New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-05
STANLEY AND EMlN.
TIE STORY OF TWO KNIGHTS OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY.
HOW ENnY STOOD FOR CIVILIZATION IN MID
AFRICA, AND HOW STANLEY WAS SENT IN

HOW ENnN STOOD FOR CIVILIZATION IN MID
AFRICA, AND HOW STANLEY WAS SENT IN
TO BEAR HIM RELIEF AND RESCUE.
Stanley's latest expedition into Africa was
| undertaken as the necessary result OF Gordon 6
death and tie fall of khaTtoum. The conquest
of the Soudan ard the building up of genuine
civilization in Equatorial Africa was undertaken
| by Gordon in 1874. He wrested the country from
the Arab slave-hunters and sent Emin Pacha to
Lado as Governor, under himself, OF the southern
province This was in 1876, and Emn has lived
and ruled in the region designated IN the accom-
panying map ever snce until brought away by
Stanley Emin is Sesan by birth. He is now
forty-nine years old. His real name Is Edward
Schnitzer His family are now living i'll NeiSsc
lie studied medicine at the University of Breslau
and at Berlin lie possessed i'll the highest degree
the true spirit of adventure and for ten years. un
til he met Gordon, he was wandering about In
Turkey, Armenia, Syria and Arabia, in the follow
ing of Wallis Ismail Pacha, under the name Of DR..
Emin. hayirg assumed Turkish identity and
professed, it is said, the Mahometan faith Gordon
sent him 10 Lado almost as soon as hc entered
the Egyptian service, and his administration from
the very first, and indeed, until Selim Bey and
his rebel following deposed him, only a few months
ago, was a great moral and financial success. lie
maintained an army of 1000 Egyptian and native
soldiers, eXterminated the slave-hunters from his
province established schools and missions, and
gave an enlightened, progressive and powerful
government TO country OF 6,OOO,OOO heretofore
savage and ignorant people.
Meanwhile Gordon had left Khartoum, and his
successor was unable TO cope with the slave-deal.
ers The Mahdi, claiming to be a second Mahomet,
had created an Arab uprising, and was conducting
a spirited rebellion against the AnSo-Egyptan
government of the Soudan. lie massacred Hicks
Pacha's army and created havoc generally Gordon
was induced by the English Government to go 10
Kbartoum and restore order. lie was not sup
ported by an efficient military force however, ana
while a relief expedition was slowly crawling up
the Nile his garrison rebelled and murdered nm,
giving over the city and the SOudan wholly to
the Mahdi This left Emin and hls province,
south Of the Soudan, in the greatest DANGER il
fact quite at the mercy of the Arabs. Ihelf cA-
termination was merely question oil when the
Mahdi should feel disposed 30 attack them III
ternal disorders in the prophets forces dciyeu the
intended blow, and, while allaying them and pre-
pairing for new conquests, the Mahdl dled-poD-
ably by violence. His place was not long V'cah'
Another Mahdi, 'claiming divine inspiration
promptly assumed command OF the Arab forces
and Emin's situation was rendered as desperate
as before
sTANLEY'S HUMBLE BIRTH AND ROMANTIC
LIFE.
AT this time, the winter Of 1886, Mr.. Stanley
was in America, delivering a course OF lectures.
lie had returned 20 Europe two years before, haV-
ing completed his magnificent work OF creating
ana settling the Congo Free State. Stanley was
born IN Denbigh, Wales, in 1S4o. To no hero IN
history, or even in mythology, is imputed
stranger or nobler career than has been actually
DIS. Ills parents were named Rowlands, and they
chrS'ened him John. Being wrctchedly poor, they
gave hlm over 10 the care Of the parish when he |
was Three years old and this associate of kings |
was reared in the amshouse at St. Asaph lie |
came out healthy and fairly educated lad, and |
taught school for year or two But possessing |
the genius oil the rover and the physique Of |
Hercules pedagogy had no attractions for him, and
presently he found himself the cabinbo Of n |
ship bound for New-Orleans He concluded to |
stop there awhile, and happened 10 meet a wealthy |
American merchant named Stanley, who was !
pleased with and adopted him. He exchanged the
name Of John Rowlands for that of Henry NJ |
Stanley. His adopted father was 80 thoughilcss
rs TO die intestate. and Stanley found himsef
poor again. Even as the well-endowed and ex.
DectaDt heir of wealthy man he had been
afoot in the Indian country of the '