Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-09

the savage tribes Of the interior of that
country. There. has been no definite
Information regarding him for months,
but d "whitc pashu" has several times
been reported to have been seen, and
this mysterious parsonage is believed
to be either Stanley or Emin
Boy, to relieve whom Stanley
organized his expedition more than
II year ago. Now it seems
necessary that some one should go to
the relief of the great explorer, or ut
least cndeavor to ascertain whether he
is still alive.
Among those who are contemplating
an eNpcdition to seek Stanley is LiCu-
tenant Shufeldt OF the United States
navy. This young officer, immediately
after returning from China, began
making arrangements for years leave
Of absence 10 be spent in the dark con-
tincnt. His direct cndeavor will be to
find Stanley, aud in case the mystery
at present surrounding that brit
liant explorer should be removed in
time to permit the prosecution of
other enterprises. Lieutenant Shufeldt
intends to push on aud cndeuvor to ac-
complish long cherished hopes Of indie
pendent discovery. He expects to reach
Zanzibar early in November next, III
order that he may accompany one OF the
trading caravans, which, during that
month, begin their return journey to
the interior.
Shutcldt does not not intend To lead u
largo expedition. His idea is that II
much less expensive method will be
more likely to succeed He expresses
great confidence in his ability to pene-
trutc to the remotest wilds by ideuti-
fyiug himself with the travellers
who are constantly traversing every
| part of the vast region. AS to the Wis
| dom of this plan, that can only be de-
termined by trial. Humanly speaking,
everything depends upon the man HIM
| self, and Lieutenant Shufeldt is be-
| heved 10 be amply equipped with the
| qualities necessary 10 the performance
Of such u task as he contemplatcS. He
| inherits from his father. Rear Admiral
| Shufeldt, the instincts OF an explorer,
| and although but twentyfour years of
| age he has already gone around the
| globe and traversed some OF the least
| known PORTIONS on its surface. He
is familiar with the languages spoken in
| Madagascar and Zanzibar, and more iru-
portaut still, he will have the assist
ance OF Sir Henry Kirk, the British
consul general OF the West African
coast, who was member of Stanley
| expedition when DR.. livingstone was
| rescued.
In the event that Lieutenant Shu
feldt, on arriving at Zanzibar, shall no
receive more definite information than
has yet reached Europe aud AmeriC;
regarding the mysterious white pasha
it is expected that he will at once Sc
forward toward khartoum. The bes
Judges believe Stanley is i'll tina
neighborhood, perhaps at the heat
Of victorious force OF ma
tive warriors. Even before Shu
feldt reaches Africa the civilized worlC
may know the fate of Stanley and o
Emiu Bey, and in any event it cauno
be long now before there is news frou
the white paSha." That news ca
hardly fail to be of q most interesting
and even startling character. Will
everything else about that nysteriou
parsonage is in doubt there is no doub
Of his existence. Such q man has I'm
) questiouably made his appearance 4
Bahr-el-Ghazcl, but who is he? Th
, general belief and hope is that he
! STANLEY, but il not then he is doubles
Ernin Bey. There are many who believ
/ that the romantic hero, Gordon, is aliv
/ and that ne will prove to be the whit
pasha, but the probabilities are again
this idea, and favor the view that th
: mysterious parsonage about whom ther
| is universal interest is Stanley.
, II the plans Of Lieutenant ShufelC
= are carried out the United States wi
= soon have right TO claim some shat
= in the present work of African exploru