The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-29
srANLEY HOME
After Ra Ahaenee of Fourteen YonrS-A
Talk on Africa.

Alter IA AhAen6G OF Fourteen YOnrS-A
Talk on Africa.
Nav YoRk, Nov. 27.-Hsnry NJ. Stan.
ley, tho African explorer, arrived to-day
on the steamer Allor, When the stesu,sr
reschad the wharf in Hoboken there was
host oil friends to receive the hero nf
many travels. He came to this city with
the widow Of DR.. Pavey, who was Loaf in
the Greedy relief expedition, aad Mrs.
French Sheldon, the authorcss, and went
to the handsome suite Of rooms which
had heon engaged for him at the Everett
House.
Mr.. stanley's last visit to this country
was fourteen years ego, but although hta
face has assumed An aged look and his
hair has turned from brown to a gray,
he still Cllngs TO the love OF adventure,
and relates the stories oil tia many travels
with increased ardor. A reporter accom-.
panied him over the ferry aud to the
hotel. When the subjsot OF tho Congo
was introduced, he grew laxative aud
said,
"Many statements to the contrary, AT.
rica Is great country. She has great
future, but It never can be fully developed
without railroads. My endeavor all'along
has been to lit the home oil the black
from its isolation. l labored early aud
late with that object when l had charge
Of the expedition, and can truthfully
say, without any display OF egoLsn, that
I succeeded fairly well. With railroads iu
operation along the Congo II is possible q
rich trade may be built up with the
United Kingdom and Continent Of Eu.
rope. Without railroads Central Africa
Is worthless.
"fhe average American, ag l know him,
is extraordinarily ambitions. He is viii.
ling and anxious to bO rnldd by those
whom he graCiously considers his euperi.
ors. He is particularly fond Of being en-.
lighteued, and takes great pride In learn
Ink the technical part OF oil innoYR-
tiona."
Referring TO the recent account pub.
liHhad 10 t'O'ning newspaper Il thA
ma'saers in Africa OF RlahOp Harrington
and y great number Of other mlssloneries,
Mr. Stanley said:
"There we're about sixty men In the
patty. | cannot understand how 1t was
that they we're bulcherell. 'rh8 responBi.
bility, / think, rested alone with the
Bishop. II proves that which l 10 ag have
tired to demonstrate, that q man cannot
90 into Africa to bs a missionary anh an
tXDloSer at tha same time fh" duties
devOlV Wing on each poSltinn will ultimate.
ly Col q Ck and the result is aura 10 be
fatal. II person goea into AiicI a. a
missionary or an explorer alone. hG will
receive the greatest attention from the
natives. That ID the result OF my exper-
ienCe and observation.
"AmsTlcl 10 q prosperous couutry, but
still they published reports Ia E0glAnd
that there iS no money 10 bs made here.
Bat talking OF AmeriCA--itis 10 usaeia 10
cay atn glad 10 g4t hack, Tor lows
America, else why did alwaVs insist on
carrying the starry banner at the head
Of every expedition ! undertook | viii
remain here for sOmo time, and shall
travel sbl lut the country as far % the Mis-
Glssppi river.
rs SECOND Lotus Club dinner Of tbs
90 'sUn was held tonight Henry NJ.
3 anley, the African explorer, was q
gueBt, Whitslaw Rsid pre- sided Among
thoBe present WAS Lieutenant Greedy
Mr.. Stanley was introduced, aud 10.
/ NlpN1h ulu thAuU hhluAu lNipHt Eih vi
search oil Lvlngitong, second, to follow
up the great Mis- problem opened through
Llvlngstone, and third, 10 ascertain II the
river In the exploration Of which Living
stone lost his life was the Nile. MI
Stanley described hls journey up The
river through many months aud how he
At lalt found that the unknown river Wal
the Congo.
The speakers alludOd to the conference
ol The fourteen powers called by BsnafGl
A. berlin aud the giit Of 4 charter 10 tht
King Of the BelglADs 10 form q free state
on the Congo. 10 this free state, contain
Ing million and a hall Of people, iht
King had granted an annual sum OF ElOO,
OOO 10 peipsLulty and took 10 hlmsB,i Lht
credit Oi tue adoption BY the conference
Of iteO trade Into the Congo country.
Lieutenant Greedy eulogiS,d ths gfeA
traveller saying that his name WAS la
tnoitAl.
UhAunCsy N, Dspow, General Porte
and otheTa also spoke,