The morning call., 1890-04-20
STANLEY
In BRUSSELS.
A Great Reception Given The
Explorer.
Driven In State to the Palace Of
Belsium'S Ruler.
Completion Of HiS Book, Descriptive Of the
Dark COntinelt-The Forest
DWarfS.
Special by the California Associated Press.

PARIS, April 19.-Stanley left for Brus-
sells this morning. Prior to his departure
he said he was glad he had been spared
reception in Paris. He would receive
plenty elsewhere.
BRUSSELS, April 19.-On Stanley's arrival
at the depot to-day he found great crowds
of people. The depot was dressed In gala
dress, and prominent and picturesque
feature of the decorations was the inter-
twined flags of the United States and Bel
gium and the Congo Free State. The band
of the Civic Guards was present for escort
duty and played the national anthems of
America and Belgium.
On alighting from the train Stanley was
received By Count Doultremont, Marshal
of the Court who represented King Leo
pold. Amid the cheers of the people the
party entered the court carriage and were
driven to the palace. A serioys scuffle en-
sued between the!Civic Guards and press re-
porters, the latter objecting to the positions
assigned them from which to view the cere-
monies.
One incident occurred to mar the other
wise perfect good order and feeling which
prevailed. The Mayor of st. GILES, sub
urb of Brussels, is responsible for the oc-
currence, and succeeded in covering him
self with ridicule and possibly worse. Con-
trary to the expressed wishes OF Leopold tie
suburban functionary attempted to hold an
independent reception in honor of Stanley.
His persistence in opposition to the re-
monstrances of the Kings representatives
caused riot, or rather series Of riots, re-
sulting in many broken heads. A large
number Of people were arrested.
LONDON, April 19.-Stanley's book is
completed The work abounds in graphic
illustrations of the character of the in
habitants of the Dark Continent, and con-
tains curious details concerning the forest
dwarfS, TO whom his letters referred, and in
whom the interest of the civilized world is
aroused. In his description of the dwarfs
Stanley states they possess many good
qualities which are wholly unsaspected by
all except those who have come into mme-
diate relations with them, and who have
cultivated their friendship The race is
markedly Intelligent and possesses de-
cidedly higher grade Of morality than the
negro. 1t is the only homogeneous race in
Africa, and stands quite alone in regard for
the sacredness Of the marital relation. The
dwarfs are skilled workers in iron and be-
tray more ready adaptability to civilization
than any other people of that region. The
dwarf Queen became a great friend of
Stanley and Dr. Parke, and accompanied
them on the expedition for a considerable
part of their road. Unfortunately she died.
Parke publishes an exhaustive and inter-
esting account of his medical experiences
in Africa. He describes an extraordinary
disease rife among the natives in the neigh
borhoOd of the lakes. 1t is produced by the
Larvae of worms, which enter the body
through the feet and extend their progress
upward as far as the hip. Their presence
causes severe swellings and ulcers and
finally death.
Stanley applies his facts to the theories
relating to the ultimate rise of the negroes
in the scale of civilization. He places them
more on an equality with the whites than
most of the explorers are willing to admit.
This seems due to his better knowledge of
them, consequent upon his Christian SYM
pathy with their natures and his inVarable
efforts to cultivate their good will and re-
spectful intimacy.
At the Brussels Anti-Slavery Conference
in May Stanley will dwell on the horrors
of the practices resorted to by Arab ivory
hunters in getting their goods, which are
worse than the practices of the slave hunt
ers, since the latter have interest in tie
lives OF their slaves, while the former kill
and burn all before them.
Stanley says the forest dwarfs have the
Oldest history in the world, tracing their
lineage back fifty centuries