St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09

believes that more ca be achieved by
one experienced man than by a crowd.
For twelve years Mr.. Vincent has
been a traveller. He has met all sorts
and conditions of humanity. He says
that all savageS are suspicious. They
are more suspicious OF a hundred men
than of one. The appearance of an
armed host eXcites their fears and
arouses the most timid to aggressIveneSs
and attack. Mr.. Vincent's journey will
cover about 10000 miles. Mr.. Stanley,
in his whole exploration of Africa. trav-
eled but about 10000. Mr.. Vincent has.
during the past twelve years, traversed
275,OOO miles, a distance equivalent to
eleven times around the globe. He talks
to his friends abOut his African and
Asiatic tour as if it were to be
a trip to Staten Island. Financi-
ally he has no hackers. He is
we'll off. His father was prosperous
dry goods merchant i'll New York. He
will pay his own expenses. Mr.. Vim
cent travels for the love of travel. He
has written Interesting books about
his experiences. They have had good
sale on both sides of the Atlantic. He
is baShful and retiring by nature.
Mr.. Vincent wishes to describe from
personal observation. experience and
research the outer Africa and inner
Asia of to-day. He will write a book
as possible the peculIaritieS of man and
nature. His object will be to study first
the personal characteristics, the
thoughts and ideas of the natives. He
will also devote attention to
natural geographical features and
to the incidents of travel.
He will not omit the collection of sta
tisticS. Like most modern American
travellers he will 90 armed with snap
shot camera. He expects to bring back
1000 good pictures. Though MIR. Vim
cent will be in the financial sense an in
dependent explorer he sets about his
task under auspices that are unusually
propitious. The American Geograph-
ical society and the Metropolitan Mu
scum of Art have given his project their
hearty Endorsement and have houored
him with deliberately engroSsed letters
of commentator. At the instance of
ex-senator William NJ. EvaTts Secretary
Blaine has given him circular letter of
introduction to the diplomatic and con-
sular officers of the United States, ask
ing for him their official courteSieS. The
European countries interested IN Africa
are Great Britain, France, Germany,
Portugal. Spain and Belgium. They all
repoSe confidence in this representative
of non-meddleSome America. Mr.. Vim
cent has obtained letters. credentials
and encouragement from all the powers
that have possessions. prOtectorateS or
''spheres of influence in Africa.
The Importance of Mr.. Vincent's Afri-
can tour does not overshadow the inter-
est of his Asiatic journey. In Russian
Asia, which must not be confOunded
with Russia in Asia, the prying traveller
without credentials has a hard time.
L he ears. CircaSslan and transcaSpian
territories have been the scenes of
thrilling escapes and curious subter-
fugeS to daring spirits before now.
Frank Vincent has the ''Open sesame"
The American minister at st. Peters
burg has procured for him not only the
special permission but the gracious en-
enlargement of the Russian government
to visit Central Asia. PERMISSION and
encouragement" are made effective in
letters to the governors general of the
Caucasus, tranS-Caspia and TurkeStan
and to other officials. For valuable
favors in the promotion of his African
plan Mr.. Vincent is indebted to the
French and German ministers in Wash
ington, the Portuguese and Turkish con-
suls general in New York, Charles p.
Daily, Prof. A. 2. Lyon and Henry NJ.
Stanley.
The explorers principal equipment is
his indomitable courage. His principal
resource is his vast experience. His
route is not cut and dried. In his gen.
eral forecast of it he wishes it to be
understood that he leaves ample margin
for changes that may be caused by
chance and circumstances. Wherever
opportunity offers he will make a visit
to the interior. The traveller Is 8 fee
inches tall. In spite of all hardships
that he has gone through, he preserves,
though nearing middle age, youthful
appearance. he is a member of the
Titan club, Of New York. He is a
graduate of Yale and was at Albert
Wells school up in the Peekskill along
with Chauncey NJ. Depew. he has
written books on the following SUBJ
iects: 1.-The Land of the White
Elephant" Through and Through
the Tropics" 1.-TWO Months
IN Burmah," "Norsk, Lapp and Finn"
Around and About South America"
I'm and Out of Central America" In
doing his 275,000 miles Mr.. Vincent
has been around the world, up" to lati-
tude IS deg north, and down" to lati-
tude 65 deg south. Though he has had
many narrow escapes. Mr.. Vincent has
never had serious accident. he has
never broken bone and has never con-
traeted virulent or recurrent disease.
He has been ten times through the en-
tire tropics. He has made $50 voyages.
He has been guest at 500 hotels. He
has become intimately acquainted with
at least thousand foreigners. He has
had interviews and audiences with three