Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-11
THE ZULU ENILEs.
For Seven Years They Have Been
Confined Mt st. Helena.

From the London Chr Licle.
1t is many years since the despotic power
of Cetewayo-descendant of Chaka, the
black Napoleon of South Africa-was brok-
en-, and his country partitioned by the then
Sir Garnet Woseley amongst a number OF
petty chiefs. BY this arrangement thirteen
tiny Kingdoms We're created, the idea being
that the rival chieftains would hold each
other In check, instead of uniting to re-
vive the military system which had hither-
to prevailed in Zululand. Unfortunately
unexpected troubles arose. and the aspira-
tons of the natives naturally found CEN
ter in the personality of Dinizulu. son of
the dethroned Cetewayo. The whole coun-
try was soon in state of unrest, which
the imperial government of the day vainly
tried to allay. The situation was compli-
Gated by Usibebu. the chief next in impor-
lance to the royal heir setting up claims
to superior power and possessions. The up-
shot was the famous Zululand commission
which tried DiniZulu on charge of trea-
sen. He was defended by the present pre-
Hlier OF Natal, then an advocate in the high
court of the colony: but the result WAS the
deportation of Dinizulu and his two chief
Observation-Disclosures and Undabuko-to the
island of St. Helena
The eXiles have remained on the island
for over seven years. but at last the hour
OF their freedom approaches. The question
OF their repatriation has now come 10 ha
eoupie1 with that of the proposed incor-
Poration OF Iululand and Amatongaland
with Natal. The last word on the subject
Will have TO be said by the new parlia ment
OF the colony, which will meet after the
general eiectCn next month. In the mean
time, however. the mind of the present
ininistry-which is sure of the return to
power-has been made up and, in conse-
quence, the Natal premier Mr. Escombe
faS had a free hand In discussing the ar
fnft
zulu and his fellow chiefs with Mr.. Cham
berlain AT the final meeting at the colo
mai ofhce. Mr.. Escombe put forward the
loiiowing ARRANGEMENT. which We have au-
thority for stating is practically certain m
De ADOPTED. DiniZulu will take the posi-
tion or an induna of the first rank shorn
however. OF the power of acting as conf
cent or adviser. ex-officio of the admits
tration. He will be made chief of , die
trlct or Zululand, over which he will eyer
else the authority which is granted ar the
present moment to district chief in Natal
he VIII not, however, be permitted IN ex-
ercise paramount authority over any of the
other Zulu chiefs. He will be salaried bv
.he local government. furnished with n
mouse OF ms own. and in general well APP
pLrtenanced, the sole proviso being that he
sEail behave himself in due az c ordance with
the laws of the colony A further condi
tlon Is attached in connection with the
,,n,',,. as 10 the non-exercise of para
mount power, namely. that neither he nor
MS headmen shall visit his former oppo-
nent. Usbebu. Pp
MT Chamberlain is understood to have
mace mace ms consent to this arrangement con-
urgent upon the clear understanding that
htlther DiniZulu nor Usibebu should have
any ground of complaint left to him. This
.HtuaIy obviates any possibility of the in
.Itnai Ieud which some alarmists-prob-
any very small section In NataI-have
peen wont to predict as a certain conse-
quence of the repatriation of the exiled
chieis: we gather that Mr. Escombe hopes
n at h1a l,tA
VIII see the restoration of Dinizulu and his
companions to their native country.