The New York Herald Newspaper, November 10, 1875, Page 3

STANLEY'S TRIUMPH. en ee Two Letters from the Journal- istic Explorer, A BLOOD-STAINED MAIL. Murder of the Letter Bearer and Thirty-six Followers. DOCUMENTS BROUGHT BY THE DEAD, The Completed Survey of Lake Victoria Niyanza. ONE BODY OF W2:rER. Vindication, of Speke’s The- ory of the Lake. AT MTESA’S COURT. A Great African Monarch’s Hospitality. A BLACK NAVAL REVIEW _Highty-four Thirty-Oared Ca- noes in Line. ‘THE KING'S THREE HUNDRED WIVES [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. } Lonpvon, Nov. 8, 1875. The two letters just received from Mr. Henry M. Stanley are dated, respectively, April 12 and 14, and were sent from Ula- galla, in Uganda, the capital of the country ruled by King Mtesa. A COMPLETED SURVEY, They complete the subject dealt with in the letters received in October. HOW THE LETTERS CAME. An interest almost as great as that of their ‘contents attaches itself to the story of the journey of these letters from Stanley hither. THE FATED MESSENGER. They were committed to the custody of | Colonel Debelleford, whom Stanley met at Mtesa's court, and who left there April 17. AN EGYPTIAN OFFICER. This gentleman was apparently attached to the armed force which the Khedive has sent to those parts under Gordon. He was at ; Mtesa’s capital with troops in pursuance of some object related to Gordon's expedition, ‘and accepted Stanley's letters with a view to | send them down the Nile by the Khedive’s | chain of posts. ATTACKED AND MASSACRED, He was on his return to Gordon’s Station, and when he-+had nearly reached it was surprised and attacked by the Kari, by ! whom he was massacred, with thirty-six of i his soldiers. GORDON’S TROOPS REACH THE SCENE, Four of his soldiers escaped and suc- ceeded in reaching Gordon, who sent a detachment immediately to the scene of the tragedy. THE BLOOD-STAINED LETTERS FOUND, Stanley’s letters, stained with blood, were found by this detachment among the bodies of the slain, and carried to headquarters, whence they were despatched down the Whit Nile to Khartoum; and thence by the Khe- dive’s couriers to Cairo, THE VICTORIA NIYANZA. Stanley describes fully in these letters his survey of the southern, eastern and north- eastern shores of the Victoria Niyanza. THOROUGH work. ® He gives thirty-seven observations of bays, inlets and creeks; minutely explored, with a view to determine their relation to the main body of water, and to exclude the possibility of their opening to other lakes or streams, ONE GRAND BODY OF WATER. He fully exhibits and demonstrates the unity of this magnificent sheet of water. SPEKE VINDICATED, He says :—'‘Livingstone was wrong in re- porting that the Victoria Niyanza consisted of five lakes, Speke correctly states that the Victoria Niyanza is one lake.” PENINSULAS, NOT ISLANDS, Speke’s two islands are proved by Stan- ley’s observations to be peninsulas, THE RIVER SHIMEEYU. One observation further confirms the great importance of the River Shimeeyu as the principal feeder of the lake and the extrem- est source gf the Nile yet discovered. EXCITING INCIDENTS. Stanley depicts graphically many incidents of his expedition. He had several conflicts with the treacherous slave dealers on the | lake. A NAVAL BATTLE. On one occasion he was attacked by 100 natives armed with spears, in thirteen canoes, who wero repulsed after a severe fight. ‘Three natives were killed. AT MTESA’S HUNTING CAMP, He arrived at Mtesa’s hunting camp at Msavura April 12, where he was received with great ceremony and cordiality by the ding L agi EXPLORATIONS IN EQUATORIAL AFRIOA. Map Showing ‘the Route of Stanley and His Discoveries in the Victoria Niyanza. 32 st onerchtson masaka > Bujalu Wir ‘ onde <ly6ongu Jp) Chaytasimag) i LY / ‘ f / , / ' t i 2 aa , \ \ \ \ tet ‘ XN 3 . 