Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-25
TRADERS BLAMED,
Reports That Herros Have Bean
Driven to Desperation.

! Berlin, March 2i.-The Dentsches KoIo-
mai Biatt, official organ Of the colonial
office. printed an extra edition. today,
containing numerous official reports Of no
Herero uprising in German Southwest
Africa. confirming The Associated Press
cable dispatches regarding the causes of
the trouble. Herr Duff, a local agistrate
of WindhOek, says:
80 far rs the causes are concerned I
believe am not mistaken in attribut!ng
them chiefly to the reckless methods Of
wandering traders in collecting debts in
Iierero land. The traders proceeded with
reckless injustice against their custom
crs, either taking their cattle in pa yment
of debt ut too low a valuation or else
sciZing animals which did not belong 10
the debtors. 1t is reported that traders
palniod themselves off among the HercrOs
as government officials and threatened
the natives with punishment if their
submitted without lodging complaints
with tie government. The hatred against
the traders linus gathered force and was
transferred to all Germans"
Chief Justice Richter Of Windhock. who
was acting governor during Gov. Lieut.
veins absence while Cuelling the Huudcl-
swaert uprising, also expresses the opin-
ion that the Herero rebellion is ''duc to
the violent actions Of wandering traders
III the collection of debts"
Berlin. March 24.-Colonel Leutwcin,
governor OF German Southwest Africa.
iatu. March 20. saying that Major kiar-
cnpp is there ready to attack the iIrrnro5
ana that 81 iierero desertcr has declared
that the main body OF the IfcrerOs Is still
at Onganjira on the upper Swakop river
Berlin. March ai.-Cruwn Prince FREEZER
ick William and his brothers, Prince Eitcl
and Prince Adclb-rt. took leave. tGday. Of
the IL officers and 400 men who depa rt ell
for German Southwest Africt, tonight.
.,.I;, rcl, tt,t-c :, -.
man CameroonS. Equatorial West A:ri-
ca. describe the beginning Of the troubl 4
with the natives there as reported ~ Il
black trader named Bona Ventura. This
Count Won purcklcr. the German gov !
crnmcnt's district commissioner, and Il
wholesale trader named kU"ster. march
cd. ON Jan H., to BaSrho. viz Abuni, and
were received everywhere in friendly
manner Gifts We're intcrchanGed and TIL.
expedition proceeded To Badscha:na.
which was found deserted. The cxpcdi-
ton therefore started back. but soon al
ter leaving HadSchama it was attacked
and two soldiers and several natives foil
retreat was ordered because of lack
of ammunition.
Shortly after passing Rascho the ex-
petition was again attacked ard Count
Won Pucckltr was wounded i'll the right
eye and breast. While crossing the river
the count called for Il gun with the intCn-
ton Of shooting himself. He was re-
fused. hut died from his previous wounds.
A soldier was also killed in the second
attack and the remainder OF the cXprdi-
tion lea to Abonc, where kuestcr was
killed
Tn revolt rapidly spread to the south
west and Chiefs ArSan. Assam and Cad
iifu advanced to Dakbe. where they kill
ed a merchant named SchOff.
Bona Ventura was sent on horseback to
Inbabon to give the alarm.
1t was announced in 4 dispatch from
Berlin. March :: that the rising of native
trOoIS i'll the Cross ana NSaSSlnang riS-
er sections OF the German CamerOCns. re
sulting in several factories OF the north
west CAMERON Co. burning down and in
four Germans being killed. was caused
by the eccentric conduct of Count Won
Iuecker ana was directly dine to the theft
Of n lantern from the Northwest Came
room Co.
Herr Schoeller. president Of the compa-
ny. received in last December q long let
ter from Count Won Pueckler regarding
the stolen lantern. which concluded with
the assertion that lie intended to make
the property of white men respected by
burning five villages. Herr Schoellcr
wrote to the count protesting against his
letter arrived too late. Count Won Puck |
Ter with - men tried to arrest the head
men of ono of the villages, but the count |
according to this dispatch. was killed and |
his escort with difficulty escaped.
1t appears from information subsequent /
~ received by Herr SChoeller that the
court had recently given way to fits OF
fury against the negroes, which Were at
tributed to the state of his health as a |
result of his long residence in the hot eli |
mate of Equatorial West Africa.