New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-19

Remington rifles from traders, and when they
tack an exploring party a sharp battle results. The
Nasal tribes powerful people. The men
stand six or feet tall and they are courageous
warriors. They looked down on us the first time
we met them. Later, when they got better ac-
auainted with repeating rifles they were not 50
naughty. They an intelligent race and were II
not for the fact that they affect to despise foreign
customs they would learn the ways OF civilization
rapidly.
Il went TO East Africa originally as private In
dividual That was in 1884. when was interested
in a trading company. Afterward the htte com
pany failed and ! took charge of its AFFAIRS. had
explored considerable territory, which was after
ward turned to the German Government.
was employed make explorations to determine
the boundary line between the German and the
British possessions In 1891 was appointed an Inn
perial Commissioner for East Africa.
In order make our way through mat part OF
Africa, hard fighting was necessary. was In com
mand of about 100 men, most OF whom were
Soudanese The only way to live there was by
subiugating the natives We did not want to be
attacked: so we attacked the savages. no matter
how many of them there were. remember once
of fighting 1850 natives with twenty-five men, IL
is not a pleasant thing to fight but we had To 90
IT, or we should never have come away alive. our
mission was peaceful in itself, but we could not
make the natives believe that When all our sup
plies for trading had out We had TO rule the
savages by terror. We fired volleys whenever they
approached MS charged upon them, burned their
villages and drove their focks before us. The
savages armed with spears ana arrows, ana
they fought desperately.
Il was in twenty-thrce fights while In Africa.
and / had some narrow escapes | got through
with only few slight wounds. For two years
rode comparatively unharme1 through tho widest
country, yet when | got to Cairo my leg was
broken in five places while was riding on the pub
lie promenade. a young on horseback APP
cbad IN Ia M
was riding became unmanageable and the animal
plunged against my leg. was In the hospital
in Cairo for weeks.
Speaking of Emn Pacha DR.. Peters said that he
felt certain that Emin still alive. He said that
the man had such energy and perseverance that
he thought it was impossible that the explorer
could be lost.
81 well remember my meeting with Emin Pacha,
said DR.. Peters. I'VE spent three days and three
nights together and We drank up the contents OF
all the bottles which Emn's followers had brought
from the coast. He was on his way to Lake Vic
toria and he was about twenty-seven days march
from the coast. 1t hearty greeting which
he gave TO me. We talked for three days, and
made three nights of it besides. He was looking re-
markedly well At that time he had not been heard
Of for five years and had been sent in charge OF
an Emin Pacha Keller expedition to find him"
..What do YOU think of Mr.. Stanley" asked the
reporter.
The Doctor gravely turned a straw around in his
lemonade glass, looked up at the dome OF the CAFE
and smiled.
well" he said, "Mr. Stanley is as much under
rated now as he was formerly overrated ] think
that he will have good place in history. He Is
clever man. He knows how TO get money Some
explorers travelled like tramps. Mr.. Stanley trav-
eled Ike count. He had big tents. plenty TO eat
and drink and he travelled slowly. Mr. Stanley
was a journalist. He knew how TO get himself
into public notice. Other explorers before him had
done as much. and more. They are scarcely known
Yet | think that Mr. Stanley deserves great deal
Of credit He discovered the Congo, and his fame
will rest upon that discovery"
Dr. Peters is an officer OF the German Govern
ment He has a leave Of absence. and he VIII De
vote several months TO seeing THIS COUNTRY. 40
sooner had ne disembarked from the fuerst BIS
marck yesterday. at $50 a. M than ne had a car
riage and began to explore Hohokcn ana New
York He stopped long enough TO register AT the
Waldorf, then spent three hours in driving about
the city.
II like New-York" nc said 1T Is much more
attractive place than ] had supposed ] am going
to stay here for "A week. ] am comfortab" mere,
and | like these American hotels. am SURPRISED
at the beauty OF the buildings and the width ana
cleanliness OF the principal streets. Dr.. Peters
will go TO Chicago where he will speak before the
Ethnological Congress He will visit the Yellow
stone Park, California and other places OF In
terest.