Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-07
STANLEY'e BLOOD is Up
REPLIES TO THE CHARGES
MADE BY MAJ. BARTELLOT.

m. u.. Not One Weird to Rctract-What
H.. Said Then II. Says Now and Reitcr-
4 ates that 1t Is the Truth Proof Suhictens
| In Corroborate His statements.
| LONDON, Oct. 2T.-Stanley. interviewed
by a correspondent in London ON the
charges in Bartcllott's diaries and letters,
says:
I'm regard to what have written in In
Darkest Africa about Maj. Bartcllott," said
| the explorer. II have not one word to re-
| tract, What l said then / say now, and
| what l saw is the truth. The rest I have
withheld out of regard for the family, par
ticularly the venerable father of the dead
| man, whose brother is now attacking me,
| and who may rouse me to declare to tho
| world that which know. but OF which he
| has 10 conception. Yes continued STAN
| lev, with queer look in his eyes, "there Is
an atmosphere OF mystery pcrvaGing wha.
! TRANSFERRED ut Yambaza camp, which l
| should have wished TO leave unprecedented
| know the real facts and know
| them to be black. I know why Bartellott
| lay idle at Yambaza eleven months
| instead of carrying out instructions and adj
vancing, however slowly. / know why
Bartellott was killed-killcd. say, not MUIR
dc"ed. l know why my personal effects
were scnt away that in returning l found
! myself reduced to nakedness. l know, in
short. all the terrible details OF what hap
pened between the day we marched forward
leaving the rear guard in splendid condition
! anxious to follow on, and another day when
marching backward we came upon Banalya
hidaous In death and disease. All that
know. but out Of pity for the dead and re-
spcct for the living 1T has thus far seemed
right to hold peace
But surely, Mr.. Stanley vcntured,
'These painful facts must ultimately come
out. fer take 1t you are not tho only per-
son in possession OF them. Bonny, for In
stance, must know the whole truth. does he
not?"
"Certalnly he does.' was tho quiet
answer, land Ward also. Tho real truth
will. l suppose, in the end DO known. for the
truth is hard to conceal. This much, how
ever, can say, that it would never have
come out through any indiscretion on nv
part nor would now contemplate its pub
l!cation but for the wanton attack upon me
made by the very man who, did he but
know, has the best possible motive for re-
straining his tongue and his pen.''
vcntured to ask Stanley If he had the
material proofs calculated to bear out the
insinuations.
"Proofs?" was the reply, 81 have pile
or documents calculated. IL made public,
To-"
Here Stanley checked himself as IL re-
aIi;;ng that he was about to say too m,,ch.
and. looking sharply over his spcctaclcs,
dry:y added: Eyes, have quite sufficient
proofs.''
May ask what is the nature OF these
proofs?
Stanley thought moment and then an
swcred:
Written reports made by Messrs Bonny
ana Ward are alone quite sufficient. Those
reports are now in my possession
But surely the reports you speak Of we're
published in your book
.'fou are right" said he, land vet Won
arc wrong. 1t is true, In Darkest Africa
contains the reports by Ward and Bonny.
but are not complete. For the same reasons
mentioned made extensive reyisions and
suppressed certain portions and it is pre-
ciseiy In these portions. revised or sun
pressed, that the whole mystery of Yambaza
camp is unraveled.
II have often wondered whether "a
thoughtful person reading my chapter en-
tltled sad Story of the Rear Column. has
hob been struck with the fact that much
might Dc read between the lines, and that
inc most interesting part Of the same story
Is That left untold. At any rate such is the
case, when came to this NEST trying por-
ton OF the book. 1 found myself in a
dilemma. III l related the facts as thew
transpircd should blacken the memory OF
mistaken but valiant officer and bring
disgrace on an honored name. II, on the
other hand, made but scant reference to
the history of the rear column the public
would OBJECT SO as a way out of the diff
Guilty told as much as dared and praised
as much as l dared, and trusted that no
meddling hand would insist Oh tearing away
the veil which had been cast over this cham
ter OF ugly events
May [ ask whether you have now in
view OF the attacks in Barttelot's book de-
c1ded to abandon the purpose of suppress
ing portions Of the reports comprising?''
'Ihat is question 1 must have time to
consider. In the first place shall wait up-
I'll all these gentlemen have finished any,
thing they may propose writing about the
exhibition. Then when I have read their
books shall make up my mind as tn NV
duty '
Leaving this part OF the discussion T
asked MIR. Stanley to explain what he
meant BY saying that Maj Barttelot had
been killed, not murdered
THAT is another point upon which I will
not speak freely at present. was the replv.
"Ths much, however, will saw. IF the
man who shot Maj. Barttelot were nut IN
trial Tor murder in England under the
English law and before an English iurv
there is not a fair-minded man in This
country who would find him guilty"
Let me call attention to u paraeranh in
bonny $ report where he makes reference
TO the majors death. Mr.. Bonny saws:
''Ihe major then pushed aside some Man,
Sucm and passed through them towards
the woman who was beating the drum and
singing, and ordered her to desist. met
then u shot was fired through a loop-holc
In the opposite hut by the Sauga womon,s
husband and the major fell dead.''
Now said Mr.. Stanley, shear in mind
that where l have printed, pushed aside
some Manyuema and ordered her to desist,
the original manuscript has been decidedlv
altered. Appeal to your Imagination and
try 10 supply what really happened. Re-