St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-07
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Explorer Stanley and Party Reach
New York.

New OK.
NEW YORK, Nov. G.-The big leu
tonic. with II. Nj. Stanley and party on
board, passed quarantine at s O'Clock
this morning, but the fog was so dense
that it took the big liner two hours to
come up the bay. AT quarantine, Maj.
Thomas A. Knox, Edward Quintard
and Col. Findley Anderson. OF the New
York Herald, who started Stanley on
his first African expedition TO find Liv-
lngstOn, went on board and found the
party. Mr.. Stanley said: 9rs
am delighted 10 return for the third tina
for visit 10 "a land and people TO whose in
1iuence and hospitality am deeply indebted.
Although i have been absent so long, i am
am glad to feel that | am citizen OF this
country; but must go and come whenever
and wherever duty calls me- Here lam
again, back from the gloom of country that
was much unknown TO the one that is the
glory and light of the world.
With Mr.. Stanley were his wife, who
was Dorothy Tenant. the English
artist; her mother. Mrs. Tenant; Ham
iltOn Aide, the dramatist, who will act
as historian of the tour. and Lieut.. j.
Mounteney JephsOn, fayOrite Of STAN
ley's.
Mr.. Stanley met newspaper men to-
night at his hotel for the purpose of an
Interview. and the important portions
are given here. Said Stanley, in re-
spouse to inquiry:
"Barttelot was shot on July 9, and ar
rived on the scene on Aug. II, therefore i
did not see the deed, nor did | witness the
causes which led to it. The whole and sole
cause was the violent temper of the major
Barttelot had just come from Nyanza, and
was in camp where the rear guard had
camped before. His very presence seemed
10 STIR up the natives in camp He demanded
sixty men from the Arab chief as couriers
when he had already had all that was nee
essary. The chief told him that he could not
give them to him, for they were not to
be found He threatened him with reporting
his denial and again demanded the men and
then. complained to Bonney. Bonney told
hlm he had enough men already, and that if
he put the $50 loads of rifles into their
hands they could go ahead and protect
themselves. That was July II. He went to
the Arab chief and beat him with a cypress
stick and left him in a horrible condition.
Early on the morning of the 10Th, Barttelot
was awakened and disturbed by loud singing
and by beating of drums. lie sent his SER
geant TO find out who made the noise. The
sergeant reported that he could not find who
was responsible for il. He Then sent his lit.
Tie boy Soulu, who reported on his re-
turn that a woman was, singing and the
men were drumming, which is the Africans
custom in saluting the rising SUM- Bartelot
said with an oath that he would shoot the
first one that refused to stop the noise. aud
su1ting the action to the word, he took down
his revolver and marched out to find the
native singers. He found near the chiefs
hut woman who was the chiefs wife. She
was singing and the men drumming. He
told the woman to stop, and the woman
looked at him in defiant way and kept on,
for all the natives hated him. He then
struck her and kicked her. She scream d,
and her husband. who was in their hut. not
five yards away, cleaning his gun. looked out
OF loop b lie, and, seeing Barttelot abusing
his wife, he put his gun through the loop
hole and fired, killing Barttelot instantly.
The murderer was a chief, not slave, and
hose men love their wives as much as you do
here. 1t was done i'll spasm of anger to
protect his wife from the officers brutal
treatment. From what reports can obtain,
he made himself very distasteful to the ma
nves. He had a habit of standing in the
pathways and grinning and making faces at
them. He had four front teeth that were
very prominent. and when he showed these
1t made the natives angry. For these re-
were 800 people who could tell me how the
affair happened. Both Arab and native
chiefs went over it very infinitely, and al
though they might be somewhat prejudiced,
they agreed to the letter in their statement of
facts: warned him to look out for the Arab
chief, and eulogized his character as COM
pared with white mans nature.
lot, as is generally supposed, of immoral con-
duct with the chiefs wife?'
mo" was the quick reply. 81 never said
any such thing as that, nor intimated it.
There was no immoral action of any of the
men as far as known
Were the stories about the natives gener-
ally being treated cruelty true?'
The log book of the camp. signed by Bart.
telot. Jameson, Bonney and Ward were sim
ply one long account of remorseless fogging
and inhumanity. One man had an ulcer
seven inches in diameter, which was full of
maggots caused by a severe beating Bart
telot even kicked his little boy Soulti
whom he himself said was an interest.
ing. quaint little boy, and from the
injuries of which he died. One man took
piece of raw meat. because he was nearly
crazed with hunger, and ate it. For this he
was ordered to receive 800 lashes The
doctor told Barttelot that if 1t was not
stopped it would kill him. AS soon as the
man was able he ran away into tie bush. but
was captured and shot by Barttelot's orders
Bonney SAID to me, q few days ago. I haven't
told you half of the horrors that existed III
that camp, but it will all come out some
time.' "
Mr.. Stanley, when he returns to
England, may bring an action of libel
against Barttelot's brother. In order to
sift the matter to the bottom, so that the
world may judge. He has Hospital
Sergeant Bonney's diary, but will not
make it public at present.