Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-15
A TALK WITH COL. SCOTT.
Where He Thinks Stanley fs and How
He VIII Relieve Him,

En- Ill., Special 10 the New yorh Her.ld usrch a
i made special visit here 20 obtain IN.
views Of Mr.. w. p. Scott on matters relating
TO the stanl.y expedition in search Of Fmin
Bey, and himself an African explorer OF ex-
perience.
Mr.. Scott, who b . Scotchman. fortv-sev,.
years old. accompanied Livingston, as the age
Of fourteen, on the expedition when Lake
Nyanza was discovered. He afterward Joined
. party and iourneyed TO the Atlas mountains
and took a caravan trip TO Timbuctoo.
''what do YOU think of the report OF Lieut.
Baert that Emin Boy probably relieved Stanley
somewhere near wadelai aud enabled him 10
return to Murenia on his way back" asked.
II think that only probable said Mr.. scott
II have great confidence in Emin's Judgment
and his knowledge OF the natives. III be has
not LETT his own province 20 meet Stanley
think he still holds the fort II Emin. in his
zeal TO rescue Stanley, has gone too far, fear
he may also be prisoner"
whereabouts do you think Stanley is noy?-
II think he Is somewhere between wndelai
and Ndoruma IL free. From the latter point he
could easily fight his way back TO Stanley Falls.
III prisoner. he Is now in the Soudan pro-
badly somewhere south Of khartoum."
Then you are rather inclined 10 think STAN
ley is a prisoner"
Il am. This 1 have feared for some time. m
the natives of that region. whom l know very
well, are suspicious of any armed force. and
unless such force consisted Of from q. 900 TO
$1,000 men, 1 do not think they would have any
chance of succeeding"
What would the mahdi do with Stanley or
Emin?"
would, II he captured Stanley or Emin. demand
Suakin or some other portion of the Egyptian
territory as ransom. There is no doubt in
my mind that IL Stanley OF Emin are i'm the
power Of the mahdi they will be sacrificed IL
suakin Is not given up. Even n strong force
would not be able TO rescue them il they are
prisoners, for just before the armed force ar
rived they would share the same fate as Cor
don did. The natives have nothing 20 fear. as
they could easily retire into the interior. The
British ought to save thein. They are 20 blame
been for years"
What are your plans for discovering STAN
Il had hoped. and still hope. that Emin Bev
was still able to hold his own. and that il l went
TO Stanleys rescue Emin would be able 10 CO.
operate with me, and that with the aid OF some
friendly tribes we would succeed"
DO Won still really contemplate going on that
mission?"
Eyes, do; just as soon as receive an an
swer from the English Royal geographical So
ciety, Of which am member and 20 which 4
have offered my services"
"Have you any definite plans by which you
hope to reach Stanley and help him.
Yes, my plan, as gave il 10 the Royal geo.
graphical society, is TO go alone and disguised
as native. My purpose in going alone is not
TO attract any attention or notice by the natives
have done SO before-having gone AS a trader
and no one troubled me. lean go much quicker
alone, having only myself TO provide for. I
know the Arabic well, and can converse in sew
eral OF the dialects Of the countries will have
to pass through.
do expect to see Emin Bey?
Yes, will see both HIM and Stanley, IL they
are alive, before / return"
But what service can you be 10 them alone2"
Well, when 1 find out just what rs the
trouble / can retire, just in the same way
came. for some distance until / find some
friendly tribes who would for a consideration
help me to rescue them"
MIR. Scott. while forty-seven years of age,
looks as il in the prime Of life. though his hair
and beard are slightly tinged with gray. He is
about 5 feet inches in height, has a well-knit
frame, is powerfully muscular and as tough as
CAD.