Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-03-27

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parties Joined in requesting Stanley
to lead an expedition TO relieve Emin.
Stanley had jus: arrived at New
York, intending to spend some time
in America iecturing and writing the
story OF his travels. when he was sum-
moned to Belgium to undertake
this expedition for the relief of Emin
Pashs. lis was flooded with sugges-
tons as to the best route to take, and
the discussion of this matter ragged
furiously at the time. 1t was insisted
that Stanley, to reach and relieve
Emin Pasha, should have taken one
of three routes-from Mombasa
through the British possessions north
ward to Wadelai; from Balamoyo, in
the Greman protectorate. directly to
the Victoria Nyanza and across it. or,
thirdly, from Bagamoyo to Lake Tan
canyika and thence northward.
Stanley rejected all these sugges-
tons and sailed direct for the mouth
Of the Congo, on the west coast. On
the 25th of February he sailed from
Zanzibar with en- army of 600 picked
Zanzibarese and several picked Eng
lish officers, including Major Barttelot,
Turgeon Parke and Messrs. Jephson,
Nelson, Ward, Bonney. Troub and
Jameson; 400 days later he was at
Lake Albert Nyanza. 1t has taken
him but 202 days to come thence to
Zanzibar-a fact OF which his critics
have much to say. but we must await
his report to know the advantages OF
the route from the west. Up the
Congo and for some distance up the
L, 20 va
progress; thereafter the march was
constant battle-against hostile ma
tives much Of the time. against disease
all the time, and frequently against
starvation, for the Arabs had in many
places induced the negroes to destroy
all the food on the line Of march.
He left his last depot June %. with
$50 officers and men; he reached the
friendly Ibwiri, November IL, with
but ia, desertion, however, account
ed for much of the loss. April 20 he
reached Emin Pasha, but the latter
was unwilling at first to leave his pro-
vince. Later he. consented, and on
the 18th inst. they reached Bagamoyo.
to the establishment and delight of the
civilized world to whom the telegraph
from that point soon made it known.
His additions to science are wonder
full. He has mapped out the entire
course of the Aruwimi and the great
interior lakes. discovering the Albert
Edward lake near the Albert n ynaza.
He also discovered Mount Ruvenzori,
1900 feet high, and made a fairly &C.
curate estimate of the size Of the great
lakes. besides traversing the great
tropical forest, and adding immensely
to our knowledge of the so-called
thigh interior" His rank is fixed as
the first ofmodern explorers. The son
of two Welsh paupers, the child in
mate of the poorhouss and the charity
scholar, is now the associate OF kings,
and destined to be immortal in history
as Stanley Africanus.
A despatch from Zanzibar an
nounces that Emin Pasha has met
with a terrible accident. Being near
he walked out Of a window
by mistake and fell on his head, frac-
turing his skull. He lay for some
time at Bagamoyo in O critical condi-
ton.
All the doctors except Stanley's
physician declared that Emin's in
juries would prove fatal. Stanley's
physician was hopeful of saving Emin's
life, but said that under the most
favorable circumstances the patient
could not be moved for at least ten
days.
Later dispatches state that Emin
Pasha is on the road to recovery, and
of that there is no longer any question.
The news of the probably fatal acci-
dent to EmIn Pasha was the most
startling that has ever reached civil
zation from Africa. 1t is known that
Emin Pasha was very short-sighted,
but it has never been known to be of
such a character as to amount to blind
ness. He was studious in his habits,
and has always been pictured as wear
ing glasses, but no report has ever
been published leading the world to
believe that he needed the assistance
of guide to lead him about. After
ruling the great equatorial province,
which is now lost to civilization, for
over a decade, the end of his great
work in Africa came in August, 1888,
when he and Mr.. Jephson were taken
prisoners by his own rebellious troops.
He was subsequently released by Stan
ley. His story of his labors in endeav-
oring to civilize the province intrusted
to him by General Gordon has been
told SO recently that repetition is I'M
necessary.
1t is not known whether he has writ
ten out his story of recent events in
Africa. with which he was SO intima-
tely connected. He has lost most of
his stores and personal effects and
parts of his botanical and scientific
collections gathered during his many
years of sojourn on the upper Nile and
around the Albert Nyanza. Some of
his letters, however, are said to be on
their way to Europe at the present
time. He is just about to reap tho
honors due to him. The Emperor Of
Germany and the geographical So
cieties Of Europe have sent him con-
gratulations on his great work ac-
and welcoming him again
to civilization. The Egyptian govern
ment has sent steamer to Zanzibar
to take him to Egypt.
Ssanley's Life.
Africa. the Dark Continent, the land