Evening journal., 1896-08-27
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Kalid had seized the palace and proclaim |
ed himself sultan he was advised by the
British consul, In the interest of public or
der to disarm the force OF 700 Askaris
whose assistance enabled him to obtain
possession Of tho palace. The usurping
sultan refused 20 accept this advice, and
the guns in the palace square are trained
upon the British warships Philomel
Thrush and Sparrow, which are lying in
the harbor Tho warships are awaiting
orders which will determine their course
Of action.
Rear Admiral Harry II. Rawson, COM
manding the British Cape and West Afri-
can squadron has arrived here on board
his flagship, the st. George, accompanied
by the torpedo cruiser Raocoon, and land
ed $50 marines, IN addition TO the force OF
sailors and marines landed by the British
war vessels Philomel, Thrush and Sparrow
Yesterday. Admiral Rawson has instruc-
tions to act under orders of tho British
consul, who it Is said, will at once present
an ultimatum to Said Kalid, tho usurper
/ of the throne, demanding the immediate
removal Of the guns which are planted in
| the palace square and the disarmament OF
| the 700 Askaris who assisted In the seizur
Of tho palace.
| An ultimatum has been sent to said
Kalid informing him that unless he
strikes his flag and makes a complete and
| immediate surrender the palace will be
bombarded All of the British residents
of the town have been requested to 60 on
board the warships lying in the harbol
The force under control Of said kalic
numbers 2, 800. All are we'll armed.
The consensus of opinion is that the
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able occasion for the hoisting Of the Brit
ish flag and the abolition of the Arab rul
and slavery.
The Intentions Of England regarding
ZANZIBAR have been known and looked mp
on with interest for a very long time
I | During the reign Of the late sultan
! uncle, Ali Ben Said, the English bega
= the enforcement Of q firm rule, which the
}, | called O protectorate This consisted j
& | making arrangements with the sultan b
e | which he was to receive a monthly stipen
& for his personal expenses, and proper a
L counts of all revenues and expenditures
t the various governmental department
t. were to be lsopt all said departments 4
d ing created and organized and placed u
.e der English officials.
n Under the benign Influence Of Sir &c
4
IS mel Hatch, Zanzibar assumed the propo
Is tions of paying Investment for Briti'
d funds The slave trade was vigorously a
lt tackled, but for reasons, not destroyed q
q liquor traffic was converted into license
II business. which in few months ndd'
ss several Thousand rupees to the protect
D. rates Golfers; a harbor was built M
u charges made for Its use and even dhow
d nshingboats and small merchant vesse
were numbered, registered and license
BY these measures within a short space
time a considerable surplus of reven
over expenditures was found to have q
q, cruod, and the gontle Zanzibar seem
s. more or less satisfied with the effects
o his British governors tactics.
Az Sir Gerald Portals Influence.
o. That this apparent satisfaction was 4
lp quito so general as was supposed W
n. forcibly impressed on the British mi
10 when at tho death of the sultan, Ali b
oh Said, In 1898, an attack was made on
es sultan's palace and determined atteml
n TO take possession Of the throne and ov
de throw British supreme authority was ba
ID ly frustnrtod,
cc Said Kalid the same man who is NJ
he reported TO be making second often
ID with large following, had been let il
nd the palace through a back passage by
Ice sultans sistor and had closed the gat
led Ho even then had a number Of Arabs o
nd irrogulars at his back, and these were W
ID. him in the palace. They refused TO o.
the doors and palace gates until Gene
Matthews, the first minister, aided b
old body Of English troops and 200 Engl
at blueiackets and Colonel Hatch, with an
vas ganized troop Of black soldiers, took /
en- session Of the square and pointed q
ON guns at the gates. Then Kalid SUR
ere dered He was but youth and was trea
fial as such being, as correspondent at
nj time says, "packed off to the residel
inc house 70 bo dealt with
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