31 BARBARIO SPLENDOR. In Stanley’s honor the King directed ex- traordinary festivities and displays. AN AFRICAN NAVAL REVIEW. One feature of the display was a naval re- view on the lake, of eighty-four canoes manned by 2,500 men. THIRTY-OARED RACES, On the second day, in addition to the naval maneuvres there were races, in which eighty-four canoes were engaged, each pro- pelled by thirty oarsmen, the King leading the fleet personally in the presence of a great throng of spectators. THREE HUNDREDFOLD POLYGAMY. Among the onlookers were the three hun- dred wives of the King, A MID-AFRICAN CBREDMOOR, On the third day there was bird shooting and target practice by 3,000 troops. RETURN TO THE CAPITAL, On the fourth day they returned to Mtesa’s capital. KING MTESA, This King has 2,000,000 subjects. Stanley praises his great intelligence, and depicts him as a ruler whose dominion affords the best augury for the possible civilization of Africa. A CHANCE FOR MISSIONARIES, He is o Mussulman, but your correspond- ent regards his conversion to Christianity as possible, and suggests this labor as a field for missionary effort that is capable of afford- ing very brilliant results. NOTES OF ‘BRAVEL, Picturesque accounts are given of the richness and beauty of the country. There are valuable geographical notes in further illustration of the map, including soundings of the Niyanza and an explanation of the White Nile above Ripon Falls. A GRAND SUCCESS. Taken together with the letters previously received this completes the account of the grand discovery that it has been Stanley's good fortune to make through the good will of King Mtesa, CONVICTED CHARITY COMMISSION- ERS IN LUCK. The late convicted Charity Commissioners of Brook- lyn—Messrs, Wills, Fergusson and Powoll~-woro jubi- lant yesterday over the decisiou of the Court of Appeals, ‘Tho latter aflems the decision of theGeneral Term of the Supreme Court, which reversed the conviction ob- tained before the Special Court of Oyer and Terminer. ‘This restores the convieted Oommigsioners to full rights, They will claim pay for the fall term of office to which ttley were elected, Wills isa republican; bis awsociates ary democrat ‘LIFE SAVING EXHIBITION. A NOBLE CAUSE CHAMPIONED BY THB BEI- GIANS—THE PROPOSED CONGRESS AND EXHI- BITION TO DISCUSS AND EXHIBIT THE MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR SAVING LIFE—THE COM- ‘MITTEES. The Royal Salvage Society of Belgium has instituted & congress and international exposition, to be held at Brussels, It will be an exhibition of all life caving ma- chinery, apparatus and appliances for y, ventila- tion, hygiene, &c, This public spirited enterprise will recommend itself to generous minded men in all coun” tries, and is of @ nature to interest sovereigns and heads of governments, as it will be ander the protec tion of the King of the Belgians aad presidency of the Count of Flanders, Life saving societies exist among all civilized nations; it is to salvage in its most exten- sive sense that this congress and exhibition will be ded- fcated, Though some of these associations are anpro- vending, some are very powerful, like the Royal Hu mane Society in England, existing since 1774, That the useful discoveries and mode of working of these socie- ties may not be confined to special localities, but known to all humanity, to whom they should belong, some in- ‘wercommunication is necessary. It is to bo desired that the noble efforts made by learned engineers, distin- guished manufacturers and men of genius for preserv- ing life and improving the condition of the workingman should be known and appreciated at their real value, and receive the publicity and acknowledgment they are worthy of. wide field to explora, The machinery and to be exhibited may bo thus divided into in case of fire. 2 Salvage in case of shipwreck and drowning & Salvage in case of accidents from locomotion on oads and railways. 4. Salvage in time of war, 6, Hygiene and sanitary measures. 6 Hygiene and yenulation in mines, factories and workshops. 1. Household and private hygiene. 8. Medicine, surgery, pharmacy, in thelr relhtion to the above classes, 9, Institutions, associations and societies having in hand the improvement in the condition of the work- ingman, fo. (Class added lately.) Agriculture and its relation with hygiene, The exhibition will Gow in June, 1876. All articles to be exhibited should be delivered in Brussels before the Slst of April, 1876. The distribution of rewards will take place in'September. All exhibitors and mem- bers of the Congress will receive a commemorative bronze medal, A Mercier, Secrétaire Général de la Société Royalo des Sauveteurs, No, 6 Rue Ducale, Brus- sels, rectives ali correspondence of persons desiring to become members of the congress or participate in the exhibition. A number of committees will co-operate with the congresa, of which the following are named:— Bressers.