St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-06

swered fora cane, and might become possi-
BILE weapon of defense.
She journeyed on foot through Mashona-
land to Fort Salisbury, across the Zambesi
into the Portuguese possessions, and to the
very outskirts Of British Central Africa. Con-
sidering the extremely turbulent condition Of
the territory traversed it was remarkable
achievement, and reflects credit on the Afri-
can character that her sense of security was
not disturbed by any hostile demonstration.
She passed to the southeast of the Shire high
lands and explored Mount Mamie, noun
tain pass 10000 feet above the sea; then un-
dertook an excursion to Lake Shirwa, and
during this journey was taken ill with the
prevailing fever. In the hope of recovery she
visited the Jesuit mission on Mount Matshin-
jiri, but soon after she caused herself to be
carried to the nearest British post at Fort
Anderson. This military station, with that
of Lister, were established on the great
routes of the slave trade from Nyassaland,
which trade has now been broken ". The
forward march of British arms and influence
have banished the traffic in human beings
there and will do the same in Matabeleland
now that that territory has been subdued.
Miss Hlawaczek was tenderly cared for by
the English representative and by the mis-
sionaries of the Church of Scotland. She
gradually grew weaker and died, and her
body was buried in African soil at Fort An
derson. She left copious journals, which will
soon be published.
The name of an intrepid American has Of
late been connected with African exploration
William Astor Chanler-who on the 18th of
February, 1894, arrived at Mombasa in his
march from Mt. Kenia to the coast. Late in
the summer of 1892 this brave explorer, then
only twenty-five years of age and who is a
cousin of William Waldorf Astor, set out on
his expedition. He had made previous
journey in Africa on a successful hunting
trip through Masailand. His exploration, I'M
dertaken for the purpose of solving some of
the mysteries of the unknown land"-the
Somah and Yalla country-was thoroughly
equipped and well managed, and his forced
retreat to the coast was caused by a combi-
nation of circumstances that would have had
a like result with any leader. Several other
explorers who have attempted to enter this
territory have met with sudden death, and
the rest have returned after but Indifferent
success.
The immense region lying between the up
per Nile and the Tana river is almost blank
on the maps, and Mr.. Chanler, who has been
lost to view for many months now emerges
with much information as to that shady re-
gion. To alleviate the burden and reduce
the risk to the lives of the native carriers
was his object
Mr.. Chanler, who is a grandson Of John
Jacob Aston, whose name is immortalized by
Irving's astoria as manager of gigantic
exploratory enterprises endeavored to har-
ness camels and donkeys to his expedition.
The partial failure of the expedition was due
to the desertion of the carriers and the death
of the animals. When he started he had a
large number of camels, donkeys oxen and
ponies, with over $50 carriers and two score
soldiers and drivers. He was accompanied
by only two white men, one of whom, Lieu
tenant Won Hohnel, was seriously wounded
and recently returned to Europe. The NOR
tality among the animals was very great, $50
donkeys and fifty camels being reported as
dead in a single day. Mr.. CHAMBERS expedi-
ton was lost to civilization until Mr.. Chan
ler's return, several months after.
Parfait Louis Monteil, an adventurous
Frenchman, at the end of August crossed
the Niger into the Djerna territory and
thence into the Rabbi Houssa country,
where he procured special advantage to
France. Two months later he was at Sokoto,
and signed a treaty with the sultan. At the
end of the following February he penetrated
into Bornu-a very difficult and dangerous
journey. Finally he succeeded in gaining
entrance to Kuka, and remained there
four months, in daily danger of assassina-
ton. He went to Lake Tchad and then struck
across the desert, $50 miles, in eight days.
and reached Moorzook only when he and his
brave companions we're worn to skeletons.
His bravery and perseverance finally brought
him out to the coast at Tripoli. At the back
of Tripoli he found vast district where
white men were practically unknown. This
country is filed with well-built, walled cities,
the inhabitants of which are exceedingly
jealous of strangers. In one Of these town
of 100000 inhabitants, he managed to stay
two months, though he was in daily danger
Of being poisoned. His servants were taken
away from him and he was forbidden to buy
anything in their markets. Only repeated
statements through his interpreter that he
was an official envoy kept him from being
thrown into prison and perhaps assassinated
there.
Among the explorers sent out by the Congo
Company were Stairs, Bia and LIE MARVEL,
but the most remarkable is Alexandra Del
commune, who has explored every tributary
in the Congo basin, as far as 1t can be navi-
gated, as well as the intermediate ridges and
watersheds. He has settled once for all the
question of the real head of the Congo. 1t
was supposed to be the Lualaba but he
demonstrated that the Luapula, into which
the Lus-aba empties at Ankarro, is the real
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