The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-07
STANLEY INTERVIEWED. Wei. \. \.
Regarding the Attacks in Majjcr5
BarteIlot's Diaries.
rRoUp's PARTlN THE MATTER r-T
AL tho Talk that Has lscccntIy Been
Made was Caused by stanlcy's
Ccnsure OF the Officers OF tho
Rear Colunn-Ills Story.

NEW YORK, Nov 6.-Col. Anderson.
formerly OF the New York Herald, had
an interview with Nj. Stanley this morn morn.
ing, during which reference was made
20 tho recent attacks upon Mr.. Stanley
N Major Bartellot's diaries and Lieuten.
ant Troup's book. Whom Mr.. Stanley
wsa told that Lieutenant Troup's book
was published in London, Mr.. Stanley
said Lieutenant Troup had seen at ID
wflte letter to Bartellot, fooliahlyi
enough for Troup in his desire to do
Bartellot fair play, but very good for Mr.;
Stanley. 80 ~
y pon my return from Albert Nyanzo.s
IN search Of the rear column. n distance.
VI ooo miles," said Mr.. Stanley. UI cot
!tepofts ut Banyala Of tho condition o oof
.ne rear column, which I had leit NJ
ambuya. | had grown apprehans;v"s ~
as TO It's safety and had travelled hacb
these 500 miles to learn somoth;r" ",H ~
the splendidly equipped guard thst + 7
had left behind in charre NJ Ma;os
bartellot, with four other oflicera r
heard that the rear column wos in a., \
awful condition, and when T roncbsJ
.lambuya l found the report con ntirmad :
tae camp wasin demoralized state, Many}
oa, o. the men were dead, and Of all tbs
p1ihcers only Bonney was left. I was
noilineu at this state OF affairs and wrote
az once to the Emin relief committee nm
aa.souhe ase OF what =! had found at Yam.
o1ya. l told them that the rear
column was wrecked by the : II. s
resolution of its officers. the no,.5
!ect OF their promise and thsSr
Indifference to the interests Of tho erna.
clifton. All the talk That has recently
oeen made was called forth by the re-.
marx made in my letter, When 7 r..
Turned to Earope, Of course there was nm
attempt made to get me to modify nv. nv
charges. But Lieutenant Troup. in tho
meanwhile. had announced M tbe I, ;nmad ~ e.io s
late publication OF hia book md iu an IL.
lanc1lon 9N had been obtained by Sir Fran
cs e;t MTlnton, Secretary of the Emin Re.
ilei Committee to prevent its Circulation 6
IN 1roup's first book, there was a whole.
sale y condemnation Of Dartellot, but tsinceS
Ihe injunction he had time to alter ',be
nrst part, and the last part OF that bookS
On account OF the censure l had mazda I!
on the rear guard. When / rot 70 1o Zan0
z'oar one OF the first things l found waa
letter OF sixteen pages fron, Trnun y IT,
was violent abuse OF DarteIlot and nv
intended vindication OF himself ~ - -
roNNEY's REPORT. i
lt seems that before my arrival ats
Yambuye, and after Bartellot's murder s.
Bonney had written report to tho com. ]
mittee, as he, in common with others
mad thought that I was dead, So when
! asked him If he had any evidence ~.
what had taken place, he said :SHT have
letter which was Just about send;no
70 the committee" l said, q am here 3
and as your superior officer of the ernc'
ditlon, 1 haye authority to Oman ;tn:
Alter reading it, ! asked him to odareea
II to me, as chief Of tho expedition in.
stead OF the committee, md i was IN n
this way that I prevented that renort I ~ ~
his from going to England. - 'ois ~, =
have that letter. II exn,o;,oa
written before ! arrived. Thereiore Z r
.a nave bonney's report, Troupe's two let I
.efs' wards account which I received. i
and, more Important than all, I have ths
iog book, signed by the officers dav aftf :
day. Without any other evidence M thar.
the log book Of itself would proys that that
was justified in my censure Of tho roar roar
column, which was very mild, in nv,
letter to the committee. - -. - - = &
!. Am ! going to publish that letter? T.
awhile tn | have read Troupe's book -
mr. bonney could remove ali thia crit
lcism by telling what be kaows s and
writing plain, simple story of what
took place, how it was that Major Rars
teiiot was killed how it wa, these men
died like sheep, that the rear column 81 50:
candy gsa equipped before starting, felli to to