The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04
EMPIRE is IN NO DANGER.
THE FORCE OF TROOPS AMPLE TO
KEEP THE NATIVES IN
SUBJEt
ECHOES OF DIAMOND JUBILEE
Miles the Cause of Much Worry to
the Committee on Entertain
ment-LOndOn Gossip.

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 riot
ing at Chitpore. Though there is no
doubt that the immediate cause of
the outbreak is the energy with which
the local authorities have been stamp
ing out the bubonic plague, some
times necessitating interference with
the social relations, customs and ira
dition of the natives, the diSaffection
would not have become acute
except for the activity and
malicious accusations of unscru-
pulous agitators, who melted
fanatics to vengeance against individ
uals and to revolt against the gov
eminent One of these newspapers, a
fair sample Of the others, said: THE
plague authorities are simply butchers,
who are torturing and harassing the
people of Poonah in the name OF san
itary science. If matters are not put
right soon, the scenes of 1857 are likely
to be rewitneSsed there, as neither
the Hindoos nor the Mohammedans
will tolerate the persecution Of their
wives and children for any length of
time. 1t is the misfortune Of the people
that the honor, religion and modesty
of women, safe even under Mogul rule.
should be violated under the enlight-
ened English government. We wonder
why no notice is taken of the shameful
doings of the soldiers in Poonah. They
are, perhaps, secretly inStigated by
the government to do these things in
retaliation for the tortures once in
f1icted upon Europeans by the Tantra
Topi and to punish the capital of the
Deccan for taking the lead in all pub
lie agitations Let us hope that the
government will take heed and mend
it's ways, lest disastrous consequences
ensue."
Other newspapers of India openly
advocate armed resistance to the
search parties. Needless to say the
charges are false. All the search
parties who volunteered for the dan
gerous plague duty 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 leaving the governors residence
on jubilee evening, at the time Lieut..
Ayerst, of the commisSariat corps, was
killed, has added to the bitterness Of
feeling in Poonah. There is reason to
believe that the wave of Mohamme-
dan feeling is caused by the successful
and unpublished atrocities in Armenia
spreading to the MuSSulmanS of In
ola. There is no reason to fear for
the empire, as the white garrison is
strong, numbering $4,000 men, but there
is reason to fear a succession of local
outbreaks demanding sanguinary re-
preston. The situation seems to call
for vigorous action, and the prompt
measure of the Bombay government
in proclaiming Poonah disaffected and
occupying the city by a police force,
the cost of which amounting to lac
and a half of rupees for year, will
be levied on a certain section of the
native community, meets with general
approval
MORE TROUBLE.
Replying to a question in the house
of commons Lord George Hamilton,
the secretary of state for India, said
the government was fully alive to the
gravity of the case and meant to act
promptly. The whole question of the
incubation Of sedition through the
vernacular press will be revived. 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
country to a meeting at Cabul, as he
wishes to consult them on important
matters concerning Islam. This IS be-
lieved to be connected with the recent
announcement that the sultan has
sent a special envoy to Cabul with in
structions to agtate for a general re-
vival of Islam.
The Spectator takes a pessimdstic
view of the demand Of American farm
ers for a bounty on wheat grown TOT
export 1t says: LAS the fairness of
the claim must be conceded by every
logical protectionist, and as the farm
ers hold the balance of power between
the goldites and the silverites, their
demand will probably be granted, in
which case the value Of wheat in Eng
land will sink like the value of sugar
quarter 1t is difficult to conceive
what would then become of English
agriculture. Rents could not be paid.
The American advocates of the COM
peting metals must win the farmers
vote and they can only win by con-
ceding their demand, which, II protec-
ton Is reasonable at all, must be alb
tries be protected and the oldest and
best be left out in the cold? The
expense will delight the friends of
President Mckinley, who wish to de-
plete and not to fill the treasury"
A curious story is told in connection
with the approaching visit of Presd-
dent Faure to Russia. 1t Is IN sub
stance that Emperor William of Ger
many wishes to meet the president
at st. Petersburg, and wrote the car
to that effect. But it appears EN-
peror Williams efforts to arrange a
meeting with the French president
were baffled by the acuteness of the
car.
Her majesty today entertained the
members of the house Of commons at
a garden party at Windsor. Each
member of parliament was allowed to
bring his wife and one daughter, If his
daughter had made her debut, or his
sister The invitation was issued when
her majesty read the London news
papers that the members Of the house
of commons were indignant at the
manner in which they were treated at
the Buckingham palace reception,
which fact had been carefully sup
pressed by the palace officials, who
were to blame for the laundering. The
tactful act Of the queen in including
the wives Of the members Of the
parliament in her invitation to Wind
sor castle was received with the great
est enthusiasm, the wives Of the
Liberals and Radicals, who daily
abuse the monarchy showing, 1t is
claimed, the widest eagerness to be
present.
It is understood that Mr. Labouchere
will make an individual report on the
subject Of the TranSvaal raid strongly
censuring Cecil Rhodes, but admitting
that the conduct of Mr.. Chamberlain
the secretary of state for the colonies
has been perfectly straightforward.
The special embassy of the Hon.