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Two years ago 1Yppu lib left his
large interests in central Africa to VISIT
Zanzibar, Arabia, and Europe. This
old man. who for years has been the
best known, the most influential, and
the wealthiest resident OF inner Africa,
has had much trouble since lie started
out to see tho world, says the N. Y.
San. A stroke of paralysis after he
reached Zanzibar kept him for mauy
months an invalid at the sultan's cap
ital. Then bis son Sefn to whom hs
had left his affairs OF the upper Congo,
joined his fortunes with those of the
Arabs who imagined they could over.
throw the Congo-State. This badly
advised young mar Is now \ wanderer,
and u garrison of the state occupies
kasongo, the to ,yn his father built, aud
until his own ~treachery the most
hourishing Arab settlement In central
Africa. Fortunately for Tppu lib he
has a good deal Of property in Zanzi-
bar, and 1t is doubtful il he will ever
return to tho extensive region on tue
upper Congo which on many maps
was designated as "Iippu Tbs Do.
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The foreign newspapers say thai
Tippu lib has so far recovered bis
health that be Is about to pay his hong
deferred visit to Europe. He will soos
arrive In France, where he will spend
some time, and then 90 to other coun.
tries. The king of the Belgians long
ago invited Tippu lib 20 come aud SCI
bin. There is probably no native Of
Africa who would excite more atten.
zion and interest In Europe than this
old man. whose mother wal q slave
and who was looked down upon as 6
half caste by the Arab traders. They
were compelled in time to yield to biz
superior ssgacity and to respect his
authority, even II they did not admire
his leadership.
Tippu lib is the only person who
has figured prominently in the story
OF nearly every explorer who ha.
helped to reveal the secrets Of inner
equatorial Africa. Livingstone knew
him vol. He appealed to the trader
to II v tbs Walangu tribe from tho
attacks of their slave-huntins neigh.
bors. Tippu lib kept the promise he
made to the famous missionary, and
years later Capt Hore told Of the
PlospcIOus CUuultlOu Oh tulS ltDe,W nlCH
by Tippu Tib's orders had been pro.
tected from the m%olestation not only Of
their neighbors but also OF Arab slave
raiders.
All the missionaries Of tho Tangan.
yika region have sver defended TippuN
lib against She charge, made by some
conspicuous explorers, that mercenaryN
considerations alone appealed to him.
King OF slave dealers as he was, It Ia
not strange that the missionaries have
pleaded his virtues in his defense, for
his promises to them Of friendship aud
protection have always been faithfully
kept. In fact he seems for years to
have believed 1t to be the destiny Of
central Africa to como under European
domination, and he was broad enough
to have faith that the Arab traders,
who had monopolized all sorts Of busl-
ness In the interior, by accepting tho
Inevitable and helping instead Of OPP
posing white enterprises, would mot
suffer in their business interests. At,
the same time he has always freely
criticised those European methods
which he thought were harmful. and
has produced undcniable evidence OF
immoralities aud injustice clustering
around some European enterprises,
which he thinks arc at least as harmful
as the abuses of which the Arabs are
accused.