The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-10
III III CLEARY HEADS FOR HOME
AFRICAN JUNGLE TO KENTUCKY
MS TACTICAL DIAMETER.
,sor. Tanker. Promoter. Railroad Man.
SPECTATOR; Yes. and-see Those Scarf
Hunter . Few Things Have Been
Now Going Home TO See the Folks.

Now Going Home To See inc FOLKS
rdward Cleary. a son Of former Judge
10 " Cleary Of Kentucky, arrived here
.,.,dav on the steamer Philadelphia
~ the American Line.
NJ cloarv has led an eventful life. Leav-
,,n his home in Kentucky In his youth.
he went on the stage n achieved some
.,ocess AZ an actor. but he was of q rowing
di.nosition and went West. There he got
into the railroad business and became
nronrietor OF a theatre. He tired OF this
md went TO Europe where he managed
Two theatres. When the elder Salvini
came TO this country, Cleary came with
him az stag director.
He finally drifted to South America
.bere he engaged in a railroad project
IN the Argentine Republic. He got the
Mia cue. recovered and went to London
There he became interested in a financial
scheme which brought him In contact
Nth several big London banking concerns
He was next heard Of as a prominent
Azure in Barring Bros.' affairs in South
Africa. he had led a party Of spec
ulstors into the East African country and
was engaged in building a railroad there
when the announcement was made that
the great London banking concern had
called for an extension Of time on the pay
ment Of certain sums due or South
African loans, After Barring Bros. had
enlightened out their affairs Cleary's
friends lost track Of him and a report was
circulated in this country to the effect
tina, he had been murdered in South Africa.
Nothing more was heard of him until a
---zLo aro xrkap h. turnaA an In an
don. on his way to his old home In Rem
lucky, where he was anxious to pay a visit
70 his relatives. He sailed from South
ampton on Nov. / and arrived in New York
yesterday.
81 suppose some Of my friends will be
pleased 10 know that l am alive he said.
when he climbed down or the pier from
the steamer. Some of my friends be-
heved that / had been killed. but they cant
kill me. I'm alive and in good health Z,
although | have had a pretty .ough time
Of it since | was last in New York. l got
a connection with the Development Com
pany Of West Africa while i was engaged
In building a railroad on the eastern coast.
] heard glowing account Of the gold that
was 10 be foundo on the west coast n ! took
q chance of going into the wiids 20 gain
wealth, | had beer through many hard
ships. ! had beer ~shipwrecked with a
theat rical on the Chilean coast
NM ANNh "a ' IA WIN 1DHNA 49, 49, -
buttons, and had lots Of fun. but the fever
came pretty near TO doing me. Well, sir,
in the West African jungle | had a tougher
time Of il than In all my previous expe-
TienCes.
Il had with wild beasts
look there on my RIM and on my
neck SEE that scare thsre-well, that's
a snake bite, and that's a snake bite,
and ] got that scar In n fight with a-but
what's the use Of telling about those things.
No one would believe half that ! might say.
That falir Who came back from Africa
with these wild stories headed mo of. He
simply lied. ! could repeat every adven-
ture ha had and II would he n! truth. How
ever, IL unds like bra gging 70 tell OF these
things.
81 succeeded In my mission and our CON-
pany, the Development Company OF West
Africa, row owns more property than any
other private concern In the world. We
have OA square miles Of the West African
coast, The property begins about forty
miles from the coast and IL il all owned
BY eight men, five Of whom are m~illionsircs.
To get possession OF some OF II w had
10 DO lots ~ '%jollying,' but l got all Of the
African chiefs OF my stan and they are all
with us now. Tn toughest man OF the
lot 10 handle wa that fellow known a.
King Enemll H., Of the Fanti tribe. BY
handing him right. just a little jolly and
presents a-d such a that. he granted me
the privilege Of opening up the country
and ! succeeded In penetrating parts Of
Africa that no civilized man ever visited
before. And It Is all rich In minerals. !
M egotistical enough 10 be proud Of the
fact that J wa the first white ma to enter
the Ju ia or fetish country.
1t is my inter ton nov 70 go direct 20
Louisville for the purpose Of seeing my
relatives. and on Dec. 10 ! will return 20
Western Africa with Louis Webb. the min
ing expert Of the company
Nh llRaTN l.ff fha DRunENlVAni HallTnad
depot o.. the iO.5s train for the South.