The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-29
THE BRITISH SUDAN--N\AY COMPETE WITH THE sou

They have cleaned up the city. and It
now looks remarkably we'll for ma
tive town. It Is rapidly growing. and
will probably be the commercial capt.
tai OF the Sudan 1t Will keep Its
African character, but Will be modi-
fled by the now Africa; and, us such,
will be one OF tho most interesting
cities OF the continent.
Slavery in the sudan.
The British are doing what they
can to break up slavery In the Sudan.
This region was once one Of the chief
slave markets OF the continent. Slaves
were brought by the thousands from
Central Africa to Khartum and Omdur-
man, and they found their way thence
down to Egypt. During the Egyptian
rule there were military stations In
different parts of the country, and
they became centres of the slave trade,
and when the navigation OF the White
| Milo was declared free 1t was made n
slave route. Later on the Arabs raided
the natives OF Central Africa and sent
up their slaves to Kliartum. Trade
was somewhat checked While Gordon
ruled, but 1t broke out again under
the mnhdi and when the British took
| hold Omdurman was one OF the chief
slave markets. and slaves were brought
| In droves from all parts Of the coun-
l LTy.aat CblSc llteu Lie ouS ihS dbN s'Siiih6
| OF slaves has been stopped, rs far rs
| possible. but 1t Is still carried on In
| many OF tho provinces, and 1t will be
| q long time before 1t can be entirely
4 cradicated. SiXty-seven slave dealers
were captured last year and tried.
| Fifty eight were convicted and more
than fifty received sentences In the
penitentiary of from one to seven years.
While I was ut sAssiout, about 300
Il iNos, \, ~ tai A1pSander
president OF the Training college there.
told me how poor Swiss boy broke up
tho slave trade OF upper EGYPT. SAID
he: This incident occurred Just DC.
years ago. The boy, whose name was
sion to aid in abolishing slavery, ana ana
that his field lay In the sudan. He
to Alexandria. and thence UP the Nile
to Assiout. landing here without. a
cent. He applied for work at the ms,
sion schools, telling us his plans, am an,
French. While doing so he studied
Arabic, and went out through the
country to learn all he could as !, 70
slavery He spent his . yasia,tions h NV,
and visiting the villages II was then
contrary to the law to sell slaves N
4 Egypt. but Roth learned that the trade
was going on, ana that ea s,,dan AYERS %err
here, and that they We're then sent tc
4 Tunis and Tripoli. and thence to Con
stantinople. One day he came into the
mission and said that big slave cara:
!, van was encamped outside Assiout. ant
that the men hid their slaves In caves
during the day and sold them at night
He begged me to go with him to thu
governor and demand that they be
punished. ] did go. but was not able
to do anything"
4 after this" continued DR.. Alexan,
der, Roth despaired somewhat, bu
said he intended to go to Cairo ant
get the English consul general to hell
him. He did 80. and convinced tht
CONSUL general that his story was true
The two went together to Riaz Pasha
who was then foreign minister. ant
demanded that the sale of slaves b.
Roth had then the English govern
ment behind him, and the Egyptian
government had to respect him. The!
. gave him company OF 200 soldiers ant
told him to go back to Assiout ant
| capture the caravan. 1t was probabi!
their intention to notify the slave deal
ers in time 80 they could get away. bu
Roth stopped his special train outsid
; the town, divided his company into tw
bands, surrounded the caravan and too
the traders and sixty-seven slave
, WHOM they had with them. He brough
the slaves to the mission school an
said he wanted me to hold them, q
the Egyptians would not dare 70 TAX
them from under the American nag.
Shortly after this there came q mes
: sage from the Governor OF the prov
!. ince ordering that the slaves be give