The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-04
MUTINY FEARED IN INDIA.
The Aggressive Attitude of The
Natives is Very Marked.

Aieutenant AyerSt, OF the COmmiSSariat
corps, who was shot and killed BY the
concealed natives, while leaving the gov.
ernor's reception at Ganeshkind on the
evening of June 90, jubilee day, Plague
Commissioner Rand being DANCE rously
wounded at the same time, are still Mt
large. The aggressive attitude OF the
natives prior to the shootings was re-
marked. There were whisperings of inn
pending disaster to Europeans, and it Is
thought that the whole native commu-
nifty, including the police, had foreknowl.
edge that something.was.going to happen.
On jubilee night delayed anonymous
letter arrived at Commissioner Rand's
bungalow, saying:
You will die to-day and the queen
Will die two days after. Many Others
will follow, and the soldiers will all be
killed."
Threatening letters have been received
by other Europeans. During the progress
Oh the plague prominent Hindoos made
violent accusations against the British
soldiers, charging them with ravisbipc
the women and robbing and ill treating
all who came in contact with them. The
allegations that the Brahmins are re-
sponslble for the murders which have re-
Gently occurred are repudiated vigor-
ously. There is the gravest disuuiet in
official circles.
Calcutta, July 3.-In the fighting which
TOOK place yesterday in the suburb of
Chitpore between the police and the hot.
ers many policemen were injured. A
party of twenty four members of the M.
tive police was surrounded by IL mob and
so roughly handled that all of them are
expected to die of the injuries they re.
celveu. The rioters Suffered heavily, but
they carried off their dead and wounded
The rioting arose out of the growing
practice of the MokaEimedans of Selling
anu refusing to pay rent for,certain So
called mosques, butt contrary to the ten
ets OF the Mohamme,lan religion, on
ground belonging to inlidels.
The demolition of n mud hut. MS So
called mosque, led tothe outbreaks. The
rioters We're continually reinforced in re-
Spouse to kilograms sent up the country
In which they appealed to all true Mo
hammedans to come to the aid of their
col eligionists.
Fer forty-eight hours the police and
military were repeatedly Obliged to clear
the streets. Detached parties o. Moham-
medans stoned Europeans wherever they
found them. in some cases dragging them
frcn their glarries.
All telegraph:c lines were cut and the
oulldlngs containing Europeans were be-
siegeh. There were many narrow escapes
me rioters shouted wal cries and vile
epithets, andsgrossly insulted the Euro
pean women.
In several parts of Calcuttita is still
dangerous for Europeans to 20 apout.
ana 1T is likely to remain so, owing to
the nature of the compromise by which
the riot was brought to IN end
Inc trouble is greatly increased by the
absence OF the higher .olicials. most of
whom are now in the hills Those who
remained behind hesitated to undertake
the responsibility of extreme measures.
The result WAS that the troops were not
allowed to fire Or to take the offensive
even when exposed to every kind of in
dignity and insult. Their behavior an Il
seii-restraint under the circumstances
were admirable.
~ compromise on the plague measures
having been arranged between the author
tiles and the rioters, the disturbances
have ceased. The compromise is based
upon the unconditional sure nder of the
land; but it is believed that this conccs-
sion VIII prove standing menace TO the
safety OF Eoropeans, as the rioters will
celebrate the victory throughout all In
dia.
In spite of the cessation OF the riots the
situation is regarded as extremely grave.
anu 1t Is felt that, unless some official is
invested with plenary powers during the
absence of the governing authorities,
European citizens will be compelled to
act OH their own responsibility.
London. July 3.-The newspapers OF
this city express anxiety Mt the occur
rences in India, intimating that the mass
of the natives there are less content un.
der british rule than was generally be-
heved, and that rebellion of unpleasant
proportions may be threatening. Con-
slant communications are passing be-
tween the Indian and home Governments
a ~ NO CUT IN CLEVEI.ANDS