Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06

the territory traversed II was a remartnhla
achievement, and reflects credit on the Afri.
can character that her sense OF securitv WAS
not disturbed by any hostile demonstration.
She passed to the southeast of the Shire hicb.
lands and explored Mount Mamie a noun.
tain pass 10000 feet above the son: then nm
dertook an excursion to lake shirga. and
during this journey was taken Ill with the
prevailing fever. In the hope of recovery she
visited the Jesuit mission on Mount AIatshin-
jiri, but soon after she caused herself to DO
carried to the nearest British post, at Port
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 up. Tho
forward march OF British arms and influence
have bauished 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-
| sionarles 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.
| @'N ANAHAN "a oh AiANANHiA +AHlfiltlu has Nl
late been connected with African exploration
William Astor chanlor-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 mado previous
| journey In Africa on successful hunting
trip through Masailand His exploration, un-
dertaken for the purpose OF solving some Of
the mysteries Of the unknown land"-the
Somali and Yalla country--wns thoroughly
equipped and well managed, and his forced
retreat to the coast was caused by comb-
nation Of circumstances that would have Ind
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 lana river is almost blank
on the maps, and Mr.. CHAMBER, who has been
lost to view for many months. now emergos
with much Information as to that shady re-
glon. To alleviate the burden and reduce
the risk to the lives Of the native carriers
was his object.
Mr. Chanler, who is grandson of John
Jacob Astor, whose name Is immortalized by
Irving's Astoria" as a manager OF gigantic
exploratory enterprises underworld to har-
ness camels ard donkeys to his expedition.
Tho partial failure OF the expedition was due
10 tho desertion OF the carriers and the death
of the animals. When he started he had n
large number OF cames, donkeys oxen and
ponies, with over 100 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
tally among the animals was very great, 100
donkeys and fity camels being reported as
dead in a single day. Mr.. CHAMBERS sSpcdi-
ton was lost to civilization until Mr.. Cham
lers return several months after.
Parfait Louis Monteil an adventurous
Frenchman, at tho end of August crossed
the Niger into the Djerma territory and
thence into the Kabbl Houssa country,
where he procured special advantage to
France. Two months later hewas at Soltoto,
and signed u 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 Kusa, 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 were worn to skeletons.
4 His bravery and perseverance, finally brought
| him out to the coast at Trlpolt, At the back
| OF Tripoli he found vast district where
white men were practically unknown. This
country is filed with well-bullt, walled cities,
| the inhabitants of which are exceedingly
| Jealous OF strangers. In one Of these, a town
| OF 200 900 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, Bla and 10 MARVEL,
but the most remarkable is Alexandra Del
commune, who has explored every tributary
In the Congo basin, as far as It can DO navi-
gated, as well as tho 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 Lualaba empties at Ankarro, is tho real
head of the Congo. He found that the ior-
NOR river carried double the water OF the
Lualaba. The Congo issues from the high
lands that extend from the shores of the
southern extremity OF Lake Tanganyika, and