The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-12-20

GERMAN EAST AFRICAN ASSOCIATION BUILD
ING AT BAGAMoYo.
Where EIlin was injurrd.l
This was written last August, when the
expedition was still 1--WE months journey
from Zanzibar, which it has just reached
The facts recall the fierce controversy which
ragged in Europe over the route chosen, 1t
was Insisted that Stanley, to reach and re-
ieve Emin Pasha, should have taken one OF
three routes-from Mombasa through the
British possessions northward to Wadelai;
from Bagamoyo, In tho German protecto-
rate, directly to tho Victoria Nyanza and
across 1t, or, thirdly, from Bagalnoyo to
Lake Tanganyika and thence northward
After receiving much advice from African
explorers, Stanley embarked his expedition
from Zanzibar, sailed around the southern
part Of Africa and up The west coast aud
penetrated the country by way of the Congo.
To understand his action and its results, n
brief historical sketch must be studied.
In 1874 the noted "Chncsen Gordon began
the task of rescuing Central Africa from
barbarisn and the slave trade. He wrested
a considerable section from the Arab slave
hunters, and sent Emin Pasha IA German
scientist, real name SchnitZer) i'll 1876 to
govern tho northern province Of it, He re-
manned there his capital at Lado, till few
months since. AT one time he had a native
and Egyptian army of 1900, had established
many schools and missions and secured ma
tion of 100000 people against the slave
trade. III the meantime, Ell Mahdi, the "sec-
ond Mohammed.n had excited an Arab cru
sadc and rebellion against the British-Egyp-
tian government in the Soudan.
He lnassacred the army of Hicks Pasha
and captured most of the Soudan. Gordons
troops rebelled and murdered him, and hope
from Egypt was cut off. Ell Mahdi then
turned upon Emin Pasha but died (probably
by violeuce) before making an attack, and
Emin was comparatively safe till another
Mahdi arose and the crusade revived. Years
passed before the civilized world could gain
any certain knowledge of Emin. Meantime,
Stanley had completed his early African ex.,
plorations; the Congo Free State had been
established, with the king of Belgium, Leo
pold, as its protector; the Germans and Eng
lish had made division of the east coast,
each having its own territory to operate in,
and all parties Joined in requesting Stanley
to lead an expedition to relieve Emin
AS aforesaid, he rejected all suggestions,
and on the e5th of February, 1887, sailed
from Zanzibar with an army OF COO picked
Zanzibarese and several English officers, in-
clnding Maj Barttelot, Surgeon Parke and
Messrs. Jephson Nelson, Ward, Bonney,
Troup and Jameson; 429 days later he was
at Lake Albert Nyanza It has taken him
but 202 days to come thence to Zanzibar-a
fact of which his critics have much to say,
but we must await his report to know tho nd
vantages Of tho route from the west. Upthe
Congo, and for some distance up the Aru7,
wimi. he had comparatively free progress;
thereafter tho march was constant battle
against hostile natives much of the time,
against disease all the time and frequently
against starvation; for the Arabs had in
many places induced the negroes to DESTROY