, 1890-11-13
STANLEY TALKS BACK
Condition Of the Rear Guard
as He Found 1t.
ITS OFFICERS ARE INEFFICIENT
Troup's Letter Unfit for Publioa-
tion-Stanley Asked Him
to Revise II.

iey dTflNeu on tine steamer IeutOniC TINS
morning and was met by his manager
Major Pond, with party. Stanley was
asked to say something about the rear
guard troubles and the stand London
papers have taken on 1t since Stanley's
departure from England. al do not
wish TO say much about II yet, and have
not read the London papers carefully
enough to express an opinion. / object
to slur the matter If | am forced to do so.
The log books OF the rear guard were
signed day by day by Officers of the Day
Barttelot, Barre or Kingston, while in
camp together with the official reports
OF officers. i AIN justified by all in my
censure of the rear guard, which was the
cause OF the attack made upon me in the
book"
With Mr.. Stanley were his wife, Dor
othy Iennant, an English artist, her
mother, Mrs. Tenant, Hamilton Aide,
the dramatist who will act as historian
oil the tour, and Lieutenant j. Mounte-
ney Jeppson, favorite Of Mr.. stanley's.
srANLEY's STORY.
At another interview referring to
Bartelott's diaries and Lieutenant
Troups book, Stanley repeated what
he has already said as to the condition
Of the rear guard, when he returned from
Sambuya. He wrote at the Emin relief
committee, telling them the rearcolumn
was wrecked by the neglect oil its officers
and their Indifference to the interests of
the eyped ition.
Referring to Troup, Stanley said
when he got to Zanzibar, one of the first
things he found was a,lettcr from Troup
violently abusing Barttelot. III never
answered the letter." said Stanley, be-
cause 1t needed personal interview, as
there were many questions 1 found it
necessary to ask him myself, the princi-
pal one being why he and others pre-
ierred to remain and starye at Yanlbuya
lnsteand OF moving on. Why
they staid until SO many of their men
died from disease or had been killed, !
never could get q satisfactory answer
from Bonney and hoped to get one from
Iroup. received another letter from
him and answered II. If he would re-
wise 1t | would publish 1t, US it con-
tanned many things unfit for publica-
ton. He was so obstinate he would not
revise II, and sent it back, demanding
that l publish 1t. did not. Then
Iroup wrote me threatening letter,
stating that | would have TO be pre-.
pared to meet such measures as he
might see fit to employ to vindicate
himself l wrote him, saying If he
thought he was maligned unlustly to 70
ahead. l could see many things con
nected with the rear guard should pre-
wished TO publish everything he could
do So"
4 have Bonney's report, Troups two
letters, Wards account which | re-
ceived, and, more important than all,
l have the log book, signed by officers
OF the day. Without any other evil
that was Justified in my censure of
the rear column, which was very mild
in my letter TO the committee. Am
going to publish that log? can not
say. think it better to wait a while,
or until / have read Troup's book
Bonney could relieve ali this criticism III
by telling what he Knows and writing
plain, simple story OF what took place,
how it was that Major Barttelot was
killed; how 1t was these men died like
sheep; how 1t was that This rear column,
SO grandly equipped before starting, fell
to rot"
Stanley this evening received several
reporters at the hotel and talked ut
length about the occurrence In Barttel-
lots case. The sole cause of the killing.
he said, WAS the majors violent temper.
As soon as he reached camp from Nyan-
"a he had trouble with one OF the Arab
chiefs because enough carriers were not
furnished. Although Bonney told him
ho already had plenty, Barltellot beat
the Arab in horrible manner with
stick. Early on the morning of July 10
he was awakened by loud singing and
beating of drums. Being informed that
IL was the African custom in saluting
the rising sun, lie said, with an oath,
that he would shoot the first person
that refused to stop the noise, and,
taking revolver, went out. Near
the ch efs hut he found woman who
was singing and men drumming The
woman was the wife of the chief, ard
when he commanded her to cease
singing she paid no attention. Bart
tellot then struck and kicked her.
Her husband, the cuief, took down his
ritle and killed BarttelIot on the spot.
From such reports as he could obtain
Stanley said that it appeared that
Barttel hot made himself very distastelul
to the natives. He had a habit OF ridi-
culing them, which provoked them very
much. For these reports | don't rely
on Bonney. Both Arab and native
chiefs went over the mattervery minute
ly. The logbook of the camp, signed
by Bartteliot, Jameson, Bonney and
Ward, was simply one long account of
Barttelot even kicked his own attend
ant, Selthby, and he died from the in
juries inflicted. Ono man took piece
o. raw meat because he was crazy with
hunger, and tor this he received $40
lashes. As soon as the man was able he
ran away but was captured and shot by
Barttelots orders.
Stanley says Bonnsy told him only
short time ago that half the horrors that
existed in that camp are not yet known.
Stanley, when ne returns to England,
may bring an action for libel against
Barttelots brother In order to have the
matter sifted to the bottom.