The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-31
rWu AFRICAN MON ARCHS
summoned Home from Their stuoieS III
America.

Two African rulers sailed on the Gu
harder Lucania yesterday for their ma
tive land. one went 10 recover u province
wrongly taken from him; the otHei 70
strengthen MS province, no" "edhSi L..
by a long and bitter war. Inc t"o @'e
pr,.rdence in rank is taken by the
.,ouuger OF the TWO. Prince MOmolu Mas
-auu0t VINO mas already ruled LOT neallJ
TWO wears whereas his cOusll' IIhOc
HerolOw, mas never mounted the III oic
that IS rlghttuuy MS Prince M0t'io4t
mas had an adventurous history. iIsV
trained in the mysteries OF the GIl5ilDus"'
a sort OF black art school Of me NeI
people. IN proof Of wnlch ne can sHO" d
hundred scars OF the torture KNIVES nc
afterwards became ChristiAniZed ana Cdltie
10 this country. his mother was lheh
Queen Regent OF the province Of Japascd'
m the Vie territory, northeast OF Liberia
While the young prince was pursuing d
college course in an institution IN ZEN
nessee, he receiyd WORD Oh MS HlO'nei
IN. Panas. a war-like neighboring tribe,
had alta ,ted the Queens village, ana she
mad been forced 70 ice 10 the "oouS'
The Jabascans. who are ordinarily
peaceful people. are very D.axe N M,
aroused. and when they found their queen
MISSING they beat back the invaders fOF
ten DAYS they searched the WOODS loI HeI'
and on the eleventh she was louHd'
speech ass from hunger ana pFlsaIoh'
Two DAYS later she died. Prince MONO
lu's eighteen-year-o nephew, who as
4umed the throne In his absence. sent
word 70 him TO come back at once.
The Panas are threatening our upper
border" NJ wrote. "A famine IS ia the
and. Tn. people are crying out for the
King 10 return. Come back ana aVenSe
the death OF your mother. the Queen.
The Prince returned. collected his hght-
Ing forces. and IN Il fierce Datue, slB-
llr.
eighteen months ago, but still wandering
attachments Of the Panas keep up
guerilla warfare. Meantime the new
ruler instructed his people in agriculture
and succeeded in relieving the FAMINE.
He retumeI 10 this county on business
last year, and is now going back 10 en-
deavOr 10 conclude definitely the Pana
war His first business on reaching ms
native land will be 10 meet IN conVen-
tiOn the other native kings princes ana
chiefs. the representatives Of Great Brit
ain and the Liberian Government, and
the Pana leaders 10 effect treaty OF
peace Prince MOmOlu believes That there
il IL great future before his country. Not
only Is the soil fitted for cultivation,
but it is said that rich gold deposits
re there Some day the Prince hopes 10
establish Government gold mines. The
great curse OF the country, he says, is
the iduOr trade most Of the wars aris-
ing from drunken quarrels between chiefs.
The Prince is about twenty eight years
Old He IS a dark negro, with a high
forehead and an intelligent face. In
speech and manner he Is Ike any we'll
bred young American.
His cousin, Prince BesolOw Is thirty
five years old He has been a student
in Williams College and was summoned
a short time ago 90 assume the throne
which should have been his fifteen years
ago. HIS father was King over A tribe
Of $50 90 Veis. and his mother was the
favOrite among two hundred and nifty
wives Like his cousin. Prince Besolow
IS a graduate OF the Grigribush. or Low
senby, az his tribe calls II. In 1879 his
Sather died, and his uncle. Danlu Saw,
became his guardian. Danlu usurped the
throne and after fifteen years Of ruler
ship has become tired Of II. The Panas
have been very b0therSome, and have
carried away in raids not only his wives
but even his cattle He wants peace
and quiet now, and some time ago he
wrote 10 his nsephew 20 return and as
sumo throne somewhat out Of repair
So the Prince is on his way 10 his prin-
cipal village Of Bendoo His first efforts
will be to foster AGRICULTURAL pursuits and
simple manufactures. Then he will en-
deavor to educate hts people
Both the Princes have ambitions 10
ChristianiZe the Neis. They realize. how
ever that II cannot be done at once The
doctrines Of the Grigribush have taken
too deep root. The rulers hope 10 accom-
plish their end by Chrlstianizing and
educating the children.-New York Sun OF
Yesterday.