Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-08

sent his brothers Dingaan, Umhlan
game with an army to the North
against Usoshengane, on the shores o
Delagoa Bay, The country was pes
tilential, and two-thirds OF their army
perished from exposure, disease and
hunger. Enraged at their illsuccess
Chaka ordered the murder of 1000
women, wives Of the defeated soldiers
Among the victims slaughtered at the
rate OF 200 or 300 a day, were the
spouses of his brothers, who between
resentment and fear were moved to
conspirc against his life. His body
servant Umbopa, joined in the plot
and having unsuspectcd access to Cha.
ka's presence struck him dead Sep.
tember 20, 1928. Thus died at the age OF
forty.one the Zulu Alexander or Napo.
leon. Dingaan and Unhlangane dis-
putting the succession fought duel IN
the royal kraal Immediately after
Chaka's burial when the latter was
slain.
Dingaan was not warliko despot
but machiavelian tyrant. Thousands
OF his subjects fed to Natal, but after
1885 he negotiated treaty with En-.
gland in virtue of which the deserters
were returned to him-to be Drained
or impaled. In 1888 Pieter Retief, a
Boer, was sent TO ask a grant OF Natal
for the Dutch immigrants, with mis-.
sionary, the Rev. r. Owen. At Um.
gungundlhovn ("the place of the
ttranpc,;ag cfthc elerhantn9 he found
Dingaan in a neatly built palace 20
feet in diameter supported by 90 pill
lars covered with beads, in the building
standing in the centre of kraaI of J..
700 huts, each large enough for twen-
ty men. Six thousand soldiers were
paraded in mock fight and a subse-
quent war-dance around thousands of
beautiful cattle representing the spoils
OF the combat all that tho Beers ask
ed was granted them. On the 9Th of
February, 1888, they breal,fasted with
Mr., Owen and spoke of Dingaan's
courtesy and good faith then went
unarmed, some seventy men in ALL
to sit around the King and sec the
farewell dance. Closer and closer
,nI ~ w K;n,. ~ D"oss 80 20 0"nu '"o 0'ly'e
eSoi1" tho soo'rsoS l,s "I n.;.osJ. oI ., S"siny,
in an instant the Dutohmen were seiz
cd aud dragged away. "Tell Owen"
D ,,oo,, eGo 90 80 s;,, n a. sosen pe sna'
~. @ o ~ ,annd na '"O DoeLs, v"t Nv nee1 ,
Gr ,hondb pia,er po,io, AvpI oIa I,s hi. WIZ oo
panions were Drained and sneared he.
| fore the MISSIONARIES eyes Mr. Owen
and his family suiTered ~ denart in
safety. The Zulus swarmed over tho
oountrv and literally oxterminoted
the Boers AZ n station on tho Rnsb.
mans River that still beors Tho name
of Weenen-aWeeninor-t found
all tho aaod and fooble. women and
ohildren. whom with thar Leader. Cor,
Marltz, they slew-366 in all, besides
25O colored servants. The names Of
Pletcr Retiet and Cert Maritz arc
jointly commemorated in that of tho
town of Pietermaritzburg. Tho Beers
beyond the Tugela, however, rallied
and helped by the English fought
through 1898 and 1889, when they
succeeded in corrupting Dingaan's
brother Panda. With 1000 soldiers
Panda revolted early in 1910. Din.
gaan's force thus weakened was de-
stroyed, and on the 10th of February
Panda dethroned and slew him, and
assembled the throne.
Panda reigned till 1872. He had
agreed ever to continue the loyal and
devoted ally of bis white neighbors,
and according to Sir TheophiIus Shep.
stone, his reign was "incomparably
milder and more merciful" than that
of his predecessor. Hc consolidated
the government and administration of
the country into regular fabric, hav.
ING rulers in every small district who
led the people in war and administer.
ed Justice in peace, owing feudal sub.
ordination to On Incuna or provincial
chief. who belonged to the Kings
Great Council. The laws affecting
marriage and military service were
severely administered, and the people
suffered not little from "witch find.
ing" the wizard who was promptly
kiiled af,er forfeitipg his property TO
the Crown. being inyariablya well-to.do
spbiect or a man obnoxious TO the King
Ontbe whole boweyer.the rerin of King
ponda was ouiet and prosperons, and
when he died October 1s. is72, he left
the reputation of good neighbor both
among the Dutch and the English.
His son Cetewayo - pronounced
Ketchwhyo-succeedcd him. being du.
Iv installed by Sir-then plain Mr.
Theonbolis Sbepstone. Cbaka and
Dinqaan do not seem to have left any
sons at all. One report makes out that
thew killed their male children and
nregnant wives ato keep down dan
rerous ouestiops connected with the sue
eession !" another-and more probable
version is that Dingaan killed of all
Chakas heirs and Panda all Dingaan's.
panda had several grown up sons in
1856, the Two most prominent of whom
were Cctewayo and Umbulaze, the
former a warlike young man, the lat
ter a mild and peaceful prince, his
fathers favorite Each was allowed
to form separate establishment and
collect rotainers to service "under the
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