New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-03
INDIA LIKE A VOLCANO.
WIDESPREAD AND THREATENING DIS
CONTENT
RIoTING IN CALCUTTA STOPS ow,SG TO COM
PROMISE. BUT THE SITUATION STILL


PROMISE. BUT THE SITUATION STILL
EXTREMELY GRAVE.
Calcutta July 2.-The rioting here has ended
compromise the plague measures having been
arranged between the authorities and the rioters,
whereupon the disturbances have 'nrnedia'eiy
ceased.
In the fighting which took place yesterday IN
the suburb of Chitpore. between the police ana
the rioters, during which the former were COM
PEELED to fire upon the latter. many pohcemeh
were injured party of twentyfour members
Of the native police surrounded by mon ana
so roughly handled that all of them are expected
to die of the injuries they received. The rioters
suffered heavily, but they carried of their dead
and wounded.
The rioting arose out Of the growing practice OF
the Mahometans OF SELLING and refusing 10 pay
rent for certain so-called mosques built contrary
to the tenets of the Mahometan religion on GROUND
belonging to infdels
The demolition of mud hut. so-calied MOSQUE
led to the outbreak The rioters were contihu-
ally reinforced in response to kilograms sent up
the country, In which they appealed to all true
Mahometans to come to the ala Oh the" oo
rellgionists
For forty-epht hours the police and military
were repeatedly obliged to clear the streets De-
tached parties OF Mahometans stoned europeans
wherever they found them, In some cases drag
ging them from their houses.
All telegraDhic lines were cut anu tiic DN''"'o"
containing Europeans were besieged. There were
many narrow escapes The rioters shouted war
cries and vile epithets and grossly ihsui'eu '"o
In several parts of Calcutta 1t is still dangerous
for Europeans to go about and it. Is mEey tS By
w Wheh 81 the o Was va bf end
The trouble is greatly increased by the apsehc q
II the '' hills. Those who remained behind hesaed
to undertake the responsibility OF extreme era e not
ures. The result that the troops were t
allowed to fire or TO take the offensive even Wheil
exposed every kind OF indignity ana Insult ,,ei
behavior and self-restraint under the circumstances
were admirable. l.. ,,sod
understood that the eomproPhise Is nd pa Snt
upon the unconditional surrender OF the iano ous
1t is believed that this concession VIII p,ose "a
standing menace to the safety OF tbpronghonf
the rioters will celebrate the victory throus"ou'
all India. .,o s,,uo-
ton IS regarded extremely grave; ana !. rs deI,
that unless some official is invested Win pieuaiy
powers during the Of the 10 act on
their own responsibility oo,sr, tho greatest anx-
iety throughout India
Bombay, July 1.-The assassins OF Lieutenant
Ayerst. of the Commissariat Corps who was shot
and killed by concealed natives while leaving
the Governors reception at Ganeshkiho OIL INC
evening of June o. Jubilee day, Plague com
missioner Rand being dangerously wounded at the
same time, still at large. The aggressive at,
tude Of the natives prior to the shootnss Wa !,
remarked. There whisperings OF Impending
disaster Europeans, and it Is thought that me
foreknowledge that something was going TO nap
pen. on Jubilee night delayed anonymous Eeote'
arrived at Commissioner Rand's bungalo Saying.
You will die to-day. and the Queen VIII die TWO
DAYS after Many others will follow, and the
soldiers will all be killed"
eatening letters have been received by other
Europeans. $500.
During the progress OF the plague prominent
Hindoos made violent accusations against the
British soldiers, charging them with robbing, raw
ishng and ill-reating all who came In contact
with them.
The allegation that the Brahmns are responsible
for the murders which have recently occurred are
The whole matter is causing the gravest dis
quiet In official circles.