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Show KTAXLL'Y l.-t A!lBniCl. lie Tflll raptor ttils Continent rrom East to TTet. New York, Not. IS. When Henry M. Stanloy gets through with his big lecture tour he will have explored this country more thoroughly than he everdld 'Darkest 'Dark-est Africa." for according to the route that has been mapped out for him, he will go pretty nearly all over It from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Pa-cific. He started off to accomplish this task today. Major Pond has engaged a special car fcr this trip and fixed It up until it loouS as though it was brand new and It has been recbristened "Henry 5L Stan ley," in honor of the explorer. The occupants of the car were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley. Mrs. Tennant, Major Pond, A. M. Engletnau and a corps of servant. Iu conversation about some phases phas-es of the Birttelot business, Mr. Stanley said that, according to the last batch of clippings be had received re-ceived from London, the newspapers newspa-pers wero howlins aud scovrllnjat him, and Mr. Frederick Villera, who arrived the other day, told him that the feeling was "All for Bart- telot." "But," added Mr. Stanley, with a grim smile, "since th publication of Mr. Bonny'a statements I understand under-stand that there has been somo change of oplulon." I reminded Mr. Stanley that some critics still censured him for employing Major Uarttelut; and particularly for giving giv-ing him charge of tbo rear column. "I assume," sail Mr. Stanley, "that I knew pretty nearly as much about Barttelot's chancier then as tbey do now. Major Birttelot came to me warmly recommended. He brought with him a letter irom Sir Pedrtrs Butler. That letter did con-Aln con-Aln an intimation, I think, that he was dispoeed to be '.a little hard on the natives,' but that of itself was not sufficient to lead me to.reg.ird him as au unfit person for the expedition. ex-pedition. With the dreary story of Yamba;a,culmlnatlng in the tragic death of BartteloLeverybody is now lamillnr, but I did hni api-eared to be the best under the circumstances. I should irot be Judged by public subseq' at duvelopments." |