The Democratic advocate., 1890-11-29

the mutinous spirit which early manifested
itself among the men of his party. In
spite of these troubles the expedition
reached Tabara June 23d, 1871, but Stan
ley was delayed here by hostilities which
were in progress between the Arabs of that
great trading town and Mirambo, one of
the chiefs of the hostile tribes which held
the road to UjJi. Stanley allied his forces
with those of his Arab hosts, and joined in
an attack on Zimbizo, Mirambo's strong
hold, but the fortunes of war turned, and
the chief of the Search Expedition soon
after witnessed the destruction of Tabora.
His own position was not assailed, however,
and on September Goth, in spite of the
warnings of the Arabs, he resumed, unmo-
Tested, his march to the westward.
THE MEETING WITH LIVINGSTONE.
On November Sd Stanley received the
first direct tidings of Livingstone. A party
of Waguhha had seen a white man eight
days before at Ujiji, and Stanley had no
doubt that this was the man for whom he
sought Such rumors of Livingstone's dis
position at this time had reached him that
he was in doubt how he might be received.
He had been told that the genial missiona-
ry had hcen soured by disappointment, and,
fearing that the Doctor might resent being
''found,' he had deemed it wise to keep
secret from the people the real object of
his expedition Now its accomplishment
seemed within his grasp. But he was as
sailed by horde of arrogant and insolent
native princes whose demands for tribute
seemed likely to beggar the expedition.
BY dexterous movement he avoided the
grasping lords of the soil, and November
10th, the 23d day of travel from the coast,
found Stanley at UjIi. The arrival of the
expedition, of course, created great excite
ment in the village. Among those who
came to meet the caravan was a man
dressed in the Zanzibari fashion, who sa-
luted Stanley with "Good morning, sir.
He proved to be DIR. Livingstone's body
servant, and a moment later the two ex-
plorers stood face to face. Livingstone
was greatly cheered by the letters and sup
plies which Stanley brought to him, but he
refused to leave Africa even for brief
rest, saying that he must first clear up the
nSS'-S,,sry N -S,sry of the Tanganika watershed.
ThGssh deserteo ~ his eowardly men,
Livingstone had thoroughly Explored the
region west of Tanganika and Nyassa, mi {;
had followed the course of the Chambeyi to
Lake Kamolondo. Robbed and deserted
by his men, he was forced to find his way
back alone, although rive w months would
have been sufficient to enable him to solve
the problem ''as to whether the streams he
had been following were after all, the
headwaters of the mighty Nile, as he
fondly believed, or the sources and foun-
tains of the Congo, as they eventually
proved to be-
During the stay Of the expedition at
UjJi, Stanley and Livingstone went
together to the northern end of Tanganika
to inspect the Rusizi river, and at once
settled the doubt which existed as to its
character, and proved that it had no con-
nection with the Albert Nyanza and the
Nile. Stanley left Ujiji on December 27,
1871, Livingstone accompanying the ex
petition to Unyanyembe-travelling $50
miles in company-reaching the latter
place February IS, 1872. Here Living
stone prepared his dispatches, and with
these in his care Stanley started on his
return journey on the 18th of March. 'He
reached Zanzibar, May 7th, 1872, and
three weeks later started for England-on
August 1st delivering to the authorities at
the Foreign Office the official documents
entrusted to him. The Royal Geographical
Society conferred upon Stanley its gold
medal, and at banquet rendered to him
by that body the thanks of the Queen
were formally conveyed to him by Earl
Granville, together with a gift from her
Majesty.
ACROSS THE DARK CONTINENT.
After following the fortunes of the
British army in the war against the Ash
antees, 1894, Stanley entered upon his
second expedition of exploration. On his
way home from the Gold Coast he learned
of Livingstone's death, and he at once re-
solved to take up the work which his
friend had left unfinished. The proprie-
tors of the New York Herald and London
Daily Telegraph united in organizing an
expedition through Equatorial Africa,
which Stanley was already eager to lead.
The sources of the Nile were still unknown,
little was known of the great lakes and the
western half of the continent was still a
white blank on the map. September q,
1874, again toRnd Stanley at Zanzibar,
and by November he had thoroughly
organized his force for his new undertake
ing. The expedition, numbering 356
souls, left Bagamoyo on the 18th Novem-
ber. Very soon the danger of famine
stared the travellers in the face, and the
terrible record of death began with Ed
ward Pocock, an English lad, who, with
his brother, had volunteered to accompany
the exploring party.
EXPLORATION OF VICTORIA MAMA.
Stanley directed his course to the north
west, making the Lake Victoria Nyanza
his first objective point. Toward the end
IF .Jonuary the hostile attitude of the ma