The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-25

IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED IN
THE CENTRAL AFRICAN MOUNTAINS.
Henry NJ. Stanley was leeturing in Amer
lea when called upon to undertake the
leadership of the expedition which has
proved so disastrous to him. Deserters
from the expedition report having left the
explorer wounded in a camp in the Central
African mountains agd besisged by hostile
natives. Previously to his last departure
for Africa representatives of the leading
European powers had assembled in Berlin
to consider the condition Of African ex-
ploration, and had decided upon the crea-
tion of the Congo free state as nation.
This achievement in the progress of civiliZa.
ton is an outcome of the work done by
Henry M. Stanley, the leading name in the
honorable record Of African travel, not
only because of the extent and matches
difficulty of his explorations, which surpa;s
those of all Others but of the practical
craftsmanship that has made the creation
and political recognition Of the young state
possible. The story of SANKEY'S career in
Africa, as told by him in various publica-
tions, particularly in his latest work, THE
Congo, and the Founding of Its Free State"
is perhaps the most memorable OF records
written during this century. His books are
of pre-eminent present and prospective
value. Traveller, writer and statesman,
Stanley has earned for himself high place
among the great men of this generation.
But few, if any persons have begun life
under az unpromising conditions as he. He
| is Welshman, BORN at Denbigh in the
year 1910, of parents who were abjectly
poor. When 8 years Of age he was
placed in the poorhouse, were he remained
until he was Is years Of age. He then
| taught school and subsequently shipped as
a cabin-boy for New Orleans, where he was
adopted by q merchant whose name was
al Of
| Rowands.
His adaptive father died without a will
and Stanley was thrown upon his own re-
sources He enlisted in the confederate
army upon the breaking out of the civil
war; was taken prisoner and upon his re-
lease Joined the United States navy and be-
came acting ensign on an ironclad. In 1867
| he was sent as correspondent of the New
York Herald to Abyssinia, and subse-
quently to Spain and other countries In
October, 1869, he was employed by the
Herald to lead an expedition into Africa,
to determine the fate of Livingstone, from
whom only vague lntimatlons had been
heard for two years. He reached Zanzibar
IN June, 1871, and toward the end of March
set out for tho interior with company of
1872 mon. In November he found Living
stone near Lake Tangnuyika, and furnished
him with supplies for further explorations.
He returned to England in July, 1872. and
was received with distinguished honors
Queen Victoria presented him with a gold
snuff box, set with diamonds, and the
Royal geographical society decorated him
with the patrons medal"
When the death OF Livingstone was an-
| nounced, Mr.. Stanley was placed at the
head of an expedition to central Africa, the
expense of which was shared by the New
| York Herald and the London Telegraph
He reached Lake Victoria Nyanza, in Feb
| ruary 1875, having lost, by death or deser-
| ton, 1914 of the 800 men with when he
started In April, he continued his explo-
rations along the Congo or Livingstone
| river, the mouth Of which he reached in
August, 1877. Returning to Europe he was
made member of various geographical So
cieties. From 1879 TO 1882 be was engaged
at the instance of King Leopold of Belgium,
in the command of an expedition to the
Congo. The expense was borne by sub
scribers of Belgium and other countries,
who formed themselves into a society which
Is known in history as the African intorna-
tional association. His latest book is an &C.
count Of his travels, discoveries and practi-
cal suggestions while on this expedition.
His previous works are "How found Liv-
ingstone," and Through the Dark CONT
nent"
The basin of the Congo contains length
Of 5000 miles OF navigabe waters and
population computed TO number 43 ,000, 900.
Its resources are of ipcalculable variety, ex-
tent and value. A great future for Africa
was begun with the founding of the Congo