Show THE DARK CONTINENT MANIA the north pole mania has baa its counterpoise in the recently developed craze for interior african exploration one being about as hazardous bazar doUB as the other to the novice stanley made quite a respectable fortune and no little fame out of his bis exploits but it Is ie generally admitted that he was wag fortunate the interior of africa especially the region are as full fall of dangers to the one whose tissues have been seasoned to the temperate zone only as would northern greenland be to the average schooley acho scho olby yet such expeditions are not only taking place but numerously so no we are now advised that a large number of prominent frenchmen austrian austrians Aust rians englishmen and germans are at present either on their way to africa or already marching into the interior on the west coast the young duke dUzee whose extravagance has caused him tobe to be deprived of the right of administering his hie fortune which hat bai been invested in the hands of trustees is en deavo ring to reach the voctoria N nyan van za from the congo in bis bin party there are re said to be about about halt half a dozen young oung frenchmen of rank and family inasmuch as the duke of or eans hopes to reach the victoria nyanza from the east coast it to is possible that they may all meet on the shores of that lake what they all expect to accomplish it Is doubtful if even themselves could tell the french expedition militant headed beaded by general dodds has been successful in one respect that is the dusky king Behan Be banzin zin and his amazonian phalanx have been defeated and his capital is in possession of the in vader but the monarch himself like josh billings mosquito there when the hand descended upon him tf prance ance will now count up its profits profit and losses and let the world know how it stands there will be so much of interest in it at least |