The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
ANTI-ENGLISH.
OUTBURSTS OF TIE PRESS IN
BENGAL AND BOMBAY.
Outrages at Poonah and Rioting at
Chitpore-"The Plague Authori-
ties Are Simply Butchers"

London, July 3.-The outburst of anti
English feeling in the native press. both
! of Bengal and Bombay for months past
has had the outcome which might have
| been expected, in the Outrages at Poonah
and the rioting at Chitpore.
Though there is no doubt that the i'm
mediate cause of the outbreak was the
energy with which the local authorities
have been stamping out the bubonic
plague, some times necessitatlng inter-
ference with the social relations, customs
and traditions of the natives, but the dis
affection would not have become acute
except for the activity and malicious &C
cusations of INSCRIPTIONS agitators, VINO
! melted fanatics 10 vengeance against IN
dividuals ard 10 revolt against ire gov
eminent. One of these newspapers, a
fair sample of the others. said:
The plague authorities are simply
butchers who are torturing and harasslng
the people or Poonan in the name of san
itary science. II matters are not put
right soon, the scenes of 1857 are likely
to be rew-tnessed there. as neither the
Hindoo nor the Mohammedans will toll
crate the persecution OF their wives and
children for any length of time.
1T is the misfortune OF the people that
religion and the rOdesty OF women, safe
even under mogul rule, should be violated
under the enlightened English govern
ment. No wonder why no notice IS taken
of the shameful doings of the soldiers in
Poonah. They are perhaps secretly in
stigated by the government TO DO these
things in retaliation for the tortures once
inIicsed ucon Europeans by the Tantia
ToDi. Let US hope the government viii
take heed and mend its VA. lest dis
astrous consequences ensue-"
Other newspapers of India openly ad-
vocate armed resistance 10 the search
parties.
Needless to say the charges are false.
All the search parties VINO volunteered
for the dangerous plague dealings have
been under the strictest control and have
always been accompanied by officers of
tried ability.
The death of Commissioner Rand, who
was shot by concealed natives while leav-
ing the governors residence on jubilee
evening, at the time Lieutenant Dyer
hurst. of the coInmissariat corps, was
killed. has added to the bitterness of feel
ing il Poonah. There is reason to be-
lieve that the wave of Mohammedan
action . caused oy the successful and
unpublished atrocities in Armenia, spread
ing to the MUssuimens of lnGia. There
is no reason TO fear for the empire, as
the white garrison IS strong. numbering
1900 men, but there is reason 10 fear 4
succession OF local outbreaks demanding
sanguinary sunoression-
In connection with this serious news
from India, comes the disturbing informa-
ton from AfghaniStan TO the effect that
the ameer has hastily summoned all the
influential Mollahs throughout the coun-
try to a meeting at Cabul. as he wishes
to consult them Oh important matters
concerning Islam. This is believed to be
connected with the recent announcement
that the sultan has sent special envoy
to Cnbul with instructions to negotiate
for i general revival of Islam.
Her majesty today entertained the mem
bers OF tne house of commons at 4 EAR
den party at Windsor. Each member CT
and one daughter, il his daughter had
made her debut. or his sister This in
vitation was issued when her majesty
read in the Locdon newspapers that the
members of the house of commons were
indignant at the manner n which they
We're treated at the Buckingham palace
reception, which fact had been carefully
suppressed by the palace officials. who
were to blame for the laundering. The
tactful act of the queen in including the
wives CT the members of parliament i'm
her invitation was received with the
greatest enthusiasm. the wives of the
liberals and radicals who daily abuse the
monarchy showing, Il is claimed, the
widest earnestness to be present.