Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-12

of Chaka. and he resolved to make for
himself an empire after the manner of the
Corsican. So he began conquering neigh
boring tribes and uniting them under his
sway until he had formed the empire of
the Amazulu.
When the British landed in Natal in
1874 the Amazulu We're a great power, and
the sway of Chaka extended along the
southeastern coast of Africa from Lom-
popo to the Cape of Good Houe. Chaka
made a treaty with the British. and for
that he was slain by his brother, Din
gaan. Then the heir of Chaka, Cetewayo,
took up the fight against the White men
and carried it on until his defeat II
capture, which was shortly followed by
his death in 1884.
In this war of Cetewayo against the
British there took place the slaughter Of
~lsandula, where the naked ''impis'' or
regiments of the king broke the British
squares. After the death of Cetewayo.
his son. Dinizulu kept up the fight for a
while, but was finally captured II sent
te st. Helena, to become a prisoner Of
the English on the very rock where was
imprisoned by the same people, the great
Napoleon. DiniZulu is a powerful negro
of almost gigantic build He is a man of
intelligence and considerable reading. and
processes the Christian religion. MAIN
talis an establishment of considerable
size in his exile. and is treated by his
household as a king. With him are his
two uncles, several chiefs and a chap
lain. The uncles, the chiefs and the
clergyman have their wives with them.
and are attended by numerous Zulu ser
wants. Dlnizulu himslf is unmarried.
The one great desire of his life is to see
Zululand again. but that. in all probable
ity. he never will. The presence of a
prince of the house of Chaka would not
make peace in South Africa.
Behanzin. King of Dahomey, lives in a
rather small house on the outskirts of the
city of FIT. de France, Martinique. He
has with him his family, consisting Of
two wives. a son and three daughters, and
also his court officials consisting of an
interpreter. his umbrella bearer and his
chlel executloner. whom he brought with
him from Dahomey. When Behanzin sat
on his throne in Dahomey the office of
chief eXecutioner was anything but a
slnecure, but in these days. and in Mar
Unique, that functionary gets a much
needed rest. All he has to do is to look
nefce When he walks out with the king.
Behanzin was a bloody old fellow when
he was reigning in his capital of Abomey,
ana ne is not a man Of either pleasant OF
lnteflgent countenance now. He was
captured by the French in 1893. and
Il to Martinique soon after He
ana his people are of pure negro stock and
are fetch worshipers.
Behanzin and all his household dress as
they used to do in Dahomey, and live as
nearly as they can as they used to live
there. But the quarters of the king arc
rather squalld and limited in size for ever
an eXlled monarch, and Behanzin does moi
present so dignified a spectacle as does
MS brother African monarch in ST. Vel.
eha, IN spite of the umbrella bearer an(
the chief eXecutioner and the two wives
The house chosen by the Frarch GOV.
eminent for the residence of Queen IA,
navajo OF Madagascar. in Alsiers. il
called the villa de Bots de Bolocre." cnc
IS on the high n overlooking The CITY G.
Alglers. 1t is a large house and NOT nm
hitting for the residence of an exiled queen
Ranavalo arrived in Algiers recently fror
the Island Of Reunion, where she haf
neen imprisoned since she was exiled from
Madagascar. She arrived at her place n
exile accompanied by her aunt, her niece
Der private secretary and four gervants
t~tanaValo is 80 years old. Her complex
ION IS of a light copper color. and he
eyes are gray. She is fairly well ad1,cat
ca and of an unusual dignity of carriae 90
she is fond of music and plays the plan
with some skill. The queen dresses il
the European style, and is fond of cor
seous gowns. The French governmen
ALLOWS ftanaNalo a pension of S.. OCO
year, and provides her with the win,
free. Ranavalo is fond Of iewo.ry and !
, salu TO possess gems worth over 81, 900. G0r
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