The morning call., 1890-06-08
Plans of That Famous Explorer
That We're Thwarted by a
Faithless Woman.
A BEAUTIFUL CASTLE IN SPAIN"
Shortsighted American Capitalists
Who Refused to Participate in
the Development of Vast Sec-
tion of the ozark Continent
That Literally Teens With
Wealth.

AATAi' iIOhig OtuhiOy huo bSOIt uhuOA
engagement of marriage. His early sweet
heart now lives in this city, and his attach
ment for her was highly romantic.
a few years ago he was only a plain
newspaper man, plowing his way through
the usual reportorial vicissitudcs, and some
of us still well remember the quiet, beard
less fellow who, although unsocial with the
crowd, grappled with hooks of steel' to
his friends. To-day he is honored among
the princes of the world; he left us young,
vigorous. hopeful; lie has returned to civili-
zation prematurely old, exhausted and a
cynic-alI because of a woman.
Concerning his early career, Stanley has
been exasperatingly reticent, but enough
has leaked out from one source and an
otherto warrant the assertion that few emf
ent men began life under less promising
conditions than those which surrounded
him in his youth. We know that he was
born in Denbigh, Wales, in the year 1910,
tha. his parents were abjectly poor, and un-
til the age of 13 the boy was practically
public charge Even at this early age,
however, he exhibited the sturdy traits
that have characterized his later years.
His father being dead and his mother hav-
ing remarked, home thereafter beeame q
udlelUl epUl Ul dCCOuul VI Ills VI Iuldl lI6dl-
ment by new master.
Naturally bright, he picked up here and
there bits of useful knowledge and acquired
enough of the elements of education to
enable him to teach school, which he did
until an opportunity presented itself to
come to America. Shipping as cabin boy
he sailed for New Orleans. Up to this
time he had been known by the name Of
RoWlandS.
10 ctn -, @loE 1t
gence attracted the attention of a Mr.
Stanley by whom lie was adopted and
whose name he at once assumed. His
patron dying shortly after, the young man
was again thrown upon his own resources.
The outbreak Of the civil war at this
period afforded him an opportunity to enter
new field of adventure and Stanley joined
the Confederate army. Taken prisoner
in one of the Western engagements he was
fortunate enough 10 beTeXchanged and on
regaining his freedom enlisted in the Con-
federate service, this time selecting tho
navy as field more coDgenial to his
active and restless spirit 1t is said that he
was an acting ensign on an iron-clad and
one of the crew of the Alabama when, to-
wards the close Of the war, she went down
in the deadly duel with the Kearsarge.
ON TO NEW YORK.
Making his way to New York after the
cessation Of hostiIitieS Stanley gained the
in 1867 W as sent as a correspondent of the
New York Herald to AbySsinia Here by
his daring and journalistic enterprise, he
began to achieve high honors On his re-
turn from COOmassie and Magdala he was
sent to Spain but in 1869 was suddenly
summo ned from Madrid to Paris by Mr..
Benne tt and ordered TO lead an expedition
into the heart of Africa for the discovery,
if possible, of DIR. Livingstone, whose long
silence had aroused the gravest apprehen-
siOns. How he succeeded in this endeavor,
returned to England in 1872 aud was re-
ceived with distinguished consideration by
the Queen, the Royal Geographical Society
and other learned bodies, are incidents that
have become part of the history of our
ime.
that has ELECTED this article Stanley re-
manned in England long enough to superin-
tend the publication of his book entitled
How 1 Found Livingstone" Then, in
order to fill a lecturing engagement, as well
as to revisit friends, he returned to the
United States.
His personal appearance at that time, as
may be seen from the portrait accompany
ing this sketch, was that of a man of
abundant health, with a physique that
showed nc trace of the hardship through
which he had passed, and a nature which
or antagonisms. He weighed probably 10
pounds; his hair was dark, short and in
clined to be curly his brown eyes seemed
TO be ever on the alert and penetrative, and
the firmly nodded lips and broad chin in
themselves indicated unusual strength of
character. In his manner he was direct,
but in all references to himself or his
achievements he eyinced peculiar modesty.
The quiet dignity Of the man constituted
one Of the attractions of his personality.
A RECEPTION.
The reception accorded to him by his
journalistic associates, especially by those
belonging to the then existing New York
Herald Club, was well calculated to i'm
press upon him the magnitude OF the work
he had performed, and we all felt that lie
stood chief among the intrepid spirits of
the press, who, in obedience to instructions,
have gone forward in peace and war to give
the public the story of the great events.
The manner in which he was treated by
portion of the press, however, was of
very different character. By some Of the
newspapers, now loudest in their praise lie
was denounced as a fraud, charlatan and
adventurer.
Even the old travel-stained cap of Liv
ingstOne and his personal letters which
Stanley, OH the night OF the famous Herald
Club dinner, presented to the brother of the
explorer, who had come from Canada for
the occasion, were characterized by more
than one newspaper as the inventions of
clever journalistic swindler. Those of us
who knew the man knew better; but there
is little doubt that these infamous attacks
upon one who for three years had single
handed and alone conquered difficulties
such as few men ever had to encounter
aroused sense of Indignation in his breast.
Nor was this Indignation modified by his
subsequent failure 10 elicit popular interest
on the lecture platform, that failure being
largely brought about by the adverse eriti-
cismS referred to- 1t must be confessed,
however, that Stanley at that time was not
,lofa TO tnINI In
speaker. He exercised no personal mag
netism; his treatment Of the subject of
African travel was geographical, statistical
and dry. There were bits of description
here and there, which, eloquently delivered,
would have aroused enthusiasm, but they
came from him with commonplace effect,
and the audiences dispersed feeling little
better satisfied than il they had spent the
evening studying map Of Africa or going
through museum of equatorial curiosities.
SOCIAL HoNoRs.
An offset to these disappointments was
to be found in the social hOnOrs that our
best citizens on every hand desired to pay
him. Strange to say, however, Stanley
rarely showed to advantage in any public
gathering. In throng of ladies and gentle
men he was painfully diffident and shy,
while in the society of two or three chosen
spirits he was a delightful companion. con-
versing with ease and a charming grace
such as those who enjoyed these con-
fidences will never forget.
There was one residence in New York
where he was especially welcome, and
which he was never weary of visiting. 1t
was the home of lovely girl, at that time
probably 90 years of age, finely educated,
highly accomplished, witty. self reliant,
something more, in fact, than mere woman
of the world, and withal very wealthy.
Stanley fell in love with her ''at first sight,"
and the attachment appeared to be mutual.
Day after day he spent an hour or two in
her presence. and his strong nature was
gradually absorbed in the one grand passion
of a mans life.
1t was at this juncture in his affairs that
the writer on bright Sunday afternoon
found Stanley in his elegant apartments in
a Broadway hotel Illuminating over some of
the possibilities that always seemed to be