Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-07
EAST OF FHR ROCKIES.
Stanley Imparts Some Information Oh
the Bartte.ot Scandal.
FATAL SHOOTING IN MISSOURI.
Longshot Carries California Colors
to the Front-Grain Elevator
Burned.
lsrnolAL DISPATCHES TO THE RscoED-UNros.
HENRY STANLEY.
he Arrives at New York and is Inter
viewed on the Barttelot Scandal.

HENRY STANLEY.
he Arrives at New York and is Inter-
viewed on the Barttelot Scandal.
NEW YORK, November 6th.-H. M. Stan
ley arrived on the steamer Teutonic this
morning, and was met by his manager,
Major Pond. with a party Stanley was
asked to say something about the rear
guard troubles and the stand the London
papers have taken on it since Mr.. Stanley's
departure from England. II do not wish
to say much about it yet, and have not
read the London papers carefully enough
to express an opinion. l object TO stir up
the matter unless l am forced TO do so.
The log-books of the rear guard were
signed day by day by the officers of the
day, Barttelot, Barre or Kingston, while
in camp, together with the official reports
OF the officers. / am justified by all in my
eensure of. the rear guard, which was the
cause Of the attack made upon me in the
book"
With Stanley were his wife, Dorothy
Tenant, her mother. Mrs. Tenant, Ham
ilteE AIDE, a dramatist, who will act as
historian of the tour, and Lieutenant J.
Mounteney Jephson, the favorite of Stan
ley.
In another interview, referring to Bartte.
lots diaries, and Lieutenant Troup's book,
Stanley repeated what he had already said
as to the condition of the rear guard when
he returned from Albert Nyanza. From
bombay he wrote at once to the Emin
Relief Committee telling them that the
rear column was wrecked by the neglect of
its officers and theft indifference to the in
terests of the expedition.
Referring to Troup, Stanley said that
when be got TO Zanzibar. one of the first
fhfnn1 ha L., 1okt G..
Troup, violently abusing Barttelot II
never answered the letter." said Stanley,
because ii needed personal interview as
there were many questions / found it nee
essary to ask him myself, the principal one
being, why he and others preferred to re-
main and starve at Yambuys, instead of
moving on; why they staid until so many
of their men died from disease or had been
killed. | never could get a satisfactory an
swer from Bonner, and hoped to get one
from Troup. / received another letter
from him, and answered that if he would
revise it, l would publish it. 1t contained
many things unfit for publication. He was
so obstinate that he would not revise it,
and sent it back, demanding that should
publish it. did not. Then Troup wrote
me a threatening letter, stating that l
would have to be prepared to meet such
measures as he might see fit to employ to
vIndicate himself. | wrote him, saving
that If he thought he was maligned I'M
Justly to go ahead. l could see many
things connected with the rear guard that
| should prefer to keep from the public,
but if he wished to publish anything he
could do so.
Il have Bonny's reports, Troups two
letters. Wards account which l received,
and, more important than all, have log
hont- ,ad Nv he 40.
Without any other evidence that log. book
of itself would prove that l was justified
in my censure Of the rear column, which
was very mild, in my letter to the commit
tee.
Am l going to publish that log? l
cannot say; l think it better to wait
while, or until l have read Troup's book
Benny could relieve all this criticism BY
telling what he knows, and writing plain,
simple story of what took place; how it
was that Major Barttelot was killed; how
it was that these men died like sheep; how
it was that the rear column, SO grandly
equipped before starting, fell to rot"
BARTTELoT's DEATH.
Stanley, this evening, received several re-
perters at the hotel and talked at length
about the occurrences in Barttelots camp.
The sole cause of the killing, he said, was
the Majors violent temper. As soon as he
reached camp from Nyanza, he bad
trouble with one of the Arab chiefs. be-
cause enough couriers were not furnished,
although Bonney told him That he had
already plenty. Bartteiot beat the Arab in
q horrible manner with a stick.
Early on the morning of July 10th he
was awakened by loud singing and the
beating of drums. Being informed that it
was the African custom, in saluting the
rising sun, he said, with an oath, that he
would shoot the first person that refused
to stop the noise, and, taking a revolver,
went out. Near the chiefs hut he found a
woman who was singing and men drum
ming The woman was the wife of the
chief, and when he commanded her to
cease singing she paid no attention, for all
the natives hated him. Barttelot then
struck and kicked her. Her husband, the
chief, took down his rifle and killed Bartte-
lot on the spot.
From such reports as he could obtain,
Stanley said it appeared that Barttelot
made himself very distas eful to the ma
tives He had habit Of rIdiculing them,
which provoked them very much. For
tbese reports don't rely on Bonney," said
Stanley. Both the Arab and native chiefs
went over the matter very infinitely.
The log book of the camp, signed by
Barttelot, Jameson, Bonney and Ward,
was simply one long account of remorse-
less floggipg and inhumanity. Barttelot
even kicked his own attendant, little boy
named Soulti, and the boy died from the
injuries inflicted.
Zone man took piece of raw meat, be-
cause he was crazy with hunger, and for
this he received 800 lashes. As soon as the
man was able he ran away, but was cap
tured and shot by Barttelot's orders"
Stanley says Bonney told him only a
short time ago that half the horrors that
existed in that camp are not yet known.
Stanley, when he returns to England, may
bring action for libel against Barttelot's
brother, in order to have the matter sized
TO the bottom.