MAIL NEWS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6019, 9 December 1890, Page 2

MAIL NEWS.

The following: is a telegram from London, dated November 14th:—"The Times this morning, in connection with the StanleyBarttelot, matter, publishes the full text of Assad Farrars affidavit. Hβ describes how Major Bitrttelot, after Stanley left Jarabuya through findiDgfood poaroe, employed armed Soudanese to attaok the neighboring villages, but found them deforced. Ho then had recourse to capturing native women and demanding food for their ransom, and Dr. Bonney did the siune. Assad relates how Barttelot daily ordered men 1 to be given from 75 to 100 lashes for various offences. He speaks of numerous cases of stealing food, the thieves being punished with 100 |t or more lashes until the fleib was torn. In. one case Major Barttelot ordered the punishment to be stopped, but when the victim recovered somewhat he, was compelled to walk ten hours in'the sun daily, heavily chained. This continued for two months. "When the victim's stores became maggoty Major Barfctelot relieved him for a week, and Dr. Bonny gave him medicine, after which the punishment of marching in the sun was re-. * sumed. The man finally decamped j but was recaptured and shot. Assad says that the officers had plenty of food, but the men wore starving and dying daily. The camp became a miserable sight, yet none of the officers appeared to care. Assad refers particularly to Ward and Troup, saying that they seemed content, having everything they wanted, and were disinclined to march. Referring to the Jameson incident, Assad says that Jameson expressed to Tippoo Tib hid curiosity to witness cannibalism. Tippoo told Jameson he had better ■ purchase a slave. Jameson then paid six handkerchiefs for a ten-year-old girl. The girl was taken to the cannibals, the chief telling them she was a present frofca - a white man who wanted to see her eaten. The girl was tied to a tree, and then one of the natives stabbed her. She was soon ! dead. The natives out her up, and some took legs and arms and other portions of the body to their huts, while others took' the entrails to the river and washed : them. Jameson in the meantime was. making rough eketohea of the horrible scene. Then he went to the camp, where he finished sketches in water colors. Assad further 1 says that Jameson waa proud of his cannibal sketches, and showed them to all the officers. Dr. Bonny also makes a further statement to-day to the effect that the cannibal incident was the cause of the death of both Jameson and Barttelot. Assad told the Congo State authorities, and sent his affidavit to Europe. Barttelot, learning this became terribly excited for fear ho would be blamed, and Dr. Bonny ascribed the violence which led to Barttelot'e death, to this cause. Dr. Bonny believes that; Barttolot was becoming insane through privatious, and that the cannibal inoident was the last straw, and that he can hardly be held responsible for his actions there*after. Jameeon became uneasy and hurried to the coast to try to stop the report, and Dr. Bonny believes that the worry killed him. Dr. Bonny excuses Jameson on the. ground of his being an enthusiastic naturalist, and says he failed to realise hie act. Dr. Bonny relates an inoident of Jameson securing the head of a negro who had been shot by an Arab. It Was salted and sent to London, where it was stuffed. It waa afterwards in the possession of Mrs Jameeon. According to the Cologne Gazette, Dr. Schmeinfurth heard Jameson's story from Assad in person, and is convinced of its truth. In an interview Mrs Jameson denounced as a baseless fabrication the'story that hor late husband purchased a native < girl and turned her over to the cannibals to he killed and eaten. She' says the skotchea were only incidents coming' under his own observation as a traveller."? According to a despatch from Berlin of November 13th, Professor Koch has decided; not to make public the secret of his iriooulating fluid, for fear that incompetent persons might try to make the lymph and thus oast discredit upon the invention. Thepartioulars ■ were published to-day of a case of lupus t>f' the face th»t was treated by Dr. Libberte, in Frankfort, by Koch's method. The case is progressing satisfactorily. The first effect of the treatment was to cause the lupus ulcers to swell and discharge liquid, aftec which scabs formed as in eruptive fevers. Tho doctor will renew the injection whet* the soabs fall. Minister yon Geseler ha» given 200,000 snarks for the erection of a special hospital for the treatment of consumptives by the Kooh method. Herzbecg , ; whose niece has undergone Dr." Koch's treatment for consumption, says that patients are able to follow their usual occupations while undergoing treatment, onlyit is neoessary to take their temperature three times daily, owing to the fever caused by the injection of lymph. The British torpedo cruiser ' Serpent foundered off the ooast of Spain, 20> milc9 north of Cape Knisterre. Out of a total of 250 soule on board only three-wore saved. The Serpent' went oa rocks during a storm on the night of the 10th Novomber. Owing to the violence of the storm it was impossible to send assistance from the shore. Tremendous seas swept the deoks of the dooomed vessel oarrying away group after group of the unV fortunate men on board. The Serpent'scomplement waa 170 officers and men. The others were going to relieve the men on the African station. She was a twin screw vessel of 1770 tons, and carried six guns,. Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of ihe Admiralty, cm rising to speak at a Consarvative banquet on the evening of the 12th of November, announced the loss of the, Serpent. The announcement caused & good deal of sensation, but no action. was taken to postpone the banquet. Lord George Hamilton led off in response to the toasts with an unusually jolly speeo'n Tho news of this conduct when it reached the London Clubs oaueed muct adverse criticism. It is considered likely that Lord George Hamilton's will cause a scandal against himself and the Tories. Tb c Duke of Edinburgh, was attonding a Pafti oonoert at Plymouth when the news of the disaster reached that town. He was -immediately informed of the matter, and at once left the Oonoert Hall • After reading all the despatches chat had been received conoerninir the disaster he went direoVlyhome without returning to tho Concevt Hall. Hβ expressed the utmost eevrrow. The newspaper offices at Plyojouth were beseiged by crowds of people anxious to heat news of the disaster. Among the people were many wives and daughters of the lostseamen. The Serpent was built after the' ideas of Admiral Oooporfcey, who insisted ' upon immense horse pownr, which, according to previous notions was out of all ; proportion to her displacement. 1 She could maintain a speed of 17 knots ao hour. Lord Brassey in the "Naval Annual" adversely criticised the vessel. He said that tho economy of weight had been carried to excess in ker construction, that hor plating was too thin, and her armament overdone, and that in a sea-way hor heavy top weight wonld be a detriment to speed, and would unduly strain hor hull. The vessel was 2J.5 feet lenfr, while she- had a draft of only 14£ feet. Tho relatives of the crow at Plymouth and tho dockyard people are full of gossip about the lost cruisor. It is claimed that she was unsenworthy, and broko down on all her triaß trips.

