The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-11-25
Ills Rescue of Emin Pasha, and How the Latter
Was Betrayed and Robbed by His Men
Stanley's Long Illness with Fever.
Terrible Suffering of His Followers,
Many of Whom Died of Starvation.
Difficulty Of Finding Food-Fights with Ma
tives-Some of the Noteworthy Discoy-
cries Made During the March.

y ~"y 0hLlo Rtpts " " lVl-
lowing extracts are taken: TROUBLES of
the Emin government relied upon
their craft and on the wiles of the
Heather Chinee, and it is amusing
now TO look back and note
how punishment has fallen on them. Was
1t Providence or was it lucks Let those
who love to analyze such matters reflect on
It The traitors without camp, and traitors
within, were watched, and the most active
couspirator was discovered. tried and hang
ed. The traitors without fell foul of one an
other and ruined themselves. fit is not luck
then is surely Providence in answer to
good mems prayers. Far away. our own
people. tempted by their extreme wretch
edness of misery, sold our rides and am
munition to oure natural enemies. the
Many ema, the slave-traders' true
friends, without the least. grace, either
of bodies or souls. What happy in
iuence was it hat restrained me from
destroying all concerned in it9 Each time
j read the story of Nelson's and Parkes's suf-
ferings, | feel vexed at my forebear-
ance, and yet again 1 feel thankful for a
higher power than mans. which severely
afflicted them with cold FLOODED murders
by causing them to fall upon one another
a few weeks after the rescue and relief of
Nelson and Parkes. The memory of those
days alternately hardens and humans me.
with the rescue of Emin Pasha, poor
old Casati and those who preferred Egypt's
flesh pots TO the coarse plenty of the
province near Nyanza. we returned. and
while we were patiently waiting. the doom
Al. ~L1
Since that time of anxiety and
unhappy outlook l have been
at the point of death from a dreadful
illness. The strain had been too much, and
for twenty-eight days / lay helpless, tended
by the kindly and skillful hands of Sur
geon Parkes. Then, little by little, / gath
cred strength, and finally gave orders for
the march home
Discovery after discovery in this won
derful region was made-the snowy ranges
of Ruevenzoni. the cloud king or rain ere
ator. the Semliki river, the Albert Edward
Nyanza. the plains of Noongora. the salt
lakes of kative, the new peoples of
Wakonju. or great mountains, the jewellers
of the rich forest region, the AMANDA, the
fine feature WasonyOra, the Wanyora BAN
dts. and then take Albert Edward. the tribes
and shepherd races of the Eastern uplands.
then Wanyakori, besides the Wanyaru-
wanda and WANNA. until at last we
came to a church, whose cross dominated a
Christian settlement and when we had
reached the outskirts of blessed c~iviliza-
tion.v
Mr.. Mackinnon, the chairman of the
Emin relief committee, has also received q
letter from Stanley. 1t is dated Aug. 5, and
WAS written at Kauferro. an Arab settle
ment on the Karagwe. 1t begins: My last
report was sent Oft by Salim Ben Moham-
mahed, in the early part Of Sep.
stirring events have taken place
since then. / will endeavor TO inform you
what has occurred Stanley goes on to
recount the arrangements made by him to
meet Emin, and after describing how he
continues: II have already told you
that the rear column waS in q de-
plorable state; that out of the 1G2
members remaining l doubted whether
ing collected q large number of canoes, the
goods and sick men were transported in
these vessels in such n smooth. expeditions
manner that they were remarkably few
casualties in the remnant of the
having repeatedly. defeated the UCar-
rowas raiders and by this discovered
the extent of their own strength. gave con-
siderable trouble and inflicted considerable
loss among our best men. who had always
to bear the brunt of the fighting and the
fatigue of padding. However. we had no
reason to be dissatisfied with the time we
had made. When progress by river became
too tedious and difficult, an order to cast
journey above the Ugarrowas' station, or
about 800 miles above Banalaya. We de-
cided that as the south bank of the Itura
river was pretty. well known to us. it would
be best to try the north bank. although
We should have to traverse for
Some days the disputed lands which
had been a common center for
the Ugarr0was and ~Kilongalangas bands of
from grass land. which opened up a pros
pect of future feasts Of beef. veal and NUT
ton. and a pleasing variety of vegetables.
as well as oil and butter for cooking"
'On Oct. so. having cast off the canoes.
the land march began in earnest, and we.
two days later: discovered "a large plantain
plantation In charge of Dwaris. The people
dung themselves on the plantains to make
as large provision as possible for the
dreaded wilderness ahead. The most en-
terprising always secured a fair share. and
twelve hours later would be furnished with
a weeks provision of plantain flour. The
feeble and iDdolent reveled for the time
being on an abundance of roasted
fruit, but always neglected providing
Tor the future, and thus became victims TO
famine after moving from this place. Ten
days passed before we reached another
plantation, during which we lost more
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ngarrowas. Smallpox broke out among
the Manyema, and the m0uality was terri
Bile. Our Zanzibaris escaped the pest. how
ever. owing TO the vaccination they had
undergone on board the Madura We were
now about four days march above the con-
fiuence of the lhura and Ituri rivers. and
within about a mile from Ishuru. As there
was no possibility of crossing this violent
tributary of the Ituri. or Aruwimi,
we had To follow its right
bank until a crossing could be
discovered Four days later we stumbled
across the principal village of the district,
called Andlguma. 1t was surrounded by
the finest plantation of bananas and,
plantains we had yet seen, which
all the Manvemas' habit of spoiIa-
ton and destruction had been unable TO
destroy. There, our people. after starring
during fourteen days. gorged themselves To
such excess that III contributed greatly TO
lessen our numbers. Every tenth indiyid-
nal suffered from some complaint, which
entirely incapacitated him for duty.
The lhuru river was about four miles
s-outh-southeast from this place, flowing
from east northeast. 1t was about sixty
yards broad. and deep. owing TO heavy
rains From Andikumi, six days march
northerly brought US to an
other fiourishing settlement. called
Indeman. situated about fonr hours
march from a river supposed To be huru.
Here | was considerably nonplussed by "a
g%rievous discrepancy between native ac-
counts and my own observations The
natives called it the Ihuru river. and