The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-29
AN UPBURS!.
The "Mad MuIlah" Sets North
ern India Afire.
Forty Thousand Followers Join
the Standard of Revolt.
FIT. MALAKAND BESET.
Thirteen British Soldiers KILL
ed, Thirty Wounded.
Reinforcements Being Pushed
FOrward-Situation Grave.

Bombay, July 29.-The situation at
Camp Malakand has become serious.
Word has been received that the ma
tives in large force made a second at
tack on the fort yesterday. The fight
ing was severe. Thirteen of the Brit
ish We're killed and thirty wounded,
among the latter being Lieutenant Cas-
tello. The tribesmen lost one hundred
The worst feature of the situation
now is that the garrison is short of
ammunition and it is feared the whole
supply will be exhausted before REIN
forcements arrive. The government is
making the greatest efforts to get these
through in time.
1t is reported that "the Mad Mullah''
has mustered at least 10000 tribes
men.
The uprising in the Swat valley has
led the government to adopt the policy
of suppressing the native agitators who
in speeches and through the native
press have for a long time been in en-
deavoring to promote the spirit of re-
volt.
In pursuance of this policy a number
of arrests have already been made and
others are expected to follow.
At Poona two we'll known agitators,
Scidar Balwantran Natu and his bro
ther, Huropant Ramicunder Natu, have
been arrested on charges of disloya1ty
A number of houses have been search
ed, with the result that the police
found arms concealed, though the own
ers have departed for parts unknown.
Eshoo Ma1ow Bal, a partner of Gan
gadhar T1iak in publishing the newspa-
per Kesegi, has h IN arrested. The Of
ice has been searched and a quantity
of discriminating documents seized, to-
Eshoo will be put on trial here
with Tilak.
Ganga dhar Tl1ak published inf1amma-
tory articles before the murder of
Plague Commissioner Rand and Lieu
tenant Ayrest. He has repeated the
substance of them since the murders,
and there is general astonishment that
he has so long been allowed immunity.
He was recently elected a member of
the Bombay council, and his cOnfirma-
tion in that office by Lord Sandhurst,
the governor, has been severely criti-
cised.
Gangadhar Ti1ak offered bail. but the
magistrate refused to accept it. Dur
ing the arraignment there was the
greatest excitement among the natives
in the court room and outside the
building.
The Natus were arrested at sunrise
and escorted outside the limits of Poona
mounted police. All their property has
been attached.
The family, which is old and wealthy,
has been implicated in many Brahmin
fanatical movements.
1t is alleged the Natu brothers led the
mob which desecrated the Mohamme
dan mosque at Daruwallaha. Two men
were murdered in the riot. The younger
Natu was tried for murder, but was ac-
quilted.
LATER FROM MALAKAND.
Simla, July 29.-The north camp at
Malakand was abandoned yesterday aft
ernOOn, the troops concentrating on
KOtal.
The attack began at $50 on the pre-
vious evening and lasted until day.
break yesterday. Desultory firing con-
tinued throughout the day, and the
tribesmen driving in the pickets, of
whom IS SepOys were killed and 43
wounded.
The Punjab infantry, led by Lieuten-
ant Climo, in a succession of brilliant
charges, drove back great masses of
tribesmen, killing 80.
The enemy is collecting in large force
and severe fighting is anticipated.
Reinforcements have been sent to
Dargi.