The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-12-14
TWO TITIED AFRICANS.
Christianized and Como to Amer
lea to Be Educated.
Summoned Eiaipe from Their Studies They
Return 10 Their Native Land and
Engage In Bnttlc with tho Enc
niles of Their People.


niles of Their People.
Two African rulers sailed on the
Cantf.er Lucania recently for their
ras:Ve land Gns went to recover
pr.Nn,as wgongiy. taken from him; the
S.stfas as.eteeugshsn his province, now
,gsaseacd by a long and bitter war.
WAe two arecousins, says the New York
: Suu.
preeeaenoe in rank is taken by the
va,Inrsr If the two, Prince Momolu
.,auci. who has already ruled for
nearly two wears, whereas his cousin,
l'riaae liesalaw, has never mounted the
throne shat Is rightfully his Prince
Bi6ulolu hss had ,an adventurous his
tory. Hirsbtrained in the mysteries OF
tlie Grigribash, q sort of blaek-art
school Of the Vel people, in proof Of
which he can Show q hundred scars OF
tie torture knives, he afterward be-
came Christianizcd and came to this
country. His mother was then queen
regent Of the province of Jabasca,.in
the Vel territory, northeast of Liberia.
While the young prince was pursuing
cohege course IN an institution IN
Tennessee he received word Of his
mothers death.
The P;inas, warlilSe neighboring
tribe, had attackedthe queens village
and she had been forced to flee to the
woods. The Jabascans, who are ordi-
narily q peaceful people, are very brave
when aroused, and when they found
their queen missing they beat back the
invaders. Tor ten days they searched
the woods, for her, md ON tine eleventh
size was found, spaechless from hunger
and privation. Two days later she
died. Prince Mornolu's eighteen-year-
old nephew, who assumed the throne
in his absence, sent word toshim to
come back at once.
.Tne Panas are threatening our up
per border he wrote. "a famine is
in the land. The people are crying out
Tor the king 70 return. Come back and
avenge the death of your mother, the
gueen.n
The prince returned. collected his
iighting forces and in fierce battle
sirnally defeated the Panas. That was
eighteen months ago, but still wander,
ing aatachinents Of the Panas kept VI
guerrilla warfare. Meanwhile the
.new ruler instructed his people in agri-
Culture and succeeded in relieving the
ialninc. lie returned to this country
Inst wear. and is now going back to on
dcaror to conclude definitely the Pana
sar. IIis first business on reaching
lis native land viii be to meet in CON
yuMsion the other native kings princes
and chiefs, the representatives Of
Great isitain and the Liberian govern,
Iaent and The Pana leaders to effect q
treaty Of peace. Prince Momolu be
1:cves there Is grent9uttne before his
constrv. Sot only is the soil fitted for
culs;Fatian. but It is said that rich gold
deposits lie there. some day the prince
hopes ta establish government gold
mines. The great curse Of the country
he says, Is the liquor trade, most of tht
wars arising from drunken quarrel
between chiefs. The prince is abou
twenfy-cight years old. He is a dark
gcero,.vish high forehead and an in
seiligsnt face In speech and mannel
he Is Like any well-bred young Amer
lean.
His cousin, Prince Resolow, is thirty
FIVE years old. lie has been studen
IL sSEilliams college, and was sum
moned short time ago to assume tn
chrome, which should have been his I'll
teen years ago. His father was kim
ever tribe of one hundred and fit,
thousand veis, and his mother was TIL
iGyoritc among two hundred and fiftl
wives. Like his cousin, Prince Besoloy
IS a graduate of the Grigribush, o
Lowsemby, as his tribe calls it. Il
1879 his father died and his uncle
nanln Saw, became his guardian
Daniu usurped The throne, and afte
fifteen years Of rulership has becom
tired Of it. The Panas have been yer,
bothersome and have carried away il
raids not only his wives, but even hi
cattle. lie wants peace and quiet now
aud some time ago he wrote to hi
nephew to return and assume thron
saGiewhat ont Of repair. So the prime
Is On his way TO his principal village o
i,erdoo. His first efforts will be I
i9ster agricultural pursuits and sinpl
manufactures. Then he will endeavo
To educate his people.
Both the princes have ambitions I
Christianize the Neis. They realize
however. that it cannot be done q
cnce. The doctrines of the Grigribusl
have taken too deep root. The ruler
hope to accomplish their end by Chris
sianizing and educating the children