The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-17
1t Was Written Aug. IL, Was Addressed to Tip
poo lib, and Says the Writer Left Emin
Pasha Nearly Three Months Previously.
A Convict Tells the Parnell Commission
About the Phoenix Park Murders.
Loss of Life and Heavy Damage by the Recent
Earthquake in Costa Rica-Indictment
in the Geffcken CaSe-Cable Notes.


Letter from the Explorer to Tippoo lib,
Written on the 18th of August.
BRUSSELS, Jan, 16.-The following letter,
written by Henry NJ. Stanley, has been re-
ceived in this city:
"BoMA OF BoNALYA, Muretia, Aug. II.
"Sheikh Hamed- Ben Mahomed from His Good
Friend Henry NJ. Stanley:
MANY salaams to you. hope that you
are In as good health as am, and that you
have remained in good health since left
che Congo. have much to say to you, but
hope that shall see you face to face before
many days. l reached here this morning
with 13O wangwanga, three soldiers and
sixty-six natives belonging to Emin Pasha.
1t is now eighty-two days since left Emin
Pasha on the Nyanza. / only lost three
men all the way. Two were drowned and
tine tine %bita Dshes en assampssd Mpsd fGnaa ook
ing for Emin Pasha quite well.
The other white man, Casati, is also well.
Emin Pasha has ivory in abundance, thou
sands of cattle and sheep, goats and fowls.
and food of all kinds. found him very
and black men numbers of things. HIS
Hberality could not be eXcelled. His sol
diers blessed our black men for their kind
ness in coming so far to show them the way.
of the country, but asked them to stay
and fetch the other men and goods left at
Yambunga. They prayed TO God that He
would give me strength to finish my work.
May their prayer be heard.
"And now, my friend. what are you going
TO dot We have gone the road twice over.
We know where it is bad and where 1T is
good, where there is plenty of food and
where there is none. where all the camps
and and rest: aaa nsfS a@ waiting sHa to- hear ReaPP
your words, If you 90 with me. it is well;
leave it to you. Twill stay here ten days,
and will then proceed slowly. Twill move
hence to Big island, two hours march from
here, above this place. There are, plenty
of houses and plenty of food for the men.
Whatever you have to say to me, my ears
will be open, with a good heart, as it has
always been, toward you. Therefore, if
you come, come quickly, for on the eleventh
white men are well, but i left them all be-
hind, except my servant William, who is
with me. HENRY III. STANLEY
Sheikh d-Ben-Mahomed, to whom
the above letter is addressed. is the Arab,
TIppoo Tib. The letter, which was taken
to Stanley Falls by messenger. and which
reached Brussels by post last night, is the
only one from Stanley which has reached
the coast of Africa. A number of other let
ters which the messenger conveyed to STAN
ley Falls still remain there, and it is ex-
pected they will arrive in Europe in two
OF three months.
Concerning the letter, Sir Francis De
Winton says it merely confirms the ex-
plorer's previous dispatches and furnishes
little additional information. He expects
that further reports from Stanley will
shortly be Forthcoming. A great deal OF
speculation is rife as to why the letter to
Tippoo Tib was forwarded to Brussels and
the other dispatches from Stanley with.
held. but as yet no theory has been arrived
at that will serve to explain the circum-
stance