New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
THE WALLED CITY OF KAYo.
AN INTERVIEW WITH A NuDAFRICAN
SULTAN


From The London Express.
The Rev / A E Richardson member OF tho
OF africa, IS now IN England, and has been inter
viewed BY a Reuters representative
Inc Journey seems 70 nave been fEu OF incident,
Kano 1sfx bI5ntTd 1,iI - 1S ~ ne tOS9 .
world, is most interesting
ing 10 be seen from without, he says. save the
19[e eALsrIor OF a great wan forty reer high. its
slnuouS summit standing out red and against
the deep blue sky The length OF the wall with its
stretching out a mile or two On each SIDE o. ne
cry saLes Round this is u1Oat eight feet deep
=, We rode Up the steep pathway which led over
the moaJ 70 the city gate and entered g strong
well covered with strips OF iron Two huge beams
OF wood rested against the wall These are nightly
P5opPea aSalasS the door 20 prevent entrance into
S Sne city Tor Aano's gates have neither lock nor
From within the city We were able to observe
[n1 iIe was were enormously thick a. their base.
Not house was visible. Nothing was 10 be
seen ouI Held upon held OF cultivated land upon
which tas people rely for food in the event Of
proIracIea siege With much ceremony were
Escorted 70 our house. which lay Two niles away.
exists thar the day the white man extracts he
., Inc houses are splendiGly made. although mud
= ne oL1!y material used there Tor building pur-
not picture a mass OF mud houses. huddIed TO-
houses line broad thoroughfaTes - 10
=, No important house lacks shade trees hour,shing
N the courtyard, ana thus the town has the a1-
pear5nce OF big, beautiful garden red mud
The market is enormous There are many mar
kets; as may wei be imagined. IN a city Of some
hundred thousand Inhabitants bur the great me-
ket is one Of the wonders OF the world Almost
Per pound; cotton cloth leather needles. crock
CarneIS, horses, food or every variety Including
tomatoes. wheat (Which IS grown near KanO)'
famed g9aeIes ana hyenaS. wildcats. birds any
thing and everything
thousand as present 65 ne Ms ls i9gT . agRaEs
a blrv m.
any quantity Of gold and silver Coins. for ths
ard is as proud as ne is sRiifuL Morsoverss -
smelts his Own ore. and works up MS native IRON
The city has thirteen gates (which are always
miles IN circumference on the whole 4 rs
four square. but some OF the walls are little
Describing the interview with the King. Mr..
tons as 70 what We were TO do In the presencs ~
the King We must remove our shoes and stock
hold our heads the floor for six hours A ts--
OF nnunaerabie drums aud fhe bias4 81 1s1s--5,s
ing three noted trurnpets. revealed our proximity
We then had 70 wait FOR three hours in a mud
hgf sn5 sas Ans Shouts dsgn 70 see as but as
presence The streets round the palace we're
Then low murmur arose, pathway was sud-
asnV cut and HasnincenL warrior praneed up
the second man In the kingdom.
The palace, splendid specimen OF mud arcns-
ys{ VS. q lSss o. PsopS, AaG t9s court
dressed men squatJing on the moor suddenly al
the instruments OF music burst forth our uruhrei-
las were snatched from our hands. and We we're
hurried into the Kings splendid audience cham
Der
AT the far end. rich red dais. was seated
the King. wearing black rawni which Covered
everything but his eyes. he Is said Be about
tFirty years OF age. and to be quite white but he
IS more probably copper cOlCred- Round The Eirz
were seated hts cOUrtieTs IN compact rows attirea
n magnificent costumes OF green. red and other
hCeS
We were seated on the mud hoor and behf,s
stood Official. probably the court feS-s-
whose sole business seemed % De 70 punetuate on
CCnveFsation with shouts OF 'Zaki, Za<fs u,asrf,s
Lion. Il Is curious fact that most a. ~
kinGs IN the Central SOudan have court fesrer. =