Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21

capped a bad reverse a short while ago
He hurriedly, summoned reintcr &c 51eins5
in the nick Of time, and troops are Deihg
rushed forward from Gumatt1.
THE ARAB SLAVE TRADERS.
The trouble in Nigeria had been brew
ing for a year or more, when the nlII
political resident, provoked open hostili-
ties Colonel A1oloney had been endeav-
or1ng by peaceful means to suppress the
slave trade, which is conducted IN the
with a small force to meet the, MagaJi
of kefii, notorious slave trader. and
was treacherously attacked and muir
!dered by the latter This was or. on 3cto .
African frontier force was at once sent
to the scene. It could do little but main
tain its position, and now forces from
Ashantee, the Gold Coast, and the other
way to Nigeria Before the new year
is more than a few months old the con-
test. in all probability, will be waging
or So1S 81 RS ESus aa hs5e the can trick eS
OF fighting African natives during the
Ashantee war Of four years ago:
KOREAS COAEY's ARMY.
koTea's little war is a civil one, and
not without a ridiculous element. TWO
years ago the natives of the northern
part of the little kingdom rebelled against
ed to be excessive. Rallying around a
volunteer leader they set out-a Ia
CoNey's arn1y-to march to Seoul, the
capital, to obtain relief from their woes.
But the authorities, fearing disorder.
sent regiment to stop them. and upon
the ice of a frozen river a battle was
fought. The soldiers seems to have
gotten the worst Of it, for the rebel force
was soon after very. greatly increased
Two regiments, and then three and four.
were sent to the front, and oy last spring
genuine campaign was in progress.
During the past year most of the rebels
were dispersed, but a few thousand still
hold out, and brushes between them and
the soldiers are frequent. The rebels
have been declared outlaws. and some of
the leaders captured nave been executed,
but still the war goes on.
The war in Arabia IS also Of the inter
nsctne sort. Nobody seems to know ex-
actly what it is al about or how it II
that in the entire southern half Of the
country the Turks hold but four towns
All of the rest are in the hands Of the
Arabs. Irasmuch as no bulletins Of
stantinople, it is to be presumed that the
Sultan's soldiers are getting much the
worst Of it. The rebellion OF the Arabs
has been in progress for years. but never
before now has it caused serious I'M
= IN MAcEDoN1A.
In Macedonia the Turks have far
more bloody war on their hands. The
pendence as the Bulgarians did at the
beginning Of the war which won them
their freedom. and, like the Bulgarians
they are determined to fight until they
are relieved Of the Turkish yoke They
are receiving active. if not open, assls-
tance from the Bulgarians, and. SO far.
have made good progress Recently hall
battalion Of Turkish soldiers were at
tackled by the rebels in the krezna detie
and completely annihilated. The rebels
have also won several important victo-
rieS along the Struma river and are now
endeavoring to secure possession Of the
railway between Constantinople and
Salopica. If they succeed the Turkish
capital will be completely cut OF from
the rest OF Europe, except by sea.
The rebellion in Northwestern Morocco
is revolt against taxation. In all prob
ability there is also an element OF fanati-
cism in it, for the leader OF the rebels
calls himself Nahdi, and eggs on his
followers after the manner Of the Khalifa
and Mad alullah of Sonaliland. Re
Gently the Moorish regulars were so
and England hurried warships to Mo
rocco TO protect the Europeans in the
coast towns. This greatly incensed the
Moorish authorities. who blamed the
rebels for giving an excuse for foreign
Several expeditions are
now marching upon the rebel strong
holds. One. not long ago. encountered a
force led by the Mahdi in person After
a hot battle it was defeated and the
Mahdi took to the mountains.
All Of his lieutenants who had the IL
luck to be made prisoners were executed
next morning.