The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-13
SP0ILS OF AFRICA.
and Germany are Strug.
Cling for Supremacy
IN THE GREAT DARK CONTINENT,
The Matter Before the Reichstag-why Emiu
Left the British Serviee-StaEley on
England's Apathy.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
LONDON, May 12.-TBy cable to the N. Y.
World. English interests in central
Africa had serious setback in the re-
capture of the kingdom of Uganda from
King Mwanga by King Kalema. In April
news was received that the British East
Africa company had concluded treaties
with the christianized monarch Mwanga
and chiefs, and had placed the King and
country and all Uganda territory and pos
sessions under the control of the British
company. This virtual annexation of
Uganda was done with the intention Of
blocking the way to the advancement of the
Germans northward of Victoria nyanza,
and preventing them from attempting to
place Emin Pasha in the old province. The
Germans were chagrined at the English
getting ahead, for at the time when the
treaty OF Uganda was made the German
party under Borchert had built a fortified
station IN the neighborhood of Mount Ke-
MIA, while DR.. Peters, so often reported
dead, was at Lake Baringa, both going to-
ward Uganda. The English made great
haste to strengthen their position with
King Mgwanga. A new ecclesiastical digni-
tary, Bishop Tucker, was Immediately sent
from London to take the position formerly
held by Bishops Hannit and Perrott Par
Ter.
Suddenly the tables are turned and again
the Arabs recently gathered to the assist
ance OF the dethroned Kalema and have sue
ceeded in expelling.. Mwanga and the Pro-
testant and Catholic missionaries from The
capital Ito an unassailable position on
Sesse island Lake Victoria, and replacing
Kalema as oking. Meanwhile, K. F.. j.
jackson, the officer of the British company
who made the treaty with Mwanga is
thought to be with his defeated forces and
with the Protestant aud Catholic mission
aries on the island mentioned
English geographers do not say
much on the subject of Uganda now, but
do large amount of thinking They
believe that the struggle with Germany
for the possession of the lake region is
growing very earnest, and that it was a
serious mistake to have allowed Stanley to
drive Emin into the service of Germany, a
man who has undoubtedly vast influence
with the Arabs, and who will be of in
calculable assistance to his new EMPLOYERS.
Emln himself is now on his way to Tabora
and the kingdoms lying between the south
ern end OF Victoria and the northern end of
Tanganyika. If he succeeds in bring the
several native chiefs of this region into
alliance with Germany and in pushing the
German stations towards Lake Tanganyika,
the English scheme of gaining possession
of the latter by way of Ceutes and connect
ing the sources of the Zambesi and Nile
will be spoilt.
At best it seems as if English access to
the lakes will be confined to the region
north of Mombasa, tapping the northern
part of Victoria unless DR.. Peters has made
alliances for Germany, and the northern
part of Lake Nyansa If so, and an agree
ment is arrived at with Portugal, the Ger
mans Will, TO all appearances, succeed in
getting control of the entire lake region.
including the lower half of Victoria, the
whole of the eastern shore of Tanganyika
and the northern half of Nyassa England
will probably exist long enough to regret
having allowed the crime of abandoning
the equatorial province to barbarism to be
committed and Emin Bey to be sacrificed
II order to furnish some interesting chap
4 rs for Stanley's book.