The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-04
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Lusambo. Congo Free state. and just
received here. tells Of the entering Of
the concession, and the battle which re-
suited in such slaughter
Quoting from this letter
LAS I wrote from I4uebo the country
around there and to the south Of Lake
llllolo, On the very southern border
Of tho Congo Free state. is very bad,
and the natives have the very uugeu-
temanly habit of chOpping teating) all
the white lnen they can get their hands
on From Auebo. one of the Reds n
myself with FIVE soldiers took q two
weeks trip on the concession. Pail
also mace a ten days trip fH II from
Ba Makiua- Some six or eight whites
have ben chopped H. that region In the
past few months. Only the other day
one got his.
Attacked by Natives.
I'VE knew that the concession for
about $50 miles directly south Of Luebo
would be practically impossible, unless
we had unlimited soldiers and arms, so
We decided 70 enter some eighty miles
south Of LulnagOuTg. at Kamsella. sgd,
Pere Dale Zone of the Catholic mission
aries whom We picked up at Lulna-
bourg. and who has had fifteen years ex-
per!ence in The Congo. anu Lieutenant
EmpertOria, with twenty-five soldiers,
attempted 70 enter the concession at
Kamsella. md got five miles In when
they were attacked by natives, most
Of whom had hinL locks They fought
all that day, then the next day sgd
and the gang started to beat back re
treat 70 home and mother, az they did
not have sufficient arms OF soldiers.
The natives sUll Kept at them that day
and the one following. and they had
most violent exercise.
In the three days battle Of Balls
Run General Ball and gang killed
about 1Zj uiggers and lost only five
pOrLers. several more nIggers being
wounded. Fortunately. none Of the
whites was wounded in the least. While
1t took eight DAYS TO go from LUNA
bOurg 10 kamsell1. the return trip was
made IN three days
"The country from KamseIla TO
D.lOl0n has never been explored. and
6s the natives are very fond OF white
meat, are all armed with guns gotten
from the Portuguese frontier and are
not a bit nice MOhun decided that We
that reaches the shore OF Lake Tan
ganyika between ATTITUDES four and FIVE
degrees south It's 900 or GO miles
from Lulnabourg. Ball ant ] arc hik-
ing straight through aheau Of the rest
Next Town Friendly.
Last Sunday night we stopped at a
village where the chief was very un-
friendly He threatened 10 cut our
throats, so we slept in our clothes
with six guns in reach Happy TO say.
there was no palaVer- Next night the
village where we stopped was overly
friendly. They brought US bananas.
pineappIss. beans chickens, goats, eggs.
cornmeal. and chop for the porters.
As we were lus- about 20 eat supper
the chief. with three tOm-tOm players.
five dancers, and coo Of the people,
surrounded the table, and we were
favored with most weird and noisy
dance The dancer did not wear any
more clothes than tAe law alIOws-In
fact. IN America g. would be cousid-
cred very shocking"
Mr.. Smith writes much interesting
description of the country, telling or
immense depos Is OF iron ore. which
he thinks sre not likely 10 be valuable
because there is no coal near. one in
teresting paragi aph follows.
As far as I can Judge, there is no
opening in Afrioa for a young fellow
~ start for himself. Everything in the
Congo Is IN the hands Of a few big
corporations. in which the state, OF
rather The King. owns One-half II
you can get in with this company YOU
can get a very fair salary, but It's
the only one IN the Congo that pays
its men decent wages. Probably 20 per
cent OF the whites IN the Congo are not
making more than 500 10 $500 per year
The great maJority, about 5000 francs
1900.
What a.. this elaborate and expensive