The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-12

so lovely. Inc men icArri ftF JOY, a"'
ran with their burdens % kilongasonyas.
On Decemhero we came % the country
Of Chief Mazomboni. The natives sight
cd Us. and were prepared. We seized .
hill as soon as we arrived IN the center OF
mass Of villages about p. m. Deem
Der ., occupied II and built zari-
boo with brushwood as fast a. we
could cut II. The war cries were
terrible from hill 70 hill across
the valleys. People gathered by hundreds
from all points, and war-horns and drums
announced the struggle. We checked the
first advance OF the natives with little
skirmish. and captured cow, the first meat
we had tasted since leaving the ocean.
The night passed peacefully. In the
morning we opened a parley. The natives
we're anxious 10 know who we We're, and
we were equally anxious % CLEAN news.
They said Mazamboni only held the coun-
try for Kabbarega. who was their real
King They finally accepted cloth
and brass rods 20 snow Mazam-
boni. and hostilites We're suspended
until morning. when Mazamboni
sent word that we must be driven from
the land. The proclamation was greeted
ia the valley with deafenins cheers.
Their word Kanwana signifies peace. and
Kurwana war. We hoped we had heard
wrongly. therefore. and sent our inter-
prefer 10 inquire. They responded 'knr-
xana," and emphasized it with two ar
rows fired III him. Our hill was between
two valleys. sent forty men under
Lieutenant Stairs to attack the natives in
one valley. and thirty under MIR. Jepson
into the other valley. Stairs crossed a
deep river in the fare OF the natives, as
saulted tile first village and took II. The
sharp-shooters did effective work and
drove the natives back up the opposite
slope until the fight became general.
Jepson also drove the natives in front 81
him. we marched straight up the valley,
driving back the people and taking vii
lagos a. we went. Ats p. m. not native
was visible anywhere except on one small
hill mile ana half west.
4 On the morning ~ the 18th we contin-
timed orr march. Daring the day we
4 hal four little fights. On the 18th we
marched straight east, and We're at
/ tackled By new forces every hour until
\ noon. when we halted for refreshments
4 AT y. nj. we resumed our march. and
\ fifteen minutes later cried Prepare
! for sight o. the Nyanza." The men
murmured and doubted me. and said:
"Why doeS Master continually talk this
way. Nyanza indeed. Is not Ibis a
plain. and can we not see the mount
ains:' But fifteen minutes later, and
after our four days march. the Albert
Nyanza was below them. All came 10
kiss my hands in recognition Of my
prophesy. orr position was 300 rect
above the seattle lake a9l) feet below
US. We were in latitude 20. The south
end % yyanza lay mapped ont south q
this position. Right across 70 the east
ern shore was the tributary, Lanilika,
flowing from the southwest. ASwe de-
seconded, the natives hundred feet bslpw
poured in on rs. but their primitive style
Of fighting did not delay u. The rear
guard fought them till we were within
a hundred feet Of the plain where we
camped We were attacked during the
night. but we drove the attackers away.
At nine O'Clock next morning we reached
the village Of kakonro, but were unable
10 make friends with the inhabitants.
They wouldn't be friendly because, hay-
ing never heard 81 a white man. they
feared we would scare their cattle away
They wouldn't accept any presents or in
deed have any thing 70 do with ~, thougt
they were perfectly civil. They gave y
the path. ard we camped half mile iron
the lake.
nv couriers from Zanziber evidentl!
had not arrived. or Emln PaShu woul'
have arrived az the southeast shore of tn
lake. MY boat was one hundred mile
distant. ana there was no tree In sigh
large enough 10 make canoe. We ha'
used nearly All Of our remaining ammu
Atrbt M ~
and a long fight must exhaust our stock
There was no feasible plan except 70 re
treat 70 Ibwiri. build a fort. and send 70
stores and ammunit ion. sending the boa
.. 10 search for Emin. This plan, after
long discussion. was resolved upon.
On the 18th we marched to Kavali. 0
the west side Of the lake. In the after
noon the Kakongo natives shot arrow
into orr b!youac. We resumed the marc
b. night. and by 10 a. m. the 1Gsh we ha
gained the crest of the plateau, the ma
tives following US until they becaul
{. tired. We lost one man killed, and on
I, wounded.
y On january we were in lbwiri agnil
I. Lieutenant Stairs being sent 10 Kilonga
!, lonras 70 bring stores. Only eleven me
7. were brought into the fort out Of THIRTY
\ eight sick. the rest having died Or deser
!. ed. Soon after Stairs departure, l va
1 attacked with gastritis aud an abscess I
!, the arm. recovered, and after fort.
\, seven days set ort for Albert Nyanza
v April ;. Captain Nelson was left ia con
/, mand % Fort Beddo.
(, April 70 we again arrived IN MOAN
J. bine's country. Mozambiue's examp
y was taken By the other chiefs. and we n
\ little further difficulty. 50 thatI WE liv'
rovally. one days march from Nyan
Y the natives came from Kayali saying IA
II white man named Malcjja hal Civ
I. their chief a black packet 70 give to sta
/. ley and asking him to follow them. Tn
y remained that night telling wonderi
q stories, which convinced Stanley that u
h white man was Emin Pasha. The ne
:. day they met Chief Kavali and he hand
"A Stanley note from Emin Pasha, VIII
. was 10 the effect that there had been
~ rumor that white man had been seen
!. the south end Of the lake. lie had 60
Ia IN his steamer 10 make inquiries, but J
been unable 10 obtain any relia'
=. information. However he had hea
\. that Stanley was in Mosambin
II country, and no begged him to rem'
VA whore lie was until he could commune