New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-25
THE HEROIC AFRICAN EXPLORER.
EMIN's CAREER IN EQUATORIAL AFRIoA-sTAr
IEY's aFARoH FoR u1M

EMIN's CAREER IN EQUATORIAL. AFRIoA-sTAN.
LEY's SEARCH FOR HIM.
Emin Pscha is an Austrian by birth He was
educated as physician and was Of Mldhats
advisers at Constantinople. When the Prime Minister
was dismissed the Of the outbreak Of he last
Russo-Turksh war, Emin took refuge in Asia, and
finally made his way, BY way Of Suakm, with
caravan, to Khartoum, where he arrived in very
duced circumstances. General Gordon made
MIN storekeeper, and he served some time at
Lado After 1877 he became surgeon-in-chief
on Gordon's staff. serving about four years. He
Kept himself busy all this time, attending to his
routine duties. accommodating scientific collections,
writing elaborate papers for European societies and
undertaking delicate missions to Uganda and Unyoro
he Is an expert lnguist, Turkish. Arabic. German,
French Italian and English being. familiar languages
TO him, as we'll as many Of the African dialects.
When Gordon became GovernorGeneral OF ths soudan
he sent Emin to rule over the Equatorial Prov.
inoes. In three years time he drove
out the slave traders from populous
region, ana converted deficiency Of revenue into
surplus. He conducted the government on the lines
marked out by General Gordon, and was equally
modest disinterested and conscientious When the
mahdPs rebellion broke out q Governor-General of
another stamp was st Khartoum. Emins warning
from the remote south passed unhccdod and disasters
followed. ending In Gordon'e death. Emin remained
at his post neglected and almost forgotten. No con-
tnuous narrative Of Emn's hardships and adventures
IN all these years IN the Equatorial Provinces
has been received IN any quarter. II is known
that he had 1000 troops at the outset that he organized
auxiliary forces of native soldiers, that he con-
stanty engaged in warfare with surrounding tribes,
that his ammunition and money ran low. and that
In the fsco of many difficulties, he maintained his
position and governed the country we'll The last
European who visited him before stanley's arrival
last year was DR.. Junker. who parted from him st
wadela on January /, 1886. Since then communiea-
ions from hin have been irregular and unsatisfactory.
and about the last was dated December Q, 1887, at
which time Stanley had not reached him.
Stanley started on his expedition 70 relieve Emfp
early In 1887 but II was not until Juno that ho
abio to roach the Aruwimi. Hls Journey thence to
Wadelai was q gallant struggle against seemingly In
superabe obstacles and It not until some time in
January, 1888, that no succeeded In reaching Emn.
He found Emin and his party In fairly good position
and determined resist the Mahdi's demand that he
evacuate the provinces Stanley about the middle OF
April left Wadeai return 10 his rear guard, from
which he had had no news, and he urged Emin TO
accompany him. The latter would not leave, how
ever, so long the country was threatened BY the
Mahd Soon after Stanleys return to the Aruvfmi In
August 1855, he again made preparations
for reforming Emin. and when last heard nom
he was tho return march with . nav relief column
oernig both Rmin and stanley The latest news tends
to confirm the reports received late In February which
stated that Emn had defeated the dcrvishes with heavy
loss In the Bahr-el0aLel province, which is on the
north of Emin's province This victory was gained
time last summer, probably before stsbley had
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