The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-30
ZANZIBAR TO REMAIN FREE
GREAT BRITAIN WILL NOT MAKE A
COLONY OF THE ISLAND.
i'm RhOdesia-The Expedi-
ton Up the Nile i'm Hard Luck
Eject of Free silver.
Copyright. 1896. by the Associated press.)

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Cars tour of the European capitals and
the advance of the British expedition up
the Nile having provided columns of inter-
esting news daily. The Zanzibar incident
and the Constantinople massacres came
like a couple of tornadoes.
The British press is unanimous in ex-
pressing the opinion that the attack upon
the Ottoman Bank has done unreasonable
harm to the Armenian cause, and news of
fresh massacres of Armenians i'm the prov
inces as reprisals is hourly expected. The
Liberal newspapers, however, express the
gravest doubts at the genuineness of the
bank affair. They believe it was got up by
agents provocateures. The Speaker to-
day says: The official account ascribing
the affair TO the Armenian agitators is
stamped in every detail as a falsehood, and
certain proof that il is a tissue of lies is
that the assailants of the bank, after their
capture. were removed on board Sir Edgar
Vincents yacht. This is not the way the
Sultan deals with rebels caugh red-hand-
ed. If these prisoners really revolted
against the Sultan. they would not have
lived ten minutes after their surrender,
and the Irresistible conclusion is that the
men were secretly acting under palace or
ders. and that the riot was promoted in or
der to afford an excuse for another mas
sacre.
Regarding the bombardment of the pail
ace of Zanzibar. it appears that the gov
eminent, in spite of the pressure brought
to bear upon it from lingo quarters. does
not intend to make Zanzibar a British col
ony The present Sultan is a mere figure
head in the hands of the British officials,
and the present system, of government is
much cheaper than a colonial government,
and it will please the natives better, as
they want to live under a Mohammedan
Sultan. The greatest difficulty in the way
of a colony at Zanzibar is in the fact that
it would entail the immediate abolition of
slavery, which would be certain to lead to
trouble.
Said Khalid, the suppressed usurper,
made a very clever move in taking refuge
in the German consulate. as, according to
the German press. he will only be handed
over TO the British on the latter's guar
antee that he will be treated. If not as a
prince waging war against GREAT Britain,
at any rate as a political prisoner. Thu
he could not be executed.
According to the latest news from Zanzi-
bar. Said Kha.id has had a revolutionary
center at Zanzibar for months past i'm the
mosque near the French consulate, and has
been waiting for an opportunity. which
was furnished him in the death OF the Sui
tan. to make an outbreak.
The situation Of affairs i'm Rhodesia is
daily more reass1ring. The leading chiefs
are already carrying out their arrange
ment with Mr.. Cecil Rhodes TO lay down
their arms. oven one hundred kraais have
surrendered and others are preparing to 90
SO. 1t now appears that the Rhodesian in
surGents were terribly pressed Tor TODD,
and would have starved Out iau the upris-
ing continued another month. n friendly
cnief, 1ambo. however, says tnat the Mata-
beles are paying a ueep game. he auas:
Il never Thought the WHITES were such
fools. The Matabcles are merely gaining
time to collect grain ana continue the
tight. Are the whites mad that they cannot
see that the arms yielded are mostly use
less, and that very shortly after cnticing
the whites to bring their women and clliI-
dren to settle near their stronghoids they
will rise up and commit a general siaugh-
teri" "
1t is announced that France has signed a
twelve-year treaty of with
Japan. by which France agrees to renounce
consular jurisdiction and the French con-
Cessions ut the open ports within three
years, ana the TWO countries exchange the
most favored nation treatment. France IL
thus put upon tho same footing as the
United States.
The advance OF the British expedition up
the Nile has been seriously retarded by un-
heard Of weather during the past week. A
heavy cyclone swept the advance camp
with hardly any warning. and a sand
storm. followed by "a thunderstorm, de-
molished hundreds of huts and tents and
cut of commeunication with the front for
several days. Many soldiers had narrow
escapes, the tents of the intelligence de-
partment at Josheha Were overturned. and
confidential papers were scattered over the
lost. and IL Is hoped they Will not fail into
the hands OF the deverishes.
In political circles Il Is believed that the
difficulty between Italy and Brazil will be
amIcably arranged. as Italy. with her
Abysslnian troubles still unsettled. has
quite enough to do without engaging I'm
hostillties with Brazil, especially IN view
of the state OF the Italian exchequer From
Rio de- Janciro IL Is stated that IL Is not
| believed there will be any serious COM
determined that the material damage sus-
tanned by Italians and the demagogic in-
suits TO the Italian nag snail be fairly
Several of the leading London bankers
and brokers have been asked wha; effect
the unlimited coinage OF silver would have
upon American securities and interests I'm
England. Ihe manaseT OF itotnschliu )
bank said: England. being a gold coun-
try. IL naturally alarmed At any attempt
10 pay American debts at half OF thei.
value. Ii would have "A disastrous effect
upon such securities, and. In fact. this
crisis was foreScen by us months ago and
our dealings In such have been very slight.
The free coinage OF silver would have very
little effect upon London. as the dealings
In Americans have. since the beginning OF
the year, been extremely light. IN would.
however. have a tendency to make a rush
in disposing OF such securities
A prominent member OF the Bimetallic
League remarked: "One OF the most strik-
Ing facts here In connection with the
United States presidential election has
been the marked change In the last few
DAYS In the attitude of the London Times
towards the candidates. Till now, the
Times. evidently under the inspiration o!
their New York correspondent, has ridi-
culed Mr.. Bryans candidature and pooh
poohed the free-silver agitation as a
farce and fiasco. The Times is now receiv-
ing impartial communications as 10 the
situation in the United States as TO the
prospects OF the candidates. The effect
was markedly shown in an issue OF the
Times. which. in summing up the condi-
tons. il declared that in it's opinion the
chances of Major Mckinley and Bryan are
perfectly even. and while IL did not IN any
way indorse Mr.. Bryan's views. IL de-
ended the style and manner of his Madi.
s~on-sauare Garden speech against the at
! tacks of the Pail Mall Gazette and other