The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-11-07
STANLEY'S SIDE OF IT
The Explorer Says Some Hard Things
Of His Companion.
AS TO THE REAR COLUMN
How Major Bartellot Dled-A vigor-
Gus Defense OF His Course
Given to the New
York Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Stanley this even.
ing received several reporters at his hotel,
and talked nj length about the occurrence
ia Barttelot's camp. The sole cause oi
the killing, he said, was the MAJORS vio.
lent temper. As soon AS he reached the
camp from Nyanza, he had trouble with
one Of the Arab chiefs, because enough
couricrs were not furnished. although
Bonney told him he had already plenty.
Bartteio, heat the Arab in a horrible
manner with n stick,
Early ON the morning Of June ~, he was
awakened by loud singing and beating of
drums. Being informed il was the Afri.
can custom in salutinp the rising sun, he
said. with nm oath. he would shoot the
first person that refused TO stop the noise
and, taking a revolver went out. Near
The chiefs hut he found n woman who
was singing and men drumming. The
woman was the wife Of the chief, and
when he commanded her TO cease sing
inc, she paid no attention. Barttelot
then struck and kicked her. Her husband,
the chief, took down his rife and killed
Barttelot ON the spot.
From such reports as he could obtain,
Stanley said that il appeared that Bartte.
lot made himself dis,asteful 10 the ma.
tiyes. His habit Of ridiculinp them pro-
yoked them very much.
"For these reports don't rely on Bon.
ney. Roth the Arab and native chiefs
went over the matter very minu,ely. The
log book OF the camp. signed by Bartte-
LOT, Jameson, Bonriey and Ward was
simply one long account Of rcmorseless
flogrinp and inhumanity. Barttelot even
kicked b,s own attendant, a little boy.
who died from the injuries inflicted. One
man took a piece Of NV meat because he
was crazy with hunger, and for this he 10.
ceiyed 800 lasheA As soon as
the man was able hs. ran away, but was
captured and shot by Barttelots "or.
ders.m
Stanley SAYS Bosuey told him only a
short time AGO thai half the horrors tha,
existed m that carpp are not vet known.
Stanley. when hs returns 10 England
may bring action for libel against Bart.
telot's brother in order 20 have the mat
Ter sifted 10 the botbm.
In another interyhv. referring 10 Bart
telot's diaries and Lieutenant Troup,,
book. Stanley repe.sed what be has nj
ready said as 10 the condition of the rea,
guard when he returned from Albert Nv.
ANA. From Yambuaya he wrote AT once
TO the Emin relief committee, telling
them the rear column was wrecked by tho
neglect of its officers and their indilI.r.
encc 10 the interests of the exped,ion.
Referring 10 Troup, Stanley said when
he got to Zanzibar one &c the first things be
found was letter from Troup violently
abusing Barttelot. "I never answered
the letter." said Stanley, "because il
needed a personal interview, as there
were many questions found il necessar,
TO ask him myself, the principal one be
ing why he and Others preferred TO re.
main and starve al Yambuya in
stead OF moving on; why the,
staid until so many OF their men died
from disease or had been killed. 1 never
could get a satisfactory answer from Bon
ney and hoped TO get one from Troup.
received another letter from him and
answered Il. II he would revise il,
would publish il, as il contained man,
things unfit for publication. He was SC
obstinate he would not revise Il and sent
| IL back, demanding should publish IL
| did not.
Then Troup wrote me a threatening
letter, stating | would have 10 b,
prepared 20 meet such measure,