New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-30
the HEAKT or AFRICA.
EXPLORATIONS OF NM. CAPELLO AND
YNENS


the Sorbonno AmphitLcatre ia order to receive
with all possible distinction NM. Nvens and
Capcllo. the Portuguese explorers NJ. de Lesseps
who has done so much to open up East Africa, took
the chair The Portuguese Legation and NJ.
Laboulaye, Minister PlcnipOtcntary TO Lisbon,
were on the platform, along with members oil the
German Embassy Of tie Institute andthc Society oil
Natural History. | noticed among the sayants the
venerable NJ. Quatrcfagcs, who for so many years
opposed the Darwinian theory and defended the
literal Interpretation of the Hebrew coSmogony'
lie still clngs to the theory of tho unity OF the
human race us deduced from the Mosaic account OF
the Garden of Eden, and was disappointed to
obtain nothing from NM. YvenS and Capeo that
would enable him better to prove to others the faith
to which he holds. NJ. de Lesseps looked wonder
fully we'll He has Mark Tapley temperament
For the last Two months he has been the most
harassed man in France by syndicatcs got mp to
" corner" Panama and knock him out OF the
Craftsmanship of the Interoceanic Canal which lie
is irwin, to make. He has been charged with
swindling the public and with putting bubble III
which he ~ accused of not bcleN ing and was forced
to appeal TO the French Government for protection
against ca!umniatOrs Nevertheless lie was lively
Yesterday rs if Panama had bounded from lO' To n
higher figure than 1t had ever attained lie was all
smiles 10 those around him, and shook hands and
names often failed him and he COMPOUNDED faces.
His stop also was stin. But tie carriage was
splend.dly erect and with his grand Gordon Of the
Legion of Honor lac a president iris chic IN
explorer sat on each hand Of W. de Lesscps, whomadc
a gay and pointed speech and SAID he never lot
more delighted IN his life thrn when they told him
of the wealth of Xambc,i which was destined 10
roll into Europe throIgh the Sue Canal lie
complained OF the vaIue accounts given IN the
Journals, Of TIE explorations Of the Portuguese
travellers Their lot hal been the lot of all pioneers
~ q rcw country. and they hal undergone more
per. $ and priyations than the Lcro of 30 matter
what epic poem. To get 10 healthy places thry
hal to traverse pc,tilcn,is swamp+ ILclr march
through wooded moras,cs was funeral one.
But difficulties Instead of depressing men OF high
spirit stimulate and bring ont tn.ir COURAGE.
h..a spul makes % weak holy strong. In thcir last
exploration NM. lycns and Cnpcio were not II "a
true. dchu,ant,. They had previously defined the
limit, of Angola AMI tr,yrI,rl ARC, from
Portuguese settlement 90 t., wr.t - another 40 the
East rai.,i1u society WIS longing o. hr'r iroa
jheir oTn month. tie account oi their adventures.
All present w.rc hrmfIl oi sympathy for th.m-
alI put.ctlIr', tis lalIes. who loved bravo men
wherever they louui them.
Tine explorers are naval o1i'cr They have
bli7l, complexion. and the stricken look that
living 10 u-v ,'uat.Y gives on" 81 th.u-
Cal..lo-., worn 10 a tlr.aL Hc has an ing..'h
h.tI ami b..cYc Al. iAs.ih aucr-tor'. l'rus D,
~.u 20 yoIu.r.. IIe h.,tlr,ui las ..lc is stamped
go Istl.rt,t:c ilr' He I.-tI ar Dt resolution
alIalIl..ou, enterprise anil must D." of an impet-
uols disposition. II,s vas shown IN A.s diction.
an told he n9Dys'I hissp.'.l L w1s .u good
Fr.u.a plt dc.iyrr"I with such yo'Vblity t1t 4
wts hIr.i t. follow him.
Tia. 20 s,iDn OI th' explorers was q traverse tdc