The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-08-29
AIDING MAD MULLAH
WHITE RENEGADE ENcLRND'S WORST
FOE IN SOUTHLAND.

: has stirred up another war and
/ drenched central Africa in blood.
The dark continent is full of these
romantic stories of traitors to clVlllza-
ton. One of the strangest is that OF
Captain Voulet
He was a French military officer in
tie employment Of the governor gen
eral of French West Africa. He had
command of column on native troops
in 1899 and was ordered 10 march to-
ward Lake Tchad and explore the vast
stretch of new territory which had Just
been assigned to France by the Anglo
French agreement 1t was an 1mpor-
tant mission, and Captain Voulet might
have made name for himself and be-
come a second Major Marchand.
But he had more ambitious dreams.
He was fired by the example of Rabah,
THE black Napoleon" who, starting
in life as a slave of Zebhr Pasha, be-
came the greatest conquerer and mon
arch in Africa, and was at that very
moment successfully fighting the
French.
Let us he said to his subordinate,
Captain Chanoine, become kings in
our own right. This country belongs
to the men who take it,
Let us carve out an empire for our
selves. We have small army who
will follow us in everything without
asking the reason why"
Chanoine agreed. They Immediately
threw off their allegiance to France
and attacked village after village, and
tribe after tribe, with their column of
troops.
Some French on-commissioned Off
GERS who objected to this treacherY
were promptly murdered. Natives were
massacred by hundreds and thousands
until the two renegades established a
reign of terror over a wide area of
the country.
News of these strange doings soon
reached the French colonial office and
a small expedition under Lieutenant
Colonel Klobb and Lieutenant Meunier
was dispatched to find out the truth.
Klobb overlook Voulet at Sinder, in
Damanger, half way between the Nj
ger and Lake Tchad.
He asked for a parley, but Voulet
refused to allow him to approach,
threatening to fire on his party. Klobb
advanced, shouting that he had come
in peace and would not fire. VoGlet
received him with a volley.
Klobb and most of his escort fell
dead. Meunier, severely wounded, was
borne away into the jungle by the sur
vivors and escaped to tell the story
to the authorities.
Voulet and Chanoine were outlawed
and a strong expedition sent against
them. Before it could reach them they
were shot by some of their own men
whom they had severely hogged.
The natives who had been under their
command gave themselves up to the
authorities. So ended Captain Noulets
dream of becoming an African en-
peror.
Renegade whites fought for the
Ashaptis against the British during
Sir Francis SCOTS expedition in 1895,
and also when Sir Frederick and Lady
Hodgson were besieged in Kumassi in
1900.
On the latter occasion a white, who
was believed to be an Englishman, was
frequently seen trying to induce he
Ashantis to assault the entertainments
of Kumassi The British officers risked
their live again and again attempt
ing to slay him, but without success.
Renegade whites have often fought
against the British flag in the little
wars on the northwestern frontier of
India. An officer who was dismissed in
disgrace from the Indian army for hav-
ing told falsehoods in an official report.
is known now TO be living with a Pa
than tribe. He is believed to have fire.
quently fought against his former
comrades.
A former officer of the Russian army
named Leontieff is in the service of
the old negus of Abyssinia. Opinions
are divided as to whether he is sim
ply a renegade white, as he appears
to be on the surface or a secret agent
of the car.
During the Philippine campaigns
several American deserters fought in
the ranks of/the Fflipinos. Some were
killed in battle and two or three were
captured and hanged.