Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-16

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Ma eoznisy, In hls latest book. ssys
the New YORK Sun. pays . very sso-
4asnr tribute % us hlsznose pcxscD VITO
followed MIN b<ssely zcros Afr4ns or
szecaabed 20 the terrible pxsvsssDns Of
The townsy. Now and thea one among
thsss Zanzibar porsera. who are al ss-
sent1Al part Of every expedition. be-
comes widely known through The supe-
riors eryices 10 renders- Such men were
Chuma and sun. tho well-known head
men, who were long Ia the service Of
Livingston, "a whose worth and value
hs peid many tributes IN bis diaries.
who finally brought his body hundreds
" mikes 60 he sea, restoring n 30 his
friends. ADD rsoessing tho thanks and
substantial rewards from the British
Pz<inmenr Another OF these staneh
ZanzibAris h the head5nan OF Ali ki-
ong~e. who b q type OF adj that Is best
ia ths fne 6wahli people, who inhsbis
tho Afrtcun eoase near Zanzibar. This
man has seudered services - African
exploration which have Attracted the
attention Of seagraphess. snd his four
nsys have bean recorded In At least ono
ID the leading geographical periodicals..
When he was only 1ftosn years old
10 accompanied an Arab caravan To
Lake Nysssa and the river Lcsngwa-
On stis occasion DO Shove his remark
able facility for acquiring tho leading
African dialects spoken In these re-
giors. q tAlent which has been Of
great service 70 the explorers who.
La later years, be accompanied In
1875, when still very young
man, he joined SANKEY'S expedition.
and With that explorer made the
memorable journey across Africa, when
the secret Of the Congo was discovered
A little later Stanley returned 10 the
Congo 20 develop that region under the
auspices Of King Leopold One d the
first things be did was 70 send to Zan,i-
bar tor All KioGgvvc, and for three
years the man served Stanley up and
down the river. proving one OF tho most
faithful OF assistants He was often in
charge OF large bodies OF porters or
road-rnakers, and was one OF the few
Africans who seemed equal 10 any duty.
In 1854 he joined the expedition of II.
IL Johnston 10 Kuima-Njaro, and the
explorer says that IN scores of instances
he showed great bravery. astuteness and
fertility OF resource. Then for time
be was in the service of the universities
mission In Usambara, having charge Of
the entire business OF transportation
from the sea to the nilsson stations
among tho mountains When Count
Telali set out ON his fruitful explora-
tions three or four years ago he was
very glad 70 engage this man at Zanzi-
bar 70 take charge of his porteragc serv-
tce- He accompanied the Count
through Masailand, and this Journey re-
suited In the discovery OF the two salt
lakes, Rudolph and Stephanic. and set
tied the fact that the enormous sea,
which was supposed To exist under the
one Of tho most noteworthy contribu-
tons recently made to the geography Of
Africa. and Count Teleld was profuse
In his praises Of Ali Kiongwc for his
contribution To tho success Of the cxpe-
dition.
A little later this pow famous
Swahli was engaged by the wealthy
Englishu,an. Guy Dawnay, TO lead his
hunting expedition into Masailand. an
expedisin which had q very tragical
ending, for tho white man who had
hired the party at . great expense TO go
with him in search Of sport on tho big
African plateau met his death by q
buffalo, which gorcd and trampled him
under foot as they confronted one
another IN the Same path On this oc-
casion Kiongwc showed his pluck and
cunning. The Massi savages were first
20 discover the tragedy. and they took
possession of the unfortunate white
mans BODY. They robbed il Of the
watch and rings which Mr.. Dawnay
wore They arc ono Of the hardest
people 10 deal with IN Africa, but tho
SwahiI headman succeeded In obtain
ing from them all tho valuables which
they had appropriated He restored
them to Davnay's relatives, who have
presented kiongwe with o watch and
chain as q mark OF their esteem
In the expedition which III. H. Johns
ton recently led from the mouth of the
Zambesi 70 Tangsnyika, Kiongwc was
IN charge Of his porteragc service. and
his employer paid an ample tribute Of
praise 70 hIs honesty, pluck and de-
votion. He rs type Of tho best speci-
men Of the East African coast native,
and The records Of Burton. Spoke.
Grant. Stanley. Thomson and other ex-
piorers show that there are others who
IRE equally deserving Of pssise. and
who have proved as faithful and de-
voted in their attention 10 the interests
IF white men as any person could be.