The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21

LONDON, November 20.-Capt Wissmann
telegraphs that Henry M. Stanley arrived at
Mpwapwa. November 10.
LONDON, November 20.-Wissmann's de-
spatch is dated Zanzibar, November 90. Be-
sides Stanley all the European members Of
the expedition, Scherise, Hoffman, and
other missionaries had arrived at Mpwapwa.
All were well. Capt. Wissmann expects the
party to arrive at Bagamoyo. December l.
BERLIN, November 20.-The Reichsanzie-
ger has despatch from Capt. Wissmann,
dated Mpwapwa, Oct. 13, which says: "Four
of Stanley's men and one of Emin's soldiers
have arrived here, They left Stanley at
Neukna-Na, Aug. 10. Emin and Casati.had
300 Soudanese soldiers and many other fol-
lowers and had in their possession large
quantity of ivory. Stanley had 9. force of 240
Zanzibaris. He was accompanied by his six
lieuteRants, Nelson, Jephson, Stairs, Parke,
Bonny and Williams. The expedition struck
camp as soon as the messengers started.
The party should reach Mpwapwa Novem-
Der 20.
Emin and Stanley have repeatedly fought
and repulsed the Mahdists, capturing the
Mahdi's grand banner. A majority OF
Emin's soldiers refused to follow him south
wards, asserting that the way home did not
lie in that direction. Emin left two Egyp-
tian officers in charge of the station. The
messengers have no knowledge of the Sem
aussi or events in Khartoum aud Abyssinia.
Capt Wissmann adds that the English mis-
sionaries at Kiseake and Mamboia need
protection until the fate of Bushiri is decid-
ed. Although on good terms with the ma
tives the missionaries were left unprotected
and had to be called inside Of the German
station. Regarding 1.-THE neighboring tribes
Capt. Wissmann did not.believe the Nasal
would engage in hostilities against the sta
tion. Marauding Wahehes, with whom
Bushiri possibly has his Headquarters, have
had to be kept in check. Bushiri is pos
sessed of only few guns.
The news contained in the above despatch
es announces the completion of task which
will greatly increase the fame of the intrepid
explorer, who In 1871 attracted the attention
of the world by the success of his mission in
search of Livingstone in the depths OF the
dark continent, aud subsequently increased
his renown by his celebrated journey across
the African continent from ocean to ocean.
After the fall of Khartoum and the death OF
Gordon, the position of Emin Bay the Euro
pean governor of the equatorial provinces in
the Soudan. who had been cut off from CON-
munication with the outside world, was re-
garded as precarious and an expedition was
decided upon for his relief.
In December, 1886, while lecturing in this
country, Mr.. Stanley was summoned TO Lon
don to take command of this raiief expedi-
tion. 1t will be remembered that his tour
here was cut short at Amherst just after de-
liyering lecture.
Nc. Stanley spent Il short while in Eag-
land aud then went to Egypt, where he con-
suited several experienced travellers in At
RIGA, among them DR.. Junker, Schweinfurth
| and Joseph Tomson, all of whom advised
| him to start either directly from Zanzibar
| northward, or from the Red Sea, as farimore
| likely ways of reaching Emin at Wadelai,
| where he had been shut in since long before
/ the fall of Khartoum, than his own chosen
| route by way of the Congo. But Stanley re-
l garded the way of the Red Sea as meaning
warfare and ais solcertain capture; and the
l country between the lakes and the Indian
ocean, he thought harder to march through
and endangered by the warlike character of
certain tribes From the Congo he would
have the service Of steamers for distance
up the Aruwimi, aud a source
of supplies under the care ol
Tippu Tib his old lieutenant, and
the great slave-trader Of the Upper Congo,
who had control. as was supposed. OF the
routes thence to Wadelai. Tippu Tip met
him at Zanzibar and settled the details o.
the expedition, accepting the salaried pos
of governor at Stanley Falls. and engaging t.
furnish carriers, who should return to TN
| Congo with the great store of ivory whici
| Emin was understood to have accumulated
The expedition. composed of 700 Zanzibarls
reached the mouth of the Congo, at the en'
| of March, 1887, and after experiencing grea
delay in preparation, particularly in gather
ing supplies, Stanley started from Leopold
| vile on Stanley Pool, April 26, and arrived a
the Aruwimi June 7. Thence he proceede
| by steamer a short distance on the 400 mile
| that Law between him aud Wadelai. He ha
| 400 men with him when the overland marc
began.
When Stanley marched into the wilder
ness on his way to Wadelai. he at once be
came the subject of all sorts of rumor;
Tippu Tib. who had agreed to send supple
and reinforcements did not do so and 1t wa
| renorted that he had turned traitor to hi
chisf. The murder of Major Barttelo
| whom Stanley had left in charge OF his rea
| guard, was not a hopeful sign for the sue
Of the pc whte pasR @e IN 'I Il
Bahr-el-Ghazel province. Then came th
renort that the Mahdi had captured bot
Stanley and Emin. This news was receive
with considerable alarm but was discounte
| nanced by later reports and last April dt
finite news came 10 the snap, OF ietts
+ in Edinb1rgh. In this letter the story
the long march through a region where til
lack of food disease and desertion wei
added to the perils which beset the explore
and his followers in the shape OF hosti
natives are grapnlcaIiy; tod; This lett st
after Stanley had met Emin and Casati, I'll
! italian. on the shores of Lake Albe
, NyanZa. The story Of the SUBSEQUENT NOV
d ments of the expedition will be eagerl
q | awaited.
ca from the east to the west coast at abo
the sixth parallel south latitude, would tou,
q | the southern point of the island of Zanzibs
| Bagamoyo on the east coast would be We
near this line. About 200 miles inland al
} somewhat to the north of it would
. Mpwapwa, where Stanley now is. Then co
y tinuing right across the continent, the lin
IS would reach the Atlantic very near i
mouth of the Congo. But the Congos reac
es the coast only after flowing north
above the Equator and then south to its OF