Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-03-27

luriea, came on two succeeding days.
The appearance of Henry N. Stanley
at Zanzibar, after a long and perilous
march through the hitherto impene-
trable forests and jungles OF Central
Africa. once more fastens the public
eye upon this indomitable explorer. TO
whom more than anyone else we owe
our knowledge Of African geography.
The story Of the experiences and the
sufferings of Stanley and Emin Bey,
Stevens, Ward, Bartelot and Troup is
inspiring and saddening, and excites
tho highest interest Why should Stan
Icy have forced SO many dangers to exc
plor the African continent, many ask.
The same questions in substance were
asked when Columbus started on his
voyage OF discovery across the Allan
tic, and when De Soto started across the
American continent. Explorers rarely
have tho sympathy Of the masses OF
the people, but in after years all are
glad to do them honor. 1t has been
claimed that the continent of Africa is
not habitable by the caucasian race,
the conditions of climate and soil not
being fitted for those people. STAN
ley, however, maintains that this Is
not true, and that the whole central
portion of the continent ia suscepti-
BILE to wonderful development. The
great work that Stanley has just
performed is not thoroughly under
stood or appreciated here in America.
In order to bring it more clearly be-
fore the minds Of the reader suppose
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was one dense forest, filed with tropi-
cal foliage-a veritable jungle. filed
with dangerous wild beasts, and
fevers and other diseases. And sup
pose that the whole country was in
habited by hostile and fierce tribes all
DESTROYS OF preventing the intrusion of
white men. Now suppose Stanley to
have laboriously worked his way
through these dangers from New York
to Denver, Colorado-his objective
point being San Francisco, there to
be obliged to turn back and retrace
his steps to New York, and then be-
gin anew the terrible journey, and fin
ally succeed in getting to his destina-
ton. Such a journey has just been
finished by Stanley in Africa.
Stanley has not vet made his report,
but the same section has been visited
by him before, and when he does make
q formal report it will no doubt give a
glowing account of the possible wealth
that may flow out into the civilized
ssyorld from Central Africa, when it
has been civilizsd
To understand the purpose of STAN
ley's expedition, the following histori-
cal resume is necessary. 1t is made as
brief as possible:
In 1874 the noted "Chiness" Gordon
began the task of rescuing Central
Africa from barbarism and the slave
trade. He wrested considerable sec
ton from the Arab slave hunters and
sent Emin Pasha "a German scientist,
real name Schnitzer) in 1876 to govern
the northwestern province OF il. He
remained there, his capital at Lado,
till few months since. At one time
he had native and Egyptian armyot
1000, had established many schools
and missions and secured a nation of
5000, 900 against the slave trade. In
the + antime, Ell Mahdi, the second
Mohalllned," had excited an Arab
crusade and rebellion against the
British Egyptian government in the
Soudan.
He massacred the army of Hicks
Pasha and captured most of the Sou
dan. Gordon's troops rebelled and