The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
MORE LIGHT ON AFRICA.
rrp,oUs TRIBES DISCOVERED BIZ
TR. CAVENDISH'S PARTY.

MR.. FAhA1.
o., ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rec
-. n, Domestic Life IN Egypt Thousands
=, war, Ago-InvectIve from Dean Far
..-I.rdon's Cigarette = smekinE Rishop.
,o,,oS Feb. 5.-The most interesting OK.
-. narrative that has been given to the
PIT ,inc. Sansen's return from the north is
~ q u Caycndish's story Of his expedition
.an,h somaliland and round Lake Rudolph.
c.sondIsb who Is only 81 years old, left Ber-
80 nm the south shore OF the Gulf of Alden, In
e..,or,her 1900. with Lieut., Andrew and
.,r.,v. ,our men recruited at Alden. The young
.,nlorer described their adventures In an
.aaross delivered on Wednesday before the
poral Geographical Society. He travelled south
=, Ave, and at Iingh came across Capt. Fernan-
dez an Italian officer In NINA OF q tort
-hich he had held, though frequently attacked
hy the Abyssinians, for months after the Italian
asfcat further north. Tho expedition then
moved west, and soon found itself among that
section OF the Bornn Gallas which gave DR..
Donaldson Smith so much trouble. These ma
t,ves treated Nj. Cavendish's party In the most
friendly way.
Eve found these people," said Mr.. Caven.
dish. undoubtedly the most friendly natives
whom we met during the whole expedition.
They besought us to stay with them. and when
"a refused to do SO they begged us to lay a pc
ti,ion before the great chief Of the English. beg
gInu hin to extend tho protection TO them
which they said he had afforded to Somaliland.
IN. of the chiefs said: w know your chiefs
rule in Somaliland; the Somalis are happy. and
We want to be under your chief They brought
Ms numbers OF people who had been horribly
m~utilateG By the Abyssinians, and again begged
us TO stay with and protect them. Abeferlato.
the Boran King. though we never passed nearer
10 him than 100 miles. hearing that Epglishmen
were in his country, sent his son to us with q
present Of thirty oxen and the best pony we saw
In Africa.
In spite Of the fact that these people are
nominally under British protection. and carry
on o trade in rubber. fibre. rope. honey. gum.
and ivory with tho Somali coast. the Abys-
sinians levy tribute to the extent Of half Of
every caravan that leaves the country. We did
not have to take native camels by force to
quote DR.. Donaldson Smith. in his account Of
this part Of the country. and. strange to say,
with tho exception Of Bottego, we were the
next white men to enter 1t after him, and our
caravan actually consisted of only four moro
men than be had with him."
Moving in a northwesterly direction the OK
pCGltiOh ~ ~ "a INN
stefaine. and after three days march the south
ern extremity Of the lake was reached. Here
Mr.. Cavendish was lucky enough to find per
haps tho most useful thing that has yet been
found in tropical Africa namely. coal. and coal
In large quantities. 1t had evidently been laid
bare BY tho action of the lake water, and the
outorop was several hundred yards square.
Near this point the young explorer had q thrill
ing adventure with an elephant. He had
wounded the great beast. when it turned and
charged upon him. This Is Mr.. Cavendish's &C
count of what followed:
Il tried to dodge him, but he was too quick for
me, and as ! neared the thin mimosa bush /
saw him Just over me with his trunk in the air,
o Threw myself to the left on my face and
kept still. thinking that tho elephant might 90
on; he, however. stopped immediately. and,
spinning round, knelt down behind me. with his
head right over me, and took o drive at me with
his tusks. which l luckily avoided by rolling in
closer under his chest He then pushed me I'M
der him with his trunk and tried to pound me
with his knees, but. as luck would have 1t, I was
Just out OF his reach; kept lodging his legs as
they came down.. This continued. my boys said.
Tor half an hour; but he was very much occu-
pied watching my gun bearers, who were shoot
Ing and shouting from some distance of.
Al one moment he lay on me. and ! expected
every moment to hear the bones crack; but sud-
denly his weight was lifted of me. and / pre-
tended l was dead. and. not wishing to see the
coup DO grace coming, closed my eyes and re-
NAMED quite still. The boys told me afterward
tnat no got MP and backed of my body and
smoked his leg against q log Of wood lying close
Denind- Mistaking the log for me, he vented
Ms rage on 1t; he must have been badly
wounded. After o time I heard the
D0ys oming closer. and, waiting till they
were tairiy near. In case tho elephant
might not have gone far, I looked carefully
Iouha and sawhim standing about ITO yards of.
got on my legs as fast as my bruises would let
inc ana staggered toward my pony. The boys.
on seeing ME get up. were d~umfounded, and
~! groom, who was q great hulking fellow,
wanted to carry me, thinking I must have some
o0hes broken; bur, although my left log was
seriously bruised and my scalp damaged, I was
In other respects unhurt."
oh march % the caravan reached the head of
Hahe Rudolph, where tho Reshiat people were
mrs. met with. Tho men of this tribe wear no
clothing. except q piece of skin down tho hack
"uho the women wear a single piece of goat
skih. When raided by the Borans the Resbiats
Isa' WIN spears and poisoned arrows. Caven-
USE decided to cross the ONO. which flows into
~ northern part of Lake Rudolph, and to
.a,eise the western shore of the lake, Lieut..
Snufew. with the main caravan. going
uo"n the eastern shore. Cavendish in as
senuinG the ONO. found himself among
.ono people called Murles. q river tribe.
arc q great fighting power, and enrich
themselves at their neighbors' expense" These
saa.A'eS nave not even an apology for clothes,
susto absolutely naked. They carry bows and
s ~" ana spears. but their most singular
apon Is a circular knife which they wear
..S Vura the wrist. When they are not fighting
.nniiei Is covered with hide, so that they may
= nust themselves with 1t. This weapon they
only for fighting, but also TO cut up their
- IL may be described as an iron bracelet
h.,n. . snarp cutting edge outside. the blade
= ABOUT two to four inches wide.
ha'enaish was told by the natives, who are a
nsAAenot the Darsonich tribe, that as soon aa
pa'.y got into the Turkana country. which
49, tue south, they would be attacked. Be-
thsS" INC Darsonichs and the Turkana people
mail !, some neutral ground. consisting of a
MIL p.aih not much more than a quarter of a
th,S ~. m'ath. II a party of either race crosses
~ pp..n'it Is taken as a declaration Of war.
M, TIsonichs pay a sort of yearly tribute TO
Law, Jana lana In return for which the Turkana
'hem more or less in neaca NJ Co..