The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-19
STANLEY AND EMIN BEY.
THE EXPLORERS WHO ARE THREAT
ENED WITH GoRDoN'S FATE.
Recital OF the Events Leading Up TO
Thor Present Pecarious Position
VIII England Permit Them. Too, To
Be Murdered?


educated rs q physician, and was one OF
Midhat's advisers at Constantinople.
When the Prime Minister was dismissed
on the eve OF the outbreak OF the last
Russian Turkish war, Emin took refuge in
Asia. BY pilgrimage he reached sua-
kim and made his way to khartoum with
caravan. Reduced TO very low circum-
stances, he was introduced to Gen. Cor
don, who gave him billet as storekceper,
and afterward appointed him doctor. 1t
was in that capacity he was found at Lado
by a traveller in the Equatorial Provinces,
August, 1877. lie afterward became Sur
geon-in.chiei on Gen. Gordon's staff.
Emin's time was fully engrossed during
the four years he occupied the post, for
not only WIS he accommodating great scion-
tific collections, and writing elaborate ''pa-
pers' for societies, but he was repeatedly
sent on diplomatic missions to Uganda and
Unyoro. lie is an expert linguist, Turk
ish, Arabic, German. French, Italian and
English being familiar 10 him, rs well IA
many OF the African dialects.
When Gen. Gordon went TO khartoum
as Governor General OF the Soudan he sent
Emin to rule ovcrlhe Equatorial Provinces.
There he has remained to this day. Dur.
ing the iirst three years OF his term he
drove ont the slave traders from pop
ulous region. He converted q deficiency
OF revenues into q surplus lie conducted
the Government on the lines marked out
by Gen. Gordon, and was equally modest,
disintercsted and conscientious. Whom
the Mahdis rebellion broke out n Gov.
crnor-G General OF another stamp was at
Khartoum. Emin's warning from the re-
mote South passed unheeded. llicks's
army recruited from Arab dcmOulized
regiments was mnssacred; the Egyptian
garrisons throughout tho Soudan were
abandoned 10 their fate; atrocious cam
paigns Of unnecessary boodshed were
fought on the seaboard, and Gen. Gordon
was sent to khar.oum 30 perish miserably
while waiting for n relief expedition that
cmwlcd by slow stages up the Nile, and was
was too late to be % practical service. Dur.
ing all these ycan Of stupid misgovcrn-
ment and wasted blood Emn remained ut
his post. When the death Of Gen. Cor
don and the retreat Of Lord Wolsclcy's
army wiped out the last ycstigc OF Egypt.
ian rule in the regions Of the Upper Nile,
the Equatorial Provinces were cut OIL,
neglected and forgotten. Emin has been
dependent upon his own resources in %
region cncompassod with hostile tribes
II he had chosen 10 leave behind thou
sands OF helpless women and children and
90 abandon the people OF the provinces TO
the morCies OF barbarOus slave traders, lac
could easily have cut his way out 10 tho
Congo or 10 the Zanzibar coast with tho
best of his troops. lie has not nude tho
Egyptian Governments dcscltiun Of him
n prctcxt for his own doscrtion Of them.
No continuous nanativeof Emin's hard.
ships and adventures In the Equatorial
Provinces has been received IN any quar-
ter. II ~ known that hc had about 200
troops nj the outset that hcorginizcl aux
Hilary forces OF native soldiers that he was
constantly engaged in Warfare with sur.
rounding utbes that hc rnrriaoncd
dozen river stations lying long distance
apart that his ammunition has run low
aud that ho has lacked tho money
needed for paving his small army, and that
In the face OF manifold difficulties and
dangers he has maintained his position.
governed the country well, and taught the
natives how 90 raise cotton, rice, indigo
and coffee, and also how Ia weave cloth
aud 10 make shoes, candles, soap and
many articles NJ commerce lie vicrinniod
the natives by the thousand In order "a
stamp out smallpox; ho opened the iirs
hospital known In that quarter he cstab,
lishcd n regular pusl-rOuip, with fort,
offices, he made important geographical
discoveries In the basin ot the AlhvH
Lake, aud In many ways demonstrated
his capacity for governing hirbar0us races
hy the methods and standards ui Euro
pcan civilization. The last European VII,
visited him before SANKEY'S arrival wa
DR. Iunkcr, the German traveller, vii,
parted from him NJ Nadclai on January
1884 Since that day communication
with him have been irregular and intro
qucnt LCticu written by him In Ocio
her, lasd, described his geographical dis
cOvcrius on the shores Of Albert Lake
lie r,cciyed udings Of SANKEY'S cxprdi
ton In 1857, and In November OF tia
year went 10 tho lake la the hope "a
meeting his dcliycfcf there. Tho last nd
vices from him were dated December Z
1851. nj which date ho had not bccl
joined by Stanley.
Tur srANirY rNrTnitiOV.
Henry NJ. sianley's int laurcls In Al
rica were Won ~ the successful leader ,
~ expedition organized for the rescue ,
Nj Livingstone. llis next work WIS hi
lannon's journey ncfus thr dark Continent
and this WIS completed by thrcr ycau
residence In thv valley ol the maissu
uNcr which ho had explored, and tl
founding Of the Congo frvu State wiki h
circuits VI commercial sfat.uuH llf uF,tI
HH.# a.. Z D..
plot, Ike tie iirsi la which be- was Fl
fngcd, was o. relief expedition. ln u
ccmbDr 1885, whiin Boz was delivering
couuc ui lectures in America, be- vls sun
mnnci in London o. conduct un rXupI
Ton ip Che shores ~ Albeit lake llc Q
Turmoil 'u England at once, aud immr.
aicly made arrangements iur consulting
ENpi DE- JuukDr, Dr. Schw,iniunh 40
su-.ph Thomson, experienced AfrID
uayolurs, tsrv,ung thC best route 90 d
lqunloual provinces, who're tmn Do
been brielHur u iYr years. They lIi d
approve OF his chu.Dr 0i Che Congo ruu
hat advocated march ium the ieI Is
or from Zanzibar lie pguislyi 10 ear
ing oul bis own plans
Upon arriving at Zanzibar Mr. g,lnl
found that his agents had Hlualy recruit
fiNN ~ wv ih'h iNi tNN thlf.INHNt n
that Iippu.iib, who bad escorted DIS r
ayan in lss7, when the hugt drr,ut ul {
Congo WIS made, was waiting ur ui
Upph'lib wah the I0bohr OF tho Ipl
Congo, commanding two ui tho bct r1.
from tic river 10 Waiclai. lie ngfroi
supply 600 carriers nt so o nnu and
Emin WIS reported by Dr. Junkcr Ia hI
EcycuiY-lyo tons 81 ivory. tho oxpcnsr.
the expedition might be- LARGELY dclm,
by The return Of the IinEhlns 90