Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-04-28
The coSGO.
An Interesting Interview Eith LieUt- k&ssa-
ri. saniey's NeE Ally-W0rk u the
International Association

jOin Stanley. j. AZ present IN Rome.
saws letter 70 The hsU YOrk Herald.
He will leave for Paris and Brussels to
morrow. and. after receiving his final
instructions from the king OF the Bel
gians. will set OBt on his long journey
southwark. Your correspondent had
a talk with Lieut. Mass4ri at the Hotel
de Rome to-day. He j. man Of - or
thereabOuts. seems delicate. but has
energy enough and 20 spare in him.
unless one j. very much deceived by his
resOlute mouth and the steady light that
shines in his eyes. He j. rather below
the middle height. has square fore
head, closely cut black hair and red
dish mustache and beard. trimmed very
neatly. Besides bis mother tongue be
speaks French fiuently and can make
use Of a few phrases in English.
The first and last African voyage If
Lieut. Massari was undertaken i'm com
pany Of the unfortunate Mattencci.
who lost his life in the adventure He
had originally intended to start on an
other African journey independently
of the international association.
IL should have Fixed to be an ex-
plOrer purely and simply" said he to
wish-to command an expedition Of
my own. not necessarily Italian. But.
you see, could not get the money,
and 80 when King Leopold asked me
10 enter his service consented"
Was it not you, lieutenant, who APP
piled unsucccssfully TO the Italian gov
ernment lately for help in fitting out
purely Italian expedition To the Con
go?"
"Did someone apply?" said Lieut.
Massari, parrying one question with
another. 81 had not heard of it,"
IL have read in a Roman paper"
continued your correspondent, '.that
your mission on the Congo would be
rs important, if not more important.
than Stanlcy's.
81 have seen the report, too" re-
piled the lieutenant, "and il has given
me immense annoyance. Indeed / al
most believed some enemy of mine
mad published it maliciously. although
| am assured such is not the case.
The truth is, | don't know what my
mission Is to be in the least yet. sup
pose. though, | shall have TO help
found new stations in the interior. As
Tor supcrscding Stanley, such an abb |
surd idea never entered my mind"
''When do you sail. lieutenant?"
81 expect TO leave Liverpool on the |
10th or 30th of next month. and shall |
probablysbe away three years. The |
Italian government would hardly give
me longer leave of absence"
''What do you think of the last news
about Stanley and De BrazzaP DO you
-nn 81. A II
ceeding so long as he works by him
self?"
IL am very doubtful whether he has
the means. Personally, he is energy
;. elf, from all hear; ready and zeal
80. 80 wen when all his followers hang
a,h But he has very little money
"s. to the rivalries we hear of, /
' 80, II, thinking they are very re-
,retoblo II must be bad impress
.'"p'o ~ YES to see the two pio-
90 y, Ne E nue, civilization at log
erheads However, " in hy hsnd "Iu 1vi,L M
e Brazza WORKING han~ n % yet W." Va"
he International assocl&oe cav, him
now that King LcOpG$d nses ", ~
o. 900 francs toward the eEpe
,is last voyage, supposcP' :, o-
..Is the fact known generally u
,sked your correspondent. Dn
stanley make it public when he was III {
.I believe so; though probably he |
,,.de very brief aliusion To it, KING !
Leopold, you see, looked upon 81 the h;i al
ia ;r az ouite "A private concern Oh MS
and would not have cared to have % TOO
much stress laid upon the matter ,, ara nne