—President—Lieutenant General Renard, aide-de-camp to the King. Members—MM. Verwoort, Anspach, Bascon, Corr, Vander Macren, Coureur, David, Eloin, Alfred Mercier, Van Halen, Pants. —President—Dupuy de Lome, Vice President—Count Serrurier. ‘Treasurer—Baron Arthur de Rothschild. Committees bave been formed also in London, Berlin, Vienna and Rome, The following are named as houor- ary officers and members :— udent of Honor—The Prince of Wales. Vice President—The Duke of Cambridge, President—The Lord Mayor of London, Prince Frederick William of Germany, Berlin. Tho Archduke Charles Louis, Pesth. The Arehduke William, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Vienna She Syndic of Rome. SMALLPOX IN BROOKLYN, Henry Lander, of No, 15 Scholes street, Brook! vr E. D., and Bonifice Kiefer, of No. 49 Graham ave wero arrested by the health authorities yesterday (or concealing the existence of smallpox at their respective dwellings. Each man losta child from the contagion, and it was not until burial permits wore necessary that the fact was learned by the health authorities, They ave bonds in the sum of $250 for thoir be fore Justice Walsh. The work of vacotnaning ‘the pub- lic school childrea is progressing rapidly, " Debelleforo’st— BattleXARi@—|/ 33 34 vi AMYONJO'S PLATZ SS Hote RS EQUATOR ~ 2 1 USOGA- UGANA fi, Wanbanu {\ Mahyara aor aN 0 RUSSIA AND THE CENTENNIAL. The Tardiness of the Government in Coming to a Decision. OFFICIAL OBSTRUCTION. The Golos on the Community of Interest Between the Nations, A COMMISSION APPOINTED. Sr. Pererspcro, Oct. 23, 187! ‘Tho Russtan government has at last consented to take part in the Philadelphia Exhibition. As the cause of its refusal has been persistently misrepresented, and a8 cohstant efforts have been made, especially in Eng- land, to ascribe it to the cooling of those friendly rela- tions which have 80 long existed between Russia and the United States, it will perhaps be well to say afew words on the subject, There are always many people who reject la vrate vérité, because it is too simple, and especially where Russia {s concerned they think that there must always be some deep design at every step, The great Oxenstjern once said to his son, as all the anccdote books tell us, “My son, seo with how hittlo wisdom the world is governed!" If somo of tho people of whom I have just spoken should come to Russia and learn something about the secrot working |®, of the government they might perhaps repeat tho words of Oxenstjern, or at least be astonished to find how many so-called acts of deep policy arise from the whim of some petty official, when political combina- tions are farther than ever from his thoughta, When the invitation to take part in the Centennial Exhibition was laid before the Russian government it was naturally referred to the Ministry of Finance and to the depart ment of that Ministry which has special care of trade and manufactures, and throogh which everything with regard to previous exhibitions had been managed. Hero the papers went down from one official to another in due sequence, until they finally reached one who is now getting somewhat fat, old and indolent, and who hase mortal horror of sea sickness. He had played an im- portant part at the other exhibitions; and he could not bear the thought that anybody should take his placa At the same time he recollected the little troubles that he had af Vienna, and remembered that he did not re- ecive tho decoration to which he thought he hada claim, NO AMERICAN DECORATIONS, Thon {t suddenly occurred to him that in America one could get ho decorations at all. Ho, therefore, bo- lieved his best plan was, all things considered, to report against the advisability of participating in the Exhibi- tion, Of course, his mind being made up, {t was casy to find reasons:—The short time that had elapsed sinco the Exhibition at Vienna; the great distance of America; the great expense to which the goyernment would be put—especially the expense—and then the fact that in all probability no one would want to exhibit, ‘The report being written, the papers all passed back again in due order, reached the head of tho depart ment, were approved and countersigned, were sent $0 the Minister of Finance, who is always inflextbly op- posed to rash and unproductive expenditure, were ap- proved by him, and the Foreign Office then repeated to Governor Jewell the reasons which