New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-05

his fears Moreover, he was profoundly interested
IN his province and unwilling to quit the great
work he was successfully performing. His
army consisted OF 1890 men. and. with the sup
plies Stanley delivered, he felt strong. Stanley
stayed with him month, Emln all the while
gagged IN fruitless struggle to come to decision
whether to go or TO stay.
Nothing as yet haG been heard from 5Iajor
Bartte0t and the rear.suard and Stanley was
concluded TO utilize the time while
the Pacta was making up his mind
by going back to meet them. Leaving Mr. Jephson
with the Pacha he hurried of toward Yambugu,
following the trail already made He went on
and on and on, until he had practically gone the
whole distance originally travelled for only at
Bonalya was the mystery solved. There he met
Bonney and seventy-one men, the remnant of his
rear-guard of 257, who, Singularlv enough while
he had been travelling 1000 miles fighting all
the while, were able to come only fifty! Bar
tteIot had been murdered, Ward and Troup hal
gone home and Jameson was hunting up Tippu-
Iib and reinforcements The mismana cement of
the rear-guard is impossible to understand
BRINGING HIS REAR GUARD TO THE LAKE
Stanley's arrival gave the survivors Courage.
health and strength, and they soon started back
to the lake. At Ugarrowa the explorer left the
river and DETECTED into the wilderness. where
ne encountered many trials SwarmS of Arabs
ana WamOuttl dwartS harasSed him and so de-
nuded the country of game that he came near
starving But his bravery and skill overcame
thing, ana on January ., 1889 he was again
If ln
NyanZa. Up to this time not a word had been
heard from Emin and Jephson, and he was now
as anxious on their account as he had been in
April on account of BarttelOt. Emin's confidence
IN the devotion OF his Egyptians and his reuc-
tance TO leave the province had been incompre-
henslbe TO Stanley, and he feared thai the
Mahdi had arrived, and that Emin and Jephson
had shared Gordtn'S fate after all He waS half
right. On January l6 courier reached him
with package of letters from Jephson telling
HIM tnat In August II SIS Selim Bey, Emins
chief officer, had rebelled against the Pacha, had
taken both Emln and Jephson prisoners, and had
assumed control OF the province himself Mean
while Mahdist army, led by Omar Sail, had
come up the Nile, had captured Lado, Regal,
Kirri and Muggi, and had advanced on Dufle.
There Sem Bey had made IL plucly stand
against them and had driven them back,
and they were now somewhere about Lado
waiting for reinlorcements from khartOum.
to escape if possible, and TO meet him at kavalliS
Meanwhile, he made arrangements with nun Der
of Arab and native chiefs, who were friendly
to him, to give him an army of 1000 warriors
with whom, If need be, to whip Sellm and his
rebels.
lie pushed on TO Kavallis and there found Emn
and Jephson. They had got away from Wadelai
But TO Stanlcy's CONSERVATION Emin was still un
willing to go away. He said he thought Slim
and the Egyptians would return TO his standard
and it looked like deserton TO leave his people
at thu Mahdrs mercy Stanley called a council
Of war, and submitted the situation 10 his officers
They unanimously recommended that the eXpe-
diton move on for Zanzibar on April 10, with
such persons as chose to accompany IT. This !
was the answer returned to Emin, and when April !
10 arrived the expedition moved Emin and
about 400 followers decided TO go with IT,. Tho |
very next day Stanley was taken severely ill., !
and his death seriously feared, but DR.. Parllc
pulled him through, and month later the jour
ney was resumed; They marched up the valley
of the Semlilli River, crossing il at Awamba ,
through Usono1 and kative TO the Victoria
NvanZa. Mslala was reached on September l. and
Mpwampwa November H. Yesterday they
came out at BagamOyo, all the world CRYING
plaudits TO the hero who has thus com
peted the most wonderful journey recorded in his
tory. Since leaving Zanzibar. three years
ago, Stanley has travelled in all about 900 miles
IMPORTANT RESULTS OF THE EXPEDITION.
The geographical and anthropological results
Of the expedition are of the highest value. The
course of the Aruwim is at last fully defined
the limits of the forest region fixed the extcnt
Of Albert Nyanza bound d and all the new coun-
try, from the Congo ~ the Lake, reduced to "A |
map. But of far more Importance is the dis !
covery Of the Semllki River, of Mount Ruvenzori,
Of Lake Albert Edward and of the southwestern |
extension OF Lake Victoria. IL is now proved |
that Lake Albert Edward, the rumored Muta
N'zge, is the primary source of the White Nile
that It's waters pour through the Semlikl, when
has been sen by white man now Tor ihe G hrsg
time, into the Albert Nyanza. Mount knVenZol
IS shown 10 be rival of kilimanJaro' ana pronoa-
bly, 1000 or even $4,000 fecI nSi' nv
extent OF the Victoria Nyanza Is deinitcV h,cef-
aned To be fully 26,oOO squar n,,ms an" The
tribes of ali this new country are now dscoveresl
In il not too much TO say that the Nuiuuien ~
which StanBy will tell in detail the history OF
his qreatst triumph VIII be OF rarer lhuresO 49, @ "a
~ oreater value to the world than any tnab even
be. the prince Of explorers, has yet given OUT