The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-07
The Young American will EndeavOr to Pene.
trate Portion Of the Dark Continent that
Has Never Been Visited BY White Men.
Onward March of the Venezuelan Rebels
Stayed by a Fair American Woman.
Crespo Said to Have Listened to the Interces.
sions of the Wife of Gen. Ybara-Another
Girl Assaulted in q Compartment Car.
A DARING AMERICAN.

Mr.. ChanIer WIN Explore the Only Part Of
Africa Not Yet Visited by White Men.
copyright. 1892 by the New York Associated Pressi
LONDON, May 6-The expedition to leave
England on the lst of June 60 explore O
hitherto unknown portion of the Dark Com
tinent will as before cabled, be led and
entirely equipped by William Astor Cham
ler. a young American. known TO all inter-
ested in African exploration from his dars
ing trip through MasaIland around Mount
Kilims Marc come three years ago. Mr.
Chanler Is the son of the late John VIM
throp Chanler, and a grandson of the
famous Sam Ward. The expedition has as
it's objective point o section of Africa which,
owing to the inveterate hostility of the
inhabitants. has deied the most persistent
endeavors of all expl orers. Ii is even
terra incognita to the Arab slayers and
Semali traders. Accompanied by Lieut.
Hornell. of the Austrian navy, who has
already travelled in Africa with Count
Teleki, Mr.. Chanler will leave Lemu In the
territory of the British East African Com
pany. about the middle of June. HIS car
avan will muster two hundred rifles.
George Calvin. Mr.. Chanler's servant, who
accompanied him on his expedition 10
MasaIland. will be the only other white
man. He comes from the home of the
Ch6nlers, on the hudson river, and was
only seventeen when he accompanied Ms
young master into the heart OF Atrica.
The objects of the expedition are purely
scientific and the equipment will be as
complete as possible. As Mr.. Chanier ard
Lieutenant Hornell are acclimated and ac-
customed to African diet. none of the
porters Will he wasted in the transport oS
canned goods, and, consequently, the ex-
peditiOn will be the more able TO carry
great quantity of perfected instruments
and cases for the preservation of botanical
and entomology cal specimens. Among other
new appliances Mr.. Chanler Will essay for
the first time in Africa the use OF the long
distance Photographic machine.
After leaving Lemu the expedition viii
proceed up the Tane river to Mount kenia.
Some weeks will here be spent In explora-
ton and in attem pting an ascent. From
Kenia the expedition will 60 north, travers-
ing the territory east of Rudolph lake, q
tract of country of which nothing is known.
except that IL is inhabited by war-hke
tribes. This country has been the OBJ
jective point of many abortive expeditions
and was the scene of the massacre of Baron
NanDerdecken, and of the more recent and
less tragic failures of Revolt. Prince Rusholi
and FeTrandi.
Mr. Chanler believes that by entering the
country OF the Gala and Somalis from this
direction. and thus taking them unpre-
pared, ,theiriterceItri besmen will be more dis
posed TO assist the strangers on TO the coast
and get them out of the country quickly
rather than TO drive them back into the IN
terror, whereby stirring up their enemies
against them. they might be a source OF
trou BILE to the Gala and the Somalis for
years Upon this supposition, and upon
the fact that his caravan will have been
trained and hardened by q years travel be-
fore reaching the hostile natives and not
be confronted by them Immediately on
reaching the Somali coast. as was the fate
of his predecessors. Mr.. Chsnler bases his
hopes of overcoming the innumcrable dit
fculties incident TO so daring undertak-
ing. He is also of the opinion that tho
sight of his two hundred rifles will incline
the hearts of even the most warlike SomalIs
to the gentle ways of peace. Marching
down the Jubha river. he hopes 20 reach
the coast within two years after leaving 10.
having travelled three thousand miles
through the least-known portions Of the
continent.