had beon given,’ which wero, indeed, cogent, At that time nothing wworacauld bo dong, Tho Minister of Forpien Allain 35 on his own part placed stress on the fact that the Exht- bition was not organized by the government, and re- ferred to a vote of Congress which had been made afew weeks before refusing to make an appropriation for it But while the Ministry of Finance had taken this strong ground against the Centennial Exhibition thero was in other departments of the government very strong feelings in favor of it, and persons of the highost authority, including cabinet ministers, took the pains toargue the matter with the Minister of Finance and endeayored to secure his consent for participation, Some of the newspapers published strong appeals on the subject Our legation bad dono all ft could, for at that time it was not aware of the real hindrance in the matter, 4 A CHANGE OF PERSONNEL In the meantime acertain change of personnel had taken place in St, Petersburg; some officials had died and others had been changed. Baron Jomini, the new head of the Foreign Office in the absence of Prince Gortschakoff, had always been in favor of Russia ac- cepting the American invitation, and now that he found that remarks were being made with regard to the relations of the two countries and that a political turn was given to the refusal, he was doubly so. Questions had been put to him by the rep. resentatives of other countries, asking tf there was any truth fn all these rumors, and whether tho refusal of Russta was, indeed, motived by any change in its pol- fey. Heat once saw thatan error had been made, and, caring little by whom or how, resolved to do his best to correct it, The matter was reported to the Em- peror, and the Empress also expressed her earnest wish that the invitation to the Exhibition should be accepted. Arevision of the decision, therefore, took place, and, after one or two conferences with our Min- ister, Mr. Boker, a formal acceptance was given and a commission appointed. It became necessary, however, td make some excuse for this sudden chango of front, and the reason given was that the Centennial Exhibition had assumed a ‘mach more national and popular character than it had had before, and was now really intended to be the great Ste of the Centenary of American Indépendence. ‘The Russians had, of courso, known this perfectly well before, and at one time had even intended to send a special embassy to the United States to be present on the 4th of July, 1876, and formally congratulate the government in the name of the Emperor, bat it was considered best to put it before the public as the idea of the centenary of American Independence was @ new one which had just come to them. AN \QTICLE OY TIME GoLoS. A long articlo, therefore, explaining the sudden reso- tation of Russia to be represented at Philadelphia and on the relations between Russja and the United States, evidently inspired by the Foroign Office, was printed in the Golos. Among Other things this article says:— “If the United States are about to celebrate next year the centennial of their independence we have the envi- able privilege of celebrating with them the centennial of a constant and aninterrupted friendship which has united the two countrios as well in years of distress and misfortune as in times of national victory and triumph, The participation of Russia im the Philadelphia Exhibition, therefore, seems to us to present a favorable occasion for strengthening the secular bond of friendship which attaches us to the American Republi. * © # Although our government made great pecuniary sacri fices at the Vienna Exhibition without at present seo- ing any good results from them for Rasstan industry, and notwithstanding the oxpenses which will be in- curred by the organization of a Russian section tn the Exhibitfon at Philadelphia, our government has not hesitated to give to the United States this proof of ite cordiality, * * ® In fact during the time of the last civil war, which threatened the strength of the Union, the Western Powers, especially England and France, openly sided with the Southerners, While the Washington government and President Lincoln met with more or less openly expressed ji wil from all parte, Russia alone remained constant {n its attachment to the American Republic, Russia not only refused to entertain the proposition of Napoleon