Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
THE HEROIC AFRICAN EXPLORER
Emin's Career in Equatorial Africa
Stanley's Search for Him.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune
Emin Pacha is an Austrian by birth. He was
educated as physician and was one of Mid
hats advisers at Constantinople. When the
prime minister was dismissed on the eve of the
outbreak of the last Russo-Turkish war, Emin
took refuge III Asia, and finally made, his wav,
by way OF Suaklm, with caravan, to Khar-
toum, where he arrived in very reduced cir
cumstances. General Gordon made him a
stOrekeeper, and he served some time at Lado.
After 1877 helbecame surgeon-in-chief on Cor
don's staff, serving about four years. He kept
himself busy all this time attending to his ron
tlnebuslness, accommodating scientific collections
writing elaborate papers for European societies
and undertaking delicate missions to Uganda
and CnyOre. He is an expert linguist, Turkish.
Arabic. German, French. Italian and English
being familiar languages to him. as well as
many OF the African dialects. When Gordon
became encouragement of the Soudan he sent
Elnln 10 rule over the equatorial provinces
In three years time he drove out the slave
traders from populous region, and converted
deficiency of revenue into surplus He
conducted the government on the lines marked
out by Gen. Gordon, and was equally modest
dlslnterested and conscientious. When the
Mahdls rebellion broke out a governor-generaI
OF another stamp was at khartoum. Emin's
warning from the remote south passed UNDECIDED
and disasters followed, ending III Gordon's
death. Emin remained at his post neglected
and almost forgotten. No continuous MARIA
tive OF Emin's hardships and adventures in
all these years III the equatorial provinces
has been received in any quarter. 1t is known
that he had 1000 troops at the outset, that he
organized auxiliary forces of native soldiers
that he was constantly engaged in warfare with
surrounding tribes that his ammunition and
money ran low, and that in the face of MANY
difficulties he maintained his position and gov
erned the country well. The last European who
visited him before Stanley's arrival last year
was DIR. Junker who parted from him at
Wadelal on January !, 1886. Since then COM
munications from him have been irregular and
unsa satisfactory, and about the last was dated
December 2, 1887, at which time Stanley had
not reached him.
Stanley started on his expedition to relieve
Emin early in 1887 but it was not until June
that he was able to reach the Aruwimi. His
journey thence to Wadelai was a gallant strug-
gle against seemingly insuperable obstacles
and 1t was not until some time in January, 1885,
that he succeeded in reaching Emin. He found
Emln and his party in a fairly good position
and determined to resist the mahdi's demand
that he evacuate the provinces. Stanley about
the middle of April left Wadelai to return to
his rear guard from which he had had no news
and ne urged Emln to accompany him. The
latter would not leave, however, SO long as the
country was threatened by the mahdi, Soon
after Stanlev's return to the Aruwimi in August
1855, he again made preparations for rejoining
Eullii. ana Wnen last neard from he was on the
return march with a new relief column. Since
then there have been conflicting reports con-
corning both Emin and Stanley. The latest
news tends to confirm the reports received late
in February, which stated that Emin had de-
feated the dervishes with heavy loss in the
Bahr-el-Gazel province, which is on the north
of Emin's province. This victory was gained
some time last summer, probably before STAN
ley had made much Roadway on his return
journey. Early this month it was reported
from Zanzibar that Stanley was marching rap
idly toward the east coast of Africa,
Rev. Sam Small, the revivalist and prohibit
ton candidate has decided to be a candidate
for Congress from the fifth Georgia district.
Thirty stonecutters from Scotland. who ar
rived at Castle Garden, were detained on sus-
picion that they came to this country under
contract.
An incendiary fire in the yard of the Read
ing lumber company Sunday morning did
has been fred
=, A large quantity of silverware was found in
the cellar OF an unoccupied house in Wilkes
barre, Pa, Saturday. The silver had been
stolen by burglars from the residence Of E.