Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-06
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pI1IyG Up A FORTUNE N AFRICA.
4 Missionary Of Eight Yesr Ago Who
Now Employs 5000 Mem.

NV Yoxx. Nv 5-Ah"rs eight " SIS
"a. v,ups nsc rsmed S,okes - to the
VEIN Nyssx as Q missi,o..s in tie
ss,yice ~ the Church Mel n.'y Society.
n. 4 I'd the beautiful GU II, ~ Ugsnds,
soax p..us,,.y 20 pioneer ~s.:, bad tact
enough 20 sssse hims. II pofu's. -iih the
Ki-s ard he.d msn, snd 'ecsme . person
Al G n,iderssie il ii1erce the Dss D shores
OF Victoria N,srss He he'p'd nahd tne
mi sioc b a, ., studied the la gauge, super
int nded the diss ng OF veiis. God ksPs MS
eve open for the mai chance.
Is occurred TO him, sfsef he h.d lived .
wear or svo in Uganda, that BRIG bit yeu1s
man With Q htae csfital coutH make
for,une in trade bvtssen Victoria Ny anz'
and the coast. M surh thing s. white
trader had ever been heard OF in All that
=, zion. The psopls we're all eszy TO
guns ard spmua.tiop, sh'se cln'h. oesos.
and trinksu Of many sorts. There va
great deal Of ivory in tie country, ard
plenty Of mea could be gtti tske it to The
coa,,, fs could b. sold for = large snm
and purchased for comparatively hsl.
money. Stokes d eiied 10 leave missionary
work to thsse Who lscksd ba.ias 8. instino Ct
and money making talent He sent his
resi. nation 20 he society an. EMBARK q
upoa the career VI . trailer.
he was able to interest few Of hi.
f,ispd. in England and invested several
thousand dollars in the goods, A SIMS
caravan took his litle s.oex 10 trade 90 To .
great lske, where S okes sold il out in 3
hurry, t~kiag ivory in exchange. The
f,uiu Of his & ct commercial adventu e
we're gratifying, and lie invested his lsrgs :
capital ia . bigger soSx Of supplies AID
tried il sxain. Tben cana the rebellion in
Uganda oy which King MwanRa Was driven
from ,hs throne and took refuge among
| the Cath lie missionaries south of the lake,
where be remained for over year. When
q favorable opportunity occurred for
him to return to his Kingdom
Stokes did another good piece 81
bus ness The King needed guns and
smmunition. Stokes had these supplies n
abundance ard be srued . considers6ls
| mart Of the Kings forces This sett'ed q
fate Of the brother Who had usurpsd
Nssnyas throne. His forces were not 80
well armed .. those of Mvsnge. Stokes
therefore contributed in most imp ,rtaui
way to the success Of Mwsuga's attack up
on his brother in Uganda and he got big
price f5r the valuable assis.snce be had
given. In fact he secured the prscticsl
monopoly Of the ivory trade Of zauda.
Ii i. Eo, known h4w much Stokes il
worth today, but he is rich msn. Eieh
years ago be Vas humble missionary, bat
th9re i, not . particle Of doubt that W he
could live in luxury on the interss: Of his
money. Very large caravans have come
from Il interior 10 Ear z'bar and returned
to inner Africa, but not even the big cars.
vans Of Il, pu lib are Sc large a. those nov
employ d by Stokes. Two or three month";
$50 .okes ~ss reported to De- on the coast
at SaadaDi, with . force of 5000 big trap.
ping fellows from U0yamwesl. He needed
every one Of them to car y the goods he
was about to despatch to Victoria NJ.
ARA. Visitors to this camp Gays that il
pre- sented .tirripg spstt Gle. and that il
WAS very picturesque at mig { when Il
camp a es i'll mined the groups Of huts in
which his 5000 porters were lodging
Stokes him 'elt occupi, large native
house abcu, half mile from his camp
His conspicuous sue: ess fhows WIN. it il
possible 70 achieve in land from VII CD
many people have affirmed no c,mmerci j
good could come. Stokes has become q
power il Cec.rsl African afIsirs, and tie
present prospects are that he will grea, y
increase his torture.