Fergus County argus., 1890-11-20
STANLEY INTERVIEWED.
The Great African Explorer Tells What He
Knows of the Dartellot Affair

| NEW YORK, November 1.-Henry NJ
Stanley arrived on the steamer Teu-
tonic this morning and was met by
his manager, NJ. J. Pond. and party.
Stanley was asked to say something
about the rear guard troubles and
the stand London papers have taken
on since Stanley's departure from
England. 81 do not wish to say much
about it and have not read London
papers carefully enough to express an
opinion. object to slur, or rather !
am forced to do so. The log books OF
the rear guard were signed day by day
by officers OF the day, Bartellot, Baire
or Kingston, while in camp, together
with the official reports of the officer.
! am justified by all in my censure OF
the rear guard, which was the cause
of the attack made upon me in the
book" With Mr.. Stanley were his
wife Dorothy Tenant and the English
artist, her mother Mrs. Tenant,
Hamilton, AN aide, Dremelist, who
will act as historian of the tour, and
Lieut.. j. Mountenly Jeppson. "a favor
ite of Stanley's.
In another interview referring to
Bartellot's diaries and Lieutenant
l'rOups book, Stanley repeated what
he has already said as to the condi-
tiOn of the rear guard when he returned
he wrote at once to the Emin Relief
Committee, telling them the rear col
umn was wrecked by the neglect OF
it's officers and their indifference to the
interests of the expedition. Referring
to 'rroup, Stanley said when he got
to Zanzibar one OF the first things be
found was q long letter from Troup
violently abusing Bartellot. 81 never
answered the letter. said Stanley,
because it needed a personal inter
view, as there were many questions ]
found it necessary to ask him myself,
the principal one being why he and
Others preferred to remain and starve
at Yambuya instead OF moving on;
why they staid until so many OF their
men died from disease or had been
killed. never could get satisfactory
answer from Benny, and hoped to get
one from Troup. ] received another
letter from him and answered it, tell
ing him that ii he would revise
it ] would publish it, as it contained
many things unfit for publication.
lie was so obstinate he would not re-
wise it, and he sent it back demanding
should publish it. did not. Then
Troup wrote me a threatening letter,
stating ] would have to be prepared
to meet such measures as he might
see fit to employ to vindicate himself.
] wrote him saying that ii he thought
he was maligned unjustly to go ahead.
] could see many things connected
with the rear guard that | should
prefer to keep from the public, but il
he wished to publish everything. he
could do so. have Benney's report,
TrOup's two letters, Wards account
which ! received and, more important
than all, | have the log book signed
by officers day after day. Without
any further evidence that log book of
itself would prove that | was justi-
fled in my censure of the erearcolumn,
which was very mild, in my letter to
he committee. Am going topublish
that log? ! cannot say. ! think it
better to wait awhile, or until have
read Troup's book. Benney could re-
lieve all this criticism by telling what he
knows and writing the plain, simple
story OF what took place: how it was
that Major Bartellot was killed; how
it was these men died like sheep how
it was that this rear column, so grandly
equipped before starting, fell to rot -
Stanley this morning received several
reporters mt the hotel, and talked at
length about the occurrence in Bar
tellot's camp. The sole cause of the
killing he said was the majors violent
temper. As soon as he reached camp
from Nyanza he had trouble with one
OF the Arab chiefs, because enough
horses were not furnished, although
BOnnsy told him he had already plenty.
Bartellot beat the Arab in a horrible
manner with n stick. Early in the
morning OF July 10, he was awakened
by loud singing and beating OF drums.
Being informed that il was the African
custom in saluting the rising OF the
sun, he said with an oath, he would
shoot the first person who refused 20
stop the noise, and taking revolver
went out. Near the chiefs hut he
found a woman who was singing and
men drumming. The woman was the
wife of the chief, and when he com
her to cease singing she paid
no attention. Bartellot then struck
and kicked her. Her husband. the
chief, took down his rifle and killed
Bartellot on the spot.
From such report as he could obtain,
Stanley said it appeared that Bartellot
made himself very distast ful TO the
natives. He had habit OF rdiculing
them which provoked them very much.
For these reports don't rely on Bon
ney. Both Arab and native chiefs
went over the matter very minutely.
The log book of the camp, signed bv
BartellOt, Jamison, Bonney and Ward
was simply one long account OF re
morseless flogging and inhumanity.
Rartellot even kicked his own atteu-
dant, a little boy, and ne died from
the injuries inflicted. One man took
piece of raw meat because he was
crazy with hunger, and for this he re
ceived 300 lashes. As soon as the
man was able he ran away, but was
captured and shot by Bartellot's
orders.
Stanley says Bonny told him only
short time ago that half the hor-
rors that existed in that camp are
not yet known. Stanley, when he
returns to England. may bring an
action for libel against Bartellot's
brother in order to have the matter
Il l. l.