Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
HOW THE LITTLE
Copyright. 1905. by Frank G. Carpenter)
SpeciaI Correspondence OF The Star
KAMPALA, Tgal


KAMPALA, Uganda.
HAVE just returned from an au-
dicnce with his royal highness. Daudi
Chau. the boy King of Uganda. He
III Is the ruler. under the English pro-
teetorate. of more than o.UOO,OOO peo-
pie and the owner of country twice as
large as either Ohio. Virginia or Ken
lucky His subjects are the most ntell
gent of the native races of central Africa.
They have A civilization of their own.
They wear clothes of their own manufac-
ture made largely OF bark. and they con-
slider any exposure of their persons inde-
cent They do not mutiate their bodies by
slashirg them and soaring them into welts
ami scars. like their near neighbors. They
DO not wear plugs in their ears nor rings
IN their noses. and do not file sharp or
knock out their front teeth They have
language of their own. They have their
own books and many of the native chiefs
keep records Of their court and oncial
proceedings in tyrewriting. having secre-
taries who use machines for that pur-
nose. They are rapidly advancing in CIV
!lization and are to large extent Chris
tians.
These people are called the Baganda
and their country Is Uganda. They nave
Of Africa and they have, time and again,
conquered the other peoples about Lake
Victoria In war. Their neighborlng tribes
have always paid them tribute. ana they
are still the most promising of the negro
races of the continent Their little ruler
NAV do much In Fastening their advance
ment.
This boy king has as blue blood as any
monarch who sits on an European throne
The BaCanda are an old nation. and they
have had kings for generations. Their
first king is said to have sprung from
monster pithon. whose outline is carved
on one of the great rocky hills of this
country His name was Bemba and he
killed thousands of his subjects before he
was able to rule. The king that We know
hest was Mutesa; who was reigning when
the explorer Spoke came into uganda ana
was still on the throne during the expedi-
ton Of Henry NJ. Stanley. Mutesa was
converted to Christianity by Stanley. Tie
was this boys grandfather. and his
father was the notorious hing Mwanza'
one OF the bloodiest and Wlckedest tyrants
on earth. Mwanza rebeled against the
English about eleven years ago, and
was conquered by them. They deposed
him and chose this boy. who was then
baby in arms. king in his stead
Daudi Chau is now about twelve years
q. age ard in six or seven years more
he will take the reins of government ana
assume the throne. In the meantime MS
kingdom and estates are being admins
tered by regency of three ministers,
aided by the lukiko. imperial council.
consisting OF about twenty OF the natlVe
chiefs Of Uganda. In addition to the
revenue from his own farms the boy has
an allowance of $1,000 a year from the
British government; ard this will be In
creased 10 $500 year when he reaches
the age of eighteen. In the meantime
the three regents act for him at salary
of ST. 600 each.
But first let me give you soma idea OF
this town OF kampala. the native cap
ital of Uganda. 1t is twenty-six miles
from Entebbe. where the British govern
ment has It's offices. Entebbe is the
chief port on this side of Lake Vic
toria and Kampala is reached by a wide
road. over which one goes In jinrikishas
or on horseback or on foot. came here In
a jnrikisha hauled by half dozen Ba-
ganda clad in bark clothing.
Kampala itself is one OF the largest Of
the native African settlements. It's
houses are scattered over six great hills,
which rise out of low, swampy lands
each swamp being crossed by roads
and bridges. The hills are divided
up into little plantations. and each hill
has it's own class of people and it's own
specially Inc NH upoh "iioi INC ,iie
dwells is known as Mengo: that where
the chief stores are and where the Brit
fsh governor lives Is Kampala proper.
and the other hills are devoted TO mis-
s;onaries schools and private residences
All these hills are beautiful and Mengo
is especially so Ii is several hundred
feet high and we'll rounded in shape 1t
is covered with banana groves, in which
are the matched houses of the chlefs
and officials and on its very top Is the
ROYAL council house and the great bun