The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-02
NEWS FROM MANY LANDS
DHOUSANDS OF NATIVES IN ARMS IN INDIA.

| | Fighting in Africa-Feeling in Berlin on
 Treaty Relations With England-Tribal I Fighting Up the Nile Between Dervishes
 and Jaalins.
 Simla. Aug. 1.-Maulvi sidayat Ra- soul, who was recently arrested at Lucknow on the charge of insulting Queen Victoria and the British govern ment at a meeting of Mohammedans called to congratulate the sultan on his victories over Greece, on which occa- sion Maulvi told the assembly that "but for the su1tan's forbearance the cid woman's ribs would have been hrokens years ago." has been sentenced to q years Imprisonment. 2 The government offered to accept 1 sureties for his good behavior in lieu of Imprisonment, but he could not pros duce them.
 In consequence of the rapid spread of the revolt, from twelve to fifteen thou sand natives now being under arms. the government has ordered the reserve brigade to assemble under the com- mand of Colonel Woodhouse.
 The British regiments will await de, velopments at Rawalpindi and the naz tive regiments at Marda, The stain will remain for the time at Nowshera.
 Fort Chakdara Is strong enough to resist any attack and it had a good lsupply of ammunition. The only fear Is that the garrison may become exhaust ed by constant fighting.
 The tribesmen are sending forward fresh relays continually. The recon noitering column yesterday found the enemy in great force blocking the road | to Chakdara.. During the lighting y Hundred of the enemy were killed and the British had fourteen wounded. among them Captain Baldwin, who was severely wounded and Lieutenant Reyes, who received 8 slight wound. l The enemy followed up the retiring. column and attacked the camp in a. half hearted manner, being easily re- pulsed by the garrison. General Blood with every available man will start to- morrow for Fort Chakdara and the gar- rison has been notified of his intention by heliograph. Heavy fighting Is ex- pected at Amandara.
 ! srt a Constantinople, Aug. 1.-The incur sions of the Albanians. who attacked almost simultaneously seven Servian frontier blockhouses along the stretch lof frontier between Madlixa and Rashka, have led the serviar govern lment to make a formal protest to the powers, and 1t IS believed that tliis is an organized plansto provoke Sarvia. l The matter Is being discussed by 4he |ambassadors, in conference with q view l of getting an explanation from Tekf1k Pasha, the Turkish minister of foreign affairs.
 | Word has been received here from Van, the capital of the Vilayet Of Van, lArmenfa, that Armenian revolutionists are preparing to cross the Persian frontier.
 Cape Town, Aug. 1-Serious fighting took place on Friday in the Langeberg district. The British loss was trifling. The enenly's position in the. Ganasicp valley was captured and the rebels fell back in confusion toward Twaiskloof
 simla. Aug. 1.-Dispatches to the goy- ernment show that re-inforcements. with abundant supplies of ammunition, arrived at Dargia at noon today
 The march was forced and very rapid and nineteen Sikhs died from sunstroke on the way. Coloned Reil, with large endorsements has reached Camp Ma lakand.
 Berlin, Aug 1.-The Kreuz Zeitung fsays that the denunciation of the com mercial treaty with the German Zoll- verein is Great Britain's first step to- ward the protectionist system and ; adds:
 "But there is no ground for serious alarm, because she has her carrying trades to protect and retaliation to fear. Moreover, @ one-sided perforni- ance shown, Canada might provoke a conflict with the United States-'
 The National Zeitung says that Great. Britain is herself the nation most inter- lested in the conclusion of new treaty and that Germany may gain much bX skillful, cold blooded diplomacy.
 The Vossiche Zeitung says: .'So far as Germany's relations to England are concerted, it Is matter of indif- ference whether we have a treaty or not"
 The Berliner Tageblatt says: Great Britain's intention to join tho mother country and the colonies in customs union will not induce her to restrict British trade with Germany any further than Is necessary to attain this object.' The Tageblatt, the Vossiche Zeitung and the National ZeitungAall agree that it is quite out of the question for Eng land to adopt protection.
 Cairo, Aug. 1.-The Egyptian intelli- gence department has received word of heavy tribal fighting up the Nile be- tween the Dervishes and the Jaalins. The Dervishes, under one of the gen. erals of the Kha1ifka, defeated the Jaal- ins in a pitched battle and occupied Metelneh on July 1. The losses on both sides were very large. The Jaalins are said that have lost 1000 killed.
 Lisbon, Aug 1.-Oficial dispatches from Lourenzo Marques, South Africa, confirms the report of recent fighting between the government troops and re- bellous natives in Gazaland.
 The battle took place on the Fist of July near Chimbutu, capital of Gaza- land. The governor of Portuguese East Africa, Colonel Albuquerque, with a small Portuguese force, routed 1000 reb-