Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-09
GREAT EXPLORER
WELCOMED TO BALTIMORE BY THE
GOVERNOR AND MANY OTHERS.
with the Explorer About the
Future of Africa

Il
lecture at Oratoro Hall under the au-
spices of President Warren II. Sadder,
of Sadler's Bryant & Stratton Business
College. Below the medium in height,
Mr.. Stanley is so thick-set and power
full "a TO attract notice By his I'M
usual proportions. His heavy shoulders
were covered with coat of brown mate
rial and he wore trousers striped with
gray, which were loose enough TO be com
I Portable. As the explorer talked with bls
callers in voice naturally deep and i'm
pressive his bushy white eyebrows con
tracted over bis strong gray eyes and his
appearance became commanding. he
seemed in robust health and full OF physl-
cal vigor.
DO you expect TO make further ex-
plorations in African" Mr.. Stanley YVES
asked.
81 have but one plan at one time,
was the reply, carefully spoken with the
/ conversational lmpressiyeness peculiar TO
Stanley. "My plan now Is to explore
America, and while am doing that my
plans lie right here"
evil you make your future home in
England ?"
"Wherever am that is my home. 1t
is here now, for my work is here"
APRIcA's POSSIBILITIES.
When Mr.. Stanley began to talk Of
Africa his words came fast and his strong
/ face lighted up. "Ihe heart of Equa-
torial Africa is as well suited TO agricul-
] ,r1 Arfa M
/ he said. "When We we're coming down
on the train from New York this morn
ing 1 kept telling Lieutenant Jephson,
who was with me, how much certain
spots OF the country we saw reminded
me of places in Africa. But your conn
/ try is rot so beautiful at this season as
/ ours. In Africa the color Is finer, the
landscape more picturesque. No con-
siderable part OF Africa is now mex
plored, but detached sections are still to
/ be penetrated. In most of these there
are no great natural objects to be found,
such as An immense lake or river, and
| the incentive 10 searchers Is not so
great. Tie Horn Of East Africa is as yet
unknown to white men. as Is also the
country north and south Of the Zambesi
and that northwest from Bengala.
great many people would like to know
of the watershed which divides Shari
from the Congo, and other interesting
points of geographical knowledge re-
lating 10 the continent are matters Of
conjecture. A number OF causes IN fu-
ture will contribute 10 exploring these
unknown regions The geographical
societies will send ont parties, and young
men full of adventure and daring will I'M
dertake to 90 where no white man has
ever gone before. Many governments
have taken in hand the task of developing
Africa. The English, Germans, French.
Belgians, and Italians ale all planted
there. The American Government does
not need to reach out. You have here n
continent almost in itself capable of
holding all Europe, and you need no ad-
ditional land. The principle OF the
Monroe doctrine is also IN the way.
Here in the United States when man
comes to the country he is always worth
a sum OF money for developing the land,
and slrce that is the case 1t is not natural
for the Government to reach out toward
Africa. The progress OF Africa IN
twenty years has been wonderful, but
its development into field for agricul-
ture and other industry will require
time. 1t must be that way. From the
time Ferdinand de Soto discovered the
Mississippi it was eighty years until
another white man followed him. So the
uplifting Of Africa must be gradual.
When L started on my first exploring
trip into the continent but one white
man was in all the equatorial belt. aud
that was Livingston. Now there are
more than o thousand scattered all
through it. Then man could
start wherever he would, with none to
say him nay, but now he will be met
and asked for passports or other author-
ty before he is allowed to proceed Va
rious nations have established religious,
political. and commercial stations III the
region, and the influences of develop
ment are at work. Before the continent
can become important IN a commercial
sense we must know something definite
about its great features For instance,
it would not do to begin railroad until
it was known where the terminal would
De, Wuht NOulu NC lhtii oA'eANnbSSj oAN
other things of that kind.
GREAT LAKES AND RIVERS.
A great part OF our work in Africa has
been to get tangible information about
the great lakes and rivers. Take the
Congo. which is one of the greatest
rivers Of the world. 1t discharges thou
sands of gallons of water second over
the falls, and along its blanks is rich
and splendid country. In 1877 some
said it was the Nile, some the Niger.
/ traced the river to its source, proved
it to be the Congo, and opened
to the world section Of which
time will prove the value. The
ri,r runs north, east, south, and
west, and for commercial purposes is
especially valuable on account OF Its
long stretch of navigable water. Explora-
ton has also shown three lakes in the
interior OF Africa equal in size to lakes
Superior. Erie, and Michigan in
America, and a knowledge OF their con-
nection and geography Is necessary to
understand the wonders and resources OF
the continent. The people begin to see
the light thrown upon what has hitherto
been a dark land"
FIRST VISIT HERE IN TWENTY YEARS.
Mr.. Stanley recalled that he had not
visited Baltimore for more than twenty
wears, and last saw it when his home and
work were in the United States. The
ladies of his party, he said, seemed
greatly pleased with America. Mr.. Stan
lev and Lieutenant JephSon have felt
severely the cold weather OF the past few
DAVIS Their long travels in Africa have
accustomed them to great heat, and
change to American weather at first af-
fected them greatly.
The explorers now weigh l72 pounds
each. but when in Africa were reduced
by fever to l2S pounds. The sumptu-
Gus private coach in which Mr. :. Stanley tan =,
is travelling about the country 70 .eil OF
his thrilling experiences from the lecture
nlatform rolled into Union station at
80 o'clock in the afternoon. The car
was originally fittedup for Patti at cost