The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22
CAREER

by his successors that his fame can never
be eclipsed.
During the time of his second expedi-
ton the newspapers Of the country were
filled with reports of his journey. Now
he was reported sick, now dead now lost,
now successful and victorious All these
reports kept the public on the tiptoe OF
interest and expectation, and the papers
were daily scanned for the latest news of
him. His letters to the two papers which
ne represented were full of his adven-
lures and hairbreadth escapes. His name
was IN everyone's mouth, and he was
looked upon as a hero among heroes
His third visit to Africa was made in
1879, at which time he was sent out by
the Brussels African International asso-
citation, with view of developing the
basin of the Congo river The king Of
the Belgians devoted from his own pocket
100000 per annum toward the cost of the
enterprise. Stanley completed this work
IN 1884, having established trading posts
all along the Congo from its mouth to
Stanley station, a distance of l 400 miles,
A description of his labors in this field
was published by him in 1885 under the
tltle, The Congo and the Founding of
ITS Free State" In 1886 he made an
other visit to the United States meeting
with fattering reception. He remained
here only fortnight, being called back
10 Europe to go again to Africa Just
pefore ne made his fourth expedition to
Africa the honorary freedom of the city
OF London was presented to him. This
was In January, 1887.
He Finds EmTn Pasha.
The object of this last visit was to re-
neve Emin Pasha, governor of Equatorial
AFRICA, whose condition had become
known as precarious. The expedition was
successful. Emin Pasha was found. and
was brought in safety back to the east
coast, but only after terrible hardships
ana the loss of 400 out of $50 men.
t:I Mohtn ofter month of sore trial. amid
recorded in Stanley's letter concerning
tniS adventure with all the brevity and
plLhiness OF general sending home his
oInclal report of a victory Obstacles
mat would have broken the will and
naroshlps that would have caused the
ueatn OF nlnety-nine strong men out of
hundred, left him apparently scath-
less. he seemed to bear a charmed life.
AT one moment his iron hand was en-
gagged in Staying the treacherous native.
VINO had not the pluck to follow him
through the wilderness, at the next it
was grasped and kissed with heathenish
lerVor as the white chief triumphantly
pointed out the promised land to his
doWncast retainers. He did not know
the meaning of the word failure" He
set out to find Emin, and he found him.
AS he almost pathetically told u.s. he was
In rags and patches when he met the
object Of his expedition. The account of
his adventures, reading as they do more
like an invented story than a sober nine
teenth century chronicle, bring a flush Of
pride to the cheek of millions of Anglo
Saxons wherever the English language
is spoken. In his simple, unaffected
style Stanley relates how he argued
with the man he had set out to relieve
Emin frankly explained the difficulties of
his situation, not in remaining, but in
leaving his acquired territory. He was
found to be perfectly safe among a con-
tented, prosperous population, but were
he to abandon them to their fate his years
Of labor might. and probably would be
thrown away.
The time occupied in this expedition
was three years, and the results accom-
plished were of great value to the science
of geography. Stanley ended the expedi-
ton at Cairo in the latter part of the
year 1889, and he renamed in that place
writing a record of the journey, which
was published simultaneously in England,
France, Germany and this country in
1890, under the title I'm Darkest Africa
His return to England at the conclusion
of this work was marked by much enthu-
siasm. Degrees were conferred upon him
by the English universities, and individu-
ais, big and little, thronged to do him
honor.