreds OF miles In
the interior Most OF the captures
used 10 be made in the lake region
but in late years IL has been pretty
well stopped there Since the great
powers have taken possession and APP
portioned out Zanzibar the Arabs are
not allowed to pursue their nefarious
lusi8e.s Steps were taken right
w -''ss's ~. Athem. Both England
away 10 prevent well as Italy. among
and Germany as as divided. have
which ZANZIBAR waNNgt for the slavers
men-of-war on the aleiy VAR that Ger
but for every man-of-wNl has ten 10
many or Italy has England -.H@.g the
twelve. The task OF preventing ~ !
slave traffic therefore, devolves almost-
entirely on England She does the
best she can. but nevertheless the
traffic goes on--not In tho degree that
~ uiu i'llhtiAgs pub obiii w u SpupiVoI-
able extent
Several ports are unguarded. and
into these the dhows sail and wait TIL
the bands OF slaves are driven in from
the interior. where they have en-
caught a dhow is from twenty to
thirty feet long us "A rule, though some
are considerably larger Fifty, sixty,
"A hundred or more naked slaves are
crowded into dhow. and the black
men in charge who have bought thcm
from tho Arabs then make every effort
TO run the blockade
Slavery itself after the victims are
turned over to their final owner is
not so bad. The shareholders treat
them fairly well, not beating or NAL
treating them. as rule The move
ments OF these Arabs and their on
slaughts are conducted in a dcsultory
manner. Bands prey upon savages
wherever they can be found Cloves.
which are produced in immense guam
titles in Zanzibar and the cultiva. ion
OF which is the main industry. are
grown by slaves. They arc kept la
boriously at work from one season to
another. The negroes are not nat
urally industrious. They would much
rather play and sing than be kept at
work in the forests and fields. They
make strenuous efforts to escape aud
frequently succeed. IL an attempt IL
made TO capture them they will fight
10 the death.
What gives tho Arab slavers such
an advantage over the poor Africans
in their native wilds is the guns which
they have ia plenty. The natives us
n rule are not so equipped They
have only their clubs and rude wcap-
ons OF other kinds. and are unable to
cope with the most improved European
and American weapons which tho
Arabs have. Even now the Arabs are
able TO secure so many slaves that
$50 or 500 will buy one and some
times two slaves.