III. to recognize as an accomplished fact the dissolution of the’ States, but on the contrary was incessant in wishing all suc- cess to the efforts of President Lincoln for the re-estab- lishment of the Union. Our government expressed its opinion that while the North American States remained united under one government they would strengthen One another; separated they must paralyze their own efforts and development. Prince Gortschakoff wrote, in 1861, that ‘The North American Republic not only prosents itself to us as an indispensable element of the international balance of power, but, besides that, it is a nation towards which our most august Emperor and the wholeof Russia have always hada most friendly disposition, because both countries are in the ascendant Period of their development, and seem called to @ natu- ral anity of interests and sympathies, proofs of which have already been given on both sides, “Such was Russia's view of ite relations to the North American Republic when the latter was threatened by the greatest danger, and the policy of our government atthattime was the samo as it had been from the moment when the American Union first took its place Smong independent States. The political interests of both couniries have always colngided, and the Washing- ton government has ever found im St. Petersburg sup- | port and sympathy for its efforts to improve inter- | national relations and to mit the calamities of war. When tn 1823 the famous American Minister of Foreign Affairs, JOHN QUINCY aDaxs, Proposed to European Powers to declare the principle of the inviolability of merchant ships in time of naval war, Russia was the first Power that gave its full assent and declared iteclf ready to conelude thé proposed con. vention. Later, in 1866, when the Washington govern: ment renowed the proposition, Ruésia again appeared ag its chief and most unselfish defender. Ina word, during the whole century of the United States’ exist- ence, the relations between that country and Russia have constantly been so friendly that the well known American statesman, Bancroft Davis, in the review of the diplomatic relations of his country, points to tha friendly relations between the United States and Russia as the ‘happy’ exception. “If such be the relations between Russia and the United States we can only wonder at the words of Jay when he speaks of some change which, he says, has come over Russian policy. We certainly cannot understand what the respectable American pub- licist has in view. Can it really be considered asa proof of coldness that Ruseia has not resolved to take bart tn the Philadelphia Exhibition until now that the undertaking of the American people is clearly shown to have a national character? or is it possible that the fact of Russia's response to the Invitation of the American government having arrived somewhat later than those of other Powers can be taken as evidence of any revolution in Russia’s policy as regards the United States? ‘THE FRIENDSHIP UNCHANGRARLE, “No, we cannot believe it, for we know too weil the strength of the friendship between Russia and the United States. Woe are persuaded that so Jong asan undoabted community of interests unites the two countries, and while the American peopie can prize the most sincere friendship of such a great Power as {| Russia, the amicable relations of the iwo countries which ‘have lasted for a whole century cannot be changed without cause, nor can the aims or efforts of Russian policy alter in this way, While the Washing- ton government preserves the traditions of the policy of the great statesmen through whom the Union has attained such a high position among civilized nations, { woare sure that the policy of Russia will be no less faithful to itself The American people have not forgotten the great services and the friendly disposition shown to her. Russia on her part will not forget those important interests which unite her to the American Republic, “This is why we can confidently express the sincero assurance that the Russian people will take the most active part in the International Extibition at Philadel- phia. We repeat once more, this Exhibition will not ouly bea monument raised by the American peoplo in. | honor of the famous centenary of their vational life, but also the most brilliant confirmation of the unin- ‘terruped, constant and centennial friendship between