The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-31
FROM SLAVERY 1o 4 THRONE.
In Five Years He Rose to the Head OF n
Kingdom and Had 700 Concubise-.

Kingdom and Had 700 Concubine.
INon the London iaiiy Nr,cs
As showing the sort Of life that men lead in
the Soudan. the following story Il Of timely
interest. 1t was told by one Hady Arfan. a
caravan trader between Trlroli and Bornu,
who re Gently arrived Mt the former place from
the Interior, and was questioned by n corrc-
spondent CONCERNING the career In Central AZ.
ricn south Of Barbnry OF llabah. once n slave
OF Iobehr Pasha.
II left Tripoli for Bornu about five years ago
with a caravan OF merchandise. and arrived
at Kuka, then the capital, where ! stayed about
two years. trading peacefully, under the rule
OF Ahscm. the Sultan Of Bornu. until the APP
proach OF Rabah, the slave Of Zobehr Pasha.
when Rabah separated from Zobehr Pnsha
In Darfur. he went to Cuti. south of wadai.
| about twenty. five days journey from Darfur.
The sultan OF Cuti, named Senussi, submit
ted and became a yassal OF Ttabah. who mar
ried one Of the suitan.s danshIers and gave
SSPOrneel To the ' French sDrii c.piorer. u aTSiyed with
his followers and was made prsionrf and had
all his goods seized. Senussi. presented them
all to Rubah. together with 100 Martini rifles
| which VI. Crampel had with him. VI. Cram
pei and many OF his men died Of fever, and
only six remained. who were employed by Ra-
:5'Rabah remained two years in Cuti. whence
he, went TO Baehirmi. which after five months
tan. Gawranga. 70 flee the kingdom. Near
the frontier Of Bnghlrmi he met a party Of the
people OF Bornu. who. discontented with All
SENS rule. invited him to invade their coun'
try. This Rabah did, and crossed the from
$40 OF whom were armed with Martini or
Winchester rifles. $500 with double barrelled
fowling pieces. and the rest with lances, swords.
Arrived al Logun. Rabah invited the Sultan,
Salah. to n conference. then treacherously
the town IA walled one, without resistance.
He made Logun his headquarters. and ad-
hearing Of his approach. Ahsem sent his Cen
eral. Mohammed Taher. against him with
1000 men; They ought at HiIlay. a place
Rapah. and was defeated with great loss OF
"Ahsem then assembled another army of 5O.-
Jiliay and Kuka. This time RFa6ah attacked.
snd the r ssst ted Which IN hh lasts9 t dsieot ? p AS y; n9
however. halted at N'Goprnu. two hours dis.
lance from Kuka, and challenged Ahsem by
letter 10 fight MIN on the next day near kuks,
Ahsem. on recsipt OF the challenge, fed to the
eyer. with other. Tripoli traders. remained at
kuka.. which Rabah entered unopposed on the
AFTER twenty days Rabah ordered all the
Kuka people. including the Tripoli merchants.
Dekwa. which he made his. capital. and where
he now is. Some time after our arrival at
his nephew. Kari. son OF Bubaklar, Ahsem's
brother. proclsimsd In his stead; ,n...oo,,,nr
a letter written by, Ahsem TO Iabah asking the
latter to reinstate him AS sultan; sent a party
later Rahah. hearing Of KtarI's advan e to Duchi.
with $4,000 men. left his chief. Aba Bukcr. In
f Finri With a. a.od 4sk men. "P Rin! h.T on STrlS SEns" at
Ruchi: found Rabah alreai2 ncanpe there.
ing prisoners Rabal's family. with his follow
ers, AMI capturing his stores and treasure.
Rabah escaped. The fght was very severe.
Kari was wounded in the face. and at night
fell back some distance and awaited events.
Rabah rallied hts men and attacked kiari next
morning, ana after q bloody battle of five hours
recovered his family. followers. and treasure.
Kari was hsheaded Two dsys later; Rabah
In this battle at Duchi. Kari. rs sultan, not
being, supposed to eLter the fight, put one OF
robes. and himself led his men into battle,
showing great courage.
the malice malice s of a d ms " 4rrSd s az i1vT"f Ria ,bshu nc.
cqsed me Of having in my possession gold dust
which i had belonged to Ahsem,s vizier; ! N tod
gal to 1ripoli. He said he would believe a
ali my possessions were his. l defed his power
and he seized all my possessions namely,
m metre s" Of gold p dust HS.''' He Kept me in !" chains
m rSy ei tTi.n 9"y Fl ira m'aiT To@ Of f fnEs GeS S e not "S sp II
peRsed him. The losses of the Tripoli traders
Ia Bornu amounted to about $500, 900, fifty
two OF them persisted by the sword or by IL
at neSwa Tat last got Raiah's consent to
leave, which ! did on the Ashoma Moharem
lone to- to Tripoli via Kanuu. Under. Ti66oo, Ka-
war, and Murzouk, taking nine months to do
'Ten days after leaving Dekwa I arrived at
Nassau, a place hetewen Bornu and Soudan,
where | found seventy slave porters with bur
der. others cotton goods. tne OF the slaves
told me he had been sent X Eohehr Pasha: l
Informed that they had come to Hibbah by
steamer by the vest coast. told him how |
had been treated by Rabah; that | being
Turks had behaved well to Zobehr Pasha
when he was imprisoned and had allowed him
Rahah il 50 bad, do you go to him He an;
sweTed; n VIVA, yoa sag !; true fear TO go
sary OF Iobehr lashn aud the bearer of letters
from him N to RH5 Ean p a. Al the people ,honK int
remain under his orders. We met at Nassau
an English, explorer coming from Hinder, and
said; You viii know all about me in a wears
time; my people ar" ISo., TIL; EnSlishwGGn
net Hamnit, 20 lie delivered at Tripol!, but
this Dammit has not yet arrived.
Regarding Rabah. he is . tall, snare negro,
dresses like one of the dervIshes whose cause
be CspPusc- cling every one to belieye, in NJ.
lNA1 'hl AAAN una y bllO7I"lAAN III
tie dervishc-. aud while l was NJ pekwR der.
wish cmissarl"s arrived with presents, hut
were unable 10 return, owing 10 the roads
being unsafe.
"Kukn is now deserted, and pekwa Ia. be.
com" the capital OF %,i'ornu;. Rahah has three
sous. The two eldest, FRrdRlla and Mo.
manned. Nyehbn. are In the army: the third
isa child. He has one, daughter, married to
MaRlem Khaytoo, n Fellatl. His intention is
to conquer Kanu and Kinder. Ho has 1000
cavalry. but little ammunition; his troops are
not p,id, but live by plumber. All ivory. Os-
t'ich feathers, and gold dust belong by right
TO Rahah; prisoners and slaves are divided
among the troops, who are drilled Ike Euro.
ucnus, aud ARE reviewed every Monday and
FRIDAY 10y himself.
II saw five girls about eight years Of age
sold for a Maria Theresa dollar. Those OF
fifteen TO sixteen bring 81 each. | once saw
two boys and two girls, prisoners who had cs-
roasted and eaten by tho soldiers.
"iahHL has 40 rcla lions with Shelkh ell
Scnus.i at Kulra or with the Sultan Of Wadni,
who decline all communication with him,
lie Interferes no more with Baghirmi, The Sui
tan Of which, GRwrangR, returned to his king
dom, RahHh's wealth II put down at $500
600, equally divided between DekwR and To-
gun, file as beside, his wife zoo concuhines.
lie sends iu- cara ans Of Ivory, feathers,
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