The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-22
THEDEATH OF STOKES.
One Hundred of His Followers
Executed After Him.
DOWNFALL OF A MISSIONARY.
Jealous I'm Making Converts, But Greed
for Gold Led Him Into ALL
ance With SIavers.

london, Sept 1.-THE Daily Telegraph
this morning publishes telegram dated
Uganda. September ;. which states that
100 Of Stokes followers were shot by Bel
gian troops after Stokes had been eXecut-
ed. Stokes, il viii be remembered. is the
Euglshman who was hanged by the Bel
gians for alleged participation in the slave
trade. and whose execution has since
formed the subject Of negotiations he
tween the British government and Bel
gium. Stokes was one Of the first mis-
sionaries who were sent 10 Victoria
NyanZa. In the course Of a few years he
thought no saw chance 70 make n for
tune in Africa. and he abandoned the
missionary field. The growth cf his iufu-
cuce was remarkably rapid and was owing
to his intimate knowledge Of the country
and the great success Of his business en-
terprises. II was duo TO Stokes far
more than 10 any other one man that
swanEa, the fugitive King of Uganda
was able to regain his throne. He was
hanged IN the northeast corner OF the
Congo Free State by an officer of the
state.
Waen CAPT. Dhan.s who drove the Arabs
90 the Upper Ko1go across Lake Tangan-
y.Ra ard cut OF the KongO state. came
home on leave OF absence Conmandant
Lothaire succeeded him I'm command Of
the troops. Marching north down the
Kongo, he caught and executed Chief
K.houge who was m tn'v responsible for
the murder Of Eu'n Pasha At the same
time he learned that a white man had
been selling guns and powder 70 the Arab
slavers and 70 Kib0uFe. Later ne caught
this white man on The Ituri river. He
proved 70 De the trader Stokes. A court
martial was organized 20 try him and be
was found guilty and hanged. The Tturi
river Is IN the northeast part of the state.
That region was another center Of Arab
slave trading. and L0tha-ra went there
70 put an end 70 the Arab slave trade in
that quarter. Just as Dhanis had done
much further south.
Fifteen or sixteen years ago Stokes was
sent % Uganda by the Church Missionary
Society Of k.7glaud. and for several wears
he was one Of the most active OF the MO
neer missionaries in that country Al re-
ports of MS work were 70 his credit lie
seemed 10 have an unusual faculty for
winning Che favor Of the natives and for
keeping missionary enterprises moving.
lie vas believed 30 be a man Of exempla-v
character and Christian zeal lie had far
more push and executive ability than any
Of his comrades eEceDt Alexa nder Nackay.
and was therefore more prominent than
most % them in the history OF the early
struggles Of the Uganda mission.
Everybody who kept track OF this en-
terDrse was much surprised ten or e,even
years ago 70 hear that Stokes had sudden
ly left the missionary service and had en-
barked in business on MS own account as
tr.6ar. He seemed AZ the same tine 70
have abandoned all the high prime pIes he
had pTofessed, and was willing 20 do any
thing % make money. HIS business was
% take anything from the coast 70 the
lake region that he could exchange for
IVORY. HIS principal trade goods were
guns and powder. because they were what
the natives most eagerly craved HIS
bus ness was regarded as nefar.ous but he
developed il 70 large proportions before
the prohibition Of the gun and powder
trade Win natives was established II Is
sad that he has since secretly carried on