Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-29
STANLEY IN A NEW LIGHT.

DIR. Max Schaplro, Of New York, has
recently returned from an extended
tour to the southwest coast of Africa,
where he was sent as collector of GU
rios FOR the Imperial Museum of Natu-
raj History at Vienna.
The Doctor secured the responsible
mission because OF his familiarity with
that portion of the dark continent, he
having served for several years as sur
geon on the Zulu Bohten, of the Woer-
men line of steamers, plying between
Hamburg and st. Paul de Loanda, off
the coast of Lower Guinea. He had
secured fourteen boxes of specimens
during one of these trips and presented
them to the Imperial Museum, and the
officials at once engaged him to make
further researches of the vicinity.
The Doctor went first to Togo, one of
the smaller coast states, where he pro-
ceeded to ingratiate himself with the
natives by presenting them with beads,
brass jewelry and gayly colored petit
coats. Having distributed this fnery
with iberality, the Doctor was per-
mitted to 20 about the state wherever
he liked. Another thing that worked
to his advantage was the fact that he
was alone and not making his re-
searches with big guard trailing after
him. The natives, ignorant as they are,
know that one man can do them no
harm.
DR.. Schapiro secured many valuable
specimens-bird snakes, wild animals,
geological curios, implements OF war
fare, ancient and modern, and every
thing. that he met with that YOU'D De
valuable for the museum. Togo is a
German possession, and Gen. Puttkam-
mer, a German officer, is it's governor.
The native soldiers are attired in the
regalia of the German army and are
faithfully and carefully drilled. DR..
Schapiro says they exhibit proficiency,
and interest in military matters that
would do credit to many white soldiers.
The only German they understand are
the commands and they acquire these
lust as a dog learns the difference be-
tween "sit up" and "rolI over" They
have a smattering of Portuguese, OF
Spanish and French, but they use their
own languages among themselves ex-
clusiyely. The natives who will not be
made soldiers fight, when the occaslo n
demands, like guerrillas. They are
brave enough, but they prefer to 90
their battling from ambush: Inc WON,
en- of Ashantee battle like tigresses and
are 1odT0u ny CAO WAAOS OoANASAos' A~N~ON
as the men.
From Togo, says the New York Sun,
DR.. Schapiro went to Lagos. port IN
Dahomey, which Mr.. Hoyt has made
famous in GA Texas Steer" Here the
neople are more civilized, but still are
| lust as ready to block any lnvasions OF
| the white mon to the Interior rs they
are at Togo. Then down the coast to
Fernando Pc, little island but short
distance from the mainland. Here
there a number of whites who carry on
a business with shi ps that touch at the
| island. selling them ivory, ebony, palm
nuts and gum and coffee. Inc frencn
| Catholics have established missions
here and are doing much good. They
take the little negroes when they are
hatwaen : or 6 wears old and edu-
cate them until they are OF sufhclent
AGE and intelligence to be sent out as
missionaries into the wilder part OF the
| country. The Protestants have also
established missions here, but they are
not as powerful or popular among the
natives as the Catholics.
| Victoria. another German possession,
was DR.. Schapiro's next hating place;
| Victoria is in CAMERON, OFT the Gun OF
Guinea, Then to the >wn OF CAMERON
| for which the Germans have been nght'
ing for years and spending more money
than they could ever make from the
Mace in commerce. Here the Doctor
secured four species of monster SNAKES
entirely new to the museum.
| The breeziest bit of intormatlon the
| Doctor has to impart relates to Henry
M Stanley. He says Stanley is the bes'
ha,e5 man in ali Africa. From the
| governors of the states to the io"lles'
Savage on the continent there is no one
he saws. but has bitter contempt 1or MN
DR., Schaplro saws that the general talS
among the whites is that If Stanley evel
shows his face in Africa again ne VIII
no roughly treated. This intense feeling
10 savs. ia felt on account OF Stanley
trootment of his guards and his native
warriors. Many express wonuer, Low
that it is all over, that Stanley SUCCEEDED
in reaching civilization again awe, ioI
Il 10 claimed in Africa that his cruelSy
~ his men was sufficient to provoke
,,,,t,ny When the names OF Living,
stone. Nacttigall, Emin Pasha ano
othars are mentioned the natives nave
nI,, the kindliest words. The memory
~ The former is greatly revered; the
oaoond named has handsome monu
msnt erected to his memory at Same
rnon and. Emin Pasha is to-day favor
ito with everybody. About the ohiy
thino Stanley is given credit Ior Is nis
h;i;tr TO make money. Iney say
Ston,ev il the only explorer who ever
o n, into Africa and returned with
"en' He made it, DR.. Schaplre