The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-03-11


was sent to Abyssinia as war cores
pondent of the New York Herald, in
1868. From there he went to Creta.
where rebellion was raging, and later
to Spain and Algeria From tie latter
he was called by Telegram to Paris,
where the proprietor of the Herald,
James Gordon Bennett) told him to
go and find Livingstone After Ihe
had performed several minor missions,
such as trip TO Egypt to attend tie
opening of the Suez canal, and also
trip up the Nile to visit General Baker,
he visited Jerusalem to explore
the underground retreats discovered
there. The CriInean was next visited
where he furnished articles for his
journal, taking the famous battles of
Inkerman and Balaklava for subjects.
lie next went TO the Persian gulf, from
where he started on his search for the
lost Livingstone, who was then sup
posed to be in the very heart of Africa.
The explorer then related how his
caravan of over 1000 men were assaiIed
by the natives and routed with a loss
of 500 killed; how he himself very near
became lost disc0yerer." He then
related how he found Mr.. Livingstone,
and how they for a time united
their labors. Then the death Of tie
missionary Livingstone after more
than 80 of years of labor in the dark
continent, then the voyage OF dis
covery to explore Victoria Nyanza;
the adventures by land and sea; the
escapes from savages and "hippos. :"
Then came the most breathless part of
the story, the tale of the massacre Of
Gordon, the fall of Khartoum, the
abandonment Of Emin Pasla in the
interior of the Soudan, and the wall Of
help he sent forth to the civilized
world. He told how company of rich
Englishmen and Scotchmen raised the
fund and how the Egyptian govern
ment raised a similar fund and put it
in his hands for the relief of Emin
Pasha; how they started on their
journey; how their numbers were de
cimated by onslaughts and sickness;
how the rear column was left behind;
how after six months severe marching
and breasting their way through
forests and undergrow tbs of centuries
development, they reached the shores
Of Tanganyika; how Emin Pasha was
there found living in indifference of
the attempts that be knew were being
made to succor him; how the weary re-
turn to the rear column was made, and
Jephson left with Emin Pasha; how,
after weary months of travel, they
came to the desolute Bonny and heard
with sickening hearts his report of the
fate Of the rear column, BartellOt dead
and only l02 men left out of 27l.
Stanley hurried past this part of his
tale and said it was something tina
would not bear repetition. He then re-
tailed the return again to Emin Pasha,
and told how he found him and
JephsOn in the hands of the rebellious
natives; how Jephson escaped, and
how Emin tarried, waited, com
planned and was in all so IT.
resOlute that Stanley had to
send him something like . peremptory
summons before he would consent to be
rescued at ALL. The founding of the
free Congo state and the exploration of
Victoria Nyanza, the fixing OF the Vari-
GUS boundries that separated the vari-
Gus possessions of the European nations
where all dwelt upon, and he concluded
by describing the wonderful alterations
aud progress now being made in the
shape Of railroads, steamers plying on
the rivers and lakes, missionary s0ciet-
les extending everywhere, and he did
not doubt but that there were children
iii this city who would live to read of
great black nations in Africa who were
summoned to worship by the sound of
church bells, and who would sing as we
sang GLORY to God in the Highest.
Peace on Earth and Good VIII to
Men," PRovoITE.
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