The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15

ties OF shoes. sandals. leather pouches and
other leather goods that were exported
far and wide.
Later explorers have confirmed the in
formation that Barth brought home Kano
IL the largest Industrial centre the Soudan
and 1t reached it's important development
without the assistance from the outside
world
Its cotton fabrics arc still far better
known throughout the western Soudan than
European textiles. It's merchants send all
varieties Of It's manufactures to markets
hundreds Of miles away. and large quanti-
ties OF cereals raised In the kingdom, even
after the local wants have been supplied,
are also available for the foreign markets.
The great blot upon Kano Is that il is
one OF the largest centres OF slave raiding
In Africa, the neighboring Sultanate Of
Sokoto On the west being another. The
slave market in Ksno has always done a
thriving business. The King has sent
raiders far and wide every year 10 capture
natives and thus replenish the market.
II Is. OF course. a very profitable business,
but now IL must cease The British have
said for two or three years past, that
though they desired to govern both Kano
and Sokoto through their own rulers.
II was probable that, sooner or later,
the pressure which must be brought 20
bear TO enforce the dictum Of the Brussels
congress that slave ralding in Africa must
Cease would result In open hostilities
The recent trouble with kano, however,
did not grow ont Of the slave trade A
while ago the French settled in a district
OF the Soudan which. the British asserted,
was In their territory. There was no way
u settle this dispute except scientifically
10 delimit the boundary between the re-
specn'e spheres Of the two Powers
JOINT commission Wa Appointed and all
PREPARATIONS we're made TO begin the survey.
The King Of hAno did not under-, and the
nece.siiy for these mysterious proceeding.
Ola the border 81 his territory. which il IN
the protectorate ~ British Northern Nigeria.
lie suddenly assumed a hostile attitude
toward the whites The British patrol,
came into collision more than ono. with ia.
gunmon u the King
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