The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21

Nyanza. The Nile was thence descended
throughout its whole length. The Albert
Nyanza, another feeder of the Nile, was
discovered, and soon after Lake Nyassa
appeared to grace our maps.
The third decade-1S7O-sO-was still more
fruitful of results. We had first the
sources of a new river of the first magni-
lude, and its Lakes Mweru and Bang
"eolo revealed to us. A short time after
wards this river was proved to be the
Congo, by descent along it's entire
course Lakes Victoria and Tanganika
were circumnavigated. An ascent of the
snow mountain Kilima Marc was made,
Aenla. another snow mountain of similar
magnitude was discovered, a better
knowledge of the Lower Niger and its
principal tributaries was gained, the Ogo-
wal was explored; the gorilla haunts of
Northern Gaboon were visited.
Decade of DeIimitatiOn.
The fourth decade-1SS0-1S90-wa still
ucher in results, and SO great was the
progress of exploration that all the civil
med powers responded TO a call for a gen.
eLdi conference to decide the ownership
Vi the territories discovered and TO formu-
Ia'e certain rules and principles for flu
Igre procedure. Out of this the Congo
Ffee State came into existence, a free
trade zone was delmited, the French Con-
40 was defined and the limits of Portu-
TueSe claims made clear. At the conclu-
SION OF the conference the European Pow
''s commenced a scramble for African
possessions which lasted several years
herman warships coasted round the conti-
GeHi ahd seized upon the Cameroons, the
"od Coast, Namaqua and Damara Land,
ana large section of East Africa. French
travellers distinguished themselves by an
,eAaUoos to the north of the Congo and
ee Western Soudan, until many coun-
S hilAerto unknown by name had been
""'eiled into a French colonial empire
a. uhprecedented extent Italy entered
Mt''ssihia, established Erythrea and made
,lg Whole norm of Eastern Africa an Ital-
@n Pro'ectorate. Finally England be-
t'me injected with the land-hurger and
@oush reluctant and protesting, extend
W. hIlpsh rule from the Cape to the Tan
s1ae.'ha absorbed a large portion of East
Una ana expanded her West Africa
POSSESSIONS.
Hls was also the period when South
'-i'.' advanced in popular esteem by
f ana bounds on account of its IN
NJ outputs in DIAMONDS and gold.
r, congo disclosed its wealth of ivory,
rGo'i aud hard woods, and a forest which
,'tI mat of the Amazon In extent and
''Ie productions. The Congos tributa-
fT were explored and new lakes were
r, Almost every month something
g, ana strange was told of its hydro
s, and topography. The Niger re-
inv 'ecame also prominent because of
m human myriads, who were discovered
r last their savage state, and al
as developed into industrious barbara
w.. Nyassa Land. which in the sixties
| N'serled for its deadly record, took
START and became land of prom
'"i coffee plantes~.
ie,, 'Ae present decade the scrambling for
| n,''y ceased and most of the govern
| h,' nave begun the development of
| "a african possessions. They have ring
o.' 1en with custom houses and garri-
| tbsi- lorls and are jealously policing
bsea iIontiers Regiments of natives have
s.5.. drilled and uniformed, missions,
W5|S and churches are nourishing,
wbf every symptom of the slave trade,
ev.r was fast devastating the interior
eno',,'H the eighties, has disappeared. The
tS., i.ou US area of Inner Africa, which only
ba.t, '-Nree years ago was only a
orr, Is now known to ge-
'D'efa and governments as the