The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-11-13
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WELCOME TO STANLEY.


Jersey.
New YoRK, Nov. IA fashionable
audience gathered at the Metropolitan
Opera House last evening TO listen to
the lecture of the great African cx-
plorcr, Henry NJ. Stanley, who was to
tell OF the struggles of his two years
plunge into the depths of the Dark
Continent
The meeting was opened by Mr.. A. Il.
Defree, who has managed the affair in
the interest OF the Summit Convalescent
Homo of Now Jersey, for whose benefit
Mr. Stanley gave last nights lecture.
He then introduced Mr. Chnuncey NJ.
Depew, who had consented to Introduce
Mr.. Stanley to the gathering.
Mr. Depnw who was received with
applause, recalled to the audience Mr..
Stan]ey's last visit to America, some
three years ago, when he VISITED here
on lccturing tour. 1t was at a dinner
table in this city that Mr.. Stanley re-
ceived message calling him to Europe.
During the last two years he said, Mr..
Stanley had been lost suddenly, and
suddenly an anthem of praise had as
cendcd to heaven, when he returned
with his efforts crowned with success.
"lfe is here to resume his lecture
course" said Mr. Depew, land Mr..
Stanley in that interl al has given to
the world a continent for Christianity
and civilization"
Mr. Stanley was received with long
continued applause. lie opened with
graphic drawing of the great and
gloomy forests through which they had
marched for 100 days. lie spoke of the
great height of the trees; their density
of growth and the leafy vines. The
forest, which was dark at MONDAY, bo-
came dreadful in storm. The forest,
the tempes. and the darkness had pro-
duccd their effects on the minds Of the
people with him. lie described how
rapturous tho men were when they
emerged from the great forest. But
they stopped to scowl at the dense
woods they had left. There are many
inhabitants in the region, but they
could be claSsol into the tall in
habitants and tho pigmies The
| tall natives occupy the clcarings, the
! pigmics are found in groups in the for
| ests. The different tribes of each are
! distinguished by marks, some having
| tattoo marks on their forchcads and
others on their cheeks. Their icwelry
consists of crocrodile, monkey or human
| teeth chiefly, and their dress is
/ piece of bark about four feet
| long and few inches wide
which they tuck into girdle.
| They have for weapons spears, knives,
! battle axes and sometimes swords. Tho
pigmies are nomadic. The large in
habitants build compact villages with
one principal street, winch is generally
filled with goats and fowl There arc
nevertheless cannibals, but they do not
feed on their relatives or friends.
During their journey they had capt
ureI hundreds of natives who assisted
them in directing them to banana
groves and other places for procuring
food, but they released them after tho
expedition had passed beyond the ter
ritory of those they had captured as
they were thcnccforth useless to them.
Tho pigniies who reached about up
to full grown mans waist, have
abundant food as we'll as tho larger ma
tives. They have many kinds OF fruits,
some of them as large as watcrmclons.
They catch elephants in pitfalls and
other animals good for food are abund-
ant. He considered these people tho
lowest of the human race morally.
Their gratitude is as short-lived as y
bulldogs.
One dav they caught beautiful
young queen, eighteen years old, but
pigmy. She was the color Of yellow
ivory. She had narrow girdlc at the
waist with iron rings on it that looked
like washers She had ivory rings on
her arms and ankles. She was used by
one of the party as n servant, and sho
became very docile and adept. On an
other occasion their pgmies carried in
another scout. The man was very
pround and Strutted around with dig
nifty. The woman carried pack that
would hold two bushels. Tho boy be-
came very industrious servant:
characteristic which is rare in Africa.
JIc spoke of the discovery of the long
lost Mountains Of the Moon, which rose
like two truncated cones, and the Snow
mountains, which in April had burst on
their view, and hung for three days in
view in a most p9lucid atmosphere.
| He hurried rapidlr over the journey
to the coast at Zanzibar, but dwelt upon
, their subsequent difficulties there with
fuSud ~ 40 NV uhlii VhNJ up-
preached tho coast, he said, that they
learned of the rivalry between the En-
glish and Germans 20 curry favor with
; the Sultan of Zanzibar Emin was a
German and was influenced by his
countrymen. They found that his
gratitude was not very deep. He had
EN- mbraced the members of their cXpe-
dition at the banquet given him at tho
coast with apparent affection and in
going out fell over balcony and was
injured, They were not allowed to see
l him at the hospital. His subsequent
incivility had been famed into hostility
I by his countrymen, Emin had been
fourteen yea IS absent in Africa.
Mr., Stanley in conclusion spoke OF
the arrangements between England and
Germany concerning the country which
5 had been brought about partly through
his urgent dema nds for an understand
. ing. He received two or three hundred
persons after the lecture, and shooB
their hands.
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