Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-03
BENNY ". STANLEY.

ceedingly psor, they gQye him 10
the care of the parish when he Was
three years old, and he was rear'd
In the aImsbousc at 81. Asapi. Af
ter obtaininga fair education here
he taught school for year or two,
when he went ~ cabin boy on a
ship bound for New Orleans. Here
he met wealthy American mer-
chant, named Stanley, who adopted
him, and be took the name Of Hen
ry Martin Stanley. He spent con-
siderable time wandering afoot In
the Indian country Of the sputh.
west, but bis father dying intestate,
he found himself poor again. On
the breaking out Of the war he was
impressed into the rebel service, bul
escaped thence and served subse-
quentIy on the Northern side until
the fall Of Richmond, when he OBJ
taIned employment US reporter on
the New York Herald.
His love for adventure however,
was oyer-masiering, and he started
soon 10 fight the Cretan army and
to record Its fates IN the Her.
aid. That over, he Travelled
through the Eastern countries and
Spain as rowing correspondent un.
I'll October, 1869, when Mr.. Bennett
sent him to find Livingston. The
story OF that wonderful achievement
Ii told In his book, one Of the most
fascinating records of exploration.
Mr.. Bennett sent him back to
Africa almost Immediately after his
return from the Livingstone expedi-
tIon, and four years more were spent
In travels and battles Through the
dark continent Then his great
Congo undertaking occupied him
from 1870 until 1884, the result Of
which was the establishment of an
independent nation from the western
coast of Africa ut the mouth OF the
Congo TO the 80th degree In the in
terior. When this was accomplish.
ed, loaded with honors, he returned
10 America, hoping 10 spend the
balance Of his life In less arduous
labofs.
But he had hardly reached Ameri-
can shores before the King Of the
Belgians and Sir William Mackln-
non besought him over the cable to
20 aud rescue Emln. Messages had
reached Zanzibar aud Europe from
the Pasha's capital at Wadelai, Indi-
eating that he would be unable TO
hold his position against the Mahd's
threatened attack and was practically
awaiting annlhalatlon. Had he
been willing to abandon his people,
those OF whom he had created a ma.
tion, he could easily have cut his
way by some southern route 20 the
coast before the Mahdis force could !
come down the Nile aud get at him.
But Emin preferred death 10 deser-
tion. Indeed, when Stanley reach
ed him, this sentiment, carried to
almost Quixotic extremes, threaten.
cd 10 render the relief expedition
unavaillng.
Sir William Maokinnon IL the
president of the British East Africa
into whose service II Is
now desired 10 enlist Stanley and
Emln both, but Stanley especially.
Sir William secured subscribers to a
relief fund, the Egyptian govern
ment giving full third OF the total
presumed expense. Directly upon
receiving the messages from King
Leopold and Sir William, Stanley
cancelled his lecture engagements
and hurried of to London. There
he character OF the errand he was
desired 10 perform WIS hlly made
known 10 him, The expedition
Was not 10 he military. He was not
o go Ia aud drag out or anything OF
hat kind. II was not known just
What Emln's situation might be.
His last letters had been quite hope.
ess la tone, telling OF the submls-
ion to the Mahdl OF all the terri
oEy north OF his, aud of his fears
hat hls own time would Inevitably
ome. Stanley was asked, there
ore 60 conduct caravan to Enlin,
aden with ammunition and supplies.
4 Emln wanted To come home,
stanley was 10 act ~ escort. IL he
wanted 10 stay aud take his ehauces
With Mahdl, Stanley was 20 supply
Ia necessities aad come away. The
chene was thoroughly peaceful,
nd merely In the performance OF
be duty owed hy civilization la
eneal and Great Britain In par
Ieular 10 the intrepid man who
- omvcly uPholdlng worthy IN