The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-28
BLOOD IN INDIA.
Insurrection Beginning to Show
Signs of Strength.
Large Force Attacks a British
Fort at Night.
DRIVEN OFF
But Fears That Uprising VIII
Become General.
British Authorities Arrest an
Agitator for SeditiOn.

London, July 28.-Hostilities have
| again broken out in India between the
British troops and the natives and the
aspect of matters is serious. A special
from Simla says a large body of tribes
men made an attack Monday night on
Camp Malakand, in the Chitral.
In the fight that ensued, Private Le-
onard Manley, of the forty-ffth Sikhs
was killed; Private Taylor dangerously
wounded, and Major Herbert and Lieu
tenant Waiting of the engineer corps,
were severely hurt.
The cavalry is now pursuing the enc
my who retreated.
A dispatch from Simla, this morning,
says thai the government has taken all
steps necessary to cope with the emer-
gency in the Chitral. Although Fort
Chakadara now cut off, occupied an is
olated position, it is believed that
with two companies of the 13st Punjab
infantry and two guns, the garrison can
hold it's own.
The road between Mardan and Mala-
kand is blocked with hostile tribeSmen,
who have cut the telegraph wires.
Three squadrons of Bengal lancerS
and the second Punjab infantry regi-
ment have started for Mardan. The
seventh mountain battery is on the
way to Malakand and the west Kent
regiment is held in readiness at Pc
Shawar.
The Simla dispatch also says that
Captain Holland of the twenty-fourth
Punjab infantry was among these-ser-
iously wounded during Monday nights
attack on Camp Malakand.
a dispatch from Bombay says: Gan
gadhar TiIak, native member of the
legislative council, was arrested last
evening on the charge of melting the
natives to disaffection. He was formal
ly arraigned in the Bombay police court
this morning, after which the hearing
was adjourned.
Gangadhar Tilak has for a long time
agitated indiscriminately against Brit
iSh rule. OF late he has been more than
usually virulent. He is a man of talent,
a thorough fanatic, opposed to Euro
pean ideas and innovations and he has
been a leader in the recent outbreaks
against the sanitary regulations.
A later dispatch from Simla, says the
attacking forces at FIT. Malakand COM
prised 1000 tribesmen under the leader
ship of a man known as the mad null
lah-" The lighting was very sharp.
ReinforcementS are being pushed for
ward to the scene of the conflict.
London, July 2S.-The Times prints a
dispatch from Simla which says yet an
other wave of fanaticism is sweeping
along the northwest frontier. The story
is curious as showing how quickly the
tribesmen can be gathered and how
readily they respond to the appeal of
fanaticism. Since the Chilerat cam
paign ended the Swat valley has been
perfectly peaceful, trade has developed
and the Swat has been contented and
has shown no signs of disaffection.
On Monday, however, without the
least warning, the whole population un-
derWent sudden change. The first
news that reached Malakand was that
the disturbance had occurred at Phana
near Chakgara bridge. A few hours
later news was received that 1.-The mad
mulIah," a priest who is we'll known To-
cally, gathered a force of armed men,
the evening it was reported that he
was advancing toward Malakand and
preparations were made to send a COL
umn in the morning to disperse the
gathering. The tribal levies, who fed
as the mullah advanced, reported that
Malakand would be attacked at3o'clock
in the morning. The camp was alert
but the attack was delivered at 80 at
night. An attempt was made to sur
prise the camp and fight ensued
which resulted in the tribeSmen being
repulsed.
At daybreak Colonel MeikIejohn sent
a column to reconnoiter and pursue the
enemy. This force discovered that the
whole valley was in arms and that it
was almost impossible to open COM
municatiOn with Chakadara. Instead
of being disheartened by the failure of
pared to renew hostilities and Colonel
Meiklejohn had already prepared for
defense. He wired for reinforcements,
which have already reached Chaka-
dara.
Nothing is feared now but that the
report of the uprising spreading rap
idly may stimulate the tribesmen to at
tack the expedition to the Touchi val
ley.