San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-11-09
WHAT STANLEY HAS DONE
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Journal from Paris under ds,a
September 30: Mr.. Stanley arr; am y
in Paris much improved in health !.
ter his journey of nearly 40 DAYS i,o -,
st. Paul de Loando, and he leavsii
this afternoon for Brussels, where's
will make a report upon his miss;o oo
and his labors in Africa dunnc ~
last three years and a half to the S s'
rotary General of the mtelnai;orJ
African Colonization Associate
This body was formed at the instaro.
of the enterprising King OF the RAJ
gians shortly after the close Of tSo
Paris exhibition in 1878, and the sr',
act of the King after assuming tbs
Presidency of the society was 10 send
for the young explorer and TO ask HIM
if he would put his experience and
energy into the labor of ESTABLISHING
stations along the tracts on the "DarS
Continent" where settlements Were
most avala bic and likely to bnno
forth good fruit for civilization. A.
ter due reflection Stanley concluded
to accer the kind offer, which was
eminen'y fattering in its character
and he understood from the first. AZ
every one else INJECTED with the as.
ISOLATION under TODD, that the object
of the work was not so much imme.
diate commercial gain as tie civihzing
and education of the save or semi
savage populations. TIE company
did not raise the flag of any particular
ration, but adopted a banner its own,
under which all Mr.. Stanley smarches
have been made and all his efforts
have been undertaken. In connec.
ton with the central and parent soci.
ETY. at Brussels, it was arranged that
national committees should be at lib.
erty to do as much they saw fit, and
contributions in money and equip.
ment We're made to the main expedi.
ton by various geographical and other
learned soc cites. Mr.. Stanly had
told lie association that the Congo
River was the main avenue of en-.
trance to Central Africa, and that 50
soon as the difficulties of getting
around the great cataracts were SUI.
mounted, and steamers were set aaoat
on the Upper Congo, the results for
both civilization and commerce would
be colossal. The young explorer,
therefore left for Africa for the third
time in January, 1879, and since that
time has been faithfully occupied in
building roads around the falls, in
organizing stations, each one of which
is solidly fortified, supplied with rough
but comfortable dwellings, kept
stocked with provisions and clothes
from Europe. Guns and ammunition
do not form any considerable part OF
the outfit, for MI. Stanley's BOASTS
that one can 60 anywhere in the coun.
try which he has settled up armed
with nothing more formidable than
cane. The natives look upon HIM as
a kind of demigod, for they have dis
covered that civilization, to which
they at first had such dislike, means
getting more food to eat and getting
it easier than in the old times. The
explorer gave me picturesque de-
scription of a banquet which he gave
some time ago to the 800 blacks and
% whites directly or indirectly inter
ested in the colonization scheme. The
natives had never seen such baro-
NAL festival before. Stanley had pul'
posely determined to give them a
Gargantuan spread which they should
remember to the end of their lives,
There We're quarters of beef, roasted
whole; vast wooden tubs filled with
rice; butter and cheese from Europe;
milk from the COWS which are kept al
each of the stations: game III stacks,
in pyramids, and fruit i'll colossal
heaps. The men were amazed anu
sat, until the order to begin eating was
given, with their fingers on their ups
in a dazed, rapturous mood. When
they had the signal to fall to those
nearest the precious food plunged
madly at. it, but speedily found t4e
men in the second rank craving oe'
tween their legs OF leaping over theI
backs. But there was no quarIelng,
every one had enough, and all Wel'
away with highly increased impre'-
sions in favor of the white men.
I'VE have done wonders since | las;
wrote you," said Mr.. Stanley, ana
our greatest accomplishment IS me
building and roofing of long, ha9a'
some, well-arranged, two-story mouse.
The second story is looked upon y
the primitive populations in the nels9.