The San Francisco call., 1896-08-29

at present IN this city. He became so ex-
cited when he heard that the British gun
boats had taken hand in sinking the late
Sultan's yacht that he lost control of him
self and tried to run the house where he
was employed.
Three years ago, when DR.. o. L. Jones
of this city was in Zanzibar, he found a
poor little slave who was being kicked
from one street to another, whose clothes
amounted TO about as much as -four sack,
and for whom nobody had any use except
to abuse. DR.. Jones acted the part of the
Good Samaritan TO the boy, and literally
poured oil on his wounds, and put clothes
on his back and attached him to his cara
van.
The doctor took the boy all over Africa.
up the Nile and then to Europe, and
finally brought him to his home in Oak.
land. Since coming here the lad, whose
name is Juma, has made great progress.
He has learned to read and write and is
member of a Sunday-school, and also
marches in the boys brigade.
Last night Juma forgot himself. He
read the news from Zanzibar, and as he is
acquainted with every nook and corner of
that country and still feels great interest
in its welfare, he became excited. He re-
fused to do his work, refused to be ad-
vised or calmed, and finally insulted the
doctor In the presence OF several ladies.
DR.. Jones says he punished the boy and
thought no more of it.
This morning Juma appeared at the Of
fee of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children and told the Secre-
tary, Mrs. Lydia Prescott. a narrowing
tale of slavery and cruelty that he had
suffered at the hands of his master
Mrs. Prescott made very thorough in
vestigation, and was forced to admit that
Juma's Sunday-school training had not
been sufficient to overcome his powerful
Oriental imagination. 1t developed that
Juma was well looked after, was well
dressed, well fed, and had considerable lib
erty. His tale of woe had no foundation
in fact.
"The boy was simply uncomfortable,
said the doctor, when he heard that there
was rioting at his old home. When one
Sultan dies there is always an interval
before another one Is pla eed in power
During this interval there is no law in the
land, and no one is held responsible for
what is done.
Murder, robbery and all kinds of law
Iessness prevail, and order is not restored
till the new Sultan enforces it. When
Juma heard how things were he at
tempted to be as lawless as he could be in
Zanzibar, and he did not seem to under
stand tnat this is not Africa He got very
mad because l cuffed him before some
ladies, and this morning he went out and
told fearful story of his wrongs.
"I hope there will soon be another
Sultan appointed, because Juma will not
be of any more use till then
Probably a Myth.
tional letter injected into the probate case
of the Twom bley estate is proved TO be. the
work of some one who is interested in Gre
ating trouble and profting by it. The ex-
is4ence of "Miss Hawks is denied by Mrs.
Josephine Powell, and Attorney Roths-
child. to whom she refers, declares he
never heard of her.
Too Many Naughty Boys.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 2S.-Until there
is a vacancy no more Doys can ne sent TO
the State reform schools. Alfred Ward, a
small nov who has been detained in the