Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
STANLEY HAS HIS SAY
He Asserts That Lieutenant
Troup's Charges Against
Him Are Vague.
HOLDING BACK REPORTS,
The African Explorer Claims to Pos
seSs the True Story of
THE WRECK OF TIE REAR COLUMN.
Conservative Clubs Secure Lord Church
ills Services.
HOLDING BACK REPORTS,
TIE WRECK OF THE REAR COLUMN.
CURE FOR CONSUMPTION DISCOVERED
rEy nUSLAP,s CABLE ooMPANr.1

rBY pUELAP's CABLE ooMPANT.1
LONDON, October 30.-The Times will
print in tomorrow friday mornings paper
the interview below with Mr.. 81. NJ. Stanley,
Queenstown. In accordance with instruc-
tions a reporter boarded the Tuetonic and
showed Mr. Stanley the second installment
OF Lieutenant Troup's interview in Boston.
He read it carefully, and said it contained
only general charges which might have been
expected, but which called for no further
explanations from him.
The reporter asked if he did not desire to
give the facts which the public was asking
for, and he replied:
II have nothing to add to my report con-
tanned in the last chapter of the first volume
of nv book relative to the wreck of the rear
column OF the expedition, the particulars OF
which were furnished me by the surviving
officers of that column.
STANLEY HOLDS THE OFFICIAL REP oRTs.
1.-THE statement have made in the book
and since its publication was based upon
written reports of those officers. All de-
sire to say is if the reports which are about
10 be published by the officers differ in any
important sense from the official reports
which thev furnished me, shall feel bound
TO publish fully the official reports which
are now in my possession"
"Does not the interview with Lieutenant
Troup differ from his official report Mr..
Stanley?''
Lieutenant Troup's statements are very
general, and do not touch the real points at
issue, He says he is waiting for me to bring
he oh 7 70 Il
until 1 find whether the officers of the rear
column will stultify themselves by publish
ing reports differing from their official state
ment to me-"
HE CALLS THE CHARGES VAGUE.
"The officers of the rear column are at
perfect liberty to publish any details of the
expedition they think proper, but do not
think that Lieutenant Troup is explaining
anything by these vague general charges,
nor by the violent and lntemperate language
be has used to exonerate himself"
You have Lieutenant Troup's official re-
port, Mr.. Stanlev?"
Eyes, and I find the same fault with
Troup's language now that found with his
official report which 1 asked him to modify
SO that it might be fit for publication in my
book and not be an outrage on public feel
ing. Troup declined to do this, consequently
declined to publish the report, the
language contained In it being of an ex-
Iremely violent character
DO you know why the officers of the rear
column appeared to be animated by i'll feel
ing toward you, Mr.. Stanley?"
HATRED RoUsED BY CENsURE.
"Tes, it is very easy to explain. 1t must
not be forgotten that the cause of the con-
troversy is the violent resentment the Off
GERS of the rear column have against the
general censure cast upon them in my letter
to the Emin Pasha Relief Committee in
August, 1888. 1t was written by me fresh
after hearing the horrible details of the
wreck of the rear column. wrote that the
rear column was wrecked by the irresolu-
tion of the officers, the neglect oe their prom
ises and their Indifference to the interest of
the expedition. l cannot now modify that
censure. Now the duty of one and all of
the surviving officers is to tell thei- stories
plainly and simply, and the public may
have the chance of judging whether my
view of their conduct is too harsh or un-
Just. That is all have to say"