The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29
BOY KING TALKS
OF BIG COUNTRY
Frank Carpenter Has Audience
With Uganda's Young Ruler in
Royal Palace at kampala.
LAND OF TWO MILLION SOULS
How the Little Monarch Looks,
Acts and Lives-NLessage to
Boys Of United States.
BY FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
Special correspondence of The Times
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have lust returned from an audi
ence with his royal highness, paudl
Chau, the boy King Of Uganda. lie is
the ruler, under the English protec-
torate. of more than 100000 people.
large as either Ohio, Virginia or Ken
lucky His subjects are the most In
telligent of the native races of Central
Africa. They have a civilization n, OF
own manufacture. made largely OF
bark, and they consider any exposure
of their persons indecent They 90 not
mutilate their bodies by slashlng them
like their near nelghbors. They do
not wear plugs In their ears nor rings
in their noses, and do not hle sharp or
knock out their front teeth. nhey
have their own books, and many OF
the native chiefs keep records OF their
court and official proceedings In type
writing. having secretaries VINO use
rapidly advancing in civilization and
are to a large extent Christians.
These people are called the Baganda
and their country is Uganda. They
have long been the dominant race o.
this part Of Africa. and they have. time
and again, conquered the other peoples
about Lake Victoria In war. Their
nelghboring tribes have always paid
them tribute, and they are stu the
most promising Of the negro races OF
the continent. Their little ruler may
do much in fastening their advance
ment.
a Descendant of Kings.
This hoy king has as blue blood as
any monarch who sits on European
throne. The Baganda are an Old ma
ton, and they have had kings for gem
erations. Their first king is said to
have sprung from q monster pith non
whose outline Is carved on one OF the
great rocky hills of this country.
His name was Bcmba and, he killed
Thousands of his subjects before ne
was able to rule, The KING that we
know best was Mutesa, Who was relsh-
ing when the explorer. NpeiSe, came
during the expedition OF Henry NJ.
christianity by stanley, He was this
hoy's grandfather. and his father vas Vas
bloodlest and wlckedest tyra.nts or. on
earth Mwanzn rebelled against the
English. about eleven years ago, and
was conquered by. them, They depoosed
a baby in arms. rs King in his stead
paud Chau is now about twelve
more he VIII take the rens Of govern
ment and assume the throne, In the
meantIme his kingdom and estate are re
Tires ministers, aided by the lukIko;
or Imperial Councll, consisting OF :
Uganda. In addition to the revenue
from his own farms the boy has an
allowance .of $4,000 year from the
British government; and this viii be
Increased to $500 a year Wren ne
reaches the age OF eighteen, IN the
meantime the three regents act tor
him at a salary OF $1,000 each,
Ugnn,ia's Native Capital.
of this town of Kampala, the native
CAPITAL OF Uganda, IT Is twentyssiX
miles from EntebheS where the Brit
fish government has It's offices, En-
tebbe lis tile chief port on this side OF
Lake Victoria. and Kampala Is reached
/ by Il wide road, over which one goes
| In jlnrikishas, or on horseback or on
Y Continual on FlfthS PaEe.l