New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
Az AFRICAN NERO.
THE BLACK TYRANT OF UGANDA.

The most important OF the native states OF Eastern
Africa Is Uganda on the northern shore of Lake VIC
toria Nyanza and the civil war nj present being wgeu
there between the adhernts Of the French Catholic
missionaries and those of the English Protestant mis-
sionarlcs must be rather agreeable than oherwse to
The sable monarch Of the country, King MwanGa since
1t enables him to eYcrise his peculiar talents for
fishing in troubled waters Mwanga succeeded his
father MESA I'm 1884. AZ ono time Mtesa p.'scsscd
Mahometanism. at another Christianity ne gh'iY
received propagardiSts OF all crccdS Invited the
Protestant missionaries to compete with IN" CatioiirS
and saw r HouS disscNS;ons follow the Introduction
OF European civilization into his doinions hi royal
rour, and charcic living fully described I'm the books
of Spoke and stanley. Ills son and successor was
only too willing Kick ali the missionaries or " his
land and 70 relapse into p0eanSln and savagcry
This King Mwanga Is a tall and strong man. between
twenty five and thirty years OF age his Fat face has
regular features, bat Is dsGcuivd by an expression
OF uniou,drd srIi.uality he lnS large eyes, nose
no, 81 nn, as that of most Of hi, subject. strong
clin ,n,Sely suLbcd with q bcnrt! and he l. always
dr.seA clothe> Of sIourss clrnnllncs'. 1t l. dii
cult 10 fathom hi, lya! character before h' people
ne often 2pIsrrs SHY aud acing In energy, but In
a private interview With foreigners b. displays great
clevern-ss and good memory although cNcrsscs
have undoubtedly weakened hts power. Very sonn
after he became King his unprecedented grizzlies ar
pypd both Mal,oIninedaus aud Christians against HIN.
III I've Happened TO SUSPECT anybody lie o;'lcc' him.
without the slightest hcskaion 10 be stranrlcd OF
clubbcd 10 death and hIndrrs- Of unforlunalcs are
said to have bSn burned alive. Three Christian lads
proposing 10 accompany II missionary journey,
Mwang;, arrested thcm had their cut OIL aud then
bound them 70 a sGrod where they were slowly
burned Ia dca a. When Is 70 he declared by
Uganda It Is the custom TO slaughter black COW aud
| a boy or sirl across the border, and many human
beings are sacrificed 10 popiiiate the spirits in the
| hostile country. II any man pi,Numcs 10 cove one
of the Kings numerous wive. he Is Instantly con
denlncd 10 have his eyes taken ont from 'hc socket.
| On one occasion Mwanga had some goats convey I'd
to island Oh the lake and then vainly tried to
persuade the Christ ANS u 60 owe: IL tSr cuho".
and catch them, intending 10 withdraw the canoes
and let the Christians stave after they sionld IA. e
| dcvUufcd the goats. NneI The Enghl bishop Han
ningion and his my iohowcS wciv approaches M,
was seized and shot and hi> followers were SPARED
/ Both the H,gll,h and the French mi sionar1'- he
expelled from his county ana luh.eI thcu Oi every
t&ng they prscssea cAcq,; their Understanding. AZ
| lua all insn'r'Hiioh d"psd the NTnhc;u MANGA
| then With an eve I" ny own Interest he POi's "a
| himself CONVERT to Christianity. was baptized by
lene S,y G an' y an mf rcue ed Ic c
throne In 1850, after 1t had been occupied by Two OF
| Recent traveller. report that Malonm,ianlsm has
been totally driven out OF rennda "nl that Christian
hsvs Is hid n%~ , cdn nyH Waste e sa spv and
coffee plantations are Neglected ana ov"erV~n Will
long eiusS broken shields and mutilitca human re
KILLED OK great numbers me people GENERALLY hnis
Nwnngs Se ne ne Carr Sy on" r.ue gr ' e s" have b
scU.sonrd TO grown moi for their Mne@, and ~ thcS
| endure him rather Than rsk the anarchy tia, might
follow the accession q HI. only Legitimate successor
| a child Of four Year. n Mwang:s SECS that h'
must inevitably submit to EUROPEAN Influence. lie
would prriea The Germans for Ms masters, bn al
agreement between England and Germany has as
siued his country tO The British East Af.U Company
and resisting the COngSny'> cnis>ary, Captain r. ID
Lugard he relies upon the help Of the French Catholic
missionaries and fontHis clvl WA. Nobody bclives III
the sincerity OF his conversion "a Christianity aud were
1t not fog the political situation, he wond donbuc"
| lie As much Of African Nero ns ever, and club
srangle and burn hls Victims ~ OF Old.