The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
THE STANLEY CONTROVERSY

LONDON, Nov. S.-The Sunday Times
will print an interview with Herbert
Ward on the subject of his experiences as
a member of SANKEY'S expedition. Mr.
Ward, according to the Times, declared
that he never saw Major Barttelot com.
init any act rejecting on his honor or that
of Stanley. Mr.. Ward, in summing ND. said
that, speaking from his own knowledge
while with the column, Barttelot never
exercised decisive cruelty. He justifies
the delay in advancing by the absence of
the necessary carriers. He admits that
the camp was so demoralzed by Stanlev's
absence and lying rumors regard
ing his fate that he himself
was glad to quit it. He saws that Stanley
IN his opinion. fails to attribute the blame
Tor the disaster to the rear guard where il
should directly be laid, namely, upon
Jameson, the administrator of the Congo
state, who neglected to send a steamer mn
70 the camp. He believes the Belgians
feared Iippoo lib and kept their steamers
at Stanley Point. If they had sent on
steamers everything would have been
saved. When they learned from himself
that they had nothing to fear, they sent a
steamer; but it was too late
Mr. Stanley is reported to have said:
There is the logbOok as it was given to me.
with, day after day, the accounts of the
horrible punishments. The records are
signed by ali the efficers' In denial of this
assert that while in Yamakhua camp.
the was no logbook; neither was there any
document containing a record of cruelies
or other acts signed by me. never heard
OF any such thing and Mr.. Stanley can
produce no signature of mine to such book
or document
STANLEY AGAIN TALKS
BosToN, Nov. S.-Mr Henry NJ. Stanlev,s
detailed charge against the officers of the
lad
reply. He said today to an Associated
Press reporter:
MT Stanley now specifies several acts
OF cruelty said TO have been reported to
MN. Only two of these occurred during
my residence in Yamakhuwa camp,
from Aug. IA, to June s. 1888. There
were the shooting of a Soudanese soldier
Tor DESERVING and stealing a rife and am
munltlon, and the fiogging of the interpre-
Ter, John Henry" The former of these
events has been inaccurately stated by Mr.
Stanley. The man was executed after a
court martial of all the officers had sat
upon the case. voted against it, but the |
majority condemned him. In regard to |
the logging Of John Henry, this occurred |
while was in my bed, where | was laid |
up with serious illness for six weeks: at |
that time was unable to do active duty. |
so was not consulted concerning the pun
lshment, and was not present when it was |
inflicted
- LONDON, Nov. S-Mrs. Jameson saws
that Mr.. Stanley's charges against her
dead husband are based on the statement |
of dismissed Syrian interpreter who
came TO England, and was examined bv
the Emin relief commission. During his
Mrs. Jameson says, the in
contradicted his previous state
ment. Mrs. Jameson further saws that her
husband wrote letter to the Emin relief
in which he gave important
Information respecting the interpreters
charges and their source This letter. She
says, will be published in due time.
Cures while you wait-Preston's "Hed-
Axe"