Omaha daily bee., 1889-11-02

Major Barttelot's murder, and that he
had taken with him all the men and
loads that we're at that time at Bonalya.
| continued my journey, however, in
order TO collect together the sick who
had been left on account OF their ina
bility to walk when Major Barttelot
struck camp on the Aruwhimi.
| renamed at Stanley Falls as the
guest OF Tippoo lib for month. Tip
poo Tib was n nickname. This woll-
known parsonage actually called him
self Hamad Bin Mohammcd.
After calculating how few of the
men OF the expedition were left alive.
lashed two canoes together and de-
scended the Congo. The journey OF
over one thousand miles took twenty
eight days and nights. OF this distance
one-third was through hostile territory,
whose inhabitants are caunibals. Act
ing then on my instructions, L embarked
for Europe, and arrived in London on
lst OF July last with few Zauzibars
who had managed to survive the hard
ships of long journey.
Several paragraphs and statements
haye lately travelled the round of the
papers purporting TO tell OF Stanley aud
the development OF affairs in Africa, but
the only thing noteworthy about thom
is the want of accuracy and their de-
plorable lack of local knowledge. Since
Stanley left Bonalya, at the identical
time OF poor Jameson's death at Ban
gala, no really authentic news has come
home. The mention of Stanley being
on the Victoria Nyanza late last te ebru-
ary was uufounded, because the letter
on which 1T was supposed to he based
mover turned up. | am really not STIR
prised at the non-receipt.of news, for
know what life in Central Africa is and
the difficulties OF the position in which
Mr.. Stanley is now placed. No previous
experience of Staniey's ut all equals
what he is now going through in point
of difficulty and adventure. His suffer-
ings since he commenced mis- last jour
ney through Central Africa have been
almost beyond the endurance of man.
l cannot tell you what Mr.. Stanley's
plans were, and where he is likely to be
now. That is popularity of the situa-
ton. His officers are just as ignorant
as the people at home regarding Stan
ley's plans. Nobody knows what he
means to do but Stanley himself. This
is, perhaps, his strongest character
istic. He does his work first, commun-
icating his ideas to no man, and talks
about it tafterward.
However, | should rather incline to
phO A''Co phuu 'DutulCy tibu ttoutt
are now at Uffarga. Thev are proba-
bly, stopping there and taking advant-
age of the unsettled state of the coun-
try brought about by the dethronement
by the Arabs OF Mwamga, the son of the
renowned Mtesa, the great Sultan of
Uganga, to initiate some systematic gov
ernmcnt which would permit Il caravan
route being organized between the
Emin Pasha country and the Albert
Nyauga Lake and Mombassa, the sea-
port of the Imperial East African COM
pany.
On his return | should thi nix Mr.
Stanley would choose the central route,
through the territory lately acquired
by the Royal Charter East African
company. This would lead him to
Momnassa, their seaport, of which |
have just written. This route would
be breaking new ground, and would
open up to the East African company
their territory.
l know Tippoo lib well. He is not
quite so black as he is painted. Before
Stanley took him with him on his first
African expedition Tippoo Tib was
quite an unimportant parsonage. Now
he is quite u significant factor II Afri-
can affairs and he is quite n persona
grata Mt the sultan's court in Zanzibar,
by reason Of his connection with Stan
ley; in fact, he carries Il sword of Office
from the sultan, which gives him sort
OF magesterial office in the interior.
Tippoo Tib is u famous bandit chief,
and he is undoubtedly responsible for
the shedding of more blood in Africa
than any other man. He is at the
present moment in rather an awkward
position. Personally ne is anxious to
quit Central Africa, and to settle down
either at Zanzibar or Muscat, for he is
getting old in years and has accumu
lated considerable wealth. His wealth,
however, unfortunately for him, con-
sists chiefly in slaves and guns, on which
he would have considerable difficulty i'll
realizing in any short space OF time.
Part Of his system is TO advance so
miny slaves and guns 10 cuterprising
Arabs who go on marauding eXpedi-
tlons, at the conclusion of which lip
POO Tib receives a certain stipulated
portion of the ivory proceeds. Much of
this ivory is sold in the markets of Kas-
songo, Uggi aud Tabora to middlcmen
Arabs, who exchange guns for it, they
in turn selling it again to other Arab
dealers, who convey il to Zanzibar,
where it is disposed of to Europeans at
elaborate prices. The larger portion
of the ivory, however, is sent by Tip
poo Tib direct to Zanzibar, where nego-
tiations are chiefly conducted by the
famous In dian banker, Tarya TOian.
PRAYED With and Then Hung Him.
Some very curious facts in connection
with the lynching of young Robert
BerrIer for the murder of his mother
in-law near Lexington, n. c., have just
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