The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-23
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foxnoS. December a.. The news from Ian.
,,har And NON ST. Thomas has again set 81
the world discussing the possibilities o. Hrnfy
N. stsnicya reappsaFance. and OF The sue
oessful fesmsna ION Of his arduods enterprise
The meagre dspssches receives by the hnS.
lt.h Rmln Doy Relief Association Indicate
that stanley reached EInin early IA April last
ana that patt OF the cognbued forces was ni
mo the B.hf El-ohskel Tor the purpose Of
,..ecn nol,crine around kharioum. Ih..
rscS,psisssncc undoubtedly had two Oh.
tectss 10 get snOc survey or ~
cuantry Tor = second "nd "a ~ tNpcdi
ION that woul attempt the capture
khsffoufn sad the .Cfu-hlpg ~ the Nahcl
10 : or Ia ectral Afri .. AID 20 enable the
kmin rty TO set The large stor Of ieCrt
sn mas possession wnio 09 its Way 10 fnr
AruwhlmL Bon OF the suggestions. q Is
f<.,ocs,s have boon accom- rlisngd. ard the
~ onn ofrcnt o the Arfiga of stanley sind
fmin nj 5 SDify Falls may DC looked Tor wis'
IN few days.
In view ., this anticipated event and tic
fat that this "a the centennial o. I fOAnlinp
OF the A s.cen as csauOn. iea1iuS pepsr-
throughout stgend 10 Guy putl-h bf q,
survey OF Tie Work n''netto accon iish u
exvEIIrSo THK MYSTERIES OF THE AFRICAN
cos iSTSr.
Tho African Assoc alton was founded IN
10 don ia lsSS. n n'r the presidency OF Sir
p Joseph Datks t-fe famous fa'uraist. Ia thal
yer a. inst was known Of Atrlct a. ih
COST line eacvpt at thc Cap, y here there W
Dutch ettlement. The re2i rctw,ol b.,
Senesas q. s the GAMBIA so Egypt. vhish 40.
X own e Tar rs The ia cfiou 81 the " nife sul
Biu Niits With the exception Of tho iDwvI
Nls.. the ctuse~ ~ wei, IS The source OF altht
four yfsat Airlcan lires- re ern 81 Il
kno "a. TIE "a oci4 ion devote it-.if nc t
outset 20 the exploration cf she Niger, dis
patching party after party, nnt az 81 yail.
Its chief tEeyenef. Aapfo PAS. was hlie1
without having tetfled tie question II 10
xnc en- expedition uudsr Tuokey cent 90 fhe
Congo ia 1916. c. ne 30 grief without AaVins
trascFsed the region Of the lower cataracts.
TnE rfRsT GREAT Successful JoCRSEY
was that OF Capperton. who IN ls2 stare
fron Iripoli, discovered lake, chad
Tie died While on his second jour
ney laz7,. Dnt his servant, Iauder
r1ver In lsd, me African ~ ,iation " s.
"a rgcd IN the E,y~l GtoTa hicu SOCIETY
Meanwhile the trcnch expedition 70 Eey.
had drawn aftensisn 80 D. & country. q I
the problem OF tho Nile, which. uni r tho ful
,fMahomet Ali CONT ues TO be en- through
oar its lower course 10 LusOp an tray l.fs
In 1873 khart0um was fyunde rt rhe june
ton If The Two Niles. AZ he same timr III
fOundai ion of Durham. q Ma al. marked be
progress OF settlement II the southern end 10
the co fioent. While tue French cun
quest Of j eisrs. H. $50, laid he fOunda
Il N FOR systematic exul0fati ffO
the Nediterran an province which lie
french are still striving 10 connect with tho.
prosecutions ia SenegamDia and on The uppe
Niger Ia lsig LiyinestOno's discovery Of Las.
<gami F6Te RI impulse 70 exploration thar ha-
never since been lost. Ia ISIS Burton and
Syeke struck upon Lake Ianganyik, Gnl
Spoke upon the Victoria Nyanza In l-5
Spoke and Grant established The connection
between this great lake and the Nile. Ia con
junction With Stanley who had been sent 90
Ind him. Livingstone then established the lacl
that Iargany1ki has no outlet AZ it, nOltle n
snd. 10 1873 Livingstone died. and the last
great discovery was left Tor Stanley. The
journey IN which Stanley crossed the CONT
nent ds74's}, aud tracked the ConCO from
Nyangwei 10 lite esfusry had furi Der siimu
lating effect on sc very. The great pioneer
Ing fa<ks. the settling not merel, OF the Niger
and the Nj e. but a 50 az the Z'mbei and ihe
Congo, where the work If the Anglo Saxon
and the huodFVd yesis OF travel have 3 q
handed Africa over 70 Europe, or o cir.lI1 -
ton, or ever given q satisiac ory map. lt IS
hoped th-t stsnley has made new aud ru-
portant Discoveries aud that few more years
may so far finish the mans OF Africa as .
leave no n re 4 those great blanks that are
miles
CABLE FLASHES.
PARIS, December q. The Municipal Council
Of Paris have accepted the statue OF Lafayette
and Washington. presented 10 them Dy Nj.
yoseph Pulitzer, editor OF the New lo-A
Horld
GENERAL osESTEII ooN0RATULA1Es his
TROOPS.
SrAKIN. Deoem her f,.-Gereral tTenfcll r.
viewed the troops IN his conm9ad 20 day. IL
afterwards addressed the praisiDg them fof
the bravery they ed Ia tatt G lie also
Of Var. thu Dnke of Cambridge, aud tbr
Queen. congratuaFinR them on the victory
The troops enthusiastically cheefed the
General.