The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-15
FROM AFRICAN WILDS
RETURN OF A. b. LLOYD AFTER AN
INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.
Met with Cordial Reception from
Both Pigmies and CannibaIs-Om-
durham Warriors Given Medals.
Copyright. 1889. BY the Associated Press)


can travellers and geographers since the
time of Henry M. Staneys expedition
has been caused by the arrival this week
of young and hitherto unknown English
man, Mr.. Albert Bushnill Lloyd, from CEN
trail Africa after a record journey of three
months from the heart of Africa to Lon
don, travelling over Stanleys route down the
Congo to the west coast. His journey was
In one respect more remarkable than Stan
ley's. inasmuch as Mr.. Lloyd Travelled quite
alone, so far as Europeans were concerned,
and was only accompanied by two native
guides and a small number of carriers.
Moreover, although he marched three weeks
in the Pigmy forest and then traversed the
whole length of the Aruwimi river the
banks of which are lined with warlike cam
nibals, he never once fired a shot in self
defense. On the contrary. he was on cordial
terms with both pigmies and cannibals. Mr..
Lloyd is already coming to be a celebrity
and has received number of lecture offers.
Possibly later in the year, after the publica-
ton of a book based on his experiences, he
will lecture in the United States. His jour-
ney west along the almost untrodden path
from Uganda was most hazardous. His
own friends tried to dissuade him, but he
persisted, and on his arrival at the Congo
S4AC ASA5AeliiS NOdih SNcACCiy OCiltN6 llldt he
had safely run the gauntlet of pigmies and
cannibals.
On entering the great primeval forest Mr..
Lloyd went west for five days without the
sight of a pigmy. Suddenly he came to
clearing and stopped at an Arab village,
where he met a great number of pgmies.
They told me-" says Mr.. Lloyd, that
known to me they had been watching me
Tor I'VE days. creeping through the growth
OF the forest. They appeared very much
frightened, and even when speaking COW
cred their faces. l asked chief to allow me
to photograph the dwarfs, and he got
dozen together. 1t was a snap shot, but |
did not succeed in time exposure, as the
pignies would not stand still. Then 1 tried
to measure them and found not one over
veloped, the women somewhat slighter than
the men. was amazed at their sturdiness.
way down the chest. They are very timid
and will not look a stranger in the face,
their beadlike eyes constantly shifting.
They are, it struck me, fairly intelligent.
i had a long talk with a chief, who con-
Versed intelligently about their customs in
the forest and the number of tribesmen.
Both men and women, except for a tiny
strip of bark, were quite nude. The men
were armed with poisoned arrows. The
chief told me the tribes were nomadic and
never slept two nights in the same place.
They just huddle together in hastily thrown
up huts. Memories of a white traveler-Mr.
Stanley, of courSe-Who crossed the forest
years ago still fingered among them"
Mr.. Lloyd then proceeded through the
cannibal countries to the coast. He found
the cannibals warlike and fierce, but open
and straightforward, and had no difficulty
with them. At one place he put together
bicycle he had with him and rode around
the village. A remarkable scene followed
thousands of cannibals-men, women and
misunderstanding out, dancing and yelling
at what they described as European rid
ing snake.
There was an Interesting ceremony at Os-
borne House, Isle of Wight, this week.
Queen Victoria presented medals for dis
tinguished service in the field to a group of
Omdurman warriors, most of them nom
commissioned officers. Her Majesty was
wheeled into the Green room, where the sol
diers were drawn up and saluted her. Then
each recipient knelt and the Queen pinned
medal on his breast. She also questioned
the wounded concerning their experiences.
Colonel Matthias, the hero of Dargai,
where after a stirring appeal to his men,
he led his Gordon Highlanders to storm the
heights, has been given banquet by the
Caledonian Club. at which the Prince of
Wales was present and in a reat speech
warmly Endorsed the admiration expressed
by Colonel Matthias for the Indian troops
saying he regretted never having had the
privilege of serving with the Indian soldiers
in active service. He had often seen them
in large bodies and was confident that the
$500 --e@- 80 NAt~A
The cane with which Robert Pate, retired
lieutenant attacked the Queen in 1885, in
ficting a wound upon her Majesty, the scar
of which she still carries, was advertised
to be sold at auction, but the owner re-.
ceived an official communication from Os-
borne, in consequence of which he with
drew the cane from the sale Pate, who
was sentenced to transportation for seven
years for his assault on her Majesty, died
in 1855. -
Truth this week compares the diplomatic
career of Sir Julian Pauncefote British am
bassador at Washington, d. c., with that
Of Sir Philip W. Currie, British ambassa-
dor to Italy. in connection with the latter
elevation to the peerage, to The advantage
of the former, and says it is difficult to ex-
plain why a peerage should be conferred
upon Sir Philip, while Sir Julian is ignored,
adding: "Sir Julian Pauncefote has now
held his present position nearly ten years.
curing all OF which he has exceptionally
distinguished himself"
The painful litigation involving Sir Tat
ton and Lady Sykes, which has so scan
daliZed London, owing to the charges of
forgery. with which it bristled. has come
to an end. The parties have agreed to a
deed of separation and Sir Tatton is about
to leave England for Mexico.
Rear Admiral Lewis Anthony Beaumont.
director of naval intelligence, who married
Boston woman, will go out in the War
sprite to relieve Rear Admiral Henry St
Ledgerbury Palliser, commandments on
the Pacific station since 1896, whose time in
the Pacific viii be up on March 5.
Mr.. Inskip. secretary of the Boot and
Shoe Operatives Union, who has returned
from his official mission as a delegate to
the Kansas City convention, thinks work.
ers in Great Britain better off than those
IN the United States American working
men, in his opinion. have yet much to learn
from their English confreres in organiza-
ton. The feeling for trade unionism he
found so strong in America. however that
he is convinced that eventually at least 80
per cent. or the workers will enroll them
selves. -
1t is announced that the British authori-
ties have just concluded series of trials
Of the use of American petroleum as fuel
for war ships. and that the experiment has
be tried sss
Mr.. William T. Stead's new paper, in
tended to be the mouthpece of his disarma-
ment crusade. and entitled war Against
War" made its appearance to-day. IL is
not very striking production its chief
feature being communications from SYM
pathizers, including some American pubH-
cations. Mark Twain has written an ar
istic humor. He says: 1.-THE Car is in
favor OF disarmament and so am /. There
ought not TO be any difficulty about the
rest OF the world