The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-28
THE BRITISH SHE'LL ZANZIBAR
The Palace BOmbarded and Now z
Mass of Ruins.
SULTAN FORCED TO TAKE FLIGHT
Said Khalid, with the Commander OF His
Forces, Seeks Refuge in the German
Consulate Foreign Residents Seek
Refuge on Warships.

ZANZIBAR, ANg. 2S.-lhc palace of the !
sultan of Zanzibar was homhardcd ycster- |
day and is "A mass of blazing ruins Tho
usurping chioftain, Suid Khnlid. and the |
commander of his forces, said Sales, sue
ceeded in escaping to the German consul
late, whore they have sought refuge and
remain under the protection of the Ger
man flag
Rear Admiral Henry Rawson, C. B. in
command Of the British Cape of Good
Hope and west coast of Africa station, and
the British consul general, A. H. Hard
ingc, c. b, after holding "A conference,
communicated by cable to the government
of Great Britain an outline Of the situa-
tion of affairs, setting forth that said
hhalid, who seized the palace and pro-
claimed himself sultan ON the death, ap-
parently by poison, Of Sultan Hamcd Bin
Thwain Bin said, had been strongly rein
forced and positively refused to surrender.
said Khalid had with him at that time
about $500 well armed and well discip-
lined men, including 800 Askeris, who
have been trained under the British Of
ilcers, and a number of field guns and
other pieces ofartillcry which were trained
on the British warships consisting of the
st. George, Philomcl, Rlccoon, Sparrow
and Thrush
During the past night there were a num-
ber Of disturbances among the natives in
the outskirts of the town, but they were
promptly suppressed by the $50 British
marines and sailors who had been landed
to protect property and guard the consul
late of Great Britain. 1t is understood,
however, that Said Khalid received further
reinforcemcnts from the slave dealers who
flocked to his support, as the formal hoist
g IL. - a.
mean the liberation Of about 25D 600 slaves
and n death blow to slavery i'm this part of
east Africa.
The British subjects, numbering about
100 persons and number of other foreign
ers embarked on board warships, the
Italians going on board the Italian gun
boat NOlturno, and the Germans seeking
safety Mt the German consulate.
Shortly before o'clock a naval officer
was sent to the Palace square with mes
sage for Said Khalid asking him if he
was prepared to surrender in accordance
with the terms of the ultimatum and
again notifying him that the palace in
which he had barricaded himself would
be shelled at o'clock promptly if he
failed to haul down his flag before that
time. As before, said replied that he
would die sooner than surrender His an
swer was conveyed to Admiral Bawson
and the British consul general and the
crews of the ships, which had been pre-
pared for action the day before, were sent
to quarters.
At 9 o'clock the flagship signallcd the
Raccoon, Thrush and Sparrow to com
mence firing, and in moment they sent
a storm of shell and shot into the palace,
tearing big gaps in it, scattering death
and confusion among its defenders, while
dismounting some of the guns ashore and
putting to flight the gunners handling the
pieces. The fire Of the warships was ad-
mirably directed, and smoke was soon
seen to be issuing from several parts Of
the palace.
The Raccoon, Thrush and Sparrow kept
up the bombardment until $50, when the
palace was tumbling in ruins. During
the bombardment the sultan's armed
steamer Glasgow opened fire on the
British warships, but a few well-aimed
shells from the heavy guns of the Racoon
and a shot or two from the four-inch guns
of the Sparrow crashed through and
through he-, silenced her fire in short
order and ultimately sank her at her
moorings.
Admiral Rawson, in order to prevent the
escape of Said khalid and his followers to
the mainland of Africa where their pres
ence would undoubtedly have caused
trouble with the slave leaders and their
adherents,. sent detachments of marines,
bluciackets and local Zanzibaris to oc-
cupy all the roads and avenues Of escape.
Said Khalid took refuge in the German
consulate.
The American trade with Zanzibar
is considerable, approaching $1,000
600 annually. The United states buys
from them ivory, hides, rubber, gums and
cloves, and sells cotton and petroleum.
The intentions Of England regarding
Zanzibar have been looked upon with in
terest for very long time. During the
reign Of the late Sultan'S uncle, Ali Ben
said, the English began the enforcement
Of a firm rule which they called protec-
toratc This consisted i'm making arrange
ments with the sultan by which he was to
receive monthly stipend for his personal
expenses, and proper accounts Of all reve-
nues and expenditures in the various gov
ernmental departments were to be kept, !
all said departments being created and
organized and placed under English Off |
cials.
The old palace Of Hareom last night was
nothing but a heap of smouldering ruins. !
Hamoud Bin Mohammed Bin said, after
having been proclaimed sultan, was
saluted by The British squadron and was
escorted to his own house by Admiral
Rawson, Premier Matthews, Mr. Basil
Cave the British consul, and a guard of
marines was stationed about the building.
He is a cousin of the late sultan, is over 30
years old and a peaceful Anglophile.
1t will be u great surprise II the govern
ment of Great Britain does not take adj
vantage of the opportunity to abolish
Arab rule suppress slavery and proclaim
Zanzibar British colony,
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