Rassta and the United States.” _ AURSIA RRSOLVED ON BEING REPREEENTRD. Now that the Russian government has accepted, ft ts determined to be represeated as well as possible. Every | department of the government has been ordered v@ co-operate, and it 1s stated that expense is not to by regarded, 4 COMMISSION APPOINTED. A commission has been appointed under the pres dency of Mr. Butofsky, the Director of the Department of Trade and Manufactures, including Mr. Yermakof, the Vico Director; Mr. Koheko, the Director of the Chancery of the Ministry of Finances; Dr. Vishno. gradsky, the Director of the Technological Institute, ané soveral other high officials, Mr. Bielsky, of the Minis tury of Finance, is appointed Commissioner General, in charge of the Russian section, and, together with one or two other members of the commission, will at onct leave for America, Mr, Prokhoroff, who has taken am active part in all preceding exhibitions, has been appointed the commercial agent of the Russian section, and is going at once fot Hamburg, where arrangements have been made fot shipping the goods, Two steamers have already. bees chartered and will leave Hamburg in February, Ap plications by exhibitors far beyond the expectations of the commission have been pouring In from St. Peters burg ang Moscow, and the government has already tek egraphed to Its Minister at Washington asking for addy tional space, and has learned with the greatest regra that there is none now unoccupied, All the cases and fittings are to be made here in Rus sian stylo tn order to give the Russian section a purely Russian character, When the Russians undertake te do a thing of this Kind they always do it well, and } venture to predict that the Russian section, short as has been the time for preparation, will be one of the ‘most interesting and beaatiful in the Exhibition, THE LAST SPANISH OUTRAGE. Secretary Fish is taking active measures to obtaia the release of Mr. Frederico P. Montes, @ naturalized American citizen, who was recently thrown inte prison at San Nicolas, near Guines, Cuba, and subse quently transporied to the Isie of Pines, on the mere suspicion of being in sympathy with the Cuban patri- ots, The following letter was received in this city yesterday from the office of the Department of Stata with reference to the matter:— Darartwest ov Stat Wasuixaros. Nov. 1, 1875. To Axprew Moxrtss, £sq., No. 69 Beekman street, New York:— Str—I have to acknowledge the receipt of your am. davit dated New York, November 8, 1875, accompani by a letter from your brother #rederico P, Montes, re | in t Guines, Cuba, October 22, 1875, and a duplicate of his naturalization papers, in reference to his arrest and imprisonment by the Spanish authorities tn Cuba, ave to inform you that the latter, oi] of your aMdavit and your broth have been sent to the Vice Consu! who has at the same time been tnstructed to ascertain all the facts in eee with tho arrest of yout brother, with a vidW to effecting bis release in case the nces under which the arrest was made should h acourse, Iam, sir, your obedient servant, W. HUNTER, Second Assistant Secretary, Mr. Lemas, of this city, nephew of the well known Cuban patriot, has received news to the effect that upx wards of 250 Cubans and Spaniards have just beeq thrown into jail at Havana, Guanabacoa and Matanzad on suspicion of being friends of the insurgents, by ordet of Captain General Valmaseda, YACHTING NOTE, The last two yachts to go into winter quarters were the Garner yachts, Mohawk and Magic, which were towed from their anchorage off the Club House, at Staple: ton, yesterday and taken to the Erie batin, Brooklyn, ANOTHER PEDLER MURDERED, There ts a ramor—which a namber of justices of the Peace and constables havo been industriously following ‘up, but thas far without satisfactory result—to the effect that a pedier named Jacob Keysor was on Friday ‘might last waylaid, robbed and mardored at a lonely Spot in the pines between SmMhtown and Holbrook station, in Suffolk county, The story is that he waa two sens tan Se eee aE fat chase something; that he dismounted from the ry ex; ‘The occurrence was “rst said to have take ines betibens Sayviile and Patch but the scene been successively shifted to Holl Smithtows and other and the impression is that the i has somehow grown out of the recent murder of a Jor in the woods of Westehestom. niente >