The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-02
THE ZULU EXILEs.
For seven Years They Have Been
Confined at 81. Helena.

Confined at 81. Helena.
From the London Chronicle.
1t is many years since the despode pow
err OF Cetewayo- of Chaka,
the black Napoleon of South Africa-was
broken, and his country partitioned by
the then Sir Garnet Wolseley amongst a
number of petty chiefs. BY this arrange
ment thirteen tiny kingdoms were created.
the idea being that the rival chieftans
would hold each other in check instead
of uniting TO revive the military system
which had hitherto prevailed in Zululand.
Unfortunately unexpected troubles arose.
and the aspirations of the natives nat
urally found "a center in the personality
of Dinizuu, son of the dethroned Cete-
wayo. The whole country was soon in
state of unrest, which the imperial gov
eminent of the day Vainly tried to allay.
The situation was complicated by Usibe-
bu, the chief next in Importance to the
royal heir, setting up claims TO superior
poWer and possessions. The upshot was
the famous Zululand commission, which
tried Dinizulu on a charge of treason. He
was defended by the present Premier of
Natal then an advocate in the high court
of the colony; but the result was the de-
portation OF Dnizulu and his two chief
headmen-TShingana ana DndaDuk0-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 ques-
ton of their repatriation has now come to
be coupled with that of the proposed in
CORPORATION of Zululand and Amatonga-
land with Natal. The last word on the
subject will have TO be said by the new
parliament Of the colony which will meet
he 81 ext Tn
the meantime, however, the mind of the
present ministry-which is sure of the re-
turn of power-has been made up, and, i'm
consequence, the Natal premier, Mr. Es-
combe, has had free hand In discussing
the arrangements for the future status of
Dinizulu and his fellow-chiefs with Mr.
Chamberlain. At the final meeting at the
colonial Office, Mr.. Escombe put forward
the following arrangement, which we have
authority for stating Is practically certain
to be adopted Dinizulu will take the po-
siton Of an induna of the first rank, shorn,
however, of the power of acting as conf
dent or adviser, ex-ofIicio, of the admin
istration. He will be made chief of a
district of zululand. over which he win
exercise the authority which is granted
at the present moment to a district chief
in Natal He will not, however, be per-
mitted to exercise paramount authority
over any of the other Zulu chiefs He
Will De SdldTleu Dy lnt local government,
furnished with house of his own, and in
general well appurtenanced, the sole pro-
viso being that he shall behave himself
in due accordance with the laws of the
colony. A further condition is attached
in connection with the stipulation as to
the non-exercise Of paramount power
namely. that neither he nor his headmen
shall visit his former opponent Usibebu,
Mr.. Chamberlain Is understood to have
made his consent to this arrangement con-
tngent upon the clear understanding that
neither Dinizulu nor Usibebu should have
any ground of complaint left to them. This
virtually obviates any possibility OF the
internal feud which some alarmists-prob-
ably a very small section in Natal-have
been wont to predict as a certain conse-
quence of the repatriation of the eSiled
chiefs We gather that Mr.. Escombe hopes
that October, or at the latest November,
will see the restoration or l)irizulu and his
companions to their native country.