The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01

HENRY ". STANLEY
ner that it read u. NJ. Henry, London
| That il was written thus TO deceive the
newspaper reporters was more than evil
dent
The great explorer could not hide behinL.
a fictitious name. and a card was sent u.
10 his apartment, but the answer came
back that he was mot in" A polite note
containing a request that he simply stat
that he was the only living and genume
Henry NJ. Stanley extant met with like
reception.
Mr.. Stanley has snow white hair
bristly white mustache and a face that
looks as though ii had been sunburned a
great deal, and wore a gray suit. He is
about five feet nine and a half inches in
height and weighs about 10 pounds. Mr..
Stanley looks like man who has passed
through stirring scenes which have left
their impress on his countenance.
At later hour Mr. Fowkes came down
stairs and stated that Mr. Stanley was
travelling about with view of enjoying
himself, and that was the only object he
had in view. AT 1920 today he would take
the train for San Francisco, and would
pass several weeks in sightseeing in Cal
ifornia, and then perhaps they would re-
turn East over the Southern Pacific rail-
road.
Henry NJ. Stanley was born In 1910 in
Denbighshire. Wales, and his parents were
very poor. He was baptized John Row
lands. When he was years old his father
died. His mother put the child IN the ST
Asaph workhouse and took position as a
servant When young Rowlands was II
years old he escaped from the workhouse
and found his way to Liverpool, whence
he worked his way on a sailing vessel TO
New Orleans There he obtained work
with Mr.. II. NJ. Stanley. who took a
great interest in the boy. and, having no
children, adopted him and gave him his
own name. Mr.. Stanley died without max
ing will, and MS young protege was once
more turned adrift into the world. At the
breaking out of the civil war he Joined the
Confederate ranks and was taken a pris-
oner at Pittsburg Landing. but succeeded
IN making his escape by swimming across
the Mississippi
Stanley returned 10 Liverpool. and for
short time worked there in a brokers'
office, but soon got tired of the Qrudgery
OF clerical work, and returned ID New
York. The war was still going on. This
time Stanley preferred 10 join the Fed
erals. and enlisted on the flagship Ticon-
deroga- On one occasion he swan, IN
der a shower OF bullets, from his ship.
a distance Of 500 yards. attached 2 line
10 a Confederate steamer and secured her
as prize. For this daring act he was
made an officer. In 1866 Stanley made
At+F 10 ASIA sAttApAs ana TIE 4bli8N4fE wear
was sent West by the New York Ir'bune
as Indian war correspondent AT the
close OF the wars he accepted a posttior'
on the New York Herald as foreign cor
respondent. lie was sent to Ahyssin!a
during the war between King Theodore
and the English. There he made an enor-
nous success. The fall 90 Magdala was
published in the New York Herald TWEEN
fy-four hours before the official news
reached the English government and
they first heard OF n through a cable
dispatch sent from New York
Stanley's fame was not scaled however.
tui James Gordon Bennett Of the New
York World dispatched him 20 the dark
continent TO find Livingstone" More
explicit directions would have been i'm
possible AZ the time. as well as needless
and insunerable for Stanley The new
explorer found the old one. who refused
10 return 10 civilization before complet-
ing his explorations. Livingstone died IN
Africa. his work stu incomplete but X
was taken IN and sstonishinglv supple
mented by his strong successor Queen
Victoria sent Stanley gold snuff box
set with diamonds Franco decorated him
with the cross Of the Legion OF Honor
Bismarck entertained him Leopold H.
treated him as IL he had been prince
Of the blood. The poorhouse boy became
the most famous man on earth.
His success caused him 70 be sent by the
NV H4 y A4-'t aAA anu A.0blGU Telegram
on q mission Of his own. He explored lakes
Albert and Victoria, and traced the Korgo
river from its source 10 its mouth He de-
scrihes his experience IN Through the
Dark Continent" Returning 70 Europe he
was made a member OF various geograpb-
iCal societies. From 1879 tiu fSsa he vas
engaged by the African International So
ciety 10 develop the resources OF the Kon-
80, and despite the adverse action Of If
he Brazza- rival explorer did much 10
form the kongo Free state us work
The kongo and It's Free State" describe.
the resources and character Of the natives
of that region. Stanley's last expe8ffion
- Africa was undertaken 70 ind F-r,,fv,
FRsha. governor OF the equa turiaf rrovi--a
% Egypt. Who had remained behind whs,
the Soudan was abandoned Stanley laft
England IN January. ISS7. From jane ISS-'
Ell December. l>>4, the party was lostIntSs
dark continent. and no definite ~ VS. 81
tho bounds OF civilization. Soon after ba
entered the gloomy forest on the banks of
the Aruwiuli- "A tributary 81 the Konro.
word came hack 10 the rear guard thar
stanley had sickeued and died. vear
later the Mahdtsts boosted that thay. haIa
him and Er1in prisoners AZ Kharto,3r1 ard
AZ several times before Capt Wissrnan
the German commander al Jsagara. re-
ceiNe1 AZ MpWapNa tho inteltrerl.~e % rra