The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-26

noted explorers Of the present day. Hardly
20, with small, well-knit frame, strongiJ
marked features, not without some token
OF distinction in his bearing, this youns
Portuguese major has traversed Afric}
from sea TO sea, from east to west, revers
ing, 1t may be said, the routes followed bi
Cameron, S anley aud others He Is an in
tense patriot, and his ardor in this respect ha
led him more than once into compromising
attitudes. Without waiting for Instruction.
from his home government, when the
British protectorate over the South Africsf
company's lands was declared and tbs
British flag hoisted there, Maj. Pinto, thet
at the head Of large force of Portuguese
and native troons, between Lake Nyass
and the Zambesi, at once crossed to the
territory in dispute, pulled down tbs
flags and declared the land
20 be under Portuguese protection
lie Is expected soon to reach Lisbon, wheI
explanations will be made that will doubt
less DO satisfactory to the American ant
English governments Portugal has only
backed down temporarily, however, for sls
will not allow her protectorate rights to bs
invaded by England without an appeal 10
the powers. She has already petitioned
Germany to bring the whole question il
dispute up for international arbitration
In any event, American interests are GER
tain TO be assured of protection.
1t is not to be supposed that Germany
which is also possessed by the colonizatioI
fever, will permit its greatest rival IN
Africa TO enoroach upon a friendly power
without remOnstrance.
Ii is, however, the Soudan which, az
Stanley himself confesses, has Of late YEAR,
exercised fatal fascination for exploration
and conquest. Germany, France, Belgium,
and England in turn have contributed
TO the efforts made to enlighter
fha world ,aat
and dark territory. The expedition
of Capt. Hermann Wissmann, under
taken year ago under German auspica
for the relief of Emin Pasha and the assist
ance OF Stanley. developed into pretty
vigorous campaign against the Arab tribe
in the territory Of the Sultan Of Zanzibar
He did not even attempt TO penetrate into
the wild Interior farther than MpwapEa.
the point at which Stanley's return to civil
ization was signaled. Wissmann has 40
complshed much for Germany in the lini
of territorial aggrandizement, but LITTLE
else.
The only expedition FOR the relief Of
Emin which may have met with disaster Il
that of Dr. Carl Peters. A young man,
with but little experience in African OK,
ploration, no has only been in the field since
1884. He was selected by the German East
African Company TO lead its expedition lesl
than four months ago, the German govern
ment officially disclaiming any responsibility
for the enterprise and England strongly OBJ
jecting to his being sent out at all. He set
out from Zanzibar with good force anG
excellent equipment. Striking northwest
he passed through the territory of the in
hospitable Somalis, and traversed Nasal
land, the country of the fercest of all the
tribes. He was last heard from at Lake
Baringo, and was then making for the Nile,
his evident purpose being--if his expedition
is still strong enough---to take possession OF
Emins deserted province in German inter.
ests.
Deserters from Dr. Peters have brought
to Zanzibar at different times, stories of dis
aster one even affirming that he had seer
the dead bodies of Peters aud his whits
lieutenants, covered with spear wounds.
These stories are generally discredited, and
1t Is not improbable that, with his charac'
teristic energy, DIR. Peters-who appears to
be cavalier of conquest of the Serpa Pinto
stripe, reckless of methods and consequences
may be able to reach Albert lake. over
come the Mahdists, and establish q
German protectorate at Wadelai, on tbs
fertile Central African uplands, and or
the extreme eastern verge Of the Congo
Free State, thus achieving fame as the first
explorer to complete the chain of civilized
communication from ocean to ocean, across
the dark continent. With such chain es-
tablshed and with German and English &C.
tivity aroused, the auti-slavery crusade OF
Cardinal Lavigerie would no longer seem
an almost hopeless task. The outcome of
DIR. Peters ventura, IL successful, will make
Germany what England is now striving
with might and main to prevent-the lead
ing power in Africa. Should junction be
effected between Wissmann's expeditionary
force and Dr. Peters, this may come to pasa
sooner than anticipated.