The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-16

1891.
abcSt ~. They were afraid to come in
without Emin. because they knew would
Immediately hare ciapped them in irons q
hostages for his appearance. Their idea 10
bringing Emin Was 10 deceive Us simply. Is
they had deceived Emin- Emin believed
tnese mtscreAnts had repenied oil their
many acts Of treachevy and returned "a
tnesr allegiance 70 him. They pretended
shey wanted 10 leave with rs. and begged
Tor time to return 10 wadeiai and gather
up their people and effects.
We iet them take the stearner hack 10
Wadeiai IL ms gucd-hy steamer. for Ne
never saw Il again OF course I wanted "a
give al Of Emins people who desired 10
come ont With as chalce 10 come in. ana
Tor This purpose We canped NJ Ksvalis ~
the southwest corner Of the AlS<rt Nv
anna, from February IA 70 May s To this
camp Emin's people began TO dock in.
among them number OF Egyptian ofic<rs
and Sondanese soldiers. Among these
ofncers Jephson pointed out % me rebels
who we're known 20 have been plotting
against him. One Of these. caught in
treachery. was hanged"
MEETING or Exrx's MEN.
why had Eminis people mutinied while
you were away bringing up the rear co.,
umn?'s
They simply didn't wish TO leave and
return to Egypt, ard 1T the prospect OF the
Mahdist triumph their idea was, OF course.
TO curry favor with the Khalifa by deliver
ing up Enin and Jephson. They were
holding Emin and Jephson. awaiting
events. Emin's Egyptian officers were .
set OF biackgrards who had been exiled
from Egypt for their country's good. Ii
they returned to Egypt with rs they would
have to fall ia line again and attend to dis
cipiine. Here they did very much rs they
pleased. They knew no discipline; they
led an idle. luxurious life, with houses full
OF wives aud concuhines. plenty 10 eat. and
Al under the pasha's mild and considerate
rule.
rHxATEE or ATROCITIES.
what viii become OF the Equatorial
prpvince,uow ~
''Oh, there's fine doings By this time.
Likely. The Egyptians wanted 70 get rid
OF Emin, so they could have free swing
among tie natives. There will be slave
raiding. faction fighting. rivalries OF all
kinds between them. most likely The
best thing that could happen 70 the prov
ence for the time being wou a be for the
khalifa to take absOlutc possession, take
Emin's troops into his service and estab-
iish a government over II. That alone can
save the country from becoming theater
of the widest atrocities that one African
can infiict on another. You have seen for
yourself Ut Kilimaniaro. You say, that the
chief ambition Of the African is to kilt,
plumber and enslave other Africans. Very
we'll: it's the same from one end of Africa
to another. Unless the mahdi places re-
strictions over them the business of Emin 3
soldiers will now be raiding for slaves, de-
vouring and destroying the subsistence Of
the natives and committing whatever
atrocities happens to strike their fancy"
SLAVERY IN ArRlcA.
Have you seen as much evidence of
slave-hunting on this expedition as on your
Others, Mr.. Stanley? Do you think there
is As much Of it going on ss ever 7"
Yes, just a. much. There Is no dimi-
mutton. II We had reached the Congo
forest region four or i've months earlier
than We did. We should have found plenty
Of people and plenty Of food through that
long stretch whore " could obtain moth
ing TO eat but fungus and wild berries. You
know the Arab methods in Africa; how
they form their camps in region OF peace
and plenty. and proceed to capture. kill
and eat up, burn and destroy everything
in Ill the country round. Not human
being. not COW, goat or fowl ID left: not
IN ear Of corn. not 30 much even - ba-
mana IL spared. This is the kind OF work
they had done at Ugarrowas an Kilonga-
Longas. They had left the country an
utter wilderness. When nothing more was
left 70 destroy they pulled up stakes and
went away.
"Oh. yes; blockading the coast il very
good thing 50 far ~ IL goes, but II there
wasn't buyer for single slave outside Of
Africa It would make little difference. It's
the nature OF Africans. The first ambi-
ton Of . slave Ii to own slaves himself.
Your boy who waits on You in Zanzibar
II he has any ambition NJ all, question
him and you'll find that is TO buy and own
. slave"
Would this be Mr.. stanley's last African
expedition?
well, you know" he replied. I'VE al
ways say 20 every time we leave Africa,
but we always come hack again. and keep
coming back again till We die. II there is
anything left to be done. Look ct Living
stone.