St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-06
Ell MAKDPS ENEMY.
Stanley Was the White Pasha
in the Bahp-el-Ghazel
District.
His Friends Enthusiastic Over
the News From the Dark
Continent.
Lieut.. Wissmann's Opinions
as to Civilization Of the
Tropical Paradise.
Even Anti-Leoitimists Favor
Even Anti-Legitimists Favor
the Return Of Due D'Au-
male to France.
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has created genuine enthusiasm among
lsheir friends throughout Europe, though
as yet definite tidings are wanting.
Still both the reports are regarded as
contirmatOry Of previous reports OF the
safety and movements of the two Afrl-
can heroes. The information received
by the Emin Bey relief committee, to-
gether with the reports from the ser
geant of the old Egyptian army who
had for several years been prisoner at
Khartoum. and from Agent Ward, at
Leopoldville, confirms the opinion of
several leading African explorers that
Stanley was the White PaSha in the
Bahr- El-Ghazel, and was at Boualya on
the upper Aruwimi on Aug. II last;
that he did not leave there on
August 2S, ''presumably to reioin
Emin Pasha" as the dispatch from Fan
zibar stated, but that the great explorer
set off at the latter date either to eX-
plore the Welle-Makua or to cross the
continent towards Lake Chad or the
Upper Benue. There was no reason
why Stanley should have returned to
Emin, when the latter was well and had
bienty of food. Other African eXplor-
ers, however, believe that Stanley did re-
Join Emin, and that the two were back
On the upper Aruwimi in the latter
part of October last, as Stanley could
easily have started back from Aruwimi,
fejOined Emin, and returned with him
to the Upper Aruwimi within two
months. These speculations are given
by the Emin Bey relief committee for
what they are worth, hoping that few
days will substitute for them full and
true account of what has happened, and
will conform the hopes not only that
STANLEY Is SAFE,
but that Emin Pasha is also on his way
to a well deserved holiday in Europe.
Other interesting news from Africa
was received to-day. A dispatch stated
fhat the large expedition of the African
lakes company, which set out to as
cend the Zambezi and Shirt to reach the
Scene of the recent troubles at the head
of Lake Nyassa, has successfully ac-
cOmplished its difficult journey. Lieut..
Wissmann, in an interview to-day,
said:
! Africa is to civilization a new ground, and
TO explore it is not to ciyilize it. but merely
10 discover the waste places that are in need
of civilization. 1t has been the work of the
nineteenth century to make map OF Africa.
1t will be the work of the twentieth century
TO bring the vast population Of the interior
into the general fellowship of mankind, from
(which, broadly speaking, they alone are at
Egeseut excluded. The trader ana the
Boad makers will gradually bring the now
Isolated tribes into communication with each
5ther and with the world that works and
e3beys laws. To them the change Will be like
shat from darkness to light. To the world at
large 1t will he the gam of sixth continent
IF workers or, in the language OF political
+ Economy, of hundred millions OF producers
( 'and consumers. This is the future which
prince Bismarck had before his mind when
4 IL u, h
{s clearly as any one toreSaW, TO hoist the
German flag along vast strelch OF the coast,
cas- and west. The first works of civilization
in ~ advance into barbarous regions are
trade md communications and communities
1iouS in such q country are synonymous with
rivers. Of the four great rivers Of Africa
only the Niger is navigable from its mouth,
and on the Niger the trader is protected by
the British flag. The other three-the Nile the
Congo and the ZambeSi-all lead to the popu-
Ious region of the equatorial lakes, which is
destined some day to be the most prosperous
district i'll the tropical world. Each OF the
three rivers is, however. shut Off from navi-
CATION in its lower course, SO way to the in
terror can only be reached by an overland
route from the coast, striking the river above
the cataract section Of its course. Such an
overland route has been to some extent made
by the African Lakes company for the Fam
best, and their efforts are now directed
10 covering it and keeping it open. The
projected railway 10 StanleypoOl is TO per-
form the same function for the Congo. The
upper Nile, the waterway from the Victoria
Nyanza to Khart cum and Berber, is acces-
sible only from Suakim. The importance of
Suakim to the world at large, therefore, is
that ii il the gate of the Soudan, and that it
must become, as soon as commerce has
begun 10 exert any perceptible influence on
Central Africa, the great trading port Of the
upper Nile basin.
The French are interchangeable in their
efforts to open and develop trade
routes in their new possessions in Ton
uuin, but their success so far has not
been commensurate with their energy.
One of the most remarkable explOra-
tions for commercial purposes made in
later years in these regions was the
recent Journey of NJ. Pavie. French
vice consul at Luang Prabang, on the
Meikong in Siam. Leaving this place,
he Travelled northwest through the Laos
states, reaching the Black river. a
branch OF the Red river of Tonquin,
down which he travelled to
SONTAY AND THE DELTA.
1t was hoped by this discovery of a
practicable route from Siam into Ton
Quin, from the Meikong to the Red
river, that the whole trade of the
region had been brought to the feet Of
the French merchants in Tonquin.
Three times M. Pavie performed the
Journey successfully. A fourth time
he set out from Sontay in a small
steamer to demonstrate that the Black
river was navigable almost to the
border of the Laos states. He passed
some rapids in safety, but at last the
steamer was dashed against the rocks
and stove in. A few days later the YES
sci was carried off by freshet and
totally destroyed, aud this miShap will
probably put an end to any attempt to
employ the Black river as a trade route
for some time to come. The Red river
has already proved impracticable as a
route into Yunnan, and it now appears
that TonQuin, in fact. posses no natural
trade routes whatever, the rivers. being
useless for the purpose. Although the
Chinese government appears to be in no
great hurry to come to an arrangement
with that Of Great Britain in regard to
Chinese emigration to British colonies.
the Pekin authorities are nevertheless
equipping themselves for the discussion
of the question. From the beginning,
the leading Chinese residents In Aus
tralia have been in constant commune
cation by telegraph and letter with the
Chinese minister in London and the
government in Pekin. The principal
Chinese merchant in Sydney. inresponse
to an invitation, has
PROCEEDED TO PEKIN
TO give the authorities there informa-
ton on the subject, and to represent
the views of the Chinese in Australia.
If certain vague official manifestations
are to be trusted, no very sanguine
hopes are entertained that the negoti-
RtiOnS can produce result satisfactory
to the Australians. Indeed, since it be-
came known that the American re-
strictlve treaty was rejected, the British
foreign Office is reported to have lost
heart and hope in the matter, and to be
proceeding more from a sense of duty
to Australia than from any hope of OBJ
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