The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19
now MrYBLrK cor ARMS.
Riaes nnd Ammunition Importrd ny the
ship Lond Through French Ports.

BtOm The London Times.
In May, 1898, VI. Iegnrle, Governor OF
ObOk, wrote TO Ras Mukonncn nsklng for
mules for thc cxacdii lon to Madagascar, In
forming him that they would I've paid for In war
material. ON receipt NJ this letter Ras Mn.
konncn, with the authority Of Mciiclek, sent to
Iibuti 1900 mules, which were estimated at n
napoleon and n half each. These mules were
sent 10 Madagascar. In August OF the same
year n Steamer OF tho compngnic Rationale
deposited nj Iibutl n quantity ~ powder and
cartri dyes enough to load nifty cnmcls. The
Abyssininns who witnessed this say that they
nrc sure that their countrymen will be vic.
tor!ous. that NJ. Chcfncux in October sent TO
Mcnrlcn TWENTY-FIVE mitraillcuscs, and TINT the
impression prevailed among them that II Memo
lex were beaten France would In DISPOSED to
send him help via Jibuti. In the beginning Of
February one X. received gold to buy arms for
Ably sslnia, and this was sent 10 Jibuti 10 the
care Of VI. Lngnrhc. Y. receiving from Makon.
men 5000 francs ne n plft. In March, 1898,
n French mission, COMPOSED Of two officers,
arrived from Obok Mt the court of Mcnclek,
bringing with them thirty camel loads OF pow
der and cnrtridg ,s and i've mitrnilleuses. About
the beginning OF last month another %consign-
ment was expected from Narcotics of about
5000 rifles. possibly Ivy way Of Corsica and
thence by the steamers Of the FraIsslnct Com.
pany or others to Iibuti.
After the explicit declarations OF VI. La
garde to tho commaudcr " the royal cruiser
Etruria, there WA, reason 10 hope that the
trade in arms would he watched and prohib.
ted. and 80 u was rcpurted by the English Resi-
dent ut Icila, hut nttcrwHrl IL was known to-
ward the latter pnrt Of January thnt "a hirer OF
camcls from Jibuti haI. com . to Icln. and with
great secrecy hal hired 40 Cnmcl-. paying in
advance. They were 10 60 to Jibuti early In
the morning, and. il fact. they started at day
break; but the local Resident, on the same day,
Ito 10Th OF .lnnNnrN, arrested the llrpf OF the
came. s.. "a Sonaii OF the lssa Gala. WHIT had
were to take at Jiiuti. and at the same time
scouts and native soldiers were sent ont on the
Gildesss r3ad TO- interrcpt the caravan. The
The night of the ?Bth. toward twilight. ar
rived in Jibuti IL steamer with two mnsts. un.
she unlnaded many boxes containing guns and
cartridges. which were deposited in an enclp-
Savoireux, and at present the property of the
,oveLnment The Steamer lsft ON tlie morn.
caravan in this cnclcsure. The boxes were
wood. with handles OF cord Mt the sides. They
were opened to form the Packages OF arms;
which. as usual were wrapped In cloth and
Fourteen camels. lightly loaded. I. g.. eight
with guns and ak with CARTRIDGES, left for
by native soldiers IN the French service, The
other camels were loaded the next dnv. in the
presence Of two French merchants, one tall,
marked with smallpox on the face. the other
spSnds "R NTH G0 tRRoss 1T ~ MhG Pho SeTiST innuG7. c0 TSe
approaches to tho house were watched by the
police, so that, no strangers could get in. and
that II they talke: about the nature of their
loads they would be imprisoned. the loads be-
ing declared as cotton stufie. The head of the
caravan was a certain All Fara OF the tribe OF
the lisa Gala. In the day Of the 27th tne
camel hirer. a brother OF the Abban, arrived
from Zeila In Jibuti., and. recounted to the
police that he had been imprisoned and con.
taken before the Governor. who gave him ten
rupees and sent him to the hospital to be
cured. The rest of the caravan. composed of
The night of the esth. toward twilight. ar
rived at Jibuti a large ship, painted black.
guns and cartridges, which were stored in a
house adjoining the one mentioned: Tho un-
loading took place 10y night, and the next
The II aterial consisted more in cartridges
han in guns. and many cartridges were hidden
In bales OF cotton stuffs. NJ. Lagarde's inter
prefer, one Jusuph, gave all the orders for
the loading of the caravan. which was not
above eighty Calnels, and which left imme-
diately. for Harrar.
ofsflfteen camcls. left for ~Ilarrar, having been
loaded in the house OF NJ. Pine. the French
merchant. with II complete load OF cartridges
ia sacks OF cloth and mating The Ahban of
the tribe Bcrnskir. The load appeared to belong
to :M~ahOmmed Pnsha, son of the. ex-Sultan OF
The authorities of Jibuti do not like to have
the caravans make much show. and IL appears
that NJ. L.ngarde is much embarrassed on ac-
count of the trqiiic. The servants and the in
PIE tina their master wns5for days much
disquieted on accounted thc:passnge of these
arms. All the ammunition noxes are kept in
the house of the French merchant. near the
sea, The arms belong to hin and Mahommed
Pasha, who do business in Abyssinia.