The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-24
Stanley ard Emia.


Pasha will reach the ssaeoast tbs week Il
is Ger, ain that they are safe, and there's no
serious obstruction between them and 8
place free from al danger. The whole civ
ilizsd world rejoices that Stanley's mission
is SO nearly eadei, and that it has been at
tended with such marked success.
Il is a little less than three years since
Stanley, while delivering lecture in Phiia-
delphia, received a dispatch from Leopold.
the King Of Belgium and proprietor Of the
| Congo state, ordering him 10 come 10
Brussels at once, and prepare 70 lead an eI-
petition for the relief Of Emin Pssha.
! Although Stanley had but lately re-
turned to his native &untry, and had
engaged TO deliver series Of lectures
from which he expected 70 make large
sum of money, he did not hesitate q mo-
| meat as to his course. That nigh. he ar
ranged his affairs in this country and the
next day he sailed for Europe. Within
very short time the relief expedition, with
Stanley in command Of it. was prepared,
and started upon its perilous undertaking.
Emin Pasha Is a German, and is now
about 50 years of age. His name is DR..
Schnitzler, and ne has had most rensrka-
able career. and one full Of adventure He
received his diploma from the Berlin uni
versity, and having q passion for travel,
went almost Immediately to the east,
where be became quite proficient
in oriental languages. In 1865 he
was surgeon in the Turkish army, but
a complication arising in which he was in
some way involved, he was forced 10 leave
Constantinople. After brief stay in Ger
many ne made his way to Khartoum, where
he made the acquaintance Of Gen. Gordon.
Each found much in the other to admire,
and they became friends. At that time
Gordon exercised great power, and be ex-
ercised it wisely. He entrusted
many important missions to Emin and he
found him to be a man Of great courage
and excellent judgment. IL was at this
time that DR.. Schnitzler took the name of
Emin in order to bring himself more in
harmony with the people with whom he had
determined 10 spend the rest of his life
He was at first surgeon in chief of
the equatorial provinces, and then became
Gordon's lieutenant Gordon depended so
much upon him that he made him governor
Of first one province and then another, until
in 1878 Emln was appointed governor Of
the equatorial provinces of Egypt with the
title of Bey. He acquired a knowledge Of
the languages of the different tribes with
ease, and this was of great advantage to
him. He Travelled over a wide section of
country establishing military posts and
erecting barriers to the slave trade. He
constantly extended his rule until he was
the Acknowledged chief Of vast territory.
He had accomplished an immense amount
Of good when in 1882 the Mahdi led his
hosts northward, got control of the greater
part of the Soudan and captured Khartoum
The tragic death of Gen. Gordon fol-
lowed. The Egyptian garrisons in Soudan
were abandoned to their fate, and England
virtually gave up the effort to suppress the
slave trade and to establish her authority
in that region.
Emin was cut off from the world, and
was surrounded by hostile tribes He had
about 1000 Egyptian troops, and with
these he could have made his way to the
Congo, or to the coast at Zanzibar had he
been willing to abandon the women and
children under his care He decided to
remain where he was and do what he could
toward introducing civilization among the
people that were still under his influence.
The story of Emins life from the time of
Gen. Gord0n's death at Khartoum until he
was relieved by Stanley is yet to be told,
but it is undoubtedly very thrilling one.
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engaged in fighting hostile tribes who
attacked him whenever favorable oppor-
tuniUy presented itself. He made his
headquarters at Wadelai, which is in
the southern part Of the region over which
he held sway. The number Of his forces
gradually grew less and his ammunition
began to give out, but his enemies were as
vigilant and as persistent in their attacks
as ever. He saw that the end of his rule
was close at hand, and he got word to
Europe Of his condition. That was early in
1877, and it was then that the expedition
under Stanley was sent to his relief.
From time to time little scraps of infor-
nation relative to the progress of the expo
dition have appeared in the public prints,
some of which were reliable and some not.
At one time it was reported that Stanley
was dead and that all of his followers had
either shared his fate or had been carried
into captivity. What is known about
the expedition justifies the state
ment that it encountered many
perils, underwent hardships of the most
terrible kind, and that it would never have
accomplished its purpose had it not been
for the endurance, courage, and skill of
Stanley. He was regarded as a great ex
plorer and an extraordinary man before
this last undertaking. His fame is now So
great that nothing that kings or govern
ments may bestow upon him can add any
thing to it.
Mr.. Riddleberger Comes Back.
A few years ago weekly newspaper of
Georgia pr edicted that after a while Mr..
| Riddlahnrpar who az that TINA u,ae - 80