Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-03

search for Iimin. This plan, after q long dis
cussion, we resolved upon"
The march back to Ibwiri was succession
of fights ". th the natives, and one OF the
party was killed. On Jan. Ibwiri was
reached and the fort constructed, Lieut.
Stairs being dispatched to Kilongalongas
for stores Here Stanley took sick, but re-
covered, and on April he set out for Al
bert Nyan1., leaving Capt Nelson in COM
mand of tbs fort April %, 1887, Stanley
again arrived in Mozambon's country, and
that chief n ade sblood brotherhood" with
him, as did the other chiefs, and there was
little furthe difficulty after that
One days march from Nyanza natives told
Stanley that their chief had q packet for
him from white man named MALTA, whom
Stanley reco gnized as Emin Pasha, and when
he received The packet it proved to be from
Emin, who said he had heard that Stanley
was in MaEambon's country, and begged
him to remain there until further communi.
cations Stanley then proceeded, and April
% arrived a. Mawa station in Emin's coun-
try, and was Hospitality received by the
Egyptian garrison.
Stanley IL en- continues: april 90 we once
again reached the bivouac ground occupied
by us on Dec. 10, and at p. m. Of that day
SdW bue hucuiNo oteduleT seven ullleS away
steamng toward us. Soon after z D. m.
Emin Pasha Signor Casata and Mr.. Jepson
arrived at our camp, where they were heart
lily welcomed by U.s. We were together until
May 25. On that day left him Fourteen
days later was at Fort Bodo, where were
Capt Nelson and Lieut.. Stairs The latter
days after I had set out for the lake, bring.
inc lu NJ Of
six. All the rest were dead"
The explorer left Fort T3odo on March l6,
leaving Lieut.. Stairs in command with
ongalongas, reaching there June "A and
Ugarrowwas on July 10. This station was
deserted, the chief Ugarrowwas having gone
down the river. Stanley followed and over.
took him Aug. 10, and on the IL he met Bart
telot's column, and learned of the majors
death But of 25T men who should have
been in the column only seventy-one re-
manned, and but f1fty-three of these were fit
for service. During the fourteen months
since Stanley parted from this column the rec.
ord had been one of disaster and death. SAYS
Stanley:
"Deserters had spread the report that was
dead, and the officers accepted the report and
agreed to can eel my instructions. They &C
cordingly sent my personal kit, medicines,
soap, candles and provisions down the Congo
as superhuitiss Thus after my immense sac
rifices to relieve and cheer them find myself
baked and deprived Of even necessaries But
strange to say, / have kept two hats, four
pairs of boots flannel jacket, and propose
to go back to Emin Pasha, and across Africa
with this truly African kit"
The party passed 100 days going through
one continuous forest Stanley estimates its
area at 246, 00) square miles Between Yam
buya and Nyauza five distinct languages were
spoken by tho natives. Fifty miles before
reaching Nyansa they saw a mountain about
$4,000 feet high, its summit covered With
snow
Referring to Emin Pasha. Stanley says the
pasta has two batallions, one of $50 men and
the other of $40. He is keeping up line of
communicate along the Nyanza and the
Nile, about ls) miles in length, In the int
rior west of the Nile he retains three or four
small stations Altogether he has with him
about 5000 people. including women and
children.
Stanley's let Ter concludes as follows: "Emin
Pacha proposed to visit Fort Bodo, taking
Mr.. Jepson W tn him. At Fort Bodo have
left Instructions to the officers to destroy the
fort and accompany the pasha to Nyanza ]
hope to meet them all again on the Nyanza,
as | intend ma king IA short cut to the Nyanxa
along new route
"HENRY NJ STANLEY"