As a result of Mr Balfour'e Irish tour the. British Government have given £3000 for the purpose of deepening' the harbor of Ballina, for which an appropriation has been desired for a long , time. A terrible traj?ody ooourred at South St. Paul on the morning , of November 2nd. A young , herder named Mickle was driving , sorno cattle belonging to Rogers Bros., thewell known livestock men, across land belongiug to George Robargo to reach thepaature land. Robarge came and assaulted' Mickle. Benjamin Rogers, whose house is > but a short distance away, heard of the ( trouble later, and going over to Robarge'tf*" -4 plaoc asked him to mark the line of his \ property in order to prevent further trouble. Bobarge assaulted Rogers with an axe, but was driven back. William Rogers cames to his brother's assistance, and Robarge got a shot gun and fired one barrel into WilliamRogers' shoulder, seriously wounding him. Robarge then firpd the other barrel into* Benjamin Rogers' head, killing him instantly. The murderer then reloaded the gun, and going to the barn bW the topof his own head off. Robarge was aa Anarchist.

In London, on Novomber Oth, i rare incident in the history of the Stook Exchange , occurred. It was "the aotion of the committee in expelling from the institution Percival Pruston, a broker, for breach of faith with a client. It ewms that tho client

had ordered Pruston to sell a large parcel OF Moxitian securities, but tho broker disrogardiug the interests of Msclient first sold for himself, thus spoiling his client's market.

At Dublin Canon Doyle has published a fiery lotter exhorting all Irishmen to reject Mr. Parnell's suggested alternative or anyother land purchase eehome leaving out one* half of the tenantry, us Mr. Parnell's scheme does. Ho declares that the very stones of Mitohelstown and Tipperary, red with blood with their murdered brothers, would rise in mutiny at tho thought of such an establishment.

Kiug Humbert of Italy has 6ot a good example to his fellow-monarolis regarding: impeuuuious children. Ho has declined to ask the Italian Parliament for the State allowauoe which would according to ouatonj bo voted for the Priuoe of Naples, heir to the throne, vow that he has attained his majority. The King- declares that while the Treasury is in such a depleted condition ho caanofe conscientiously cull for tin appropiatiou of public fuuds for a member of his family. The sheriff of N.qw York has returned unsatisfied executions in three judgments abrogating ovor6o,o,oodols obtained against the Duchess of Marlborough,. The Duchess hus uo property hero, and the income from, the estate of. her late husband camiotj bo loviod upon.