Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-03
ASSAsSINS in INDIA.
AseresslYs Attitude Of Natives To-
ward The Europeans.
THE DISTURBANCE IN CALCUTTA
Tina situation Regarded as Grave
Foreigners May be Compel to
TAX, the on nsiys.

BOMBAY, July 2,-The assas'ins o
Lieut.. Ayerst Of the comm'sSatiab
wbo was shot and killed by conoeaieu
na,ivss lille leaving the governors
rsceptiou ut Ganesbkind ON the even
49,. ~ June 22nd, are etili OF large.
Tne aggressive attitude of the natives
n,,or 10 the shooting was remarked
Tbsre were whisperings OF intehuins
dtsaster to Europeans, anu IL s
thought that the whole native co W.
munity, including the police, hau
for.Iuowietge that something was CO.
,rc to happon. On jubilee night
'',aved anonymous le,ter arrived al
Cnmmtssioner II lnd's bungalow say
inc, nYou VIII die tousy and 'he
queen win die two Gays after. Many
uInera VIII ioiiow, anu Inc s'i"ie''
will all bs killed."
Dnnpr the progress OF the plague
r,nmineut Hindoos made Violent al-
rnsntions against the British soliieTt,
chnroiue tuem with ravlshing the
women and iii.treatipg all who came
In contact with them.
CALCUTTA, July "A compromise
nm me hague measures having been
arranged between the authorities anu
ths rioters, the disturbances have
o.ased. The rioting arose out oil the
pruwipg practice VI the Monamme-
Fans OF refusing to pay rent for cer-
lain so.cailed mosques, built contrary
TO Inc teneis OF The MUhammedau rt-
nplon on inc ground belor ging 10 in-
tldBls.
Inc demolition Of a mud hut, q &c
called mot que, led to the outbreak. The
rioters were continually reinforced, In
response to kilograms cent up the ooun.
try appealing to all true Mohamme.
dana Ia come to the aid Of their core.
ligioniets.
For forty.eight hours the police and
military were repeatedly obliged TO
clear the streets. Detached parties OF
Monammedans stoned Europeans
wherever they found them, In some
cases dragging them irem their CALLER
lee.
All Geographic lines were cut and
the huiIdIDgs containing Europeans
were besieged. There we're many mar.
row escapes. The rioters sounded war
Grief, shonted vile epiihets, and grossly
luFulltu Nuc lSuiuptuh vohhous
Ia several parts OF Calcutta IL lie
siil dangerous for Europeans to go
about, anu IT is likely to remain 90,
wing To the nature OF the compile
mise by which the riot was brought to
an end. Those who remained behind
hesitsted to undertake the RESPONSE.
billiy OF extreme measures. The re.
suit was that the tI0Ops were not al.
lowed 10 fire or to take the offensive,
even " hen exposed to every kind OF
iniiyuity anu Insult. Their behavior
ami sel;.restraint undsr the circum.
stances were admirable. 1t 10 under
STOOD that the compromise Is based
upon the unconditional surrender oil
Inc LANDS, hut 1t Is believed that this
concession VIII prove standing mt
mace 10 the safety OF every European,
as the rioters will celebrate the victory
throughout all India. In spite or the
cessation Of ri0ts, tue situation 10 re.
gardeo us extremely grave, and 1t Is
IelI that unless some official Ia invest
ed with plenary powers curing the
absence OF the COVER lag au,horities,
European ciuzens will be compelled
10 act on their own responsibility.