The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-11-28
Letter From Stanley.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-Mr. Marston of
Sampson, Low & Co. has received a
letter from Henry 81. Stanley, dated
South End of Victoria Nyanza, Sept.
80. Mr.. Stanley refers to the manner
in which Emin Pasha was rescued.
which is recounted in a letter from
Jepson. He mentions in detail the
number of important discoveries prin-
cipally geographic. He then recounts
the arrangements made by him to meet
Emin. and after describing how he
hunted up the missing rear column. re-
latss the terrible experiences OF the
march. The rear column WAS in d
deplorable state. Out Of the ln2 mem
berS remaining, some were killed in
conflicts with the natives, some died
from Over-eating, and the enforced
and long fasts and small poX almost
decimated the, manning number.
MIR. Stanley describes the conflicts with
the Wambutii dwarfS, which he found
to be very numerous ia the region OF
the Duri river.
Arriving at Fort Bodo. Stanley sent
back $50 rifles to a settlement fifteen
miles behind, to secure provisions fOI
the march. They We're gone seven
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and Stanley began to fear that they
had deserted or persisted. He made
up ~ smah party of volunteers to
search for them, and found them two
days later, quietly gathering provis-
ions and making no effort TO relieve
Those left behind. A number of them
had died. however. efOre they reached
The fertile country. Stanley hurried
the foraging party back, but when he
arrived with the provisions seven out
of the ffCy-nine souls at the garrison
had died from st ,rvation and weak
ness. Stanley describes his experience
at that time as the nearest approach to
starvation that he had ever made in
all his African travels. a.
ION December II, 1885," the letter
continues, the hue river was reached
and, having a preseatiment that the
garrison of Bodo was still " here L had
left them we steered for IL through
the forest. regardless of paths. and had
the good fortune to reach Fort Bed9
three DAYS later. There we learned
still nothing had been learned OF Em4n
and JephSOu during the seven mouths
of nv absence On Desember o the
united expedition continued the march
east; but 1t was slow work, and not be-
ing willing to dawdie on the road with
still no news from Jephson or EmlB. l
lett Stairs in command of the 124 pee
pie left behind at rich plantation
near ICuri Ferry. and hurried OBS =
During part OF this time STANLEY lag
at deaths door for twenty days With
terrible disease, as he describes but he
finally recovered. gained strength and
pursued the march.
at Lake Albert Messengers arrived
from Kavalh with a packet of letters
from JPphSOn and Two DnteS7 from
Emin. Je, hson wrote ID fife, Move mber
2, 1888. He warned Stanley 10 be care
full. On August Is rebellion had
broken out and he and the pasha had.
been taken prisoners. The, pashas =
he continues. has been made a COM
plete prisoner, but am allowed to go
ABOUT the station. The rebellion was
iustigated by six Egyptian officers,
but the soldiers never joined it although
Others outs de of the garrison were
added to the rebels. One OF the OH
GERS went out among the soldiers and
people and told them that he had seen
you; that you were only an adventurer
and had not come from Egypt, that
your letters from the khedlve were
forgeries; that it was untrue that
Khartoum had fallen. aud that the
khedive had plotted to take them and
their wives and children out of the
country and deliver them iuto slavery
to tine English This eaused the re
/ elton. The pasha was Geposed and
all officers friendly TO him were re-.
moved from their stations. After a
fe~ days the Z MahdiS;s attacked
a. ii Captured Regof. killing i've
officers aud nun beers of soldiers. and
taking many women aud children
prisJBers. The result IF this vas
general STAN .'edt- of the people from
GfatInraG nf AfgrdSSyo
and Alkaeri The amBnItiaB MAS
seized as il had Bes.a at all taeslth eF
ftse rsl-ha &c. kris that tsEs.i
A1ah,iists Number abssIt 1890. The
nliicers aud large number Of salllers
have FetaTned to Mugge and intend to-