Evening star., 1897-01-22
F ANIME IN INDIA
Taking Steps to Prevent Spread Of the
Plague.
COLLISION OFF THE ENGLISH COAST
Expedition Sent Out by the Royal
Niger Company.
CECIL RHODES RETURN S

Copyrighted. 1897. by the Associated Press)
JHYLUM. Junjanb. January pa spe
cial correspondent of the Associated Press.
who Is visiting the famine-stricken dis
tricts of India, accompanying the official
mission engaged In the same work, has ar
rived here. An exhaustive inspection was
made of the vast relief work known as the
Jhylum canal, about which no less than
1000 coolies are congregated. OF this
number 12,O0O persons, either infirm aged
OF blind, are classed as non-workers.
As the correspondent arrived here the
coolies were just quitting work. and the
scene recalled the spectacle of the great
oriental Mela. The preponderance of wo-
men and children was noticeable.
After visiting the tents, the officials of
the mission traversed the bazaar market
long. double line of mat huts matched
with grass. The market was filed with
grain dealers. and heaps of wheat, barley.
maize and millet were piled on the ground
in front of the huts. Prices it was remark
ed. had fallen slightly since the recent
rains. which have caused a slight change
for the tetter in the stricken districts: but,
In spite of this, the prices asked for grain
were terribly high. the cheapest kind being
double the normal price.
The regular traders are furnished with
hutS free of charge, and from one hut tea
stewed goats flesh and other such luxuries
were dispensed to the customers. such as
minor officials of the government, &C., who
were rich enough to indulge in them
Hospital tents have been erected here COR
lne care OF the sick. but up to the present
there has been no necessity to use them
The officials of the mission next made an
Inspection OF the coolie quarters. consisting
OF long rows of mat huts thirty feet apart
Ihey are ranged on both sides of a broad
S2n6X Eayot
clean Each hut Is built to accommodate
fifty persons. who are constantly under the
supervision Of different ufHciaie....
Visiting the Relief Works.
The canal works were then visited and a
marvellous scene was witnessed. About D.
100 men and women were busily at work
Some were digging and Others were carry
ing away the excavated earth in baskets
upon their heads. The workers were a
healthy. vigorous. cheerful lot of people
many of them singing as they progressed
with the tasks allotted to them and now
and then glancing at their children, who
were playing about In the vicinity ap-
parenuy quite as healthy and strong as
their parents.
AT the registering department the visiting
oMclals had another interesting experience
four clerks. seated on a high bamboo Mat
form, were giving the new arrivals in
search of relief work the slips of paper
works On these slips were Inscribed the
names. caste. description and amount of
wages TO be paid to the workers. who Were
the canal.
The greatest order and discipline pre-
vailed on all sides, and there was a cheer
1ulness and regularity about the whole
proceedings which reflected credit upon all
concerned
Finally the mission officials visited the
nuts set apart for helpless non-workers.
There ra etid ~
upon the part of the government officials
The same extreme cleanliness prevailed in
and about the huts and every medical care
possible was bestowed upon those needing
attention.
Many babies have been born at the canal
works, and the mothers of these infants
are maintained free of charge. receive extra
pay while they are incapacitated from do
ing hard work and are given an additional
sum OF money for the maintenance of their
babies Deserted babies, or babies whose
mothers are unable to suckle them, are
fed on condensed milk by the medical staff
STOPPING PILGRIM TRAFFIC.
steps Taken to Prevent the Spread
of the Plague.
CALCUTTA, India, January 22-The gov
ernment has ordered the stoppase on Feb
ruary OF all pilgrim traffic from Bombay
ard Karachi. on account of the plague.
There are now over 1,TJO 600 persons en-
piosed On the relIef works, and about 17O,-
go are receiving gratuitous relief. The
principal increase In the number of persons
relieved is in Bengal and on the northwest
coast.
The cost of the relief work is nearing two
lakhs of rupees daily.
The exodus from Karachi continues
There have been 543 cases Of the plague
there and 1895 deaths.
LONDON, January 2o-In the house of
commons today Lord George Hamilton sec
retary OF state for India made long
statement on the subject of the measures
taken Dy the Indian government to cope
with the plague.
Experts. he admitted, predicted some m
creese OF the plague In the winter. but the
government was hopeful that the measures
adopted were beginning to make real
impression upon the plague and that its
decline may henceforth be noted.
AGAINST THE EMIR OF NUPE.
Expedition Sent by the Royal Niger
Company.
BRASS Guinea Coast, January 2-News
has il st been received here that the expe-
dition sent by the Royal Niger Company
against the Emir of Nupe, from Lokoja
found the Foulah army dispersed and in
Night when IL arrived at Kabba The ex-
petition consisted of 500 HAussa troops
six Maxim rapid-fire guns, twenty-six
mounted European officers and 200 carriers
IL was Headed by the governor Sir George
Goldie. and was accompanied by the Royal
Niger Companys fiotilla of armored stern
wheel steamers.
The quarrel between the powerful Emir
OF Nupe and the Niger company Is an old
one. and arose from the emir raidins the
companys territory for slaves. The Foula n
force al kabba was estimated to amount
TO 2o.1o foot and 2.O00 cavalry
ONE SUNK WITH HER CREW.
eohisaon OF Steamers Near Ilfra-
combe, England.
LONDON.January2 22.-The British steam
er Salisbury. from Port Reath to Newport.
has been IN collision with an unknown
steamer about four miles from Iifracombe.
Devonshire. $50 .
Inc latter Is supposed 10 have sunk. with
crew OF about twenty men
Cecil Rhodes Returns to Ep~,..s
PLYMOUTH. England, January 22.-co,
Cecil Rhodes, formerly premier OF csno
Colony. arrived here today from south
Africa He has returned TO England in