The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
UNREST ~ WEST AFRICA.
Nauvss Complaining About Their Trsatmsas
by the Britsh.

Naovss Complaining About Their Treatmea1
! by the British.
| Reports received by mail from west Africa
and the Gold Coast tell 81 general unrest among
the natives from the coast TO the furthermost
regions OF the interior. Thls condition Of
| things Is ascribed to the severity exercised by
the British toward the Ashantis. and To rlmors
that orders have been received from England
TO extirrate the Ashanti tribes from their terri
tory. which Ia rich In gold deposits. Those
who survived the military orerationA the
rumors snid. were to be derorted to other parts
OF the British possessions in Africa. Tbs de-
e~tr,ctlon Of villa ges without regard 10 The
women and children. who are turned out to
starve. and the systematic devastation OF the
farms and crops q the natives are. IL appears
from the reports from nll parts ~ the interior.
causing the native races whose territory 10
threatened with invasion by the whites to pre-
pare for resistance. Even the Kansas. whs
have hitherto been the source from which the
British have drawn their best fighting material
In west Africa, are showing symptoms Of alienA-
ton from the British. and the missionaries
who recently visite cd tho Sokoto country and
Kano were very badly received and requested
TO return. The reports of their rec rtion have
been published and their demands IN tie Brit
tish Government 10 bring the chiefs ~ SokotS
and Kano 10 reason have gone back to Africa
and created no small stir. The inrortaton
OF the more savage races from Uganda. Somali.
land and other parts ~ enst Africa, Of Jamaica
negroes. and 81 Sikh. from India 10 take part
In the ribiuRation ~ the Ashantis has also
contributed to disturb the other native rscea
Matters are no better in the Sierra Leone
protectordtt, which WINS not very lcnc AGO the
scene OF the massacre Of many Missionaries,
several, Americans Icing among 'hcr. and
where RI" risin~ OF tn" natives arntrs, the hut
tax ms mi down only after usp1' lose ~ NE
on both sides. An. English correspondent. de-
scribins .he condition Of The n@a'iyes and their
contrastsit with the state Il things in the neigh
ncrins French tsrritoIics which; unlike The
Of French Government ofHcials.
In IN" French, Soudan, and west coast set.
try parts and - cents on those in the towns
between 10 and 50 ye1rs Of ave The tax 10
the chiefs. who receive 20 per cont ~ the ts&ai
amount as compensation Tor their co6perauond
frh ~" pro'cctor, rc., Thore The %IrnrRraTSI,anf.n ~ re
free t-ihcs who had bcaion hack every effort a
the MandiHroes and fonllahs Of Fu'a-pjalloa
territory. md who placed themselves vol,rntar.
ilv under tho british flag. tho engagements
hut tax ia being collected by corrupt and tyrsn.
nicnl native roli"o und"r such circumstances
the amourt Of tho ia1. burn their hTts and taEc
In order the bette - conc with tho iisR76oA
tinn ard the difficulties Threatened. the Britah
Colonial ONCE has directed the prolonpntion
~ tho sierra lrorc railgavto be proceeded with
a. once s"c'ion Of tho live has already been
opened as far as 4 place C1llei Ro,ifunk. about
nifty miles southeast ri t-pptown, and the eX.
tension ~ 10. eighty miles further 70 tho east.
ward, has boon bcyln Tho gauge IL 2 feet Q
inches, and owing toiho urgency Of the oaas ne
road will he hG!lt in the lighies' possible man.
n"t md with temporary wooden hridvee. B
Gold Coast railway. which already extends
from Sekordi On tho coast 70 Parkway, where
there are Rolt deposits. lie H. be carried on 10
kuinaSsi The distance Is q miles and thO
gauge : feet inches The object e rarity ccm-
nerci1l, partly rilitH -v. "a il is said that when
y II completed troops from England can b n
hur11Ssi in fourteen DAYS
Tho Iagos railway T. about To be OPENED to
lhadan. the three lone steel bridges connecup1
ago. with the mainland being finished. The
line IL l?s miles long. Of 3 feet q inch gauge. and
oonnccts Lagos. which has on,na poruls-op,
with. A~nsnyutn, ~ lso.Up. and MADAM, Of lso,o0
i~nhahiiOrrs The ~furtt"r extension TO Ogbo. -.
misho, Torin. and Rahhah on Tho Niger is under
consideration This railway also 4. military AZ
well ~ commercial, and has in Wow The pene.
tration ~ tho great. pppulous and fairly CIV
ili7ej recIpns living Ia Tho eastward OF ire
Niger. of which Iok~tn and kamo are among the
most important