The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-06
STANLEY AND ENfIN.
Belgian Officials Believe the Report tn;
They Are on the Way to Fan zibar.

Belgian Officials Believe the Report that
They Are on the Way to Zanzibar.
BRUSSELS, April 5.-The report that Hen
ry NJ. Stanley and Emin Pasha were march,
ing toward Zanzibar is believed in official
circles here. Surprise is expressed, how
ever that Emin Pasha should have aban-
dOned the lake provinces The ivory in
possession of the party is estimated to be
worth 100000 francs.
LONDON, April 5.-The Royal Geograph-
ical Society has received q letter from
Henry Nj. Stanley. The contents consist
chiefly OF report on the geographical re-
suits of the explorers march. The letter
will be read ut a meeting of the society on
Monday evening next.
In 1878 that gallant soldier and philan-
thrOplst, the late General Gordon, who
knew how to choose his men, appointed DR..
Emin Governor of the equatorial province
of Africa. Emin took possession of his now
post in the same year, and there was only
little heard from him during the following
years. In 1882 he went to KhartOum, try
ing to establish friendly relations between
the Egyptian authorities and the Mahdi.
The Egyptian &C vernment, however, seems
not to have cared for such relations to ex-
ist, and Emin was simply told to go back to
his post. He, OF course, followed the orders
given to him, and, no doubt under the i'm
preston that he would be supplied by the
government with the neceSsaries to keep
his expedition going.
However, this was not the case. and DR..
Emin soon found himself entirely aban-
doned by those in whose behalf he had sub
mitted to fill dangerous and difficult posi-
tion.
The only person hearing from Emin dur
ing the following years was DIR. Robert
Felkin, in Edinburgh. Emin's last letter
to this gentleman was dated July, 1886,
from Wandelai.
The publication of this latter seemed to
revive the memory of the dreadful end of
General Gordon, and the Anti-slavery So
ciety in London took the matter up at
once This was the first move made to save
the life of another brave man. The task
was difficult, as quick help was needed, and
the Emin Relief Committee was started in
London. All geographical societies, aswell
as a good many private individuals, did
their utmost to bring together the amount
needed.
government, as WELL took an active part in
the matter, and when Mr.. MacKennOn, of
Glasgow, proposed that Stanley should be
chosen to conduct the Emin relief expedi-
tion the British. government at once ac-
cepted the proposition.
The situation of Emin at that time was
critical. All the surrounding tribes were
known to be hostile to him and his means
were exhausted. Nobody could doubt that
if the Governor of Equatorial Africa was
left in his precarious position any longer
he would be overtaken by the same fate
that ended the life of Hicks Pasha on the
road to Ell Obeid, and that he could not re-
sist the Mahdi's forces much longer.
DR.. Junker actively worked in Germany
for the relief committee, while DR.. Schwein-
furth obtained $4,000 from the Egyptian
government for the same purpose. Stanley
arrived in Europe in 1886 and, having ac-
cepted the task of relieving Emin Pasha,
actively prepared for his departure.
The 14th of January, 1887, he was pre-
sented with the freedom of the city of Lon
don, and in his speech on that occasion dis
cussed the reasons why he had chosen the
Congo river route as the only practical and
most expeditions one. Eight days later
Stanley left London for Charing Cross, his
last words being II will return as soon as
possible. My kindest regards to my friends
in America, Belgium and England He
reached Cape Town March 10 and the Con-
60 river April %, 1887.
Since that time until the present nothing
reliable has been heard of him, and great
anxiety was felt when June, last year,
brought MS the news that the great ex-
| plorer had probably become the victim OF
King Tippoo Tib's treachery.