New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23

was assassinated in Albania couple OF years
after the congress.
The French have often complained that dur
ing their interminable with the natives on
the West Coast Of Africa they have invariably
found their enemies armed and equipped with
material Of German manufacture. And in
a, least six instances German ex-non-commis-
stoned officers captured while in the act or
directing the military operations of the natives
against the French AS these savages of West
ern Africa are renowned for their bloOdthrsti-
ness human sacrifices and cannibalism being
almost universal, General Dodds in command
Of the French forces deserves a good deal OF
credit for not having these Germans shot in
stead OF sending them back under arrest to
France where they were liberated on their ar
rival.
AN AMERICAN LEADER OF ZULUS
Every one knows that during the last war
between the English and the great Matabeie
tribe under King Lobengula the latter owed
much to the advice and assistance of an Ameri-
can Of the name Of Whitaker, an ex-sergeant
of the United States Artillery. while during the
French war with Madagascar several English
mcn two of them ex-ofcers of the British
Army. found fighting on the SIDE OF INC
natives against the French.
When at Hong Kong, nearly five ana twenty
years ago. / introduced by old Sir Arthur
| Kennedy the Governor Of the colony. to gor-
| gcously arrayed naval officer. who held the
rank of Admiral-n- Chief of the King or Slam .
| fleet He bore unpronounceable Siamese
name about twenty four syables In length.
But | afterward discovered that his originai
! patronymc was Dupont He had begun life as
a sailor before the mast on board French
| man -of-war One day while in port at the Isle
| de Maurice he had been unjustly struck by one
OF the officers and had responded by telling MS
assailant to the deck. Realizing that his or
| fence involved the penalty of death. he at once
| threw himself overheard. and was believed by
everybody on board the man -of-war to have
heen drowned Instead of this he managed to
swim to an East Indiaman just in the act or
raising anchor and to Chamber on board. After
drifting about from Indian port to another
he finally reached Bangkok where he entered
| the Siamese Navy. then in course or forna'ioh'
| and soon acquired high rank and influence lie
| became a convert to Buddhism. married SIAM
| ese woman by whom he had several sons, who
occupy to-day important offices in the KING .
| service At his death he was succeeded as Au-
| miral BIZ another French deserter. bearing the
| illustrious name of Richelieu. and scion Oh
the family to which the great Cardinal de
Ricbeliou belonged His French patrcnymic Is.
| however.
| terminably long Siamcsc name. Like his prede-
| cessor he has become a convert to BuddhiSfn'
and Is row to such an extent a Siamese citizen
| that ne did not display the slightest compunc-
ton in training the guns of his flagship upon
| French gunboats when France and Siam were
| on the verge Of war few years ago.
AN ENGLISH HIGHBINDER.
| T knew a young Engshman who became
m such a degree Chinaman that he
| ,ojned one of those terrible secret societies
| Lrown Inv the name Of "Highbinders." IL
| was onlv the other day that the memoirs
were published Of an American soldier OF fortune
| who died a fervent Mahometan as an African
| chief in that wild and fanatic country which
constitutes the buffer State between England
and Russia I'm Asia while old irish lady'
a Mrs Gamma Lincoln, well known in thc
social and literary circles Of Dublin. mas
lately taken I'D her residence at Cabul ana De-
come a convert to Mahometanism She Is pos
seesed of considerable wealth. Is over seventy
veara of age and Is said to have been lea u
adopt this extraordinary course by youl5
Afghan. whose acquaintance she mad maze III
Europe and whom she has adopted as her so''
| MANY more instances Of the same kind couin
ho c,tad Nowhere are the forces Of white ana
| Christian nations arrayed in battle against
dusky races without there being found among
the latter renegades who surpass the people OF
| tbeir adopted country in savagery. and IL Is
difficult to find any people. no matter no" WIN
| or how deeply sunk in barbarism VINO VIII no'
have living among them deserters from cN'.
ization who retain but little vestige OF 'hehr
origin save their color. Eh-Al ihOh"