, 1889-01-04
pEMocRArIC CITY TICKET
EMLN Beg

whom Henry NJ. Stanley is seeking in the
heart of Africa will be of interest at this
moment. Emin Bey, or Emin Pasha as
he is sometimes called, is the name adopt
ed by Eduard Schnitzer, son Of Ludwig
Schnitzer and Paulina his wife; born in
the little town of Oppeln in the Prussian
province Of Silesio, March %. 1910.
Emin's family were all Protestants and
are said to have occupied for many years
4 good position among the merchants of a
province famous for its industrial activity,
and one Of the richest manufacturing dis
tricts in Central Europe. After receiving
his primary education at the gymnasium
at Niesse, Emin studied medicine at
Breslau, and graduated at Berlin univer-
sity in 1864. Distinguished by a desire to
travel as well as by love of natural history
and his profession. he went 10 Turkey,
where he became a staff officer Of Haiku
Pasha, in which capacity he visited
Syria, Armenia and Arabia. He returned
to Europe in 1875, and the following year,
joining the Egyptian service as Emin
Efendi, was dispatched as chief medical
officer to the eduatorian province where
Chinese" Gordon was governor-general
Gordon was soon removed to the higher
post Of governor general of the whole
Soudan, to which province Emin Bey ac-
companied him.
Here it may be well to state the reason
which led DR.. Schnitzer to take the name
"Emin." He thought hat his lest
chance Of obtaining an entrance to the
Mohammedan world in which be intended
to work for an indefinite number Of years,
and where a traditional distrust exists of
all Europeans, was to divest himself of all
traces of his Frankish origin. His ex-
trlordinary mastery of languages made it
easier for him than for most men to do
this. He was not only a perfect master
of French, English and Italian and sew.
eral Slayonic languages, but he had dur.
ing his wanderiugs obtained a thorough
knowledge of Turkish, Arabic. and is
said to speak the last two as few Euro
PeaDs can speak them. Emin wa closely
associated with Gordon in many Journeys,
and had been entrusted by fhe latter with
diplomatic missions to Uganda and I'm
yore. In 1878, after the death of Cor
don, he was appointed to the governOrship
nt the equatorial province-a country in
tested by slave dealers, governed by the
thieyish and disreputable officials, many
Of whom were convicts who had served
sentences in Egyptians PRISONS. The Egyt.
ian soldiers stationed in this country were
tyrannical to the natives and treacherous
to their commanders. About the end of
1882 Emln had restored peace. suppressed
the slave trade, developed agriculture to a
degree. extended the province, changed
a public deficit OF 81 900 into a surplus
of $4,000.
Little has been known OF Emin Bey's
whereabouts, except that he is laboring
in the cause of civilization somewhere in
the Scudan. When the troubles broke
out in that country Emin's warnings were
neglected and he himself was soon for
gotten. 1t is several years since any com
munication has passed from the Egyptian
government to him, although he has once
or twice managed to communicate with
the Egyptian government Generally.
however, his dispatches have been inter.
ceptcd. Emin held his own bravely dur
og these three years of constant fighting.
lhe'sa heard from him he had driven
tne enenis back several times after ter.
RIDE struggle 1t will be remembered
that when deprived IF the pecessaries of
HE hs men continued " fight yaliantlv
without pay until weakened by hunger
then, after nineteen days of Incredible
pnvations and sufferings, their strength
exhausted, the last torn leather of tn,
last boot eaten, they cut their way through
the midst of their enemies and succeeded
in saving themselves. Had Emin cared
To leave the women and children to their
fate and the natives to the slave trade he
could have fought his way with his men
TO the Congo. As it is, he has Leen at
the mercy Of the savage kings by whom
he was surrounded, aud even with such
rei~nforcemeuts as Stanley win be able to
give him it is by no means unlikely that
the W explorers will be obliged to con-
tinue to fight constantly for life and free
dom. The world will wait eagerly for
news of them, aud their safety to civil
ization will be regarded as the reward Of
indomitable energy and pluck displayed
by two of the bravest men of their day.