Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-30
STANLEY IN OMAHA.
A Chapter from the Early Newspaper
Career of the Great Explorer-His Love
Affair in Greece.
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Omaha Republican.

In the year 1866 Stanley was sent out
to the western country by the New York
Herald to report the war then raging
with the Nez Heroes. Stanley was not
sent out to do this assignment because of
any great fitness as a war correspondent,
but because he was faithful and had The
reputation of getting his matter to the
paper sooner than any other reporter on the
staff of that great journal. He came, and
the way he did his work was the marvel
of the country, as he constantly and re-
peatedly sent In his messages day before
the other great papers of the day had
heard from their special correspondents.
This was done by Stanley himself carrying
his own messages to the nearest telegraph
station Immediately upon the termination
of battle.
No matter the danger, no matter what
risk of losing his life he may have had to
undergo, he bravely carried his account
right through country that was prac-
ticaIly in the hands of hostile Indians,
and capture meant death, most probably
horrible one, too. Nothing daunted, and
showing all obstacles to one side, he brave
iy did his duty to his paper, and he arriv-
ed in Omaha directly after General Brooke
had effectually squelched the uprising, and
a handsome check from his employers was
awaiting him.
Directly after his arrival there he took
up with a woman of the town who went
by the name of Annie Riley and etfectual-
ly succeeded in furthering Stanley desire
to dispose of his surplus cash. Ere the
winter was hardly half gone the young
mans money disappeared, which, of
course, resulted in the woman DESERVING
him. In a penniless condition he was
glad TO get something to eat and warm
place to sleep, and ST. A. D. Bolcembe,
who at this time was proprietor of the Re
publican, permitted the young fellow to
sleep in his press room.
This condition of things ran along al
most all the winter, but in the spring
Stanley received word from the Herald that
he should report Immediately, as he was
Nanted-that they were going to send
him to report the Grecian war which was
then raging. Stanley Immediately started
for Gotham and Omaha never knew him
more.
Hewas sent to Greece, as history relates,
and an incident happened in that country
that made him the redoubted explorer he
is to-day. The story is long one, but
can be shortened into one word-love.
Stanley fell in love with beautiful Gre
clan lady and the lady's family investigated
the young correspondent s standing in his
native land, which evidently did not con-
clude satisfactory to the ardent young
Oliver. as his suit was afterward refused
For some time after this nothing was
heard from him, with the exception of
several letters written to friends IN this
country, in which he avowed the inten-
ton of doing something that would shed
a luster about his name, not approached
by any of the aforesaid young ladys fami-
ly. He said that he had Loved once and
forever, and that he was going to become
renowned or die.
1t was not long period after this that
the report that daring young man nam
ed Stanley was going as the representative
of the New York Herald to make an at
tempt to discover the whereabouts of Liv-
ingstOne, who, it Was Thought. had lost his
way in the dark continent. Years passed
and no news from the brave but reckless
man who thus exposed his life to every
danger Imaginable, and people had begun
to say that he, too, had persisted in the
same way that the man for whom he was
hunting had disappeared.
At last a messenger arrived at Cairo, !
Egypt, which brought news of the safety |
of the travellers. as well Is a brief but |
vivid account of the trials and hardships |
endured by Stanley and his party; telling |
OF the finding of Livingstone and later |
of his death This brought the name Of |
Stanley to the front as an explorer. and |
there II has remained ever since and ever /
will remain.