, 1889-11-28
FROM STANLEY
! Two Letters Written by
the Great Explorer.
The EMIN BEY INSURRECTI0N
The Writer'S Recovery From
a Dreadful illness.
MORE DISCOVERIES IN The INTERIOR
A, Terrible Conflict With Starva-
tion, Illness and Savage
and Relentless Foes.
The EMIN BEY INSURRECTION
MORE DISCOVERIES IN The INTERIOR

LONDON, Nov. 2i.-A letter from Stan
ley, dated South End of Victoria Nyan-
Ea, September 3, says in part 'lt is
amusing to look back and note how pun.
y ishment has fallen to the rebels of the
Emin government. Traitors without
camp and traitors within were watched,
and the most active conspirators dis
covered, tried and hanged. Traitors
without felt foul Of one another and
ruined themselves. Far away our own
people, tempted by their extreme
wretchedness and misery, sold our
rifles and ammunition INTO our natural
enemies.
TSince that time of anxiety and the un-
happy outlook l have been at the point
OF death from dreadful illness. Little
by little gathered strength and finally
gave orders for tire march for home
Discovery after discovery in this WON
derful region was made, until at last we
came to church whose cross denoted a
Christian settlement, and we knew we
had reached the outskirts of blessed civ
NiZation."
g.. ANOTHER LETTER.
Maokinnon, chairman of the Emin re.
lief committee, also received letter
, from Stanley, dated August 5, in which
Stanley, after describing how he hunted
up the missing rear column, continues I:
THE rear column was in q deplorable
state. Out of 102 members remaining |
doubted whether fifty would live to
reach the lakes; but having
large number of canoes and goods, the
sick men were transported in such
smooth and expeditions manner that
there were remarkably few casualties in
the remnant of the rear column, but the
wild natives having repeatedly defeated
the Urgarrowwas raiders, and by this dis
covered the extent of their own strength,
gave considerable trouble and inflicted
considerable loss among our best men,
who had always to bear the brunt of the
fight and fatigue of padding.
when progress by river became too
difficult an order to cast off the canoes
was given. This was four days Journey
above urgarrowwas station, or about 300
miles above Banaya, and We decided to
try the north bank of the ltura river, al
though we should have to traverse for
some days thedespoiled lands which had
been the common center for the Urgar-
rowwas and Kilongalangas bands OF
raiders. We were about 100 miles from
grassland, which opened up prospect
Of future feasts of beef, veal and mutton
and a pleasing variety of vegetables, as
we'll as oil and butter for cooking"
Stanley tells about terrible time with
small pox among the Wonyema. The
mortality was great On reaching vii
lage called Ondikuma, a large plant alton
of bananas and plantains was found, and
after a severe starvation of fourteen days
I the party gorged themselves TO such ex-
cess that many died and many others
we're incapaoitated for duty for some
time.
: He tells of the severe struggles had
for several days with Wambutti dwarfs,
and of many other dangers encountered
by the expedition, and the tale of alter
mating privations, plenty and fighting, is
Nm extremely interesting one.