Arizona republican., 1894-10-25


 native land. Che went to recover a province wrongly taken from him; the other to strengthen his province, now weakened by long and bitter war. The two are cousins, says the New York Sur
 Precedence in rank IS taken by the younger of the two, Prince Momolu MassaQuoi, who has already ruled for nearly two years, whereas his cousin, Prince Besolow, has never mounted the throne that is rightfully his. Prince Momolu has had 'an adventurous his tory. First trained in the mysteries of the Grigribush, g sort of black-art school of the Wei people, in proof of which he can show 9 hundred sears of the torture knives, he afterward be- came Christianized and came to this country. His mother vas then queen regent of the province of Jabasca, in the Wei territory, northeast of Liberia. While the young prince was pursuing a college course in an institution in Tennessee he received word of his mothers death.
 The Panas, a warlike neighboring tribe, had attacked the queens village and she had been forced to flee to the woods. The Jabascans, who are ordi- narily peaceful people, are very brave when aroused, and when they found their queen missing they beat back the invaders. For ten days they searched the woods for her, and on the eleventh Clo1ar and privation. Two days later she died. Prince Momo1us eighteen-year- old nephew, who assumed the throne Ill his. absence, sent word to him to come back at once.
 The Panas are threatening our up- per border, he wrote. "A famine is in the land. The people are crying out for the king to return. Come back and avenge the death of your mother, the queen"
 The prince returned collected his fighting forces and in a fierce battle signally defeated the Panas. That was eighteen months ago, but still wander ing detachments of the Panas kept up a guerrilla warfare. Meanwhile the new ruler instructed his people in agri- culture and succeeded in relieving the famine. He returned to this country last year, and is now going back to en- deaVor to conclude definitely the Pana war. His first business on reaching | his native land will be to meet in con- vention the other native kings, princes and chiefs, the representatives of .4o, ! r ment and the Pana leaders to effect e treaty of peace. Prince Momolu be- keyes there is great future before his country. Not only is the soil fitted for cultivation, but it is said that rich gold deposits lie there. Some day the prince hopes to establish government gold mines. The great curse of the country, he says, is the liquor trade, most of the wars arising from drunken quarrels | between chiefs. The prince is about | twenty-eight years old. He is dark negro, with high forehead and an in teIligent face. In speech and manner 1 he is like any well-bred young Amer ican. His cousin, Prince Besolow, is thirty five years old. He has been student | i'll Williams college, and was sum- moned a short time ago to assume the throne, which should have been his if teen years ago His father was king over tribe of one hundred and fifty thousand Veis, and his mother was the favorite among two hundred and fifty wives. Like his cousin, Prince Besolow is a graduate of the Grigribush, or Lowsemby, as his tribe calls it. In 1879 his father died and his uncle, )anlu Saw, became his guardian. )anlu usurped the throne, and after fifteen years of rrllership has become fred of it. The Panas have been very 3othersome and have carried away in aids not only his wives, but even his cattle. He wants peace and quiet now, md some time ago he wrote to his nephew to return and assume throne somewhat out of repair. So the prince is on his way to his principal village of Bendoo. His first efforts will be to foster agricultural pursuits and simple manufactures. Then he will endeavor to educate his people.
 Both the princes have ambitions to Christianize the Veis. They realize, however, that it cannot be done at once. The doctrines of the Grigribush have taken too deep root. The rulers hope to accomplish their end by Chris tianizing and educating the children.
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