The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-01
FROM OVER THE SEA.
Events in Foreign Lands Reported by
Cablegram.


= London, Feb. IA telegram from
Egbom, in the Middle Niger region,
dated Jan. %. says that the column of
uhe Royal Niger company's expedition
against Emir of Nupe. arrived in good
order, after II days march of 200
miles. The men were, at times. COM
pelled to march single file through the
bush. The power of the Fulahs in the
regions of the South Niger river has
been utterly destroyed. The flotilia and
"A detachment accompanying the expedi-
xion surprised and destroyed the south
ern Fulah capital Of Ladi. This town
was pot for stores, and the Fulahs
were retreating in that direction when
1T was captured. Twelve hundred slaves
rwere rescued. Most of these slaves were
elderly men, all the women artd the chill
ahe capital at Bida.
- A dispatch from Brass. West Africa.
says ii has been learned that the origin
of the recent massacre by the king of
Benin of the British expedition, under
Consul General ]. r. Phillips. is found
in the fact that the king was performing
a ceremony involving the annual butch
cry of slaves, and that he did not want
any white men present at the time. On
this account, Consul General Phillips
and the officers accompanying him were
slaughtered without mercy. This an
.nual killing festivity is a custom which
has prevailed for many years in Benin
city. The king of Benin calls ii "mak-
ing his father" On account of this
custom and other murderous habits of
the natives. Benin city has been called
''the city of blood"
The Times announces that Lady
Henry Somerset has undergone an oper-
alton This treatment by physicians
was made necessary by the recent car
riage accident, i'm which Lady Somerset
Uas injurfd. Her present condition is
pronounced favorable, but it is an
nounced by the doctors that prolonged
Gest is imperative.
The Daily News, commenting upon
statements cabled by it's New York cor
respondent, says that the United States
senators are trying to kill the Anglo
American treaty indirectly. This they
Near to do directly. because the public
sentiment of the people Of America is
in favor Of the measure.
A dispatch from Brussels says that,
tlcspite repeated denials, there is reason
TO believe that the report that the kings
oldest daughter. the wife of Prince
1rhilip of Saxe-Coburg has eloped with
ian Austrian officer Is true.
The emigration office, acting upon in
formation furnished by A. j. Vansit-
tart, British consul at Chicago. has Is
Sued warning. advising Englishmen
against emigrating to South Dakota.
The official weekly bulletin regarding
the situation in India shows that light
rains have been general throughout the
provinces, Bombay and Madras alone
excepted. Spring crops have improe ed
Irices for all products are slightly lower
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from ST.
petersburg says that the cars recent
appointment of two new body physi-
CLANS. one of whom is DR.. Pavlov. the
known physician, has been made in
view of the inevitable operation neces-
sary for the removal of the exostosis or
unnatural protuberance of the bone
from the head of his majesty, the result
of injuries received at the hands of a
Japanese fanatic while on his tour
around the world.